Editing Stig Anderson (section)

==Early life==
Stikkan Erik Leopold Anderson was born on 25 January 1931 in [[Hova, Sweden|Hova]], [[Sweden]],<ref name="allmusic">{{Cite web |title=Stig Anderson Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/stig-anderson-mn0000625152 |access-date=8 December 2023 |publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> the son of a single mother named Ester. Anderson began his career as a chemistry and mathematics teacher at a primary school, by taking night classes<ref name = obitulary/> after leaving school at the age of 15.<ref>ABBA: The Lovers Who Conquered The World&nbsp;— Harry Edginton {{ISBN|0-905018-74-5}}</ref>{{Clarify|date = January 2011|How could he become a teacher if he left school at 15?}} Having written his first song at age 16,<ref name = obitulary/> Anderson soon entered the [[Swedish popular music]] scene, becoming a music producer, [[Talent manager|manager]] and occasional performer.<ref name = obitulary/>

[[File:Ria Valk en Stig Anderson (1961).jpg|thumb|left|Stig Anderson and Dutch singer [[Ria Valk]] (1961)]]
Anderson began writing songs as early as 1951, and in 1959 gained his breakthrough with the song "''Är du kär i mig ännu, Klas-Göran?''" ("Are You Still in Love With Me, Klas-Göran?"), written for Swedish singer [[Lill-Babs]]. During the 1960s, he was one of Sweden's most prolific songwriters. According to Anton Stimm in the Swedish SVT documentary 'Stikkan' Stig Anderson wrote 767 published titles. Anderson also founded Sweden Music in 1960, as well as several other companies. Three years later, Anderson co-founded [[Polar Music]] with Bengt Bernhag.{{citation needed|date = November 2022}}