Lasse

Lasse Wellander, the musician who long served as the guitarist for iconic pop group ABBA, has died at 70.Wellander died Friday after a cancer diagnosis, his family said Sunday. The Swedish musician played on ABBA’s major albums, toured with the globally recognized quartet in the late 1970s and was involved in their recent Grammy-nominated “Voyage” album.“It is with indescribable sadness that we have to announce that our beloved Lasse has fallen asleep. Lasse recently fell ill in what turned out to be spread cancer and…

Abba have paid tribute to the “musical brilliance” of their longstanding guitarist, Lasse Wellander, who has died aged 70 after being diagnosed with cancer.The musician, who played on the band’s biggest albums and toured with them between 1975 and 1980, died early on Friday “surrounded by his loved ones”, his family said.The Abba band members, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, said in a statement: “Lasse was a dear friend, a fun guy and a superb guitarist. The importance of his…