Helle Hansen
Singer, musician, composer, lyricist!
Originally starting out at the piano, then completing an education as a classical recorder player, Helle Hansen has since contributed to her own 8 solo albums (more than 50 albums altogether, from duo to bigband) as a singer, musician, composer and lyricist, as well as a vocal and instrumental arranger and producer.
A 6-time "Honorable Mention Award"-winner in the U.S.A. Songwriting Competition (2002-2007), in the Jazz, Latin and Lyrics categories, Helle Hansen's merits also include the song "Experience", recorded by Andrew Strong and Danish singer Jette Torp on Torp's platinum-selling debut album. But Helle Hansen has also written a great number of songs (more than 500), for other artists, as well as for her own many and different constellations.
As a composer and lyricist, Helle Hansen has been much praised by the press, and has received four Danish music awards. Her music contains references to jazz, soul, bossa nova, blues, folk, rock, pop, classical music, as well as the American singer/songwriter tradition, and is largely unconcerned with genre and trend.
Last summer, HH released yet another bigband album Here There Be Monsters featuring her own songs, and her latest album On The Verge Of Falling (jazz, soul, pop, crossover) involves a jazz combo, a string quartet, and various other constellations. The new album was released June 1st.
Website: www.hellehansen.dk
Press clippings:
"Natural musicality, effortless swing and a big voice."
"Helle Hansen sings like a diva"
"A great composer and lyricist."
"Songs that will remain valid far into the future."
"One of the greatest vocalists and composers of the Danish jazz scene today."
"And you dont have to know anything about jazz to recognize her as an amazing singer/songwriter."
"Not pop though melodic and very catchy. But not pop as you know it, and so much better than the pop you usually hear. A beautiful whole recommended to anyone who is not afraid to try something new and very exciting!"
"If songwriter Helle Hansen had been born and raised in the U.S.A., she would have been a multi-billionair long ago. She has a rare gift. She writes evergreens. Both music and lyrics are up there with the best American standards."
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