UNA VELADA CON... / An evening with... BENNY ANDERSSONS ORKESTER

"ALLA KAN DANSA", BAO'S NUEVO / new ALBUM

 

Audio primer / first single "LAGT KORT LIGGER", BAO:

BAO CONCERT @ CIRKUS STOCKHOLM (+OCEANBIRD PARTNERSHIP)

 

Anoche hubo concierto de Benny Anderssons Orkester en Cirkus en Stockholm. Interpretando varias canciones de Abba en las voces de Helen Sjoholm y Tommy Korberg: One Man, One Woman, Lovers (Live A Little Longer), Why Did It Have To Be Me, On And On And On

Last night Benny Anderssons Orkester held a concert at Cirkus in Stockholm. Performing several Abba songs in the voices of Helen Sjoholm & Tommy Korberg: One Man, One Woman, Lovers (Live A Little Longer), Why Did It Have To Be Me, On And On And On

Video 2 YEAR OCEANBIRD PARTNERSHIP:

"VARARNA SOM FÖRSVANN", NUEVA CANCIÓN DE BAO+HELEN SJÖHOLM & TOMMY KORBERG's new song + RADIO JINGLES

 Benny Andersson presenta una nueva y preciosa canción con su banda Benny Anderssons Orkester en las voces de Helen Sjöholm y Tommy Korberg: "VARARNA SOM FÖRSVANN" ("Los manantiales que desaparecieron"), además de nuevos "jingles" para la radio sueca P2.

Benny Andersson presents a new beautiful song with his band Benny Anderssons Orkester in the voices of Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Korberg: "VARARNA SOM FÖRSVANN" ("The springs that disappeared"), apart from new jingles for Swedish radio station P2.

Audio "VARARNA SOM FÖRSVANN", BAO:

+ "PA SPARET": BENNY ANDERSSON & BAO, HELEN SJÖHOLM & TOMMY KORBERG

Último programa de "Pa Sparet" con Benny Andersson y su orquesta y en esta ocasión acompañados por Helen Sjöholm y Tommy Korberg.

Last programme of "Pa Sparet" with Benny Andersson & his orchestra and this time accompanied by Helen Sjöholm and Tommy Korberg.

Videos:

+ "PA SPARET" BAO+ICONA POP

 Más de la orquesta de Benny Andersson (BAO) en el programa "Pa Sparet" esta vez con Icona Pop.

More by Benny Andersson's orchestra (BAO) on the programme "Pa Sparet" this time with Icona Pop.

Videos: ("BAD ROMANCE"/"DRIVE MY CAR")

BENNY ANDERSSON & LALEH VERSIONAN / cover "AGAINST ALL ODDS" @ TV

 Benny Andersson con su orquesta y la vocalista Laleh han versionado la canción de Phil Collins "AGAINST ALL ODDS" en sueco en un programa "På Spåret" de la TV de su país. Así sonó...

Benny Andersson with his orchestra and the vocalist Laleh have covered Phil Collins' song "AGAINST ALL ODDS" in Swedish on the TV programme "På Spåret" in their country. This is how it sounded...

Video "AGAINST ALL ODDS", Laleh & BAO:

"ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN", BENNY ANDERSSON ORKESTER

 Hoy se edita el single de Benny Andersson Orkester con las voces de Helen Sjöholm y Tommy Körberg versionando "ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN" de Abba en vivo en Skansen.

Today Benny Andersson Orkester releases a new single with the voices of Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg covering Abba's "ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN" live at Skansen.

Video "ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN", BAO:

VERSIONES "SA MYCKET BATTRE" covers (HELEN SJÖHOLM & LOREEN)

 

"SA MYCKET BATTRE" es un programa de la TV4 sueca que lleva 11 temporadas, mientras que aquí en España "A MI MANERA" en LaSexta solo tuvo una. Se trata de un programa donde artistas versionan canciones de otros. Esa edición española contó con Sole Giménez, Marta Sánchez entre otros... La última temporada sueca cuenta con Helen Sjöholm y Loreen, entre otros. Por lo tanto se han versionado canciones compuestas por Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus para Helen. Newkid (Jhun Alexander Ferrer) versionó "DU MASTE FINNAS", del musical "KRISTINA FRAM DUMEVALA" y Loreen versionó "DU AR MIN MAN" de BAO (Benny Andersson Orchestra). Mientras que Helen versionó "EUPHORIA" de Loreen. Aquí recopilamos originales y copias.

"SA MYCKET BATTRE" is a Swedish TV4 programme that has had up to 11 seasons while here in Spain "A MI MANERA" on LaSexta only had one. It's a programme where artists cover the hits of the others. That Spanish edition featured Sole Giménez, Marta Sánchez, among others... The latest Swedish edition features Helen Sjöholm & Loreen, among others. So they've covered songs composed by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus for Helen. The Newkid (Jhun Alexander Ferrer) covered "DU MASTE FINNAS" from the musical "KRISTINA FRAM DUMEVALA" and Loreen covered "DU AR MIN MAN" by BAO ( Benny Andersson Orchestra). While Helen covered Loreen's "EUPHORIA". Here are originals & covers.

Videos:

"DU MASTE FINNAS", Newkid:

"DU MASTE FINNAS", Helen Sjöholm:

"DU AR MIN MAN", Loreen

"DU AR MIN MAN", Helen Sjöholm

Audio "EUPHORIA", Helen Sjöholm:

"EUPHORIA", Loreen:

BAO DOCUMENTAL TV documentary 2011

Para celebrar su gira 2019, incluímos el documental del décimo aniversario de BAO realizado por la TV sueca en 2011.

To celebrate their 2019 tour, we're including the documentary done by Swedish TV for BAO's tenth anniversary in 2011.

Video Benny Anderssons Orkester 10 år 2011

BENNY'S 'AFTONBLADET' INTERVIEW

Foto & text: Abba Info Facebook

Complete Benny interview Aftonbladet:
”The avatar tour can become reality in 2021”

”The new ABBA songs are quite good.”

Benny Andersson is touring with his orchestra. At this summer's concerts, six ABBA songs and 47 others are played. Much of Benny Andersson's working time is a return visit to the old songs.

Now an upcoming tour is being prepared. There are digital copies that will look like Agneta, Frida, Björn and Benny did in 1979.
- The Avatar project takes almost all the time. If it will happen, it will premiere in 2021, says Benny Andersson.

The tour with Benny Andersson's orchestra is the first in three years. Four hours with the band's original music.
How did you choose a repertoire?
- I started from how it was three years ago. It felt good. We have replaced some accordion songs, added the newly recorded. Plus a couple of old ABBA songs.
How do you think when choosing which ABBA songs you play?
- I think we should not play the most famous, more something almost nobody has heard.
Because it's hardly the ones you think are the best?
- No, it should be fun to play the songs and it is. Especially at the end with "Why did it have to be me" and "On and on and on". Also "Lovers (live a little longer)". I don't know if people even know it's an ABBA song.
Another forgotten ABBA song is the rocky "Hey hey Helen" from 1975. Which BAO does not play. When the American magazine Rolling Stone selected the 25 best ABBA songs last fall, they put "Hey hey Helen" as number 6.
- WHAT !!?
(Pause)
- It says a lot about Rolling Stone. Björn and I were in a period when we were trying to do more rock 'n' roll. Stupid idea. We noticed that pretty quickly. We quickly returned to making pop.
Rolling Stone pays tribute to the early feminist lyrics and notes that Kiss borrowed the riff in "Hey hey Helen" to "Calling Dr Love".
- Really? Well, they’re welcome. There is also a feminist turn in "Lovers (live a little longer)". I think that is interesting.
That your 40-year-old songs feel right in our time?
- Yes, "He's your brother" that we play now also feels relevant today.
Are there any ABBA songs you wouldn't play?
- Because they're mossy? I don't think much about the lyrics when I choose, more if the song is fun to play with BAO.
In the early years, BAO toured in smaller public folk parks.
- Yes, we did, but we figured out that it was not the best places to play at when there were too much audience. It gets very crowded. That's why we bring our own dance floor. The first idea was to also bring chocolate wheels and arrow throwing and sell hot dogs and tour as a whole amusement park but it became too booky. So now we have a dance course and colored lanterns.
You have reached the age of 70. Do you work less than before?
- No, I work just as much. Equally regular. I have always tried to remove the summer from the working desk and live in the country then. You can still do things remotely if needed.
What do you like to do when you're not working?
- Nothing at all. I'm good at that.
Not even read?
- Yes, I read. I go shopping for food every day. And cook.
You think cooking is fun?
- Yes, I’m cooking almost every day. It's especially fun when you make something you don't usually do. I'm getting a little lazy. I'm down to ten or twelve dishes that I make regularly. Then you do not have to think when shopping. But sometimes I do something I haven't done before.
What was the last thing you got curious about and cooked?
- Which I haven't done? Peppers stuffed with minced meat and with lots of unusual spices in it.
Do you still keep “The warriors diet”, where you only eat once a day? In the evening.
- I try to. That diet fits me well. It’s hard sometimes, especially on tour. Everyone else is having dinner but I can't because I don't want to be full when I go on stage. Then it will be neither breakfast nor lunch nor dinner, so I have to take something little during the day. And I get hot dogs during the show’s break.
What jobs are waiting after the summer holidays?
- The Avatar Project. It takes almost all the time now. There are so many people involved and a lot of things that need to come together.
The news of an ABBA tour, where digital versions of you four are touring with live musicians on stage, came in October 2016. Then the premiere was scheduled for this year.
What is the plan now?
- If it happens at all, it will sometime during 2021. The conditions have changed. I can't tell you that much.
You have recorded two new ABBA songs. Do you wait to release them until then?
- Well. In some way, we should make it all come together. We may release the songs when we know the premiere date for the avatar tour and can sell tickets. We haven't decided. The new songs are pretty good.
You have to be passionate about publishing "Don't shut me down" and "I still have faith in you". Are the songs completely finished?
- No, they're not mixed. We have made some rough mixes but it is not so bad to have it almost ready. Then you hear details that can be improved in the final mix. But everything is recorded, that's it.
What's next for the avatars?
- We have to make a setlist, which songs will be included in the concerts. So they can be recorded with our doubles. How long should the show be? The same versions, or any acoustic? It's a pretty fun job. I've been doing recycling for a long time now.
Is it fun to go back?
- Yes, when there is a reason to do so, for example, with "Lovers (live a little longer)" with BAO. It is fun.
Do you discover things you forgot?
- No. I noticed now when we were rehearsing that a phrase in a song was missing. I think I know every single tone we have recorded.
If you wrote your memoirs - what title would the book get?
- I haven't even thought about it. People ask from different angles, but no ... memoirs are only interesting if you tell things no one has a clue about. After all, it is totally uninteresting if I should write about where we went and when we won in Brighton. In that case, you should write about who you are and why. I'm not interested in that at all. People like to have the image they have and think I am like this.
It is a sympathetic picture of you.
- People are kind to me, they always have been. I am very grateful for that. I have been doing this for over 50 years, but it’s hard work. I have no desire to quit. I want to continue as long as there is something left.

BAO TOUR 2019 @ GOTEBORG

Ayer arrancó en Gotemburgo la gira veraniega de la BAO ( Benny Andersson Orchestra). En el concierto repasaron temas propios y también de Abba.

Yesterday evening the BAO ( Benny Andersson Orchestra) summer tour kicked off in Gotemburg. During the concert they performed their songs and some of Abba's.

Video "ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN", BAO live:

Video "PUT ON YOUR WHITE SOMBRERO", BAO live:



Video "ON & ON & ON", BAO live:



Video "HE IS YOUR BROTHER", BAO live:

BAO 2019: GREATEST HITS & TOUR

Verano ocupado para Benny y su banda que edita un disco de grandes éxitos "BÄSTA LATARNA", (tracklist más abajo) y gira. El disco tiene temas inéditos, el primer single lo puedes escuchar aquí.

Busy summer for Benny and his band, which publishes a greatest hits album "BÄSTA LATARNA" (tracklist below) and tour. The album has new songs, the first single can be listened to here.

Audio "OM DU VAR JAG", BAO+Helen Sjöholm:

Tracklist:

1. Cirkus Finemang
2. Lyckan kommer, lyckan går – new track
3. Vår sista dans
4. Det är vi ändå
5. Du är min man
6. Fait Accompli
7. En dag i sänder
8. Nu mår jag mycket bättre
9. Story Of A Heart
10. En natt i Köpenhamn
11. Om du var jag – new track

"AFTER ABBA" CD @ "ABBA THE MUSEUM"

Con motivo de la inauguración de la nueva exposición de Abba The Museum "Some music never dies, it multiplies" que cubre el trabajo post-Abba de todos sus miembros, se ha editado un disco recopilatorio titulado "AFTER ABBA", que recoje una selección de los trabajos de cada uno en este periodo. Disponible en la tienda del museo, aparentemente (ahora, no). Los títulos que se incluyen están más abajo.

Coinciding with the premiere of the new exhibition at Abba The Museum "Some music never dies, it multiplies", which covers the work of each and every member post-Abba, a new compilation CD has been released: "AFTER ABBA", collecting a selection of their work in this period. Available at the museum shop, aparently (right not, it isn't). The songs included are in the tracklist below.

CD 01:

AGNETHA FÄLTSKOG:
1. I Should've Followed You Home (duet with Gary Barlow)
2. Wrap Your Arms Around Me
3. The Heat Is On
4. The Way You Are (duet with Ola Håkansson)
5. If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind
6. When You Really Loved Someone
7. Sometimes When I'm Dreaming
8. Let It Shine
FRIDA
9. I Know There's Something Going On
10. Så länge vi har varann (with Ratata)
11. Shine
12. You Know What I Mean
13. Även en blomma
14. The Sun Will Shine Again
15. Morning Has Broken
16. Andante, Andante (duet with Arturo Sandoval)
GEMINI
17. Mio min Mio
AINBUSK SINGERS
18. Lassie

CD  02:

CHESS
1. Anthem/Tommy Körberg
2. Chess
3. One Night In Bangkok/Murray Head
4. I Know Him So Well/Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson
KRISTINA FRÅN DUVEMÅLA
5. Prolog
6. Duvemåla Hage/Helen Sjöholm
7. Du måste finnas/Helen Sjöholm
8. Guldet blev till sand/Peter Jöback
BENNY ANDERSSONS ORKESTER
9. Fait accompli/Tommy Körberg
10. Du är min man/Helen Sjöholm
11. Story Of A Heart/Helen Sjöholm
12. Sång från andra våningen
HJÄLP SÖKES
13. Den jag ville vara/Sofia Pekkari
BENNY ANDERSSON
14. Skallgång
15. Flickornas rum
16. The Day Before You Came
17. Födelsedagsvals till Mona
GUSTAF SJÖKVISTS KAMMARKÖR
18. Vilar glad. I din famn
19. Kärlekens tid

ABBA REUNIÓN CELEBRANDO BENNY & BJÖRN'S 50 MEETING celebration: "THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO"

En la entrada de ayer os hablábamos de la efeméride: el 50 aniversario de que se conocieran Benny y Björn. Hoy os traemos la celebración del aniversario que tuvo lugar ayer en Berns en Estocolmo y que vió la segunda reunión de los cuatro miembros de Abba sobre el escenario en lo que va de año. Asistieron unos 300 invitados y Paul McCartney envió un video de felicitación. Además de Frida y Agnetha, Ludvig Andersson, Peter Gronvall, Helen Sjöholm, Peter Jorback, Svenne Hedlund y Tommy Korberg interpretaron varias canciones de estos compositores.

On yesterday's post we walked about the anniversary: the 50th of Benny & Björn first meeting. Today we bring you the celebration that took place yesterday at Berns in Stockholm, which saw the second reunion on stage of all Abba members this year. About 300 guests attended and Paul McCartney sent a video greeting. Apart from Frida & Agnetha, Ludvig Andersson, Peter Gronvall, Helen Sjöholm, Peter Jorback, Svenne Hedlund & Tommy Korberg performed several songs of these two composers.

+ info. & +50 år B&B

Video ABBA REUNIÓN @ BERNS, STOCKHOLM 5/6/2016:

Mismo lugar el club Berns @ Estocolmo, en el 50 cumpleaños de Stig Anderson, Abba se volvieron a poner los trajes de Eurovisión.
At the same place Berns club @ Stockholm, on Stig Anderson's 50th birthday, Abba wore their Eurovisión outfits once again.

BAO'S NUEVO / new ÁLBUM: "MITT HJARTA KLAPPAR FOR DIG"

Se anuncia para el próximo 10 de junio el nuevo álbum de BAO, la banda de Benny Andersson. Se llama "MITT HJARTA KLAPPAR FOR DIG" ("Mi corazón late por ti") y el primer single "EN NATT I KOPENHAMN" ("Una noche en Copenhague"). Estaremos atentos para actualizar.

Benny Anderssons Orkester, BAO's new album has been announced for June 10th. It's called "MITT HJARTA KLAPPAR FOR DIG" ("My hearts beats for you") and the first single will be "EN NATT I KOPENHAMN" ("One night in Copenhagen"). We'll be alert and updating.

Audio "En natt i Kopenhamn":

BAO: NUEVA CANCIÓN / New song

La BAO, Orquesta de Benny Andersson, acaba de estrenar en la televisión sueca una nueva canción en la voz de Helen Sjöholm. La música fue compuesta por Benny y la letra fue a partir de un concurso de un programa literario en la que varios autores reconocidas presentaron sus letras. El jurado compuesto por la audiencia del programa junto con Benny, Helen y los presentadores eligieron "NYARSBALLONGEN" ("El globo del año nuevo"). Aquí la presentamos.

Benny Andersson's Orchestra, BAO, have just premiered a new song on Swedish TV in Helen Sjoholm's voice. Music has been composed by Benny and the lyrics were decided by a contest of a literary programme, where several reknown authors submitted these lyrics. The jury composed by the audience of the programme together with Benny, Helen and the presenters chose "NYARSBALLONGEN" ("New Year's balloon"). Here it is.

Video:

BENNY @ ANNA LINDH TRIBUTE

Foto: Bertil Enevag Ericsson

Hace diez años la política sueca Anna Lindh fue asesinada en una calle de Estocolmo apuñalada. Personalidades suecas e internacionales la han recordado esta semana. Entre ellos, Benny Andersson y su banda con Helen Sjöholm interpretaron dos canciones en un concierto en su memoria el pasado miércoles por la noche. Antes en la semana, Benny asistió a una noche de reflexión en la iglesia Katerina de Estocolmo (en la foto) donde también tocó.

Ten years ago Swedish politician was killed in a Stockholm street after being stabbed. She has been remembered throughout this week by Swedish and international celebrities. Among them, Benny Andersson and his band with Helen Sjöholm performed two songs in a memorial concert last Wednesday night.  Earlier this week, Benny attended an evening of reflection at Katerina's church in Stockholm (in the photo) where he also played.

BAO IN CONCERT (27-7-13)

Incluímos hoy videos con la actuación en vivo de la Benny Andersson Orkester el pasado sábado, interpretando varias versiones de canciones de Abba y otras de la banda, con las voces de Helen Sjoholm y Tommy Korberg.

We're including today videos with live performances of the Benny Andersson Orkester last Sarurday, singing several covers of Abba songs and other songs of the band in the voices of Gelen Sjoholm & Tommy Korberg.

Video "WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE ME?", BAO:

Video "ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN", BAO:

Video "HASTA MAÑANA", BAO:

Video "KISSES OF FIRE", BAO:


Video "DU AR MIN MAN", BAO: