Benny Andersson Musical artist

Göran Bror Benny Andersson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjœːɾan bɾuːɾ ˈbɛnʏ ˈandɛˈʂɔn]) (born 16 December 1946), known professionally as Benny Andersson, is a Swedish musician, composer, former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA (1972–1982), and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!. As of 2011 he is active with his own band Benny Anderssons Orkester (BAO!), and was executive producer for the film version of the musical Mamma Mia!.

Personal facts

Benny Andersson
Birth dateDecember 16, 1946
Birth place
Stockholm , Vällingby

Search

Musical artist

Career started1964
associated musical artist
ABBA
Björn Ulvaeus
Hep Stars
Orsa Spelmän
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Schlager music
Europop
Folk rock
Euro disco
Swedish folk music
instrument
Accordion
record label
Polar Music

Benny Andersson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.abbasite.com
  2. http://www.dummipedia.org/Chronology:Benny_Andersson
  3. http://www.icethesite.com
  4. http://www.thehepstars.se/indexE.html