Henrik Janson
| Henrik John Janson | |
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| Birth name | Henrik John Janson |
| Born | 11 March 1961 |
| Origin | Karlstad, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop, classical crossover, jazz, funk, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Music arranger, guitarist, producer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, keyboards, cello, bass |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Associated acts | Céline Dion, Pink, Britney Spears, Il Divo, Westlife |
Henrik Janson (born March 11, 1961) is a Swedish music arranger, guitarist, record producer and songwriter. Founding a band at thirteen, in 1974, Janson today works with both domestic and international artists.
Janson was born and raised in Hammarö, in the province of Värmland, Sweden. At the age of nine, he began taking cello lessons while three years later starting to learn how to play the guitar, today his main instrument. Before entering high school, where he studied music, Janson already had founded his own jazz-rock band, Mantra, in which he played the guitar and wrote all the music. The band was dissolved in 1981 when Janson decided to move to , where he lives today.
Settled in the capital, Janson became a coveted studio musician also frequently being engaged as a record producer and music arranger. In addition he worked as a guitarist on tours with artists such as Roxette, Michael Ruff Band, Nils Landgren Funk Unit, Tomas Ledin and Ratata.
In 1989 Janson recorded and released a solo album, Livingroom, for which he was nominated a Swedish Grammis Award, equivalent to the Grammy in the USA.
In 1992 Henrik teamed up with his brother Ulf Janson starting to write music arrangements for orchestras, both also working as conductors. Through the years they have collaborated with The London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and .
The opera crossover quartet Il Divo was formed by the music manager Simon Cowell in 2003. Their self-titled debut album was released in November the following year and went straight to number one in the UK and in seven other countries. Henrik and Ulf Janson arranged the orchestra and worked as conductors on parts of the album, which they also did on the group’s following two UK number one studio albums Ancora and Siempre. On each three records, Henrik also was engaged as a guitarist.
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