Benny Andersson

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Benny Andersson KVO1kl
Andersson in 2012
Born	Göran Bror Benny Andersson (1946-12-16) 16 December 1946 (age 77) Stockholm, Sweden
Occupations	Musician composer producer songwriter
Years active	1964–present
Spouses	Anni-Frid Lyngstad ​ ​ (m. 1978; div. 1981)​ Mona Nörklit ​ ​ (m. 1981)​
Partner	Christina Grönvall (1961–1966)
Children	3
Musical career
Genres	Folk rock Europop Swedish folk Euro disco schlager
Instruments	Keyboards synthesizer accordion vocals
Member of	Benny Anderssons orkester
Formerly of	Hep Stars ABBA
Musical artist
Signature

Göran Bror Benny Andersson KVO1kl (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 worked also as an executive producer. Since 2001, he has been active with his own band Benny Anderssons orkester.