Helena Josefsson

Helena Marianne Josefsson (born 23 March 1978 in Kalmar, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She is the lead singer of the band "Sandy Mouche " and worked for years as a backup singer at various Swedish artists, the most famous among them is Per Gessle ( Roxette ). Her first solo album, "Dynamo" she published in 2007.

Biography

Helena learned with three years of dancing and with seven she sang in the choir. She plays several instruments including keyboards, tambourine and harmonica. Her grandmother was the owner of a record store. Their musical influences are, inter alia, Michael Jackson, Terence Trent D' Arby, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Alanis Morissette and the Cranberries.

Josefsson is married since 2003, has two sons and lives in the region of Malmö. In addition, she has completed a optician training.

First musical steps

Helen was a member of various groups in the region around Malmö, during their high school days. These included "Plastic Soul" ( first among " Jive with Clive " become known ), a project with Magnus Tingsek and his band, as well as a collaboration with Dan Bornemark 's Band "The Good Mornings.

Sandy Mouche

During your time in the group "Plastic Soul" Helena has worked with Per Blomgren (drums). With his brother Ola (guitar ) and Martin Nilsson (keyboard / vocals ) she founded in the fall of 2001 during a vacation in the group " Sandy Mouche ". The group belonged to 2004 Danyal Taylan ( bass). So far she had appearances in Sweden and France. Was published in Sweden, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Australia and Japan: an EP ( "Sandy Mouche ", Spring 2003 ), some promo singles ( "Cherry Pie", 2003; " C'est pas juste and Papillon ", 2004 ), three digital singles (all in 2005: " A Story ", " In the Sand " and " Spiderweb Suit" ) and two albums ( "White Lucky Dragon ", September 2004 and " ... Poems for the Unborn ", January 2006 ). The song " Spiderweb Suit", written by Helena, was in the film " New York Waiting" ( directed by Joachim Hedén, 2006 ) was used. The first single, " Hurt", from their third album " Glory and Grace ", published on December 17, 2012 Sandy Mouche worldwide as a digital single, which also includes a music video was produced. It was also announced a series of concerts in 2013, the release concert for the new album was held in Malmö in Victoria Teatern on May 4. The third studio album, " Glory and Grace " was released on May 8, 2013.

Solo projects

In February 2007, appeared Helena's first solo album "Dynamo", at EMI Sweden, which consists of 13 songs ( among others from the single releases: " By Your Side" (October 2006 ), " Never Never (My Dynamo ) " (February 2007) and " Where Does the Unused Love Go? " ) exists.

Misplaced it was at Per Gessle's Elevator Entertaintment, produced in 2006 by Christoffer Lundquist (producer and guitarist among others Roxette ) in the aerosol Grey Machine Studios in Vollsjö / South Sweden. The album reached number 23 of the Swedish charts.

Her second solo album " Kyss mej " she published in 2011 by Capitol Records and Elevator, which contains 11 songs, including the 2009 single " Fen & Jag ". The promotion of the album " Kyss mej " was but of relatively low because Helena was already at that time with Roxette as a background singer on a world tour. When you are single and have been digitally " Kyss Mej " published " Knockout", the title " Nan anna stans, nan annan gång " there was no album -related single release a music video.

Currently begin preliminary work on their third studio album.

Background vocals and other projects

Josefsson has background vocals for many Swedish and some international artists sung, including: The Ark, Righteous Boy, Swan Lee, Justin Winokur, Gyllene Tider, Doug Wyatt, Junior Senior, Andreas Johnson, Sebastian Karlsson, Hideki Kaji, The Margarets, Metro Jets, Brain Pool, Pelle Rossler, Air Bureau, stock Finster, District 1269, Fredo and Arash ( Labaf ), Per Gessle and Roxette.

Many of these collaborations originated in the studios of Skåne Region / Southern Sweden: Tambourine Studios and Gula Studion in Malmö and the Aerosol Grey Machine Studios (AGM ) in Vollsjö, Owner: Brain pool member and producer Christoffer Lundquist Roxette.

Per Gessle

In 2003, Josefsson was part of the images by Per Gessle's Swedish solo album " Mazarin " as a background singer. Gessle's Mazarin project was the start of a touring band, with Per Gessle (vocals and guitar), Clarence Öfwerman (keyboard), Christoffer Lundquist (guitar ), Jens Jansson (drums) and Helena Josefsson (vocals / backing vocals ). After Mazarin followed with her three more albums, one in Swedish and two in English, Son of a Plumber (2005), En handed man ( 2007) and Party Crasher (2008). Josefsson 's voice took over the lead vocals on some songs. On the albums each followed also toured in Sweden: Mazarin Sommarturne (2003) and De handed one Sommarturne (2007), and the European tour: The Party Crasher Tour ( 2009)

Arash

In the years 2005 and 2008, Josefsson worked with the Iranian- Swedish singer Arash Labaf together for some songs. For his debut album " Arash " they sang the eponymous title track and "Pure Love", still unnamed, a. For the following album " Donya " she sang together with Arash, then as Arash feat. Helena, the title " Broken Angel " one. Again, however, it did not appear in the accompanying music video and was replaced by an actress.

Roxette

Since 2010 she has worked as a background singer for Roxette, alternating with Malin Ekstrand, go. Since February 2011 she has been with Roxette on the ongoing until September 2012 World Tour. But this could only accompany the end of 2011 and had it Because of your pregnancy Dea ​​(Andrea ) Norberg cede. Since then she looks back to her group "Sandy Mouche " and her solo project. Furthermore, they became part of the recordings for Roxette's " Travelling" album (2012), as a background singer and duet partner of Roxette Marie Fredriksson - front woman in the song " Perfect Excuse " ..

Dollykollot / The Dolly Camp

Members of the "Dolly Camps " are, except Josefsson, Nina Persson ( The Cardigans ), Cecilia Norlund, Gudrun Hauksdottir and Lotta Wenglén. The story is about five musicians who are traveling in the footsteps of Dolly Parton. Launched in 2004 Project in 2011 reached its peak with the release of the eponymous album and the DvD " Jag är min egen Dolly Parton " / " I'm my own Dolly Parton ". In her honor, was also organizes a series of concerts and recorded a CD; on the Also covers of Dolly Parton songs are (including " Jolene " ), Helena contributed the song "nan anna stans, nan annan gång " to the album with.

Robert Pettersson

For the 2011 in Sweden, Germany in September 2012, released movie "Hamilton" / "Agent Hamilton " sang Josefsson and Robert Pettersson ( " Takida " ) a duet entitled " My own worst Enemy " one. To the song was further rotated and released a music video.

Discography

  • "Dynamo" - 2007
  • " Kyss mej " - February 2011
  • " By Your Side" - October 2006
  • " Never Never (My Dynamo ) " - February 2007
  • " Where Does the Unused Love Go? " - 2007 - Radio Single
  • " Fen & Jag " - October 2009
  • " Kyss mej " - 2010
  • " Knockout" - May 2011
  • " E. P. " - 2003 - Promo
  • "White Lucky Dragon " - September 2004
  • " ... And Poems for the Unborn " - January 2006
  • " Glory and Grace " - May 8, 2013
  • "Cherry pie" - 2003 - Promo
  • " C'es pas juste " - 2004 - Promo
  • "Papillon" - 2004 - Promo
  • "Une histoire " - 2005
  • "In the sand" - 2005
  • " Spiderweb suit" - 2005
  • "Papillon" - 2006 - Promo Only France
  • " Wake Evening, Morning Flake" - December 2006 - radio single only in Belgium
  • " Hurt" - December 17, 2012 - digital single
  • " Glory and Grace " - March 25, 2013 - digital single
  • " L' éléphant Dans La Chambre" - June 12, 2013 - digital single
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