Andersson, Benny

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
אנדרסון, בני
Name (Latin)
Andersson, Benny
Other forms of name
Andersson, Göran Bror
Andersson, Göran Bror Benny, 1946-
Date of birth
1946-12-16
Associated country
Sweden
Occupation
Composers
Keyboard players
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 59055493
Wikidata: Q214582
Library of congress: n 82243153
Sources of Information
  • Int. ww in pop. mus., 19th ed.(Andersson, Göran Bror (Benny); born December 16, 1946, Stockholm; Swedish composer and musician (keyboards))
  • Wikipedia, December 14, 2018(Benny Andersson; born Göran Bror Benny Andersson, December 16, 1946, Vasastan, Stockholm; Swedish musician, composer, member of the Swedish music group ABBA, and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma mia!)
  • His Chess [SR], p1984:label (Benny Andersson)
  • Tagg, P. Fernando the flute, 1981:leaf 3 (Benny Andersson)
  • Nite, N.N. Rock on, 1982:v. 2, p. 1 (ABBA, Swedish musical group formed in 1974; members: Agnetha "Anna" Fältskog Ulvaeus, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, b. 12/16/1946, Annifrid "Frida" Lyngstad Andersson)
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Wikipedia description:

Göran Bror Benny Andersson (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! For the 2008 film version of Mamma Mia! and its 2018 sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, he also worked as an executive producer. Since 2001, he has been active with his own band Benny Anderssons orkester.

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