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May 31, 2024 · 1 of 4 | . The music group ABBA with Björn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Benny Andersson will receive the Royal Vasa Order from Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia at a ceremony at Stockholm Royal Palace on May 31 for outstanding contributions to Swedish and international music life.
Jun 15, 2024 · Benny Andersson, pictured in 1970, is the next-richest ABBA bandmate, with an estimated net worth of $230 million (£183m). Having already found fame as the keyboard player in popular Swedish band ...
Göran Bror Benny Andersson KVO1kl (Swedish: [ˈbɛ̌nːʏ ˈânːdɛˌʂɔn] ⓘ; born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer and producer best known as a member of the pop group ABBA and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!
Benny’s most long-standing commitment since ABBA has been his band Benny Anderssons Orkester, or BAO as they are called, consisting of fourteen musicians including the members of Orsa Spelmän plus vocalists Helen Sjöholm and Tommy Körberg.
The ABBA story began in Sweden, more than five decades ago. In June 1966, Björn Ulvaeus (born 1945) met Benny Andersson (born 1946) for the first time. Björn was a member of the Hootenanny Singers, a very popular folk music group, while Benny played keyboards in Sweden’s biggest pop group of the 1960s, The Hep Stars.
May 9, 2024 · Benny Andersson was one of the core writers behind one of pop's biggest ever bands: ABBA. Along with Bjorn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, he formed ABBA, aka the greatest pop band ever produced. Here are the main facts about Benny Andersson every fan should know:
About Benny Andersson. Göran Bror Benny Andersson was born on December 16, 1946. He is a Swedish musician, composer, member of the Swedish music group ABBA, and co-composer of the musicals Chess ...
Oct 27, 2021 · From left: Bjorn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Faltskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson of Abba. “We took a break in the spring of 1982 and now we’ve decided it’s time to end it,” the group ...
Composer: Mamma Mia!. Benny Andersson was born in 1946 outside of Stockholm, Sweden. His father and grandfather both being musicians, Benny was introduced to the accordion at an early age.
Feb 6, 2020 · As one half of the hit-song writing team behind ABBA and one of the ‘B’s in the band, Benny Andersson has written many of the most well-known pop songs of the last forty years.
