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Benny Andersson

Benny Andersson is known for Winner, 1974, Sweden (ABBA). Benny Andersson was born on 16 December 1946.

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Who is Benny Andersson?

Benny Andersson is best known for Winner, 1974, Sweden (ABBA). Benny Andersson was born on 16 December 1946, which places Benny Andersson among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1940s. On Dead or Alive, Benny Andersson is listed in the Eurovision, Swedish Icons and Screen Icons categories, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Benny Andersson is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

Facts

Known for: Winner, 1974, Sweden (ABBA)
Born: 16 December 1946
Listed under: Eurovision, Swedish Icons and Screen Icons

About Benny Andersson

For the 2008 film version of Mamma Mia! and its 2018 sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, he also worked as an executive producer. His sister Eva-Lis Andersson followed in 1948. Andersson's musical interest was spurred by his father and grandfather (Efraim), who played the accordion. At the age of six, they bought him one, too, and introduced him to Swedish folk music, traditional music, and schlager. The first records he owned were "Du Bist Musik" by Italian schlager singer Caterina Valente and Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock". He was especially impressed by the flip side, "Treat Me Nice", as this featured a piano. This variety of different kinds of music influenced him through...

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What is Benny Andersson known for?

Benny Andersson is known for Winner, 1974, Sweden (ABBA).

When was Benny Andersson born?

Benny Andersson was born on 16 December 1946.

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Benny Andersson appears in Eurovision, Swedish Icons, Screen Icons.

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