Curiosidades

He and his wife Mona were marriage witnesses when Tommy Körberg was secretly married to Ann-Charlotte Nilsson in a church in Trosa on 14 June 2007.

Benny Andersson has a fortune worth at least US$ 130 million.

In 2002 he was appointed Professor by the Swedish government.

6th April 1974: As a member of ABBA, he won the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton, England, in 1974, with the song "Waterloo".

The name ABBA was comprised of the first letters of the first names of the group's members: Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for Best New Musical for "Mamma Mia!", based on the music of ABBA.

In 1998, he was awarded Sweden's Royal Order of the Seraphim by Konung 'King Carl XVI Gustaf'.

Son Ludvig Andersson with Mona Nörklit and son Peter Grönvall and daughter Helena Grönvall with former girlfriend Christina Grönvall.

Was nominated with collaborators Björn Ulvaeus and Martin Koch for Broadway's 2002 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for "Mamma Mia!"