Fait accompli (BAO song)

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"Fait accompli"
Song by BAO
from the album BAO 3
Language Swedish
Released 24 October 2007 (2007-10-24)
Genre Swedish folk music
Label Mono
Composer(s) Benny Andersson
Lyricist(s) Björn Ulvaeus

Fait accompli is a song written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. With Tommy Körberg as vocalist, it was recorded by BAO on the 2007 album BAO 3 . [1] It was also recorded in English, with the same title, on the 2009 album Story of a Heart . [2]

Benny Andersson Swedish musician

Göran BrorBennyAndersson is a Swedish musician, composer, member of the Swedish music group ABBA, and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!. For the 2008 film version of Mamma Mia! and its 2018 sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, he worked also as an executive producer. Since 2001, he has been active with his own band Benny Anderssons orkester.

Björn Ulvaeus Swedish musician

Björn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, producer, a member of the Swedish musical group ABBA, and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!. He co-produced the film Mamma Mia! with fellow ABBA member and close friend Benny Andersson.

Tommy Körberg Swedish musical and schlager singer

Bert Gustav Tommy Körberg is a Swedish singer, actor, and musician. English-speaking audiences know him best for his role as Anatoly/"The Russian" in the musical Chess. He played the role on the 1984 concept album, and again on stage in the 1986 world première West End production in London. He has also performed the role several more times since then.

The song became a major Svensktoppen success, charting for 19 weeks between 2 December 2007 [3] -13 April 2008 [4] before leaving chart. [5]

Svensktoppen is a weekly record chart airing at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. The last years before the January 2003 change, the programme was strongly dominated by dansband music.

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References

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  2. "Story of a Heart" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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