Jeanette Olsson
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Occupation(s) | singer and songwriter |
Jeanette Olsson is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She started working as a session singer in Stockholm in the late 1990s. Jeanette's vocals have appeared on tracks by Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande, CeeLo Green, Lea Michele, Demi Lovato, Melanie Amaro, Cher, Havana Brown, Paulina Rubio, Santana, LeAnn Rimes, Meat Loaf, Jessica Simpson, Christina Milian, Mýa and many others.
Jeanette signed her first publishing deal in 2001 with Kobalt Label Services and artists like Destiny's Child's Kelly Rowland and euro dance queen Kate Ryan have recorded Jeanettes songs.
After changing her hometown from Stockholm to Los Angeles in 2010, she continues to sing backing vocals for the stars. She has co-written and sung the title track for Disneynature movie Wings of Life. Her voice is heard on commercials for Fiat 500, Gillette, Sears, 7UP and Ulta and on the movie score for Soulsurfer and Rock of Ages. Together with some talented LA singers, she has sung on the Disney parade Mickey's Soundsational Parade that premiered May 26, 2011 at Disneyland California. In early 2011, Jeanette became one of the regular backing-vocalists on the TV show Glee. Occasionally, Jeanette also works as a vocal coach on the Paramount stage where Glee was filmed. She sang a cover version of "Edelweiss" for the opening sequence of The Man in the High Castle.[1]
Singer
Olsson has sung background vocals on the following songs and albums:[2]
- Glee: The Music Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
- Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded by Nicki Minaj ("Pound The Alarm" and "Whip It")
- Love? by Jennifer Lopez
- The Spirit Indestructible by Nelly Furtado ("End of the World" and "Play")
- "S&M" by Rihanna
- Femme Fatale, Britney, Oops!... I Did It Again, ...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears
- Free, Alive, French Connection by Kate Ryan
- Before the Dinosaurs by Aura Dione
- Rock of Ages Soundtrack
- My Love: Essential Collection by Celine Dion
- Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose by Meat Loaf[3]
- American Idol Season 4: The Showstoppers
- Christina Milian by Christina Milian
- Shaman by Santana
- "Irresistible" by Jessica Simpson
- "Gotta Tell You" by Samantha Mumba
- Dance Love Pop by Agnes
- Breathless by Shayne Ward
- Funky Dory by Rachel Stevens
- Go Your Own Way by Gareth Gates
- Victoria Beckham by Victoria Beckham
- Humanity - Hour 1 by Scorpions
- Pop by Same Difference
- Bianca Ryan by Bianca Ryan
- Black Roses by The Rasmus
- Hero by Charlotte Perrelli
Songwriter
Olsson has written 150 songs that are published by Good Songs in Denmark.[4]
A selection of songs written/co-written by Jeanette:
• "Have I Told You", KELLY ROWLAND (from Destiny's Child)
• "How Many Times", Kate Ryan
• "Only If I", Kate Ryan
• "L.I.L.Y." (Like I Love You)", "Your Eyes" (co-writer), "Put my finger on it" (co-writer), "How many times" (co-writer), "Wonderland" (co-writer) by KATE RYAN
• "Higher Ground" (co-writer), SANNE SALOMONSEN
• "Not alone" (co-writer ), with CHARLOTTE PERRELLI
References
- ↑ 'Edelweiss': An American Song for Global Dystopia, The Atlantic
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/artist/Jeanette+Olsson#s=year_desc&p=1&t=Credits_All
- ↑ http://www.meatloafexperience.com/cdalive.htm
- ↑ http://www.goodsongs.dk/catalogue/jeanette_olsson/