Jonas McDonnell

Jonas McDonnell (born 2 May 1986) is a Norwegian songwriter and musician from Hønefoss.[1] He has written the lyrics to the song Grab the Moment as won Melodi Grand Prix 2017. The song was sung by JOWST and Aleksander Walmann. The song came in 10th place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 final in Kiev in May 2017.

Jonas McDonnell
Born (1986-05-02) 2 May 1986
Hønefoss, Norway
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Songwriter
  • instrumentalist
InstrumentsGuitar

Background

McDonnell has been playing music since he was a teenager and has been a member of several bands since. As a 15-year-old, he made trance music using the music software Fruity Loops, and as a 16-year-old he started to rap and write his own songs. After a few years of rapping, he began to write and sing songs within the pop genre, accompanied by guitar.

McDonnell has studied media, ICT and design at Volda University College.

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gollark: ~~Go is Not Good~~
gollark: Monoids.
gollark: ```Within the grove the mist thickened to a warm and bitter-tasting fog; from somewhere up ahead came the sound of bubbling water. The trees parted, and Djishin found himself in a clearing where four nuns in white robes sat contemplating a monolith of glistening black basalt. On its face were inscriptions such as the monk had never seen: (>>=) :: m a -> (a -> m b) -> m b return :: a -> m a“What is this stone, great ladies?” asked Djishin.“We call it the Monad,” said the first nun.“Why do you venerate it so?” asked Djishin.“Through it, we may touch the impure without being corrupted,” said the second nun. “We can fell a Maybe-tree with a Maybe-ax and always hear a Maybe-sound when it crashes down—even if the sound is Nothing at all, when the ax isn’t real or there’s no tree to fall.”```
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References
  1. Orø, Marit (12 March 2017). "Jonas fra Hønefoss skrev teksten til vinnerlåta!". Ringerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 January 2018.
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