# Benny Anderssons orkester

Benny Anderssons orkester (also known as BAO, 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".

## 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, valve trombone
* Leif Lindvall – trumpet, cornet
* Kalle Moraeus – violin, zither, guitar, banjo, etc.
* Olle Moraeus – violin, viola, mandolin
* Perra (Per-Erik) Moraeus – violin, mandolin, saxophone
* 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. Körberg and Sjöholm together perform the vocals for the non-instrumental songs.

## Discography
### Albums

List of albums, with Swedish chart positions :
| Title | Album details | SWE Chart | SWE Chart | 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: 28 June 2001 1st studio album Label: Mono Music (MMCD 017) Format: CD | 1 (1w) | 55 | Gold (26 September 2001) Platinum (29 January 2002) | — |
| BAO! with Helen Sjöholm | Released: 25 June 2004 2nd studio album Label: Mono Music (MMCD 021) Format: CD | 1 (1w) | 55 | Gold (19 July 2004) Platinum (28 September 2004) | — |
| BAO på turné with Helen Sjöholm and Tommy Körberg | Released: 11 May 2006 Live album Label: Mono Music (MMCD 022) Format: CD | 6 | 28 | — | — |
| BAO 3 with Helen Sjöholm and Tommy Körberg | Released: 24 October 2007 3rd studio album Label: Mono Music (MMCD 023) Format: CD, digital | 3 | 34 | Gold (5 February 2008) | — |
| Story of a Heart as "Benny Andersson Band" | Released: 26 June 2009 Compilation, international Label: Mono Music (MMCD 025) Format: CD, digital | 5 | 11 | — | Norway: No. 10 (5 weeks) UK: No. 29 |
| O klang och jubeltid with Helen Sjöholm and Tommy Körberg | Released: 15 June 2011 4th studio album Label: Mono Music (MMCD 027) Format: CD, digital | 1 (2w) | 46 | Gold (16 August 2011) Platinum (27 February 2012) | — |
| Tomten har åkt hem with Helen Sjöholm and Tommy Körberg | Released: 19 November 2012 5th studio album (Christmas) Label: Mono Music (MMCD 029) Format: CD, digital | 4 | 9 | | — |
| BAO in Box with Helen Sjöholm and Tommy Körberg | Released: 19 November 2012 Compilation, box set Label: Mono Music (MMCD 030 BOX) Format: Box set (6×CD, 2×DVD) | 5 | 15 | | — |
| Mitt hjärta klappar för dig with Helen Sjöholm and Tommy Körberg | Released: 10 June 2016 Label: Mono Music (MMCD 030 BOX) Format: CD, download | 2 | 19 | | — |
| Bästa låtarna with Helen Sjöholm and Tommy Körberg | Released: 14 June 2019 Label: Mono Music Format: CD, download, streaming | 5 | 2 | | — |
| Alla kan dansa with Helen Sjöholm and Tommy Körberg | Released: 27 September 2024 Label: Mono Music Format: CD, download, streaming | 8 | 1 | | — |

### Singles

List of singles, with Swedish chart positions :
| Title | Vocalist | Label | Year | SWE chart | SWE chart | UK chart | Album |
| Title | Vocalist | Label | Year | Peak position | Time in (weeks) | UK chart | Album |
| "Vår sista dans" | Helen Sjöholm | Mono Music MMCD S-125 | 2001 | 56 | 4 | — | 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 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 | 3 | — | Story of a Heart |
| "Story of a Heart" | Helen Sjöholm | Mono Music MMCD S-135 | 2009 | — | — | 83 | 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 | Svensktoppen | Album |
| Title | Vocalist | Date of entry | Peak position | Time in (weeks) | Album |
| "Vår sista dans" | Helen Sjöholm | 11 August 2001 | 1 (12w) | 30 | Benny Anderssons orkester |
| "Lätt som en sommarfjäril" | Helen Sjöholm | 27 April 2002 | 4 | 17 | Benny Anderssons orkester |
| "Cirkus finemang" | | 14 September 2002 | 8 | 3 | Benny Anderssons orkester |
| "Du är min man" | Helen Sjöholm | 4 July 2004 | 1 (65w) | 278 | BAO! |
| "Det är vi ändå" | Helen Sjöholm, Tommy Körberg | 21 May 2006 | 1 (15w) | 43 | BAO på turné |
| "Fait Accomplit" | Tommy Körberg | 1 December 2007 | 1 (11w) | 19 | BAO 3 |
| "Du frälste mig i sista stund" | Helen Sjöholm | 18 May 2008 | — | — | BAO 3 |
| "Nu mår jag mycket bättre" | Helen Sjöholm, Tommy Körberg | 24 August 2008 | 4 | 14 | BAO 3 |
| "Sommaren du fick" | Helen Sjöholm | 2 August 2009 | 4 | 4 | Story of a Heart |
| "En dag i sänder" | Helen Sjöholm | 31 July 2011 | 1 (11w) | 39 | O klang och jubeltid |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||

## Awards and nominations
### Grammis

Grammis is a national Swedish music prize governed by IFPI Sweden and awarded annually in numerous categories for best recordings released in the previous year.
Following are the Grammis awards and nominations received by Benny Anderssons orkester:
| Year | Category | Album Title | Status |
| 2002 | Ballad/Folk Music (Årets Visa/Folk) | Benny Anderssons orkester | Nominated |
| 2005 | Traditional Song/Dance Music Orchestra (Årets schlager/dansband) | BAO! | Won |
| 2007 | Traditional Song/Dance Music Orchestra (Årets schlager/dansband) | BAO på turné | Won |
| 2008 | Traditional Dance Music Orchestra/Song (Årets dansband/schlager) | BAO 3 | Won |
| 2010 | Traditional Dance Music Orchestra (Årets dansband) | Story of a Heart | Nominated |
| 2012 | Traditional Dance Music Orchestra (Årets dansband) | O klang och jubeltid | Won |
| 2017 | Traditional Dance Music Orchestra (Årets dansband) | Mitt hjärta klappar för dig | Nominated |

## Other appearances

* Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia (3CD, Nascente 2011)