# Benny Andersson

> Half of ABBA's songwriting engine, the man at the piano behind "Dancing Queen" and "The Winner Takes It All" - then turned those melodies into global stage musicals.

*Swedish musician and composer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** Sweden
- **Born:** 1946-12-16
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Göran Bror Benny Andersson was born 16 December 1946 in Sweden. He joined ABBA and became the group's co-composer, writing the songs that made them one of pop's biggest acts. After ABBA, he co-wrote the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!, the last of which became a film in 2008 and a sequel in 2018, both of which he executive produced. Since 2001 he's led his own ensemble, Benny Anderssons orkester, still playing and arranging. The melodies haven't stopped.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 61.2 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 29.8 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 80.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 90.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #33

## Platforms
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/BennyAnderssonpage (@BennyAnderssonpage)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027630/ (@nm0027630)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0kV0e99xlTJcLKSu8KrLyp (@0kV0e99xlTJcLKSu8KrLyp)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.monomusic.se

## Topics
#Musicians, #Singer / Musician, #Singer-Songwriter, #Music Production, #Classical, #Music, #Sweden, #Europe

## Timeline
- **2024** - Commander 1st class of the Order of Vasa
- **2000** - Musikexportpriset
- **1970** - Lycka
- **1946** - Born

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