Claes af Geijerstam

Who is Claes af Geijerstam?

Claes af Geijerstam, nicknamed Clabbe, is a Swedish musician, radio personality and DJ who is mostly famous for his talent of rapid speech and his many years as a radio DJ.

He is also known for his role as jury member on the popular Swedish version of Pop Idol during 2004-2006. After the 2006 season, he decided to leave the programme.

Clabbe was part of the pop group Ola & the Janglers in the 1960s and formed the group Malta together with Göran Fristorp. They competed in Melodifestivalen 1973 with the song "Sommar'n som aldrig säger nej." They won the contest over ABBA, who finished in third place with their song "Ring Ring." As a result of that win, the duo represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973, where they translated their song into English with the title "You're Summer" and finished fifth.

In 1979, Clabbe was sound engineer for ABBA's North American and European tour.