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Göran Bror Benny Andersson () ( born 16 December 1946 ), known professionally as Benny Andersson, is a Swedish musician, composer, former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA ( 1972 – 1983 ), and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia !.
The duo named themselves Gemini, and a second album with more music by Björn and Benny was released in April 1987, containing the big hit " Mio My Mio "; also to be found on the soundtrack to the film Mio in the Land of Faraway, for which Andersson co-produced the music.
Benny Andersson Orchestra at a concert in Minnesota in 2006.
Andersson currently performs with his own band of 16 musicians, BAO ; " Benny Anderssons Orkester " (" Benny Andersson's orchestra "), utilising the vocal talents of fellow Swedes Helen Sjöholm ( from Kristina from Duvemåla ) and Tommy Körberg ( of Chess fame ), with lyrics to new material sometimes written by his song-writing partner and best friend of 40 years, Björn Ulvaeus.
Benny Andersson has written music to several films for screen and television ; the first attempt in the early 1970s for the obscure Swedish movie The Seduction Of Inga: the film flopped, but the ' Björn & Benny ' single " She's My Kind Of Girl " surprised the composers by being released in Japan and becoming a Top 10 hit ( the song renamed in Japan as " The Little Girl Of The Cold Wind ").
Benny Andersson also wrote the film score for the 2012 documentary Palme about Swedish prime minister Olof Palme.
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Benny and Björn scored their first hits as songwriters in the spring of 1969: " Ljuva Sextital " ( a hit with Brita Borg ) and " Speleman " ( a hit for The Hep Stars ).
By the late 1960s, he was the manager and producer of Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, who would become the two main songwriters of ABBA.
Prior to ABBA's formation, Björn and Benny were living in a Volkswagen bus and had decided to leave music and gain regular jobs, however Anderson persuaded them to start a new band, investing considerable money in the group.
A complaint against Anderson was submitted to the Stockholm District Court in June 1990 by Agnetha Fältskog's company Agnetha Fältskog Produktion AB, Benny Andersson's company Mono Music AB, as well as a Dutch company holding Björn Ulvaeus ' rights.
The musical Kristina från Duvemåla ( English title Kristina ) ( 1995 ) by ex-ABBA members Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson is based on Moberg's The Emigrants Series ..
In 2005, she collaborated with the Mexican rock band Moderatto on their single Muriendo Lento, which is a cover of one of Timbiriche's songs, a Mexican pop group from the 1980s, which in turn was a cover of the record " Slowly ", written by ABBA members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus for the album " Shine ", released by another former member of ABBA-Frida.
At first, Lyngstad was hesitant to perform with her boyfriend Benny Andersson, his best friend Björn Ulvaeus and his girlfriend, Agnetha Fältskog.
The result became a one-hour TV documentary, including interviews with Frida and Phil, Björn and Benny, as well as all the musicians on the album.
Also in 2004, Lyngstad appeared with former band mates Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus at London's fifth anniversary performance of Mamma Mia !, the musical based on ABBA songs.
ABBA is the best-known popular music band from Sweden, and the only one that ranks among the best-known in the world, composed of members Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and Benny Andersson.
– Book by Catherine Johnson, music / lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
is a stage musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA, composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, former members of the band.
Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, who composed the original music for ABBA, were involved in the development of the show from the beginning.
She met songwriters Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson in 1983 when they were working with Tim Rice on Chess .< ref >
Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice.
Songwriters Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson allowed their use in the film and permitted one of their hits, " Dancing Queen ", to be adapted as an orchestral piece as long as the band received a percentage of the film's profits.
English-speaking audiences know him best for his role in the Benny AnderssonBjörn Ulvaeus – Tim Rice musical Chess.
The 1983 production of Abbacadabra, written by former ABBA members, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, saw Paige star in the role of Carabosse.

Benny and Ulvaeus
On May 12 and 13, 2008 At Royal Albert Hall, London, Groban performed as " The Russian " Anatoly Sergievsky ; joining with Broadway stars Idina Menzel and Adam Pascal in " Chess in Concert " a live concert version of the musical Chess composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA fame.
Having established their co-work in Hep Stars Andersson and Ulvaeus continued both as songwriting team to Polar-record company as well as duo Björn & Benny which eventually led to ABBA.
Isn't It Easy To Say ( Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus )
Flower in My Garden ( Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus )
Speleman ( Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus & Cornelis Wreeswijk )
Precis som alla andra ( Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus )

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