Stig "Stikkan"Anderson (January 25January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar.
Stig Anderson was the publisher, lyricist and manager of the Swedish pop music group ABBA, as well as founder of the Polar Music label.
He died of a heart attackmyocardial infarction (AMI or MI), commonly known as a heart attack, is a serious, sudden heart condition usually characterized by varying degrees of chest pain or discomfort, weakness, sweating, nausea, vomiting, and arrhythmias, sometimes causing loss of consciousness.
Stikkan figured that he needed something more, a record label, to complete his company so he established Polar Records International AB that made great success with local artists during the 60-s.
Stikkan was their manager and text-writer and 1974 the group won the European Song Contest in Brighton with the song Waterloo.
StikkanAnderson received many Swedish and international distinctions during his years, for example he was a honorary member in The Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
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