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Tales and Myths of Gothia - Jerker Johansson

Jerker Johansson has lived in Gothenburg, on the Swedish West Coast, since , and is deeply interested in the history of the country. Gothia is the most southern part of Sweden, and Gothenburg, which was founded in , is since many years an important centre for trade and shipping. Old paintings of the harbour with its gigantic sailing ships gave impulse to the heroic character of the piece. The opening fanfare is followed by a lively allegro, which eventually leads to a calm section, containing reminiscences of the fanfare. The cornets introduce a cantabile theme, and a dance reminding of the Renaissance precede a recapitulation of the allegro theme. Tales and Myths of Gothia was originally composed for concert band in The brass band version was premiered on 26 April during Oslo Brass festival by Uffes Blas Brassband, conducted by Andreas Kratz.

Benny Andersson & BAO

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BAO

In Benny formed his own group called simply "Benny Anderssons Orkester". Benny and 13 musicians recorded their first album at Atlantis studio (aka Metronome Studio) in Stockholm. Lyrics to the songs on the forthcoming album were written by Björn Ulvaeus. Benny chose Helen Sjöholm as a singer in Benny Anderssons Orkester.

The album

The debut album was released on June 20th, It contained 14 compositions and among them the smash hit in Sweden "Vår sista dans" (Our last dance) with lyrics written by Björn Ulvaeus and performed by Helen Sjöholm.

Skansen August

BAO performed on Allsång på Skansen on August 7th, It was the first big TV promotion for the group. Helen Sjöholm performed "Vår sista dans" (Our last dance), Benny played "Does Your Mother Know" during the rehearsals, Helen and Josefin Nilsson presented the Swedish language version of " I Know Him So Well" which would be later a part of the Swedish set-up of the musical "Chess". Björn Ulvaeus was one of the special guests in the audience.

On TV

On December 25th Swedish Television broadcasted a TV-special "New adventures of BAO". In this minutes-show BAO performed several songs from their first album. The show was directed by Beeny's wife Mona Nörklit.

Berwaldhallen

On January 5th, BAO with Helen and Tommy gave a concert at Berwaldhallen in Stockholm where they performed both old and new songs.

Skansen August

Benny and his orkester, Helen Sjöholm and Tommy Körberg were guests in the Allsång på Skansen on August 6, ,  hosting by Lasse Berghagen. Benny Anderssons Orkester, Helen and Tommy performed a traditional danc

Swedish singer Helen Sjöholm's discography and chart successes

Swedish singer and actress Helen Sjöholm made her first major recording in /, when she played the role in Benny Andersson's and Björn Ulvaeus's epic musical Kristina från Duvemåla. Since then, she has contributed to many album recordings. However, only two solo-albums under her own name have been released in and

This discography provides a summary of her work from until today. Albums which feature important contributions by her can be found in the albums section, whereas other collaborations and contributions are listed in the section below.

While not being able to score many hit-singles on the official Swedish Singles Chart, which is based on sales, she nevertheless is responsible for a string of hits on the important Swedish radio chart Svensktoppen. She even holds the record for the longest chart run ( weeks) and longest consecutive occupation of the number 1 spot (38 weeks, 65 weeks in total) on that chart with the Benny Anderssons Orkester song Du är min man.

Albums

Other contributions

Singles

See also

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