Jennie Helena Abrahamson (born 28 May 1978, in Sävar) is a Swedish pop

singer and songwriter A singer-songwriter is a musician who writes, composes, and performs their own musical material, including lyrics and melodies. In the United States, the category is built on the folk- acoustic tradition with a guitar, although this role has t ...

. Born near the northern Swedish city of

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, she now lives in

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district.

Career

After initially playing in various

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and collaborating with changing other artists, she launched a solo career in Sweden in 2006. Supported by her friends Friska Viljor and

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, Abrahamson founded her own record label in 2007. She also runs a recording studio in Stockholm with her longtime partner Johannes Berglund. She is often critical of the adversities of the music business. She originally studied psychology and was considering returning to this field when she received the request to go on tour with

Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and human rights activist. He came to prominence as the original frontman of the rock band Genesis. He left the band in 1975 and launched a solo career wit ...

. She toured with Peter Gabriel on his '' Back to Front''-'' So'' tour in 2013 and 2014 together with

Linnea Olsson Linnea Matilda Olsson is a Swedish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known and acclaimed as a cellist. A former member of the band , she released her first album, ''Ah!'', in 2012, followed by a second album ''Breaking and Shaki ...

. Both replaced the ill

and her band as

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. Linnea Olsson also replaced Ane Brun as a background singer, together with Jennie Abrahamson, at the concerts in North America and Europe. During this tour, she also took over

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's vocal parts on the songs " No Self Control" and " Don't Give Up". She appears on " Love Can Heal" on Gabriel's tenth album i/o.

Discography

Since 2006 Abrahamson has recorded six solo albums, from which some single releases were successful in Sweden, Germany and France.

Albums

* ''Lights'' (2007) * ''While the Sun's Still Up and the Sky Is Bright'' (2009) * ''The Sound of Your Beating Heart'' (2011) * ''Gemini Gemini'' (2014) * ''Reverseries'' (2017) * ''Kärlek & Makt'' (2023)

Singles

* ''Late Night Show'' (aus ''While the Sun's Still Up and the Sky Is Bright'') (2009) * ''Hard to Come By'' (aus ''The Sound of Your Beating Heart'') (2011) * ''Wolf Hour'' (aus ''The Sound of Your Beating Heart'') (2011) * ''The War'' (2014) * ''Wolf'' (2015) * ''Bloodlines'' (2016) * ''Safe Tonight'' (2017) * ''Anyone Who'' (2017) * ''My Favorite Things'' (2018) * ''Kropp och Liv'' * ''Du kommer aldrig'' (2022) * ''Om du vill gå'' (2023)

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