Summary
Linnea Matilda Olsson is a Swedish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known and acclaimed as a cellist. A former member of the band Isildurs Bane, she released her first album, Ah!, in 2012,[1] followed by a second album Breaking and Shaking in 2014.
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1983 Sweden |
| Genres | Indie folk, art rock, world music, worldbeat, pop, neo-classical, progressive rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, cello, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion |
| Labels | Sony Music |
| Website | www |
Together with Jennie Abrahamson, she was a opening act Jennie + Linnea and background singer and tour cellist on Peter Gabriel's Back to Front-So tour from 2012 to the end of 2014. Both thus replaced the originally scheduled Ane Brun with her band as support act, which would have also included Linnea Olsson,[2] and Linnea Olsson replaced Ane Brun as background singer.[3][4][5]
She was the singer for the 2019 rhythm-action video game Sayonara Wild Hearts,[6][non-primary source needed] with music composed by Daniel Olsén and Jonathan Eng.
Discography edit
Albums edit
- 2012: Ah! (Götterfunk Produktion)
- 2014: Breaking and Shaking (Götterfunk Produktions, Sony)
- 2017: For Show (Götterfunk Produktions)
- 2019: Sayonara Wild Hearts (Simogo AB)
References edit
- ^ NPR Staff (22 January 2014). "A Gifted Cellist Sails Beyond Sweden, Across 'Fields Of Love'". NPR. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Jennie Abrahamson (19 September 2012). "Opening for Peter Gabriel on the Back To Front tour!". Jennie Abrahamson web site. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Jennie Abrahamson (13 September 2012). "SO! Back to Front tour with Peter Gabriel". Jennie Abrahamson web site. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Jennie Abrahamson (20 December 2014). "Peter Gabriel's So Back to Front Tour is over". Jennie Abrahamson wen site. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Peter Gabriel Ltd. (25 September 2012). "Jennie and Linnea on tour with Peter – 25th September, 2012". PeterGabriel.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ @cellolinnea (12 December 2018). "Hi! I'm singing in a video game made by Simogo out 2019! ✨Sayonara Wild Hearts is a pop album video game about be…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links edit
- Linnea Olsson (linneaolssoncello) (24 May 2023). "Linnea Olsson – Cello, vocals". Instagram. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- "Linnea Olsson". ISNI. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- "Linnea Olsson". MusicBrainz.org. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- "Linnea Olsson – Swedish singer-songwriter, cellist and multi-instrumentalist, born 1983". Discogs. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- "Linnea Olsson". Spotify. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2023.