Lasse Wellander, the legendary guitarist of the band ABBA, has died at the age of 70 suffering from cancer. The musician passed away on Friday, April 7, as reported by the family in a statement published this Monday. “It is with indescribable sadness that we have to announce that our beloved Lasse has fallen asleep. Lasse recently fell ill with what turned out to be cancer which it had spread and passed away early on Good Friday, surrounded by his loved ones”, the family said in the note published on social networks.

“You were an incredible and humble musician like few others, but above all you were a wonderful husband, father, brother, uncle and grandfather. Kind, confident, affectionate and loving… and much more, that cannot be described in words. A center in our lives, and It’s amazing that now we have to live without you“, the family has expressed.

For its part, ABBA, a group of which it began to form a part in 1974 and with whom it was on several tours, has fired its former guitarist on its social networks. The members of the group, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog, have remembered it as “a dear friend, a fun guy and an excellent guitarist”.

They have also highlighted the importance “of his creative input in the recording studio, as well as his solid guitar work on stage, was immense.” “We mourn his tragic and untimely death and remember the kind words, the sense of humour, the smiling face, the musical brilliance of the man who played such an integral role in ABBA’s history. He will be deeply missed and never forgotten.“, they have expressed.