Benny Anderssons orkester

Benny Anderssons orkester

Background information
Genres	Dansband music, Folk, Pop
Years active	2001-present

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

List of albums,^[1] with Swedish chart positions
Title	Album details	SWE Chart^[2]		Certifications (Sweden)	Chart entries in other countries
Title	Album details	Peak position	Time in (weeks)	Certifications (Sweden)	Chart entries in other countries
Benny Anderssons orkester	Released: June 28, 2001 1st Studio Album Label: Mono Music (MMCD 017) Format: CD	1 (1w)	55w	Gold (September 26, 2001) Platinum (January 29, 2002)	—
BAO! with Helen Sjöholm	Released: June 25, 2004 2nd Studio Album Label: Mono Music (MMCD 021) Format: CD	1 (1w)	55w	Gold (July 19, 2004) Platinum (September 28, 2004)	—
BAO på turné med Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg	Released: May 11, 2006 Live Album Label: Mono Music (MMCD 022) Format: CD	6	28w	—	—
BAO 3 with Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg	Released: October 24, 2007 3rd Studio Album Label: Mono Music (MMCD 023) Format: CD, digital	3	34w	Gold (February 5, 2008)	—
Story of a Heart as "Benny Andersson Band"	Released: June 26, 2009 Compilation, international Label: Mono Music (MMCD 025) Format: CD, digital	5	11w	—	Norway: #10 (5 weeks) UK: #29
O klang och jubeltid with Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg	Released: June 15, 2011 4th Studio Album Label: Mono Music (MMCD 027) Format: CD, digital	1 (2w)	44w	Gold (August 16, 2011) Platinum (February 27, 2012)	—
Tomten har åkt hem with Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg	Released: November 19, 2012 5th Studio Album (Christmas) Label: Mono Music (MMCD 029) Format: CD, digital	4	9w		—
BAO in Box with Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg	Released: November 19, 2012 Compilation, Box Set Label: Mono Music (MMCD 030 BOX) Format: Box Set (6xCD, 2xDVD)	5	13w		—

Singles

List of singles,^[3] with Swedish chart positions
Title	Vocalist	Label	Year	SWE Chart^[4]		Album
Title	Vocalist	Label	Year	Peak position	Time in (weeks)	Album
"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	2004	—	—	BAO!
"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	2007	—	—	BAO 3
"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	2009	—	—	Story Of A Heart
"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	2011	—	—	O klang och jubeltid
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Svensktoppen

List of songs that appeared on the radio chart Svensktoppen, with chart positions
Title	Vocalist	Date of entry	Svensktoppen^[5]		Album
Title	Vocalist	Date of entry	Peak position	Time in (weeks)	Album
"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.

External links

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