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Benny Andersson

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Benny Andersson

b. 1946

Swedish musician and composer (born 1946)

Postwar

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Birth

1946 December 16, 1946 →

Biography

Göran Bror Benny Andersson 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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1946
Birth

Swedish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (ABBA and Hep Stars)

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