Anders Erik Gillis Eljas (born 15 January 1953 in Stockholm[citation needed]) is a Swedish musician, orchestrator and conductor.
He was educated at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm,[1] where he studied piano and violin,[2] began his musical career at Alexandra's[3][4] and soon toured as keyboardist with Björn Skifs and on ABBA's world tours.[5][1]
During the 1970s and 1960s, he worked as an orchestrator and arranger for a number of Swedish artists, including Lill-Babs, Lasse Berghagen, Elisabeth Söderström, and Sven-Bertil Taube.[2]
Eljas worked as a producer for CBS Records International (now Sony Music)[2] During the 1980s, he orchestrated the musical Chess, conducting the London Symphony Orchestra for a recording of the musical and a 1984 European tour.[2] In 1988, Eljas was also one of the orchestrators for the Broadway musical Carrie.[6]
Eljas has conducted and acted as musical director for musicals such as Guys and Dolls, Les Misérables, and Mamma Mia!, and was a conductor for many of Povel Ramel's musical revues.[1]
From 1978 to 1995, Eljas was often Sveriges Television's band leader for its shows.[citation needed] He was also a regular celebrity contestant on the popular charades show Gäster med gester on TV.[citation needed]
In 1995 he was responsible for the orchestration of Kristina från Duvemåla.[1]
Since 2000 he has lived with singer Wenche Myhre in Norway.[7][8]
1977: ABBA: The Movie – musician
