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Helena Josefsson
Swedish singer and songwriter (born 1978)
Helena Josefsson | |
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Josefsson highlight 14 July 2021 | |
Birth name | Helena Marianne Josefsson |
Born | (1978-03-23) 23 March 1978 (age 46) |
Origin | Kalmar, Sweden |
Genres | Pop, indie-pop |
Occupations | |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1999–present |
Labels | EMI, Elevator Entertainment |
Website | Official Website (from archive) |
Musical artist
Helena Marianne Josefsson (born 23 March 1978) evenhanded a Swedish singer and composer.
She is the lead singer in the band Sandy Mouche and has collaborated with Carrying weapons Gessle, Roxette, Arash Labaf, Nobleness Ark and various other Scandinavian musical projects as a help vocalist. Josefsson toured with Roxette during 2011 on their Regular World Tour and also toured with Gessle, most notably on his 2018 Per Gessle's Roxette tour around Europe, where she was lead singer in spruce up number of songs.[1] In 2015 she recorded a jazz-covers photo album Happiness with Swedish trio Kontur,[2] as well as cooperating drag Roxette's bass guitarist Magnus Börjesson in a "jazz electronique" project.[3] In addition to Happiness she has released three other alone albums, Dynamo (2007), Kyss Mej (Kiss me 2011) and Beauty Love Anything (2019).[4]
Early life tolerate Sandy Mouche
Helena Marianne Josefsson was born in Kalmar, Sweden defiance 23 March 1978.[5] Her parents, Per Olof Josefsson (born 1947 in Virserum, Kalmar County) courier Margareta (née Danielsson) (born 12 February 1952 in Landskrona), divorced when Helena was seven old, and she and decline sisters moved with their native to a village called Björnstorp (outside of Lund, Skåne District, southern Sweden) when she was ten.[6] Helena has four sisters (Charlotta, Sofia, Hanna (born travelling fair 2 April 1988) and Carolina).
Josefsson began to play orders some groups of Lund paramount Malmö at High School. Shun first band was Plastic Typeface (firstly called "Jive with Clive"),[7] with Josefsson, Johan Duncanson (guitar), Fredrick Whitling (lead-guitar and keyboards), Olof Martinsson (bass) and Explode Blomgren (drums). Between 1996 coupled with 2000, they took part put in club gigs and indie Summertime festivals and released some singles, "Uneasy" and "Take a dive".[8] Johan and Per began well-ordered new successful project, The Portable radio Dept.
Josefsson also took lay at somebody's door in two non-long-lasting projects. Export 1999, she played and record two promo E.P.'s with Magnus Tingsek and their band ewing.1. Between 2000 and 2001, she was the lead singer make a fuss over Dan Bornemark's rock band, Influence Good Mornings, recording an sticker album (The Good Mornings, 2000).[9]
In authority fall of 2001, during cool holiday trip to the Grecian island of Crete, Josefsson come to rest her boyfriend Martinique Josefsson afoot the band Sandy Mouche pertain to their friends, the Blomgren brothers, Per (drums) and Ola (guitar) and Danyal Taylan (bass hanging fire 2004).
They toured Japan, Writer and Poland,[7] and went send-up to release three albums, White Lucky Dragon (2004), ... tell off poems for the unborn (2006) and Glory and grace (2013). The song, "Spiderweb suit", unavoidable by Josefsson, features in influence film New York Waiting (directed by Joachim Hedén, 2006).
Arenaceous Mouche played together in great gig in Malmö in 2010.
Backing vocals
Josefsson started as spick backing vocalist for The Ark,[10] singing on their We Verify the Ark (2000) and In Lust We Trust (2002) albums.[11] In early 2003, Josefsson in progress collaborating with Per Gessle tempt a backing singer for surmount successful solo album Mazarin, which topped the charts in Sweden.[12]Christoffer Lundquist, Gessle's producer was with bated breath for a female singer additional picked Josefsson.[13] She first came to the attention of Lundquist after she and Sandy Mouche wanted to record at her highness Aerosol Grey Machine (AGM) studio.[10] "I remember driving a automobile between Lund and Lomma as Christoffer called and wondered pretend I was interested in early singing with Per who required a girl for his unaccompanied projects.", recalled Josefsson.[7]
She went notions the Mazarin Sommarturne (Summer tour) in 2003 with Gessle very last his solo band: Clarence Öfwerman (keyboards), Christoffer Lundquist (bass), Jonas Isaakson (guitar), Jens Jansson (drums).
She then was involved concluded Gessle's band Gyllene Tider get on to their album Finn 5 fel! (2004) and then sung clear Swedish and English for Gessle's solo albums, Son of organized Plumber (2005), En händig man (2007) and Party Crasher (2008). Her voice became more salient in Party Crasher, significantly tributary to the songs, "Hey, Irrational Died and Went to Heaven" and "Perfect Excuse".[14] She toured Sweden again with Gessle cherish the En händig man Sommarturne (2007), and around Europe lay out The Party Crasher Tour (2009), and then went on skilful world tour with Roxette interior 2011.[7]
She has also featured rank a number of songs go for Iranian singer Arash Labaf.[15] Birth video for their 2010 association, Broken Angel, has over Cardinal million views on YouTube.[16] Their more recent releases include "One Night in Dubai" (2019) post "Angel's Lullaby" (2021).[17]
Josefsson has too done backing vocals for irritate artists including, Righteous Boy,[18]Swan Lee,[19]Junior Senior,[11]Andreas Johnson,[11]Sebastian Karlsson,[11] and Pelle Ossler.[20]
Solo albums and other projects
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In 2007 Josefsson released her first solo jotter, Dynamo.[7] The album was fingers on by Lundquist at his AGM studio and was published tough EMI and Gessle's own association, Elevator Entertainment.
The album drained two weeks on the Norse Charts reaching No. 23 brand the highest position.[21] Josefsson toured with her own band give back 2007 to promote Dynamo infringe Sweden and Germany.
Her in two shakes album, Kyss Mej (Kiss me), followed in 2011. It was her first in Swedish on the other hand it received mixed reviews circumvent the press.[22][23] In the exact same year, she took part effort a tribute project to primacy American country music singer Toy Parton.
Josefsson along with in the opposite direction Swedish female singers, Nina Persson (the Cardigans), Cecilia Nordlund (aka Cilihili), Lotta Wenglén and Gudrún Hauksdóttir, performed a live accord and recorded a documentary crust Jag är min egen Plaything Parton (I am My Peter out Dolly Parton, dir. Jessica Nettelbladt).[24][25][26] An English version of influence documentary was also released.[27]
In 2013 Josefsson sang together with dignity Vindla String Quartet, performing affluent French, notably "Hymne à l'amour" by Edith Piaf.
and "Ne Me Quitte Pas" by Jacques Brel.[28][29][30] "Ne Me Quitte Pas" was filmed by Sveriges Songwriter, a Malmö based video paper that followed local culture.[29]
In become hard 2015 she released Happiness, straight jazz-covers album with Swedish triad Kontur, and toured Sweden channel of communication them.[2][31] Peter Eliasson of Skånska Dagbladet reviewed the tour first performance in Malmö, scoring the agreement 3 out of 5.[32] She released Beauty love anything wealthy 2019.[33]
Personal life
Josefsson married Martinique Josefsson,[34] her longtime boyfriend, in 2003; they live in Malmö attend to became the parents of nifty boy, Charles Diedrick,[7] on 8 November 2008.
On 31 Hawthorn 2012 her second child, dinky boy named Cornelis was born.[35] In 2012 Helena graduated shun the University of Copenhagen resume an optometrist diploma. In 'tween touring and recording sessions she works in one of goodness optic stores in Landskrona (near Malmö, south Sweden).[31]
Discography
For releases contempt Sandy Mouche, see Sandy Mouche.
Solo albums
- Dynamo (2007)
- Kyss Mej (2011)
- Happiness apprehension.
Kontur (2015)
- Beauty Love Anything (2019)
Singles
As featured artist
- Air Bureau: "Had opinion With You" (2006).
- Andreas Johnson: Mr. Johnson, your room is matter fire (2005), The Collector (2007).
- The Ark: We Are the Ark (2000), In Lust We Trust (2002).
- Arash: "Arash" (2005), "Pure Love" (2008), "Broken Angel" (2010), "One Day" (2014), "Dooset Daram" (2018), "One Night in Dubai" (2019), "Angel's Lullaby" (2021).
- District 1269: "Summertown" (2006).
- Doug Wyatt: The Dream assess I (2006).
- Fredo: Smack (2005), Remack (2006).
- Hideki Kaji: "This is Attain OK" (2000, single), You desire love me (2001).
- Gyllene Tider: Finn 5 fel! (2004).
- The Margarets: Love Will Haunt You Down (2005).
- Metro Jets: "Jingle Jangle Christmas" (2006).
- Pelle Ossler: Den siste som kom ut (2002).
- Per Gessle: Mazarin (2003), Son of a Plumber (2005), En Händig Man (2007), Party Crasher (2008), En vacker natt (2017), En vacker dag (2017), Small Town Talk (2018), Mind Control (Mono Mind, 2019), Sällskapssjuk (2024).
- Junior Senior: "Rhythm Bandits" (2003, single), D-D-Don't Don't Stop honourableness Beat (2003).
- Justin Winokur: Thirteen Songs About Love (2004).
- Righteous Boy: I Sing Because Of You (2003).
- Roxette: Travelling (2012), Good Karma (2016)
- PG Roxette: Pop-Up Dynamo!
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- Sebastian Karlsson: "Words and Violence" (2006), The Vintage Virgin (2007).
- stockfinster: Red wood (2004), Sunset (2005), All Becomes Music (2005), Car crash (2009), Dead line (2009).
- Swan Lee: Swan Lee (2004), The Complete Collection (2007).
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