Image:Benny Andersson.jpg Benny Andersson in 2004 Göran Bror Benny Andersson (born in Stockholm on December 16, 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer and a member of the Swedish musical group, ABBA. (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ...
December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ...
A composer is a person who writes music. ...
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Benny was born to 34-year-old constructional engineer Göran Andersson and his 26-year-old wife Laila. His sister Eva-Lis Andersson followed in 1948.
Andersson's musical background came from his father and grandfather; both enjoyed playing the accordion. At the age of six Benny Andersson got an accordion of his own. Father Gösta and grandfather Efraim taught him Swedish folk music. When Andersson was ten he had one or two piano lessons. He left school at the age of fifteen and began to perform at youth clubs. This is when he met his first girlfriend Christina Grönvall. They never got married but did have two children: Peter in 1963 and Helen in 1965. Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and for the common people. ...
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
 Benny in ABBA's early days In 1964 Andersson became the keyboard player of the rock 'n roll group Hep Stars. In 1965 he started to write material for the band, such as the number one hit Sunny Girl. Image File history File links Bennyearly. ...
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1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ...
The Hep Stars were among the most successful of 1960s Swedish rock groups. ...
In the summer of 1969 Andersson met Anni-Frid Lyngstad at the same time as Björn Ulvaeus met Agnetha Fältskog. Andersson was engaged to Lyngstad for about 9 years. They married in 1978 but got divorced in 1981. The personal relationships and Andersson's and Ulvaeus's composition has led quite naturally to the very close co-operation which the four friends have had during the previous two years. Year 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...
The ABBA album cover for song Mamma Mia (1975) shows the group: Benny, Anni-Frid (top center), Agnetha, and Björn. ...
Björn Ulvaeus in 1999 Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (Swedish IPA: ) (born April 25, 1945) is a Swedish musician and composer, most notable as a member of ABBA. Ulvaeus was born in Gothenburg, but as a child he moved with his family to Västervik. ...
Agnetha Åse Fältskog (born April 5, 1950 in Jönköping) is a Swedish pop singer. ...
1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...
1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
One week after his divorce from Lyngstad in November 1981 Andersson married Swedish TV presenter Mona Nörklit. Their son, Ludvig, was born in January 1982. Ludvig has since followed in his father's footsteps in forming his own band, Ella Rouge. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
After being a member of Hep Stars and later ABBA Andersson has created the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla (based on the Immigrant novels by Swedish writer Vilhelm Moberg) (currently in workshops for an English production on Broadway), and Mamma Mia! (based on existing ABBA songs), all of these together with Björn Ulvaeus. The Hep Stars were among the most successful of 1960s Swedish rock groups. ...
Abba redirects here. ...
Björn Ulvaeus, Tim Rice, and Benny Andersson, the creators of Chess Chess is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, formerly of ABBA. The story involves a romantic triangle between two players in a world chess championship, and a woman...
Kristina från Duvemåla (Kristina from Duvemåla) is a Swedish musical written by former ABBA members Björn Ulvaeus (book and lyrics) and Benny Andersson (music), based on a series of four novels by Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg detailing a familys poverty-driven migration from Sweden to...
Vilhelm Moberg (August 20, 1898 - August 8, 1973) was a Swedish author and historian. ...
The Prince Edward Theatre on Old Compton Street Mamma Mia!, a musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, is based on the songs of ABBA. The title of the musical is taken from the groups 1975 chart-topper Mamma Mia. ...
Andersson performs folk music on the accordion together with Orsa Spelmän. Since the late nineties Andersson has mostly played with his band Benny Anderssons orkester (Benny Andersson's orchestra/band) with Helen Sjöholm from Kristina from Duvemåla on vocals - with lyrics written by his song-writing partner and best-friend of 40 years, Björn Ulvaeus. Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and for the common people. ...
For other uses, see Accordion (disambiguation) This article is about the instrument as a whole. ...
Orsa Spelmän is a folk music quintet from Orsa in Sweden. ...
Marie Helen Sjöholm (born 10 July 1970) is a Swedish singer who lives in Gamla Enskede in Stockholm. ...
Together with Ulvaeus, Andersson was nominated for a Drama Desk Award in a category 'Outstanding Music' (for the musical Chess) and for a Tony Award in a category Best Orchestrations (for musical Mamma Mia!). Original Cast recordings of both musicals were nominated for a Grammy Award.[citation needed] Created in 1955, the Drama Desk Award was created to recognize Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway shows in addition to Broadway shows. ...
Björn Ulvaeus, Tim Rice, and Benny Andersson, the creators of Chess Chess is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, formerly of ABBA. The story involves a romantic triangle between two players in a world chess championship, and a woman...
What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ...
The Prince Edward Theatre on Old Compton Street Mamma Mia!, a musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, is based on the songs of ABBA. The title of the musical is taken from the groups 1975 chart-topper Mamma Mia. ...
Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards, commonly referred to as the Grammys) are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in the record industry. ...
During his post-ABBA career Andersson won four Swedish Grammis Awards, and together with Ulvaeus received the Special International Ivor Novello Award from The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters , the Music Export Prize from the Swedish Government, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Swedish Music Publishers Association (SMFF). In 2002, Andersson was given an honorary professorship by the Swedish Government for his "ability to create high-class music reaching people around the world". The Grammis Awards are the Swedish version of the Grammy Awards. ...
Ivor Novello David Ivor Davies (January 15, 1893 – March 6, 1951), better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the early 20th century. ...
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ABBA
Hep Stars
Musicals Björn Ulvaeus, Tim Rice, and Benny Andersson, the creators of Chess Chess is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, formerly of ABBA. The story involves a romantic triangle between two players in a world chess championship, and a woman...
Kristina från Duvemåla (Kristina from Duvemåla) is a Swedish musical written by former ABBA members Björn Ulvaeus (book and lyrics) and Benny Andersson (music), based on a series of four novels by Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg detailing a familys poverty-driven migration from Sweden to...
The Prince Edward Theatre on Old Compton Street Mamma Mia!, a musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, is based on the songs of ABBA. The title of the musical is taken from the groups 1975 chart-topper Mamma Mia. ...
Solo albums Klinga mina klockor is an album by Benny Andersson released in 1987. ...
1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
November 1989 is an album by Benny Andersson released in 1989. ...
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
With Benny Anderssons Orkester Benny Anderssons Orkester is an album by Benny Anderssons Orkester, released in 2001. ...
2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
BAO! is an album by Benny Andersson released in 2004. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
With Orsa Spelmän 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
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