Putte Nelsson Explained
Instruments: | piano and vocals |
Past Member Of: | Blacknuss |
Per Fredrick Dawit "Putte" Nelsson, (born 5 December 1971) is a Swedish pianist and songwriter.[1] He is best known for his work on the SVT show Så ska det låta, winning the choir show Körslaget on TV4, and playing the piano during performances by several well-known international performers.
Early life
Putte Nelsson grew up in Umeå and Vetlanda and moved to Stockholm in 1992.[2] He is the adopted son of Roland Nelsson the former CEO of Erikshjälpen, and Gudrun Nelsson.[1] Between 2000 and 2008, he was a member of the music collective Blacknuss.[2]
Work
Nelsson started to freelance as a pianist and keyboardist in 1996 for different events and became a known name in the music industry.[3] He writes and produces music and was the creator of the song "Äntligen" with Fre performed for Melodifestivalen 2004.[2] He has worked with several Swedish singers and performers such as Carola Häggkvist, Jerry Williams, Lisa Nilsson, Eric Gadd and Dr Alban.[4] He has also backed up international performers including Ricky Martin, Mariah Carey, Craig David, and Mary J Blige.[4] [5] [6]
He is perhaps best known as the team leader for one of the two competing teams on the SVT show Så ska det låta between 2006 and 2010.[4] In September 2006, Nelsson won the television award Kristallen (The Crystal), along with the rest of the cast of Så ska det låta, in the category TV-show of the Year.[7] Between 2010 and 2012 Nelsson was the band leader when Robert Gustafsson celebrated his 25 years in the business; the show was played over 240 times at Rondo in Gothenburg, Admiralen in Malmö and Cirkus in Stockholm.[8]
In 2006, Nelsson and Lasse Axelsson founded Sjung NU, a project that combines singing lessons and participation in a choir, in Stockholm.[4] The first year the choir had 600 people join the classes; by 2012 this number had grown to over a 1,000.[9]
In November 2017, Nelsson celebrated ten years working with choirs with two sold-out concerts at Berwaldhallen.[10]
Putte Nelsson and his choir won the 2012 season of Körslaget, a TV competition for celebrity-led choirs, which was broadcast on TV4.[11]
References
- Web site: Putte Nelsson - en pianist och låtskrivare. sv. TV 4. 20 December 2019. 19 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210319232326/https://www.tv4.se/artikel/5045c1e004bf724b9a000012/putte-nelsson-en-pianist-och-latskrivare. live.
- Web site: Putte Nelsson på Nöjestorget. Nöjestorget. 20 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190821095256/https://nojestorget.se/putte-nelsson.html. 21 August 2019. sv. live.
- Web site: Vårkonsert med Team Putte och gästartist Jessica Andersson - Berwaldhallen. sv. berwaldhallen.se. 20 December 2019. 19 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210319232328/https://www.berwaldhallen.se/konsert/varkonsert-med-team-putte-och-gastartist-jessica-andersson/. live.
- Web site: Putte Nelsson - en pianist och låtskrivare - Körslaget - med Lottodragningen. tv4.se. 20 December 2019. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20190905163123/https://www.tv4.se/k%C3%B6rslaget/artiklar/putte-nelsson-en-pianist-och-l%C3%A5tskrivare-5045c1e004bf724b9a000012. 5 September 2019. live.
- Web site: Nya lagledare i Så ska det låta. sv. 2 July 2005. SVT Nyheter. 20 December 2019. 19 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210319232327/https://www.svt.se/kultur/nya-lagledare-i-sa-ska-det-lata-1. live.
- Web site: De blir de nya pianisterna i "Så ska det låta". sv. Aftonbladet. 20 December 2019. 19 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210319232327/https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/ngy9PL. live.
- Web site: Team Putte konsert - Berwaldhallen. berwaldhallen.se. 20 December 2019. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20170516211649/http://www.berwaldhallen.se/konsert/team-putte-konsert/. 16 May 2017. live.
- Web site: Robert Gustafsson förbjuds att prata om sin show i SVT. sv. Expressen. 20 December 2019. 19 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210319232328/https://www.expressen.se/noje/tv/robert-gustafsson-forbjuds-att-prata-om-sin-show-i-svt/. live.
- Web site: Kören "Sjung Nu" – desires. desires.se. sv. 20 December 2019. 19 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210319232329/https://www.desires.se/2009/03/20/koren-sjung-nu-7/. live.
- Web site: Team Putte 10-årskalas. Welma – din guide till Stockholms kulturutbud. sv. 20 December 2019. 19 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210319232331/https://www.welma.se/team-putte-10-arskalas. live.
- Web site: Team Putte vann Körslaget. 20 October 2012. sv. Göteborgs posten. 20 December 2019. 19 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210319232330/https://www.gp.se/kultur/kultur/team-putte-vann-k%C3%B6rslaget-1.658536. live.