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Göran Bror Benny Andersson （Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbɛ̌nːʏ ˈânːdɛˌʂɔn] （listen）; born 16 December 1946） is a Swedish singer, musician, composer, producer, member of the Swedish music 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.
Göran Bror Benny Andersson was born 16 December 1946 in the Vasastan district of Stockholm to civil engineer Gösta Andersson （1912–1973） and his wife Laila （1920–1971）.
His sister Eva-Lis Andersson followed in 1948.
Andersson's musical background comes from his father and grandfather （Efraim）; they both enjoyed playing the accordion, and at six, Benny got his own.
His father and grandfather taught him Swedish folk music, traditional music, and schlager.
The first records Benny bought 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 the years.
At ten, Andersson gained his own piano and taught himself to play.
He left school at 15 and began to perform at youth clubs.
This is when he met his first girlfriend Christina Grönvall, with whom he had two children: Peter （born 1963） and Heléne （born 1965）.
In early 1964, Benny and Christina joined "Elverkets Spelmanslag" （"The Electricity Board Folk Music Group"）; the name was a punning reference to their electric instruments.
Their repe...