19 Jul 2007

Helena in Wikipedia II

Ilya Volkov, a Russian fan, had written a good article in wikipedia (August, 2006) and Nicole Breuer had added some important facts. I also added some information and this is the updated article about Helena in Wikipedia


Helena in Wikipedia

Helena Josefsson is a Swedish singer, composer and lyrics writer, and the lead singer in the band Sandy Mouche.

Biography

Helena Marianne Josefsson was born in Kalmar, Sweden (1978.03.23). Her parents divorced when she was 7 and they moved with mom and her new love to a village called BjörnstorpLund, Skåne County, southern Sweden) when she was ten. She has got four sisters. She is left-handed and can play keyboards, tambourine and harmonica. Helena married Martinique Josefsson, his long time boyfriend. (outside of

First groups and Sandy Mouche

Helena began to play in some groups in Lund and Malmö (ewing.1, Plastic Soul, The Good Mornings) before forming in the fall of 2001 the band Sandy Mouche with her husband Martinique Josefsson and the Blomgren brothers (Per and Ola Blomgren). So far they have released and E.P. (Sandy Mouche, spring 2003) and two albums (White Lucky Dragon, September 2004; and ... and poems for the unborn, January, 2006)

Backing vocals

Helena has been doing backing vocals for a lot of Swedish and some foreign artists: The Ark, Righteous Boy, Swan Lee, Justin Winokur, Doug Wyatt, Junior Senior, Andreas Johnson, Sebastian Karlsson, Hideki Kaji, The Margarets, Metro Jets, ...

Many of these collaborations and Sandy Mouche's and Helena Solo albums have been recorded in the Aerosol Grey Machine Studio in Vollsjö, a small urban area (788 habitants) in the Sjöbo Municipality. The owner and producer of this studio, Christoffer Lundquist, was a member of the Swedish band Brainpool and has worked with Roxette, The Cardigans, Ed Harcourt, Ulf Lundell, Gyllene Tider, Wilmer X and many others. Chris Lundquist is used to call Helena (backing vocals) and Jens Jansson (bass and drums) when needed.

Per Gessle's band

In 2003 Helena Josefsson took part in recording Per Gessle's Swedish solo album Mazarin as a backup singer. She also participated in Mazarin Sommarturne 2003 with Per Gessle and the band. A year later in 2004, Helena was invited to record Gyllene Tider's anniversary album 'Finn 5 Fel!'.

The Mazarin project became actually a defined band, Son of a Plumber, with Per Gessle - vocals and guitar -, Clarence Öfwerman - keyboards -, Christoffer Lundquist - guitar-, Jens Jansson - drums - and Helena Josefsson - vocals -. Son of a Plumber released their first album in 2005 in Sweden and in 2006 in all Europe. All the team has worked together again in the last Gessle's Swedish solo album, En händig man, and in the En händig man Summer Tour (2007).

Dynamo: the first solo album (2007)

On February 28th, 2007, her first solo album, Dynamo, was released. As of July, 2007, the album is backed by the singles "By Your Side", "Never Never (My Dynamo) and "Where Does the Unused Love Go?."

Thoughts by Helena Josefsson

- "What do you want to become when you grow up? Either a troll or an artist!, I replied to that question at 7 years of age. When I think about it, trolls and artists do have rather much in common. What I wanted, and still try to achieve, is the sense of liberty, being part of nature, getting room in the city, finding a spot for mushrooming. That it is all right to be the way one is and still being able to receive love. Being an artist and composer is probably one of the few lifestyles where one can be a troll simultaneously!"

- "When you are born, you are complete but then shell after shell is added as protection against dangers around. Or society forces you to take different parts, needs and patterns you don´t really need or want. Then one can spend the rest of one´s life finding and removing the bad shells, and saving the good ones, one by one. At least that´s what I want to do"

Albums by Sandy Mouche

  • Sandy Mouche (spring 2003) - ep
  • White Lucky Dragon (September 2004) - just in Sweden and Japan
  • ...and poems for the unborn (January 2006) - so far in Sweden only

Albums by Helena Josefsson

  • Dynamo (February 2007)

Singles by Sandy Mouche

Singles by Helena Josefsson

  • By Your Side (2006)
  • Never Never (My Dynamo) (2007)
  • Where Does the Unused Love Go? (2007)

Videography by Sandy Mouche

  • Cherry pie (dir. Johan Tholsson)
  • C’est pas juste (dir. Per and Ola Blomgren)
  • Papillon (dir. Jeffry Rich)

Videography by Helena Josefsson

  • By Your Side.

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PS: I have also written a Spanish version of this article.

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