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Benny Anderssons orkester
Benny Anderssons orkester live in Minnesota, US, in March 2006
Background information
Genres	Dansband music, folk, pop
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Mono

Benny Anderssons orkester (also known as BAO, Benny Andersson Band) is a Swedish band, with Benny Andersson as musical leader and composer. The band was formed in mid-2001 by 16 people, some from Orsa Spelmän, and Helen Sjöholm and since 2004 Tommy Körberg as singers. The name literally means "Benny Andersson's orchestra".

Members

BAO includes some of Sweden's most experienced contemporary and folk musicians:

• Benny Andersson – accordion, piano, synclavier, etc.
• Göran Arnberg – pipe organ, spinet
• Janne Bengtson – flute, piccolo, crumhorn, baritone saxophone
• Pär Grebacken – saxophones, clarinet, recorder, piccolo
• Leif Göras – violin, cello, mandolin
• Nicke (Nils-Erik) Göthe – violin, mandolin
• Jogga (Jan-Anders) Ernlund – contrabass
• Calle Jakobsson – tuba, valve trombone
• Leif Lindvall – trumpet, cornet
• Kalle Moraeus – violin, zither, guitar, banjo, etc.
• Olle Moraeus – violin, viola, mandolin
• Perra (Per-Erik) Moraeus – violin, mandolin, saxophone
• Lars Rudolfsson – accordion
• Jörgen Stenberg – drums, percussion instruments
• Tommy Körberg – vocals, guitar
• Helen Sjöholm – vocals, originally chosen as a backup singer, but is now also considered a permanent member of the band

All members of the band are occupied in external capacities during the majority of the year, some in the theater orchestras in Stockholm. The brothers Moraeus, Leif Göras and Nicke Göthe play together in Orsa Spelmän. During the summers the members of BAO meet up and rehearse, and then go out on mini-tours, to which tickets are highly sought after. The concept of these tours are "a concert with dance", so a dance floor is brought along. Körberg and Sjöholm together perform the vocals for the non-instrumental songs.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Svensktoppen

Awards and nominations

Grammis

Grammis is a national Swedish music prize governed by IFPI Sweden and awarded annually in numerous categories for best recordings released in the previous year.

Following are the Grammis awards and nominations received by Benny Anderssons orkester:

Other appearances

• Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia (3CD, Nascente 2011)

References

1. Mono Music, Discography. http://www.monomusic.se/cd---mono-music-produktioner---diskografi.aspx Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 3 June 2011.
2. "Discography Benny Anderssons Orkester". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
3. Hitlistan, official Swedish charts. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Retrieved on 3 June 2011.
4. "Benny Andersson Band – Story of a Heart". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
5. "Benny Andersson Band songs and albums | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
6. "Veckolista Album, vecka 40". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
7. Mono Music, Discography. http://www.monomusic.se/cd---mono-music-produktioner---diskografi.aspx Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 3 June 2011.
8. Hitlistan, official Swedish charts. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Retrieved on 3 June 2011.
9. Svensktoppen, Archiv. http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2023&artikel=454888. Retrieved on 3 June 2011.
10. "Nominerade Archive".

External links

• BAO official website (in Swedish)
• Benny Andersson Band, official website
• Mono Music, label, official website
• icethesite - Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus news site - with latest BAO news
• Official Facebook page

• Swedish musical groups
• ABBA
• Musical groups established in 2001
• 2001 establishments in Sweden