Benny Andersen

Benny Andersen (born 7 November 1929 in Vangede), is a Danish song-writer, poet, author, composer and pianist. He is the most widely read, most often sung and best loved of modern Danish lyricists, often associated with his collaboration with Povl Dissing. His collected poems (Samlede digte) have sold over 100,000 copies. His best known work is Svante's Songs (Svantes viser) from 1972.^[1]

He has been a member of the Danish Academy (det Danske Akademi) since 1972.

Sources

Biography from biografi.dk (in Danish).
Benny Andersen - Biography from Litteratur.dk (in Danish).
Benny Andersen - Literature prizes (in Danish).

References

^ "Benny Andersen". Archived from the original on 3 January 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080103001710/http://www.curbstone.org/authdetail.cfm?AuthID=107. Retrieved 22 September 2010.

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