sunnuntai 4. tammikuuta 2009

Benny Anderson


Goran Bror Benny Andersson (b. December 16, 1946, Stockholm) is a Swedish musician. He was best known for Abba, the band's composer, pianist and singer. Prior to the establishment of Abban Andersson was a member of Hep Stars, a band who became a familiar paragraph a tribute to Buddy Holly.

Abban had terminated its activities, in the early 80s Anderson has continued to do with the music Abban another member Bjorn Ulvaeuksen with. He has done musicals and songs of different artists and also served as another example, a producer.


Benny plays piano and is back singer at Abba.


Benny acquainted Anni-Frid Lyngstadiin in 1969. They moved at the same apartment in Stockholm in 1970 and were married in 1978. They did not have children in common. Anni-Frid and Benny break up in 1981.


In 1972, the first ABBA record was released, and Benny was occupied by his work with the group for the following decade. In 1983 he started working on the musical Chess together with Björn and lyricist Tim Rice. A concept album was released in the autumn of 1984, and in May 1986 the musical opened in London’s West End. In 1988 Chess received its Broadway première. A reworked version of the musical opened in Stockholm, Sweden in 2002.


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