Benny Anderssons orkester
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Dansband music, Folk, Pop |
| Years active | 2001- |
Benny Anderssons orkester (aka BAO aka 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 or The Benny Andersson 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, bassoon
- Leffe Lindvall - trumpet, cornet
- Kalle Moraeus - violin, zither, guitar, banjo, etc.
- Olle Moraeus - violin, viola, mandolin
- Perra (Per-Erik) Moraeus - violin, mandolin, saxophone
- Russell Powell - bass
- 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. Tommy Körberg and Helen Sjöholm together perform the vocals for the non-instrumental songs.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | SWE Chart[2] | Certifications (Sweden) |
Chart entries in other countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak position | Time in (weeks) | ||||
| Benny Anderssons orkester |
|
1 (1w) |
55w |
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— |
| BAO! with Helen Sjöholm |
|
1 (1w) |
55w |
|
— |
| BAO på turné med Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg |
|
6 | 28w | — | — |
| BAO 3 with Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg |
|
3 | 34w |
|
— |
| Story of a Heart as "Benny Andersson Band" |
|
5 | 11w | — |
|
| O klang och jubeltid with Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg |
|
1 (2w) |
44w |
|
— |
| Tomten har åkt hem with Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg |
|
4 |
9w | — | |
| BAO in Box with Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg |
|
5 |
13w | — | |
Singles
| Title | Vocalist | Label | Year | SWE Chart[4] | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak position | Time in (weeks) | |||||
| "Vår sista dans" | Helen Sjöholm | Mono Music MMCD S-125 | 2001 | 56 | 4w | Benny Anderssons orkester |
| "Du är min man" | Helen Sjöholm | Mono Music MMCD S-128 | 2004 | — | — | BAO! |
| "Midnattsdans" | Helen Sjöholm, Kalle Moraeus | Mono Music MMCD S-129 | — | — | ||
| "Det är vi ändå" | Helen Sjöholm, Tommy Körberg | Mono Music MMCD S-130 | 2006 | — | — | BAO på turné |
| "Fait accompli (BAO song)!Fait Accomplit" | Tommy Körberg | Mono Music MMCD S-131 | 2007 | — | — | BAO 3 |
| "Du frälste mig i sista stund" | Helen Sjöholm | Mono Music MMCD S-132 | — | — | ||
| "Sommaren du fick" | Helen Sjöholm | Mono Music MMCD S-134 | 2009 | 17 | 3w | Story Of A Heart |
| "Story of a Heart" | Helen Sjöholm | Mono Music MMCD S-135 | — | — | ||
| "Kära syster" | Helen Sjöholm | Mono Music MMCD S-137 | 2011 | — | — | O klang och jubeltid |
| "Allt syns när man är naken" | Helen Sjöholm, Tommy Körberg & Kalle Moraeus | Mono Music MMCD S-138 | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Svensktoppen
| Title | Vocalist | Date of entry | Svensktoppen[5] | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak position | Time in (weeks) | ||||
| "Vår sista dans" | Helen Sjöholm | August 11, 2001 | 1 (12w) |
30w | Benny Anderssons orkester |
| "Lätt som en sommarfjäril" | Helen Sjöholm | April 27, 2002 | 4 | 17w | |
| "Cirkus finemang" | September 14, 2002 | 8 | 3w | ||
| "Du är min man" | Helen Sjöholm | July 4, 2004 | 1 (65w) |
278w | BAO! |
| "Det är vi ändå" | Helen Sjöholm, Tommy Körberg | May 21, 2006 | 1 (15w) |
43w | BAO på turné |
| "Fait Accomplit" | Tommy Körberg | December 1, 2007 | 1 (11w) |
19w | BAO 3 |
| "Du frälste mig i sista stund" | Helen Sjöholm | May 18, 2008 | — | — | |
| "Nu mår jag mycket bättre" | Helen Sjöholm, Tommy Körberg | August 24, 2008 | 4 | 14w | |
| "Sommaren du fick" | Helen Sjöholm | August 2, 2009 | 4 | 4w | Story Of A Heart |
| "En dag i sänder" | Helen Sjöholm | July 31, 2011 | 1 (11w) |
39w | O klang och jubeltid |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Other appearances
- Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia (3CD, Nascente 2011)
References
- ↑ Mono Music, Discography. http://www.monomusic.se/cd---mono-music-produktioner---diskografi.aspx. Retrieved on 3 June 2011.
- ↑ Hitlistan, official Swedish charts. http://www.hitlistan.se/. Retrieved on 3 June 2011.
- ↑ Mono Music, Discography. http://www.monomusic.se/cd---mono-music-produktioner---diskografi.aspx. Retrieved on 3 June 2011.
- ↑ Hitlistan, official Swedish charts. http://www.hitlistan.se/. Retrieved on 3 June 2011.
- ↑ Svensktoppen, Archiv. http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2023&artikel=454888. Retrieved on 3 June 2011.