Benny Andersson News

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The Royal wedding

Benny contributed to the Swedish Royal Wedding between Princess Victoria and Daniel Westerling with a new composition "Vilar glad. I din famn". The song was performed live on June 19, 2010 and it was released in two versions on a CD single (with two versions).

Benny in "Dagens Nyheter" 26/7-2009

The Swedish newspaper "Dagens Nyheter" published a big interview with Benny on 26 July 2009. Benny is telling about his music and its both happy and sad sides. He states that the only ABBA song that is very special to him and it still affects him very deeply is "The Day Before You Came" - the darkest song in the Swedish pop history... Andersson says that the way the song is performed by Agnetha Fältskog is deeply touching and the tune is still very strong after 27 years.

Story of a Heart

The first international album of Benny Andersson Band (in Sweden known as Benny Anderssons Orkester (BAO) was released in Sweden on 24 June 2009 and in the UK and Europe at the beginning of July. The Swedish version of the album contains the Swedish language version of "Story of a Heart" as a bonus track.

"Story of a Heart" entered the UK album chart on 12 July

Chart positions in the UK:

12 July - #29 (1st week)

19 July - #45 (2nd week)

26 July - #60 (3rd week)

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