Janice Kavander Explained

Janice
Birth Name:Janice Deborah Kavander Kamya
Birth Date:29 September 1994
Birth Place:Enskede, Sweden
Genre:Pop, soul
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:2016–present

Janice Deborah Kavander Kamya (born 29 September 1994[1]) mostly known as Janice, is a Swedish singer.[2]

Music career

Born to a Ugandan father and a Finnish mother (born in Helsinki, to a half-Finnish and half-Dutch family),[3] Janice started studying at at the age of eleven and then went to high school at Södra Latin, where she specialized in dancing.[4] She has been a member of the Tensta Gospel Choir since 2009.[5]

She got her breakthrough in music in 2016, when she released the single "Don't Need To", which she also co-wrote.[6] The song was aired a lot on Sveriges Radio, and in 2017 she was named Breakthrough Artist of the Year by Dagens Nyheter culture section.[7]

She next released the songs "Answer" and "Love You Like I Should", and in the summer of 2017 she participated in the SVT show Allsång på Skansen and the TV4 show Lotta på Liseberg.[8] [9]

Later in 2017, she released the singles I Got You, Black Lies, and Queen.[10] Janice performed the United States national anthem on 10 and 11 November 2017 at Globen Arena in Stockholm, when Colorado Avalanche and Ottawa Senators met each other in a game for the 2017 NHL Global Series.[11] At the same event she performed the national anthem of Canada.[11]

Janice sang at the final of the SVT show På spåret for the 2018 season.[12] She also performed her single "Queen" at the P3 Guld gala, which was broadcast both on Sveriges Radio and SVT.[13]

On International Women's Day on 8 March 2019, Janice helped the organization Red Cross to raise awareness of women who live in areas of war and conflict in the world.[14] Janice ended 2018 by performing at Bingolotto on TV4 for the bingo show's Christmas special on 23 December.[15]

In 2019, Janice, along with Sabina Ddumba and Molly Hammar, performed at the Swedish Grammis gala.[16] Janice has a cameo in the film Eld & Lågor, where she performs the ABBA song "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!".[17]

On 17 May 2019, she released the single "Hearts Will Bleed", and on 14 June the song "Kisses at Nighttime".[18] Her album I Don't Know A Thing About Love was released on 30 August.[19]

She played the character Bobbi T in the series The Playlist on Netflix.https://about.netflix.com/en/news/janice-kamya-kavander-joins-netflix-series-the-playlist-in-lead-role-and

Discography

Singles

YearTitle
2016Don't Need To
2017Answer
Love You Like I Should
I Got You
Black Lies (feat. Saint)
Queen
2018You Only Say You Love Me in the Dark
Två av oss (feat. Ji Nilsson)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

References

  1. Web site: 'Det var en befrielse att äntligen kunna sjunga om pappa'. 15 June 2019. Dagens Nyheter. sv. "It was a relief to finally be able to sing about Dad". live. 20 September 2019. 5 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190905141145/https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/det-var-en-befrielse-att-antligen-kunna-sjunga-om-pappa/.
  2. Web site: Janice vill få dig att känna det hon sjunger. Mitt i Stockholm. 8 February 2018. 27 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190708142635/https://mitti.se/noje/kultur/janice-kanna-sjunger/. 8 July 2019. live.
  3. Web site: Janice tar plats . Britz . Sarah . 28 February 2018 . . sv . 20 September 2019 . Min mamma är finska, min pappa är från Uganda. . 20 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190920091543/https://www.faktum.se/janice-tar-plats/ . live .
  4. Web site: Stockholm-sångerskan Janice debuterar med singeln "Don't Need To". 27 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190708142639/http://www.kingsizemag.se/musik/stockholm-sangerskan-janice-debuterar-med-singeln-dont-need-to/. 8 July 2019. live.
  5. Web site: Janice: "Första gången jag hörde Whitney blev jag förtrollad" – Popmani. 23 August 2016. 27 August 2019. sv-SE. https://web.archive.org/web/20190708142635/http://popmani.se/janice-forsta-gangen-jag-horde-whitney-blev-jag-fortrollad/. 8 July 2019. usurped.
  6. Web site: Veckans låt: Janice – "Don't Need To" – Musiken i P3. Sveriges. Radio. sverigesradio.se. 27 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190827230627/https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=4565&artikel=6426461. 27 August 2019. live. Sveriges Radio Retrieved 27 August 2019
  7. Web site: DN väljer: Fyra kulturhopp inför 2017 – DN.SE. 30 December 2016. 27 August 2019. sv-se. https://web.archive.org/web/20190708142645/https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/dn-valjer-fyra-kulturhopp-infor-2017/. 8 July 2019. live.
  8. Web site: Debut för Janice på Allsång på Skansen: "Jag var så ledsen när jag skrev låten". Nyheter. SVT. 27 August 2019. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20190708142633/https://www.svt.se/kultur/debut-for-janice-pa-allsang-pa-skansen. 8 July 2019. live.
  9. Web site: Sista Lotta på Liseberg – en fulländad kväll. 27 August 2019. sv. 9 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230409150659/https://www.gp.se/kultur/sista-lotta-p%C3%A5-liseberg-en-full%C3%A4ndad-kv%C3%A4ll-1.4532858. live.
  10. Web site: Janice samarbetar med Saint på nya singeln "Black Lies". 27 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190827230620/https://www.kingsizemag.se/musik/janice-samarbetar-med-saint-pa-nya-singeln-black-lies/. 27 August 2019. live. kingsizemag.se Retrieved 27 August 2019
  11. Web site: Janice sings national anthems. www.nhl.com. 11 November 2017. 27 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190708142635/https://www.nhl.com/video/janice-sings-national-anthems/t-277350912/c-54482003. 8 July 2019. live.
  12. Web site: Minst dåliga laget vann avslagen "På spåret"-final. Aftonbladet. 20 March 2018. 27 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190708142633/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/a/gPRWvA/minst-daliga-laget-vann-avslagen-pa-sparet-final. 8 July 2019. live.
  13. Web site: Silvana Imam, Janice och Tove Styrke till P3 Guld-galan 2018 – P3 Guld. Radio. Sveriges. sverigesradio.se. 27 August 2019. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20190814210905/https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=3964&artikel=6815057. 14 August 2019. live.
  14. Web site: Tre guld till Sverige i Pearl Awards. www.resume.se. 27 August 2019. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20190814210902/https://www.resume.se/nyheter/artiklar/2018/12/10/flera-svenska-vinster-i-pearl-awards/. 14 August 2019. live.
  15. https://www.bingolotto.se/bingolotto-pa-tv/uppesittaren-och-nyarsbingo/halltider-uppesittarkvallen/ Gäster på uppsittaren -Bingolotto
  16. Web site: Robyn och Seinabo Sey storvinnare på Grammis. 7 February 2019. DN.SE. 27 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190827235126/https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/robyn-och-seinabo-sey-storvinnare-pa-grammis/. 27 August 2019. live.
  17. Web site: Eagles (TV Series 2019–) – IMDb. 27 August 2019. 9 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230409150726/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8422802/fullcredits. live.
  18. Web site: Janice – Hearts will bleed (LIVE) – Malou Efter tio – tv4.se. tv4.se. 27 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190827230618/https://www.tv4.se/efter-tio/klipp/janice-hearts-will-bleed-live-11984910. 27 August 2019. live. Retrieved 27 August 2019
  19. Web site: Janice aktuell med ny singel och "Allsång på Skansen". 27 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190827230617/https://www.kingsizemag.se/musik/janice-aktuell-med-ny-singel-och-allsang-pa-skansen/. 27 August 2019. live. kingsizemag.se Retrieved 27 August 2019

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