Polar Music

Polar Music is a Swedish record company founded in 1963 by Stig Anderson and his friend Bengt Bernhag.

The first act that Polar Music signed was the Hootenanny Singers featuring Björn Ulvaeus.

[1] Polar eventually gained prosperity producing Ulvaeus' next group, international superstars ABBA.

However, Polar Music International AB legally still exists and ABBA's recordings remain copyrighted to the company.

Artists signed by Polar Music included ABBA,[1] Alive Feat, Jessie Martins, Lena Andersson,[1] Chana, Crosstalk, Dilba, Emilia, Anni-Frid Lyngstad,[1] Agnetha Fältskog and Linda Ulvaeus, Ted Gärdestad,[1] Gemini, The Hellacopters, The Infinite Mass, Fredrik Kempe, Lambretta, Maarja, Paulo Mendonça, Mr. Vegas Fea Intense, Emma Nilsdotter, Mats Paulson, Pineforest Crunch, Sam (musician), Skintrade, Starr Chukki/infinit, Svenne and Lotta (Sven Hedlund and Charlotte Walker),[1] Joey Tempest, Top-Notch, Harpo (Jan Torsten Svensson), Topaz Sound and Anders Widmark.