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He participated at Melodifestivalen 1979 as a songwriter for the winning song “Satellit” performed by his brother. The song went on to Eurovision the same year, where it placed 17th. G\u00e4rdestad was also an architect, affiliated to the private Kunskapsskolan, where he designed the interior of several of its high schools. G\u00e4rdestad published the biography Jag vill ha en egen m\u00e5ne in 2005. In later years he became a mental health activist, and created the “Ted G\u00e4rdestad Stipend”, a prize awarded to amateur singers and songwriter.Music career[edit]G\u00e4rdestad was a songwriter who co-wrote lyrics for many of his younger brother Ted G\u00e4rdestad’s (1956\u20131997) songs. This included his Melodifestivalen song entries “Oh, vilken h\u00e4rlig dag” in 1973 and “Rockin’ ‘n’ Reelin'” in 1975.[2] As such, G\u00e4rdestad also won Melodifestivalen 1979 with Ted’s song “Satellit”.[2] The song went on to represent Sweden in Eurovision 1979, finishing 17th during the final held in Jerusalem.[3]G\u00e4rdestad also competed in 2008 in the SVT music show Doobidoo along with Lotta Engberg.[4] He took part again in Melodifestivalen in 2010, with lyrics for “Hur kan jag tro p\u00e5 k\u00e4rlek?” performed by singer Erik Linder. The song placed fifth in the semi-final and was eliminated.[5] In 2016, he was awarded the Musikf\u00f6rl\u00e4ggarnas pris, an honorary award for “many years of work for Swedish music and for creating timeless stories which he shares”.[6] In 2018, he won an honorary Grammis award, citing “his many years in the music industry and for his work in it, and many wonderful lyrics.”[7]Tributes to his brother[edit]G\u00e4rdestad, with Keijo Liimatainen, wrote Jag vill ha en egen m\u00e5ne (2005), a biography about his brother Ted and the circumstances surrounding his suicide in 1997.[8] In 2018, a biographical film about his brother, Ted: F\u00f6r k\u00e4rlekens skull, was released.[9] G\u00e4rdestad took part in creating realistic scenes for the film and gave it his support.[10]Peter Viitanen portrayed Kenneth G\u00e4rdestad in the film.[9]G\u00e4rdestad was a special guest on the show S\u00e5 mycket b\u00e4ttre in 2016, which was broadcast on Swedish national television station TV4.[11] The last episode of the 2016 season featured the season’s chosen singers performing several of his brother’s well-known hits,[11] including “Helt n\u00e4ra dig” (interpreted by Little Jinder), “Sommarl\u00e4ngtan” (by Magnus Carlson), “Himlen \u00e4r oskyldigt bl\u00e5” (by Jill Johnson), “505 to Casablanca” (by Freddie Wadling), “Sol, vind och vatten” (by Lisa Ekdahl), “I den stora sorgens famn” (by Tommy Nilsson) and “F\u00f6r k\u00e4rlekens skull” (by Danny Saucedo).[12]Architecture work[edit]G\u00e4rdestad was head architect at Kunskapsskolan from 2008 until his death, and designed many of the schools’ rooms.[13][14] Kunskapsskolan (literally The Knowledge School) is a Swedish network of independent schools that provides education for students from grades 4 to 9 (ages 10 to 16).[14] It also provides gymnasium schools for grades 10 to 12 (ages 16 to 19) in different areas of Sweden.[14] Designed by G\u00e4rdestad, the architecture is very open, with glass and colourfully painted walls.[15] There are 36 Kunskapskolan schools in Sweden.[16]Activism[edit]G\u00e4rdestad worked to educate and create understanding about psychological illness after his brother Ted’s mental illness and suicide in 1997.[17] He was the creator of the annual “Ted G\u00e4rdestad Stipend” awarded to amateur singers and songwriters since 1999 to promote their work.[18] The prize includes a tribute concert.[20][21]Personal life[edit]G\u00e4rdestad’s brother Ted was a noted Swedish singer who represented Sweden in Eurovision with one of Kenneth’s songs.[2] Their other brother Kjell (1944\u20132000) was also a songwriter who co-wrote the song “Viking” with Ted.[22]Kenneth G\u00e4rdestad revealed in 2014 that he was suffering from skin cancer and latent lymphoma.[23][24] He died on 3 March 2018, aged 69.[25][26]Bibliography[edit]G\u00e4rdestad, Kenneth; Liimatainen, Keijo (2005). Jag vill ha en egen m\u00e5ne: boken om Ted G\u00e4rdestad [I want my own moon: The book about Ted G\u00e4rdestad] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Forum. ISBN\u00a091-37-12733-0. SELIBR\u00a09876123.[8]References[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/kenneth-gardestad-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Kenneth G\u00e4rdestad – Wikipedia"}}]}]