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Once There Was

Even darkest night will fade

About Me

My name is Jessica, I'm 25 years old and the main thing in my life is music. The tracks on this page are my creations and are available on my latest demo "Where Angels Grow". I have previously recorded two other demos, "Demons" (2006) and "Painulasjärvi (2003). For downloads, visit my web site . You can also buy my demos there in case you like what you hear.
I am a part of Beto Vazquez Infinity , as an additional member of the band. Later in 2008 the album "Darkmind" will be released and there you can hear my vocals on two tracks.
I am also a part of Nightwish's crew , as a Swedish translator of their web site. Ever seen any weird Swedish scribblings there you now know who to hold responsible ;)
If you like my voice and are in search of vocals for something, feel free to get in touch, I'm open for collaborations. However, I'm in a constant lack of time so I have to say no every once in a while. If I do, please don't feel offended, I'm just quite busy and that's it.
Where Angels Grow (2007) $15, shipping included
Demons (2006) $12, shipping included
Painulasjärvi (2003) $10, shipping included

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/14/2006
Band Website: oncetherewas.com
Influences: The Gathering, Enya, Danny Elfman, Muse, Sarah Brightman, Björk, Nightwish, Opeth, Lake of Tears, OMD, Within Temptation, After Forever, U2, Porcupine Tree, Howard Shore, Ayreon, Anna Ternheim
Sounds Like: Not too much like anyone else I anyway hope :P
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Factory of Dreams - POLES nearly finished

The 11 tracks for Factory of Dreams that I've recorded vocals for are nearly finished. Go here to hear the preview of almost all the tracks, and keep an eye on this page where you can soon pre-order t...
Posted by Once There Was on Mon, 26 May 2008 01:03:00 PST

Once There Was on facebook

In case you're a member of Facebook you can now sign up there as a fan of Once There Was. Here's where the OTW facebook page is located. Not sure yet how much updates and stuff there will be at that s...
Posted by Once There Was on Sun, 04 May 2008 09:03:00 PST

Jessica permanent guest for Beto Vazquez

I'm very happy to tell you that Beto Vazquez has asked me to be a permanent guest musician for his project, which means that later on there will be more to come even after "Darkmind" is released.Recor...
Posted by Once There Was on Fri, 02 May 2008 11:03:00 PST

Updated: Vocals for Beto Vazquez

My vocals will be found on not one but two tracks of Beto Vazquez album "Darkmind", which will be released later this  year. To find out more about this, visit Beto's website....
Posted by Once There Was on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:07:00 PST

Review at zeromagazine.nu

Where Angels Grow has been reviewed at zeromagazine.nu, click the link to read it in Swedish. Here's the English translation:(9/10 points)Jessica Lehto is back as Once There Was and this time the tale...
Posted by Once There Was on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:03:00 PST

Vocals for Beto Vazquez

My vocals will be found on one track of Beto Vazquez album "Darkmind", which will be released later this  year. To find out more about this, visit Beto’s website.Edit: Myspace seems to be h...
Posted by Once There Was on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:31:00 PST

Collaboration with George Bihary

A new collaboration where I recorded vocals for George Bihary's track Wintersoul is to be found at his myspace so go take a listen :)
Posted by Once There Was on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:15:00 PST

OTW webshop up and running

I'm happy to inform you that the Once There Was webshop is now up and running. You can pay your order with either Paypal or these credit cards: Visa, American Express, MasterCard or Discover.If you'd ...
Posted by Once There Was on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:24:00 PST

Collaboration / Factory of Dreams - Sight of a Better Universe

This 11 tracks collaboration I've told you about now has one track (Sight of a  better Universe) up for listening + purchasing. Go to Project Creation's myspace to take a listen or check out this...
Posted by Once There Was on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:25:00 PST

Interview with Jessica (OTW) and Tuomas (Nightwish)

As many of you know, I am a part of the Nightwish crew, translating their web site to Swedish. On December 5th I went to their concert in Umeå, Sweden, and before the show I had the pleasure of being ...
Posted by Once There Was on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:04:00 PST