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Benny Andersson

Benny Andersson

Benny Andersson

1946-12-16

Vällingby, Stockholm, Sweden

Age: 78

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Biography

Benny Andersson (born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer, member of the Swedish music group ABBA (1972–1982), and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!. For the 2008 film version of Mamma Mia! he worked also as an executive producer. Since 2001 he is active with his own band Benny Anderssons orkester.

Best known for:

Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Songs from the Second Floor

You, the Living

Mio in the Land of Faraway

ABBA: The Movie

The Circle

Eurovision Song Contest

Palme

The One Show

ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits

CBS News Sunday Morning

This Is Pop

Stockholm, My Love

ABBA: In Concert

ABBA: Against the Odds

The Seduction of Inga

ABBA: The Definitive Collection

Skavlan

ABBA Forever: A Celebration

ABBA: The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA Story

Champs-Elysées

Chess in Concert

Jag är inte beredd att dö än

Melodifestivalen

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Filmography:

The Seduction of Inga (1968)
WORK AS:
Original Music Composer
ABBA - Definitive Collector´s Edition (1972)
APPEREAD AS:
Sänger/Keyboard/Klavier/Gitarre
ABBA: The Movie (1977)
5.3
APPEREAD AS:
Benny Andersson
WORK AS:
Original Music Composer
Schyyy... det er lørdag (1984)
APPEREAD AS:
Sig selv
Mio in the Land of Faraway (1987)
4.6
WORK AS:
Original Music Composer, Music
Chess in Concert (1989)
WORK AS:
Songs, Original Music Composer, Music
The Secret Friend (1990)
WORK AS:
Music
Duo jag (1991)
WORK AS:
Original Music Composer

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Ainbusk Singers: Från När till fjärran (1993)
WORK AS:
Original Music Composer, Thanks
Lycanthrope (1999)
APPEREAD AS:
Kevin
Songs from the Second Floor (2000)
5.8
WORK AS:
Original Music Composer
The Greatness of the Small Man (2000)
WORK AS:
Music
Chess (2003)
WORK AS:
Original Music Composer, Songs
Idol (2004)
WORK AS:
Songs
You, the Living (2007)
5.8
WORK AS:
Original Music Composer
Mamma Mia! (2008)
6.7
APPEREAD AS:
Piano Player on Boat (uncredited)
WORK AS:
Executive Producer, Lyricist, Songs, Music

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Chess in Concert (2009)
WORK AS:
Music, Songs, Original Music Composer
Hjälp sökes (2014)
WORK AS:
Music
The Circle (2015)
3.8
WORK AS:
Producer, Original Music Composer
Stockholm, My Love (2016)
WORK AS:
Music
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
6.3
APPEREAD AS:
Cafe Pianist (uncredited)
WORK AS:
Lyricist, Songs, Executive Producer, Music
Mashup (2021)
WORK AS:
Music
Zara Larsson - Honor The Light (2023)
WORK AS:
Music
Mamma Mia! (2024)
WORK AS:
Songs
Sweden and the War (2025)
WORK AS:
Music