Today we will tell you who Benny Andersson is. The growth of the musician is 177 cm. We are talking about the Swedish composer, musician, producer, arranger and singer. Best known as a member of ABBA. Was born in 1946, December 16.
early years
Andersson Benny first performed on stage at the age of 8. It was in one of the halls in his hometown. His father and grandfather, Yosta and Efraim Andersson, sometimes performed as a family group of accordionists.
In 1964, Benny Andersson and Christina Grenvall, her lover, became members of the People's Electric Shield Ensemble group. At one of the performances, our hero’s playing on the keyboard was remembered by Lennart Hegland, the bass player of the Hep Stars band. As a result, this incident led the young man to the ensemble in the fall of 1964. Lennart contacted Benny by phone and made an offer to join the team. Without thinking twice, our hero agreed. The Hep Stars was led by Svenn Hedlund. The guitarist was Janne Frisk. Christer Pettersson was in charge of the drums. The group performed mainly the repertoire of Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, as well as some other foreign stars.
Our hero composed his first song in 1965, in the fall. It was called No Response. The composition took the top lines in the Swedish charts. Sunny Girl is the next work by a young author. In 1966, this work became the leader of the Swedish hit parade. The collective of The Hep Stars in the period 1965-1970. recorded eight albums.
In 1966, in June, when the band was touring the People's Parks of Sweden, the musicians met with an unusual ensemble called Hootenanny Singers. Bjorn Ulveus and our hero discovered the closeness of tastes. As a result, we decided to continue communication while composing new songs. As a result, a creative tandem was born, which continues its activities to this day.
Music for movies
Benny Andersson has written music for several films. His first attempt was in the 1970s a song for the Swedish painting The Seduction Of Inga. A piece called She's My Kind Of Girl was written by our hero together with Bjorn. This song was published in Japan and got there in the top ten hits. In 1986, Andersson Benny wrote the music for the film Mio in the Land of Faraway. This picture is based on a
book by Astrid Lindgren entitled "Myo, My Myo." Work on the work took place together with Anders Elyas. This composition performed by the Gemini team became a hit in Sweden in 1987. In 2000, our hero wrote the melody for the film Songs from the Second Floor. In addition, the musician created a famous splash song for the European football championship, which was held in Sweden.
Personal life
Benny Andersson has a son and daughter. Children were born in the sixties during the period of the musician’s relationship with Cristina Grenwall. Son Peter is a talented performer and composer. In the mid-eighties, he created his own musical group called Sound of Music. She later changed her name to One More Time. Benny Andersson and his wife Frida Lingstad lived for 12 years, of which 3 years in official marriage (1978-1981). Then our hero created a family with Monet Norklit, a Swedish television presenter. They got married in 1981, in November. In 1982, in January, they had a son. The boy was named Ludwig. He followed in his father's footsteps - created his own group, which was called Ella Rouge.
Discography
Benny Andersson has recorded several solo albums. The first under the name Klinga mina klockor was published in 1987. The second album, November 1989, was released in 1989. Our hero worked on several musicals. Since 1984, he took up the work of Chess. In 1995 he participated in the creation of the musical Kristina från Duvemåla. In 1999, he worked on the production of Mamma Mia. The musician collaborated with Orsa Spelmän. In 1988 he participated in the creation of the album of the same name. Then in 1990 Fiolen Min was released. In 1998, with the help of our hero, an album called Ödra was recorded. He actively created works for the
group ABBA. He recorded several discs together with the Hep Stars collective. In 1965 he worked on the album We and our Cadillac. In 1965 he recorded the album Hep Stars on stage. In 1966 he participated in the creation of the album The hepstars.
Our hero also collaborated with Gemini. In 1985 he worked on the creation of the album of the same name. In 1987, he participated in the recording of the Geminism record. Also known for his creative activities as part of Benny Anderssons Orkester. In 2001, he recorded his debut album with the same name. In 2004, he worked on the creation of the BAO record! Then there were two more albums. We should also mention the disc of our hero called Story Of A Heart, which was released in 2009. In 2011, he participated in the creation of the album O Klang Och Jubeltid. In 2012, the composer worked on a record called Tomten har åkt hem.