Anders Henkan Henriksson, a notable Swedish producer, musician, songwriter, and arranger, was born on May 26, 1945, in Stockholm, where he also passed away on December 4, 2016.

Recognized early in life as a musical prodigy, he honed his skills on the piano and attended both Adolf Fredrik's Music School and Sveriges Radio's Music School. Following his studies at the music conservatory in Heidelberg and under a renowned professor, he began his career at EMI, where he was responsible for classical record releases. When a producer was unavailable, Henkan stepped in to produce modern pop music. In the early 1960s, he was a member of Marianne & the Boys and an early version of the Mascots, a group he would later produce.

Henkan's career in the music industry flourished during the 1960s as he took on multiple roles including technician, musician, singer, songwriter, and producer for various artists. He worked with bands such as Shanes, The Red Squares, Horanges from Dalecarlia, Mascots, Tom & Mick & Maniacs, and Hounds.

From August 1965 onwards, Henkan formed a significant partnership with the band Tages, producing hits like "The One for You," "Miss Mac Bar," and "Every Raindrop Means a Lot." His contributions were instrumental in the release of Tages' albums "Extra Extra," "Contrast," and "Studio."

By 1967, Henkan had achieved an impressive tally of 27 Swedish number-one hits, either with Tages or other bands. During this period, he also produced for Annaabee-Nox and Science Poption.

As a songwriter, he collaborated with various artists and wrote under the pseudonym F Akon, often contributing B-sides for Tages, Mascots, and Shanes. Additionally, he served as a studio musician on Agnetha Fältskog's debut LP in the late 1960s.

In 1969, he joined the team of technicians and producers at Abbey Road, where he remained until 1972. During this time, he produced notable works including the album by [m56897], contributed uncredited musical notes for songwriters Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway, played piano on [m90116] (produced by Barry Gibb), and sang backing vocals on Elton John's "Take Me to the Pilot." His final production at Abbey Road occurred in 1971 with [m500199].

Henkan continued to produce albums in Sweden for artists such as Björn Skifs, Janne Lucas Persson, Peter Lundblad, and Anders F. Rönnblom, notably working on the single "Anders & Nicko - Down By The Seaside" in 1965 and the albums "Din Barndom Skall Aldrig Dö" and "Ramlösa Kvarn." He also created the large studio group Baltik, which featured musicians from both Sweden and England, culminating in the album "Baltik" released in 1973. His participation in music projects included Sommarfilosoferna (1970) and Ablution (1974).

Throughout the 1970s, Henkan produced albums for a variety of artists, including Björn J: son Lindh, Bernt Staf, Scafell Pike, Paul Paljett, and Py Bäckman. In 1975, he began a collaboration with Magnus Uggla, co-writing many of Uggla's songs such as "Varning på stan," "4 sekunder," "Jag mår illa," and "Kung för en dag."

In 1980, he produced albums [r9165239] and [r3851205]. During the 1980s, he was heavily involved in dance band music, particularly with Vargtass, often releasing through Mariann Records in Skara. His name also appeared on notable albums like Reeperbahn's "Venuspassagen," which he mixed, and he produced Dan Sundqvist & Prince Valiant's album in 1983.

Henkan contributed to the Melodifestivalen and served as a chapel master on three occasions, as well as on the TV show Måndagsbörsen, participating in over 250 television programs. He co-composed the theme song for "Björnes magasin" with Coste Apetrea and created various film and advertisement music, including a jingle for the Ski World Cup in Falun in 1993, based on "Hjortnäslåten." Together with Björn Skifs, he wrote a song for Leksand IF.

News of Anders Henkan Henriksson's passing was reported on December 5, 2016. He was 71 years old.

In Swedish media, he has sometimes been mistakenly credited as an engineer on [m436] and associated acts; these credits actually belong to a different English sound engineer, Andy Hendriksen.