MUSICIAN

Benny Andersson

1946 - Today

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Göran Bror Benny Andersson (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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benny Andersson is the 40th most popular musician (up from 58th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 52nd in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Musician.

Benny Andersson is most famous for being a member of the Swedish pop group ABBA.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Benny Andersson ranks 40 out of 3,175Before him are Joe Jackson, Ray Charles, André Rieu, Isaac Albéniz, Maurice Gibb, and Arthur Rubinstein. After him are Scatman John, Brian Wilson, David Gilmour, Ronnie James Dio, Björn Ulvaeus, and Tom Petty.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Benny Andersson ranks 29Before him are Roh Moo-hyun, Diane Keaton, Charlotte Rampling, Elfriede Jelinek, Fabio Capello, and Mireille Mathieu. After him are Jane Birkin, Tommy Lee Jones, David Gilmour, George Best, Susan Sarandon, and Rivellino.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Benny Andersson ranks 46 out of 1,879Before him are Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (1906), Pär Lagerkvist (1891), Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844), Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901), John III of Sweden (1537), and Emanuel Swedenborg (1688). After him are Oleg of Novgorod (900), Björn Ulvaeus (1945), Raoul Wallenberg (1912), Hannes Alfvén (1908), Haakon VI of Norway (1340), and Eric XIV of Sweden (1533).

Among MUSICIANS In Sweden

Among musicians born in Sweden, Benny Andersson ranks 1After him are Björn Ulvaeus (1945), Avicii (1989), Franz Berwald (1796), Per Gessle (1959), Carl Michael Bellman (1740), Stig Anderson (1931), Yngwie Malmsteen (1963), Mikkey Dee (1963), Ludwig Göransson (1984), Eric Ericson (1918), and Åse Kleveland (1949).