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:
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.
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:[10]
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)
^Hitlistan, official Swedish charts. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Retrieved on 3 June 2011.
^Hitlistan, official Swedish charts. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Retrieved on 3 June 2011.
