Benny 4

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-47423994-1', 'fortunecity.ws'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <center> <br> <div> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.broadcaststation.net/ads/show_ad.php?width=728&height=90"></script> </div> </center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <IMG SRC="0f17f8e0.jpg" border=0 width="127" height="142" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Chess 1986</B></div> <div> <B>Benny owns summer houses on Mjölkön Benny owns summer houses on Mjölkön and Trösa, a farm in Skåne, his Villa Lido in Stockholm.</B></div> <div> <B>and Trösa, a farm in Skåne, his Villa Lido in</B><B> Stockholm.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC9966" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="152a5960.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CC6633" FACE="Arial" ><B>Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus Then and Now</B></FONT>   <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC6600" FACE="Arial" > |   </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF80" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC9966" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus Then and N"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Benny and Björn"><U><B>About Benny and Björn</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A 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<B><IMG SRC="0da0fcf0.jpg" border=0 width="271" height="207" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><B>The problems for Benny and Frida were </B><B>The problems for Benny and Frida</B></div> <div> <B> were </B><B>mounting at this time.</B></div> <div> <B> Frida later said that it all just became </B></div> <div> <B>a routine with the marriage..</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0dc9ad20.jpg" border=0 width="154" height="210" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">         <IMG SRC="bbc20af0.jpg" border=0 width="288" height="175" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="0de78d00.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="208" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          <IMG SRC="0e0241f0.jpg" border=0 width="292" height="287" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>1980 World Equestrian Games                         Boating</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>In the fall of 1980 Mona and Benny struck up a relationship. Somewhere along the line Benny and Frida's love had died and being together had become a routine. They had been to marriage counselers but to no avail. Benny had to tell Frida one day that he </B></div> <div> <B>was in love with another woman, Mona.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>1981</U></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="bbd27c60.jpg" border=0 width="295" height="198" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Jan. 25, 1981 was Stig's 50th birthday. </B></div> <div> <B>This pic is outside of Stig's house that </B></div> <div> <B>day. </B></div> <div> <B>A week later the divorce of Benny and Frida was announced.</B></div> <div> <B>The first week of Feb. finds Benny and Björn in the USA to appear on the </B></div> <div> <I><B>Tonight Show</B></I><B>. They also make arrangments with the Dick Cavett </B></div> <div> <B>people for an upcoming show.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="dcc6df50.jpg" border=0 width="109" height="245" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>In the first week of Feb. 1981 it was announced that Benny and Frida had decided to end their marriage. It seems Benny had fallen in love with Mona Nörklit, a TV reporter.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>This is the picture of Mona that accomanied one of the article</B></div> <div> <B> on Feb. 14, 1981.</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="ddd4b9e0.jpg" border=0 width="331" height="158" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0e2e39f0.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="159" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="c6187ad0.jpg" border=0 width="135" height="173" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT>   <IMG SRC="c6293a90.jpg" border=0 width="147" height="169" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">        </div> <div> <B>Dick Cavett Show                             backstage                                Mona and Benny</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="bbec1c80.jpg" border=0 width="193" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="0e4fdb10.jpg" border=0 width="253" height="177" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">       </div> <div> <B>June 17, 1981</B></div> <div> <B>After he moved out, his life continued on with</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Mona, and soon, a new child. It was more difficult for Frida.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>The divorce from Frida is final on Nov. 26, 1981.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="dd107de0.jpg" border=0 width="263" height="222" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">;56         </div> <div> <B>December 3, 1981 Benny marries Mona Nörklit. She gives birth to </B><I><B>Ludvig Mats Vilhelm</B></I><B> Jan. 10, 1982 a tad more than 1 month after the marriage.</B></div> <div> <B> "Chess."</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="bbfffac0.jpg" border=0 width="255" height="172" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>In 1982 Benny and Björn began</B></div> <div> <B> talking about writing a musical</B></div> <div> <B> with Tim Rice.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>In 1983 they began writing. </B></div> <div> <B>For the next 5 years Benny and Björn's </B><B> time was taken up by </B><I><B>"Chess."</B></I></div> <div> <B>ime was taken u</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0e9abc30.jpg" border=0 width="171" height="195" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="9e1b8ce0.jpg" border=0 width="184" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>                                                             </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>   Baby Ludvig </B></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0eb10540.jpg" border=0 width="272" height="340" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B><IMG SRC="9dfd9540.jpg" border=0 width="217" height="340" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><B> <IMG SRC="bc0bd1e0.jpg" border=0 width="189" height="286" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   </B><IMG SRC="9e0be230.jpg" border=0 width="190" height="291" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>1985 B&B produced and wrote a pop album with Gemini,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="bc1adad0.gif" border=0 width="173" height="173" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <B> a brother and sister duo, Anders and Karen Glenmark. It included a song called "Just Like That. "</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>This was a song ABBA had tried to record several ways, but the boys never released </B></div> <div> <B>it as they were not satisfied with it. It is a shame because the fans love it! There are recordings out there of the song floating around.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="bc21c180.jpg" border=0 width="284" height="280" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="0efc11d0.jpg" border=0 width="193" height="285" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>1986 in Stockholm     </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><B>(</B><B> </B><B>pics by Kitti of Denmark)</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0f28e8b0.jpg" border=0 width="142" height="139" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>In the fall of 1987 Benny released his first solo album,</B></div> <div> <B> </B><I><B>Klinga </B></I><I><B>mina klocker. </B></I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>( </B></I>Ring my bells)</FONT><B>Released on the</B></div> <div> <B> Mono label.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>The group</B><I><B> Orsa Spelman</B></I><B> was involved with this project also.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>An all girl choir sang on the album and included Frida.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Benny had by now become a recognized Swedish composer.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><I><B>November 1989</B></I><B> was the next solo project.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="bc38d8e0.jpg" border=0 width="141" height="142" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Again it is away from pop music and more Swedish</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Folk style.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>In </B><I><B>November 1989</B></I><B>. There are 10 instumental songs and 1 with lyrics written by Björn Ulvaeus. The album wins a Swedish Grammy award.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Go to </B><A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny 5"><U><B>Benny 5</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus Then and N"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Benny and Björn"><U><B>About Benny and Björn</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About, pg 2"><U><B>About, pg 2</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny"><U><B>Benny</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny 2"><U><B>Benny 2</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny 3"><U><B>Benny 3</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><B>Benny 4</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny 5"><U><B>Benny 5</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny 6"><U><B>Benny 6</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny 7"><U><B>Benny 7</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benny 8"><U><B>Benny 8</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bennys Family"><U><B>Benny's Family</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bennys facts"><U><B>Benny's facts</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Björn"><U><B>Björn</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Björn 2"><U><B>Björn 2</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Björn 3"><U><B>Björn 3</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Björn 4"><U><B>Björn 4</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Björn 5"><U><B>Björn 5</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Björn 6"><U><B>Björn 6</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Björn 7"><U><B>Björn 7</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Björns Family"><U><B>Björn's Family</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Björns facts"><U><B>Björn's facts</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="B and B"><U><B>B and B</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="B and B 2"><U><B>B and B 2</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="B and B 3"><U><B>B and B 3</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="B and B 4"><U><B>B and B 4</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA"><U><B>ABBA</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA 2"><U><B>ABBA 2</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA 3"><U><B>ABBA 3</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA 4"><U><B>ABBA 4</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA 5"><U><B>ABBA 5</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA 6"><U><B>ABBA 6</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA 7"><U><B>ABBA 7</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA 8"><U><B>ABBA 8</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA 9"><U><B>ABBA 9</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABBA 10"><U><B>ABBA 10</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Interviews"><U><B>Interviews</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mamma MiaStockholm Feb.12, 2005"><U><B>Mamma Mia-Stockholm Feb.12, 2005</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Interesting Places"><U><B>Interesting Places</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>Related Links</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>