Editing Stig Anderson (section)

==Management before ABBA==

By the late 1960s, Anderson was the manager and producer of [[Björn Ulvaeus]] and [[Benny Andersson]], who would become the two main songwriters of ABBA. He joined the careers of these two, after previously managing the [[Hootenanny Singers]], of which Ulvaeus was a member. Later, in 1972, he began managing [[Anni-Frid Lyngstad]], and finally in 1976 [[Agnetha Fältskog]] (until December 1975, Fältskog was still bound to Cupol/[[CBS]] Records under a contract).{{citation needed|date = November 2022}}

Before his time with ABBA, Anderson managed some of the biggest Swedish artists at that time, and had a huge number of hits on the Swedish [[Record chart|charts]]. His success earned him the nickname "The Business" since he often had several artists in the Top 10 at any time with whom he had written, published, and recorded the songs. When requiring fresh ideas, Anderson would travel to New York City, buy songs that had been American hits, and then [[Translation|translate]] or [[Transcription (service)|transcribe]] the [[lyrics]] on the return journey ready for a [[Studio recording|recording session]] shortly after and then have the record on the shelves within a few days. Some songs were sent to [[IFPI]]/[[ASCAP]] for [[copyright infringement]]. {{citation needed|date = April 2021}}