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Kompositören och producenten Benny Andersson tilldelas Svenska Akademiens Kungliga pris för år 2020. Priset instiftades 1835 av Karl XIV Johan, och delas numera ut för förtjänstfulla insatser inom något av Akademiens intresseområden.
Pristagare de senaste åren har varit bland andra Stina Ekblad (2016), Marie-Louise Ekman (2017), P.C. Jersild (2018) och Leif Zern (2019).
Prisbeloppet är på 100 000 kronor.
Benny Andersson var medlem i popgrupperna Hep Stars och ABBA. Han har bland annat komponerat musikalerna "Kristina från Duvemåla" och "Hjälp Sökes" och haft musikaliska samarbeten med Orsa spelmän.
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PLEASURE The composer and producer Benny Andersson is awarded the Swedish Academy's Royal Prize for the year 2020.
PLEASURE The composer and producer Benny Andersson is awarded the Swedish Academy's Royal Prize for the year 2020.
The prize was established in 1835 by Karl XIV Johan, and is now awarded for meritorious contributions in one of the Academy's areas of interest.
Prize winners in recent years have included Stina Ekblad (2016), Marie-Louise Ekman (2017), P.C. Jersild (2018) and Leif Zern (2019).
The prize amount is SEK 100,000.
Benny Andersson was a member of the pop groups Hep Stars and ABBA. Among other things, he has composed the musicals "Kristina från Duvemåla" and "Hjälp Sökes" and had musical collaborations with Orsa fiddlers.
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Prize winners in recent years have included Stina Ekblad (2016), Marie-Louise Ekman (2017), P.C. Jersild (2018) and Leif Zern (2019).
The prize amount is SEK 100,000.
Benny Andersson was a member of the pop groups Hep Stars and ABBA. Among other things, he has composed the musicals "Kristina från Duvemåla" and "Hjälp Sökes" and had musical collaborations with Orsa fiddlers.
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