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Name | Janet Leon |
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Background | solo_singer |
Birth name | Janet Ava Leon |
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Born | October 19, 1990 Gothenburg, Sweden |
Voice type | Soprano |
Genre | Pop, R&B;, Dance |
Occupation | Singer Dancer |
Years active | 2003-Present |
Label | Sony BMG, Columbia, (Music World) (2003-2005) |
Influences | |
Associated acts | Play |
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Janet Ava Leon (born 19 October 1990 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a professional Swedish singer and dancer of Persian and Spanish descent.
Previously, Janet had been part of a band with some friends called "Walking Spanish," that had performed at music festivals around Sweden. Janet stepped into Play as the new lead singer and mezzo-soprano power vocalist, though she was the youngest member of the group. Janet's first album as a part of Play, Don't Stop the Music, was released on 9 March 2004. Though Janet was a member of the group when Don't Stop the Music was released, she is not featured in the video for "It's a Hard Knock Life", though she is featured in the song on the album. The video was recorded before Faye Hamlin left the group in 2003. A subsequent Christmas album followed in November entitled Play Around the Christmas Tree. Janet appeared in two Play music videos, both for the song "everGirl."
Since the members of PLAY formalized the group's breakup in September 2005, Janet has been in search of a solo career. And during late 2008 she was chosen as a participant in the Swedish television show "Made in Sweden" where Janet worked with noted producers Laila Bagge, Anders Bagge and Andreas Carlsson. The show documented her working on her album, and in one episode a meeting with Roger Moore.
On 30 January 2009, Janet's debut single entered the chart at #3 in Sweden.
Leon is working on signing with a major record label in the United States, to release a debut album in the USA in 2010.
Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Play (band) members Category:Swedish pop singers Category:Swedish female singers Category:Swedish people of Iranian descent Category:Swedish people of Spanish descent
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