Benny Andersson
Benny Andersson
Benny Bror Göran Andersson (born in Stockholm on December 16 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer and a member of the Swedish musical group, ABBA. He was previously married to fellow ABBA member Anni-Frid LyngstadAfter being a member of Hep Stars and later ABBA he has created the musicals ''Chess'', ''Kristina från Duvemåla'' (based on the Immigrant novels by Swedish writer Vilhelm Moberg), and ''Mamma Mia!'' (based on existing ABBA songs), all of these together with Björn Ulvaeus.Andersson believes folk music to be an essential heritage of any nation which must be kept alive and continuously developed, and to that end he performs folk music on the accordion together with Orsa Spelmän. Since the late nineties he mostly plays with his band ''Benny Anderssons orkester'' (Benny Andersson's orchestra/band) with Helen Sjöholm from ''Kristina from Duvemåla'' on vocals.