Benny Andersson

About Benny Andersson

Swedish vocalist who married Frida Lyngstad, an ABBA bandmate. He is the recipient of four Swedish Grammis Awards.

Göran Bror Benny Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer, producer, member of the Swedish group ABBA and co-writer of the musical Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla and Mamma Mia !. For the 2008 movie version of Mamma Mia! and its 2018 sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, he also works as executive producer. Since 2001, he has been active with his own Benny Anderssons orkester band.

Occupation	Composer for ABBA, musician, producer, songwriter
Children	3
Born	Göran Bror Benny Andersson, December 16, 1946, Stockholm, Sweden
Partner(s)	Christina Grönvall (1961–1966)
Other names	Göran Andersson, Göran B. Andersson, Göran B.B. Andersson, Benny B.G. Andersson, Benny Bror Göran Andersson
Years active	1964–present

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Trivia

The first instrument he learned to play was the accordion.

Benny Andersson before fame

When he was ten years old, he taught himself how to play the piano. Elverkets Spelmanslag, or The Electricity Board Folk Music Group, was his first group.

Achievement of Benny Andersson

The accordion was the first instrument he learned to play.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$230 Million

Benny Andersson family life

He married Anni-Frid Lyngstad in 1978; after their divorce in 1981, he remarried Mona Norklit the same year. Peter and Ludvig are his sons, while Helene is his daughter.

Associations of Benny Andersson

He was a member of the ABBA group with Bjorn Ulvaeus.

Benny Andersson Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	177 cm
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