Hanne Leland

Hanne Leland is a Norwegian electro-pop artist and songwriter, known for songs such as "Keep On Movin" and "QUEEN".[2] Leland was touring with the British-Canadian girl band All Saints (group) as their supporting act in October 2016. She has released numerous singles, and is set to release her new EP in 2018.

Hanne Leland
Background information
Born (1990-05-09) May 9, 1990
Byremo, Audnedal, Norway
GenresPop[1]
Occupation(s)Vocalist, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, piano, guitar
Years active2012–present
LabelsSiwu Music
Websitewww.hanneleland.com

Leland changed her musical direction in 2015. She started writing electro-pop music instead of pop-country, and released 4 pop singles in 2015, including one remix of her song "Into U".[3][4] She has released two singles in 2016.

Early life

Hanne Leland was born in the small town of Byremo, in Southern Norway (born May 9, 1990). At the age of 9 she started playing the piano, and she wrote her first song at 10. At 14 she started learning guitar, and she started competing in various talent shows in her home community. When she was 16 years old she won a talent competition that gave her enough money to go to a professional music studio and record her first demo. The demo consisted of 3 self composed songs.

Career

2011–2013 Early releases

Hanne Leland was discovered by an American indie label in 2011, and she left Norway to start recording her debut album in April 2012. After recording the full album, she decided to drop the contract. She released her debut single "Free" independently in September 2012, but decided to trash the rest of the album she had recorded, due to her not being happy with the production of the album.

2013: Nashville

After a failed attempt to record her debut album, she decided to try again. This time with a different producer, and a new team. She got in touch with the Nashville based producer Bruce Bouton (Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, Garth Brooks). She recorded the album "Honest" at Music Row in Nashville, along with members from Taylor Swifts and Dolly Partons band. Her album was done in August 2013, and she went back to Norway where she signed a contract with the Norwegian management Siwu Music and the German label Believe Digital.

2013–2014: Honest

Hanne Leland released her debut single "Beautiful You" off of "Honest" in November 2013. She released her second single "Home Is Where The Heart Is" in February 2014, and the full album "Honest" was released April 25, 2014.

2015: From Country to Pop

In 2015 Hanne Leland decided to switch genres and started writing electro-pop music. She released 4 pop singles including a remix of the song "Into U".[5]

2016: Keep On Movin, QUEEN, and UK tour with All Saints

Leland released the electro-pop single "Keep On Movin" in March 2016,[6][7][8][9] and followed up with her new single "QUEEN" in September.[10][11][12][13] She joined the British-Canadian girlband All Saints on their UK Red Flag Tour [14][15][16][17][18]

2017: Hungover You and You Don't Own Me

Leland released her synth pop ballad "Hungover You" February 2, 2017,[19][20] and a remix of the song by the Norwegian producer and DJ CLMD was released in April the same year. On June 9 she released her power ballad "You Don't Own Me",[21] a song that was praised as an independence anthem by American magazine Galore.[22] The Cosmic Dawn remix was released August 11, 2017.

2018 "Carry On"

Early 2018 saw the release of her single "Carry On" written and produced by Hanne, Chin Injeti and Brian West in Los Angeles. The track was premiered by Clash Magazine,[23] the song was also featured by Buzzfeed.[24]

She also released singles "Stay", "Fortress" and "Underdogs". https://www.rough-online.co.uk/hanne-leland-s-stay https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/hanne-leland-stay https://www.analoguetrash.com/blog/hanne-leland-stay https://www.clashmusic.com/news/premiere-hanne-leland-underdogs http://eatthismusic.com/2018/09/14/hanne-leland-5/

Influences

Hanne has said that she is inspired by Tove Lo because she "is real and raw, and not afraid of being herself" as well as Alanis Morissette, who Hanne says she has listened to "since she was a kid." Hanne also says that Carly Rae Jepsen is "a pop genius" and that Lorde "has such a way with words."[25]

Personal life

Leland is a supporter of the LGBT community, which she says is inspired by her upbringing in South Norway where opinions on LGBT people were negative.[26]

Discography

Albums
  • «Honest» (2014)[1]

Singles
  • «Beautiful You» (2013)
  • «Home Is Where the Heart Is» (2014)
  • «Hunter» (2014)
  • «Divided Soul»" (2015)
  • «One Last Chance» (2015)
  • «Into U» (2015)
  • «Into U Cosmic Dawn Remix» (2017)
  • «Keep On Movin» (2016)
  • «QUEEN» (2016)
  • «Hungover You» (2017)
  • «Hungover You CLMD Remix» (2017)
  • «You Don`t Own Me» (2017)
  • «You Don`t Own Me Cosmic Dawn» (2017)
  • «You Don`t Own Me Acoustic Version» (2017)
  • «Hungover You Moxors Remix» (2018)
  • «Carry On» (2018)
  • «QUEEN Cosmic Dawn Remix» (2018)
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