Sanne Karlsson
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Sanne Anna Sofie Karlsson (born on 11 November 1985) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She has contributed her vocals to Ghost vs Sanne, E-Type and Polyphonics amongst others, and is most famous for being a part of the Swedish pop group, Play.
with her three siblings. She learned how to play the piano and began to sing at the age of 9. When Sanne was 10, her dad bribed her with a Super Nintendo to go to music lessons, even though her interests laid with horse riding and animals. She was accepted into Hanging Music School for singing classes. Her first choice for secondary school was Berga Natural Resources, but she didn't want to put music down completely, so she attended Rytmus, Stockholm's best music school.
's "Bad" was recorded with the Polyphonics in 2009 for the Michael Jackson tribute "Beat it: We Love MJ". In addition, Sanne recorded a song called "Wake Up Boy" with one of the members of the Polyphonics, known as 'Swingkid' on his solo album, "This Electric Life", also released in 2009. Her music with the Polyphonics & Swingkid was very popular in far eastern countries such as Japan and Korea.
In 2007 Sanne received a call from a colleague at Universal
, who asked her if she waned to sing on popular Swedish singer, E-Type
's new single, "True Believer". After a meeting with E-Type and major producer Max Martin
, the recording was done and the song was released in 2007, reaching #1 in Sweden with a Gold sales certificate, as well as #3 in Finland, and gaining high airplay in UK. Due to the success of the first single, they decided to add Sanne to the group. The album, "Eurotopia
" was released on 31 October, with Sanne singing on most of the tracks. The album peaked at #10 in Sweden. Three more singles with success to a lesser extent: Eurofighter, The Tide and Make Us High, and Sanne toured Europe with E-Type, and future Play member Emelie Norenberg
until 2009.
The Swedish producers, 'Ghost
' (Johan Ekhé & Ulf Lindström
) set up a project in 2008 called Ghost vs Sanne: a band with Ghost writing and producing and Sanne doing the vocals. Ghost are one of the most sought after produces in Sweden and have been nominated for 3 grammys, and are behind artists like Robyn
, Beverly Knight and Agnes. Ghost discovered Sanne after she replied to an advertisement they put in the newspaper. A single called "Hold This Girl" was released digitally, and the album, also under the name "Hold This Girl" was released in Canada in October 2008. Ghost vs Sanne toured U.S. twice, and the album was released worldwide in April 2009 with a new cover and a few new tracks.
Sanne has also performed in many clubs and bars as a Freelance singer
, been a Demo artist
and recorded advert jingle
s for products such as Loka, Skoda
and Com Hem
. She has also wrote and recorded some solo songs as well as lending her vocals to artists such as Kim Fransson
, Seven-G and My Tandem.
. It was made of four young girls: Fanny Hamlin, Anaïs Lameche
, Rosanna and Anna Sundstrand
. Play sold over 1 million albums and toured North America along with popular teen artists, such as A-Teens, Aaron Carter
, 'N Sync
and Destiny's Child
. Fanny left the group in 2003 to pursue a college education, and a new member, Janet Leon
was added to the group, until the group split in 2005.
On November 26, 2009, former members Fanny and Anaïs appeared on the Swedish radio stations NRJ and RIXFM, along with Sanne. They announced that, as a trio, they would return as "Play" and were to partake in the filming of a reality show Made in Sweden
, showing the group getting ready for their comeback to the music industry. The show also showed Anais and Fanny searching for a new member, as Rosanna was meant to join them in the reunion, but quit 3 weeks before filming. Sanne first met Play when she was recording a demo for their new album, and with the absence of the third member, they suggested that Sanne should join the line up. The show filmed Sanne getting to know the girls and after four episodes their comeback single, "Famous
" was released, peaking at #1 in Sweden.
The group released one more single, "Not The One", before the new album, Under My Skin
, was released on April 21, 2010 which reached #7 on the Swedish Albums Chart. In October Play recorded a song called "Destiny" for the Disney Channel Movie, Avalon High
without Fanny. Fanny had also stopped making appearances with Play and was roumered to be working on a solo career. In February 2011, Play officially announced that Fanny had left the group. As a result, Emelie Norenberg
, a good friend of Sanne's who also toured on E-Type's tour with her, was added to the group.
Play: Anais, Sanne & Emelie, are currently planning a return to the United States. They met with stylists, TV producers, as well as musicians during a trip to Los Angeles and New York in January and are hoping to release an EP in the United States in August. Play officially split up in early 2011, though an official announcement by their US manager was posted on the band's official fansite, Play Mania in May 2011.
Early life
Sanne Karlsson was born on 11 November 1985. She was raised in Vendelso, SwedenSweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
with her three siblings. She learned how to play the piano and began to sing at the age of 9. When Sanne was 10, her dad bribed her with a Super Nintendo to go to music lessons, even though her interests laid with horse riding and animals. She was accepted into Hanging Music School for singing classes. Her first choice for secondary school was Berga Natural Resources, but she didn't want to put music down completely, so she attended Rytmus, Stockholm's best music school.
2004-2009: Career Beginnings
Sanne finished her education at Rytmus in 2004, and ventured into a music career. One of her first releases was when she teamed up with Swedish funk & house music producers, The Polyphonics, and recorded a song called "Changing Times", which reached no.1 in the DJ Magazines' Hype Chart. She also appeared in various songs on their album, "Escapades" in 2009. A cover of Michael JacksonMichael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
's "Bad" was recorded with the Polyphonics in 2009 for the Michael Jackson tribute "Beat it: We Love MJ". In addition, Sanne recorded a song called "Wake Up Boy" with one of the members of the Polyphonics, known as 'Swingkid' on his solo album, "This Electric Life", also released in 2009. Her music with the Polyphonics & Swingkid was very popular in far eastern countries such as Japan and Korea.
In 2007 Sanne received a call from a colleague at Universal
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
, who asked her if she waned to sing on popular Swedish singer, E-Type
E-type (musician)
Bo Martin Erik Eriksson , better known by his stage name E-Type, is a Swedish Eurodance musician.-Early years:...
's new single, "True Believer". After a meeting with E-Type and major producer Max Martin
Max Martin
Martin Karl Sandberg, known professionally as Max Martin, is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. Raised in Stenhamra, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, he broke through as a producer and songwriter in the mid to late 1990s after crafting a string of hits for pop artists like the Backstreet Boys,...
, the recording was done and the song was released in 2007, reaching #1 in Sweden with a Gold sales certificate, as well as #3 in Finland, and gaining high airplay in UK. Due to the success of the first single, they decided to add Sanne to the group. The album, "Eurotopia
Eurotopia
Eurotopia is E-Type's sixth studio album which was released on October 31, 2007. It contains the hit songs "True Believer" and "Eurofighter". The album is very catchy and is dominated by the vocals of Sanne Karlsson, the newest addition to the band. Album reached 10th peak place in Swedish albums...
" was released on 31 October, with Sanne singing on most of the tracks. The album peaked at #10 in Sweden. Three more singles with success to a lesser extent: Eurofighter, The Tide and Make Us High, and Sanne toured Europe with E-Type, and future Play member Emelie Norenberg
Emelie Norenberg
Emelie Catharina Leontine Norenberg is a Swedish photographer, stewardess and singer. She is currently studying eventmanagement and project leadership. She is most famous for being included in the 4th incarnation of Swedish girlband, Play.-Early Life and career beginnings:Emelie Norenberg was born...
until 2009.
The Swedish producers, 'Ghost
Ghost (production team)
Ghost is a Swedish record producing and songwriting team, composed of Ulf Lindström and Johan Ekhé, based in New York City. They are perhaps best known for writing and producing Swedish singer Robyn's three first studio albums, Robyn Is Here , My Truth , and Don't Stop the Music...
' (Johan Ekhé & Ulf Lindström
Ulf Lindstrom
Ulf Lindström is a Swedish theoretical physicist working in the fields of string theory, supersymmetry, and general relativity....
) set up a project in 2008 called Ghost vs Sanne: a band with Ghost writing and producing and Sanne doing the vocals. Ghost are one of the most sought after produces in Sweden and have been nominated for 3 grammys, and are behind artists like Robyn
Robyn
Robin Miriam Carlsson , better known by her stage name Robyn, is a Swedish recording artist, singer, and songwriter. Robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know " from her debut album Robyn Is Here . She co-wrote the song "Du gör mig hel igen" for...
, Beverly Knight and Agnes. Ghost discovered Sanne after she replied to an advertisement they put in the newspaper. A single called "Hold This Girl" was released digitally, and the album, also under the name "Hold This Girl" was released in Canada in October 2008. Ghost vs Sanne toured U.S. twice, and the album was released worldwide in April 2009 with a new cover and a few new tracks.
Sanne has also performed in many clubs and bars as a Freelance singer
Freelancer
A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is somebody who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long term. These workers are often represented by a company or an agency that resells their labor and that of others to its clients with or without project management and...
, been a Demo artist
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
and recorded advert jingle
Jingle
A jingle is a short tune used in advertising and for other commercial uses. The jingle contains one or more hooks and lyrics that explicitly promote the product being advertised, usually through the use of one or more advertising slogans. Ad buyers use jingles in radio and television...
s for products such as Loka, Skoda
Škoda Auto
Škoda Auto , more commonly known as Škoda, is an automobile manufacturer based in the Czech Republic. Škoda became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group in 2000, positioned as the entry brand to the group...
and Com Hem
Com Hem
Com Hem AB of Sweden, supplies triple play services that include cable tv, digital television, broadband, telephony and HDTV.Founded in 1983 as Televerket Kabel-TV as part of the former state-owned Televerket, the company has been successively named Svenska Kabel-TV AB and Telia InfoMedia...
. She has also wrote and recorded some solo songs as well as lending her vocals to artists such as Kim Fransson
Kim Fransson
Kim Fransson is a Swedish singer songwriter. He is particlularly known for taking part in the first season of the series Made in Sweden, along with Janet Leon, and collaborated with Anders Bagge, Laila Bagge, Andreas Carlsson for his debut album, also writing some of his own notably co-writing...
, Seven-G and My Tandem.
2009-2011: Time in Play
Play was originally formed in 2001 in Sweden by current manager, Laila BaggeLaila Bagge
Laila Natali Bagge Wahlgren, born 15 December 1972 in Lund as Laila Natali Cahling, formerly Laila Bagge, is a Swedish manager and songwriter. Her mother is Swedish and her father is Palestinian. She worked for Sony BMG New York for three years as a talent scout. Laila also found the members and...
. It was made of four young girls: Fanny Hamlin, Anaïs Lameche
Anaïs Lameche
Anaïs Helena Kretz Lameche is an original member of the Swedish pop group Play. She is the only member of Play out of its seven different members to appear in all four different line-ups of the group...
, Rosanna and Anna Sundstrand
Anna Sundstrand
Anna Maria Carolina Sundstrand is a Swedish singer and model. She was a member of the Swedish pop group Play from the group's formation in 2001 when she was 12 until their breakup in 2005...
. Play sold over 1 million albums and toured North America along with popular teen artists, such as A-Teens, Aaron Carter
Aaron Carter
Aaron Charles Carter is an American singer. He came to fame as a pop and hip hop singer in the late 1990s, establishing himself as a star among pre-teen and teenage audiences during the early-first decade of the 21st century....
, 'N Sync
'N Sync
N Sync was an American boy band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich, *NSYNC consisted of JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick...
and Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
. Fanny left the group in 2003 to pursue a college education, and a new member, Janet Leon
Janet Leon
Janet Ava Leon is a professional Swedish singer and dancer of Persian and Spanish descent.-Time in Play:She joined the pop group Play in late 2003...
was added to the group, until the group split in 2005.
On November 26, 2009, former members Fanny and Anaïs appeared on the Swedish radio stations NRJ and RIXFM, along with Sanne. They announced that, as a trio, they would return as "Play" and were to partake in the filming of a reality show Made in Sweden
Made in Sweden (TV program)
"Made in Sweden" is a Swedish television program produced by TV4 targeting music talents and helping them to create new musical projects. The program is supervised by Swedish Idol series judges Anders Bagge, Andreas Carlsson and Laila Bagge...
, showing the group getting ready for their comeback to the music industry. The show also showed Anais and Fanny searching for a new member, as Rosanna was meant to join them in the reunion, but quit 3 weeks before filming. Sanne first met Play when she was recording a demo for their new album, and with the absence of the third member, they suggested that Sanne should join the line up. The show filmed Sanne getting to know the girls and after four episodes their comeback single, "Famous
Famous (Play song)
"Famous" is an English language hit by Swedish girl group Play, taken from the album Under My Skin released April 21, 2010. It is the first number-one single for the group on the Swedish Singles Chart, and their first top 10 hit since Play began, a decade ago.The song was released as a one-track...
" was released, peaking at #1 in Sweden.
The group released one more single, "Not The One", before the new album, Under My Skin
Under My Skin (Play album)
Under My Skin is the fifth and final studio album by Swedish girlband Play, released on April 21, 2010. The first single off the album was "Famous". It debuted at #7 on the Swedish Albums Chart - their first entry on the chart...
, was released on April 21, 2010 which reached #7 on the Swedish Albums Chart. In October Play recorded a song called "Destiny" for the Disney Channel Movie, Avalon High
Avalon High (film)
Avalon High is a 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Britt Robertson, Gregg Sulkin, Joey Pollari and Devon Graye. The movie is based on the book of the same name by Meg Cabot...
without Fanny. Fanny had also stopped making appearances with Play and was roumered to be working on a solo career. In February 2011, Play officially announced that Fanny had left the group. As a result, Emelie Norenberg
Emelie Norenberg
Emelie Catharina Leontine Norenberg is a Swedish photographer, stewardess and singer. She is currently studying eventmanagement and project leadership. She is most famous for being included in the 4th incarnation of Swedish girlband, Play.-Early Life and career beginnings:Emelie Norenberg was born...
, a good friend of Sanne's who also toured on E-Type's tour with her, was added to the group.
Play: Anais, Sanne & Emelie, are currently planning a return to the United States. They met with stylists, TV producers, as well as musicians during a trip to Los Angeles and New York in January and are hoping to release an EP in the United States in August. Play officially split up in early 2011, though an official announcement by their US manager was posted on the band's official fansite, Play Mania in May 2011.
Discography
| Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Polyphonics | Changing Times |
| 2007 | E-Type | Eurotopia |
| 2008 | Ghost vs Sanne | Hold This Girl (Canadian Version) |
| 2009 | Ghost vs Sanne | Hold The Girl |
| 2009 | Swingkid | Wake Up Boy |
| 2009 | Various Artists | Beat It: We Love MJ |
| 2009 | Polyphonics | Escapades |
| 2010 | Play | Under My Skin |
External links
- http://www.sannekarlsson.com/main.swf Sanne's official website
- Sanne on IMDB
- http://www.myspace.com/sannekarlsson Sanne at Myspace
- http://www.polyphonics.se/ The Polyphonics' official website
- http://dontstopthepop.blogspot.com/2009/05/ghost-vs-sanne-interview.html an Interview with Ghost vs Sanne
- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ghost-vs-Sanne/265761780595 Ghost vs Sanne on Facebook
- http://play-mania.com/ Active fansite for Play
- http://sannekarlssonfans.com/ Sanne Karlsson fansite