Sanne Karlsson

Sanne Anna Sofie Karlsson (born 11 November 1985) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She has contributed her vocals to Ghost vs Sanne, E-Type and Polyphonics amongst others, and is most famous for being a part of the Swedish pop group, Play.

Early life

Sanne Karlsson was born on 11 November 1985. She was raised in Vendelso, Sweden with her three siblings. She learned how to play the piano and began to sing at the age of 9. When Sanne was 10, her dad bribed her with a Super Nintendo to go to music lessons, even though her interests laid with horse riding and animals. She was accepted into Haninge Music School for singing classes. Her first choice for secondary school was Berga Natural Resources, but she didn't want to put music down completely, so she attended Rytmus, Sweden's best music school.

2004–09: Career beginnings

Sanne finished her education at Rytmus in 2004, and ventured into a music career. One of her first releases was when she teamed up with Swedish funk & house music producers, The Polyphonics, and recorded a song called "Changing Times", which reached no.1 in DJ Magazines' Hype Chart. She also appeared in various songs on their album, "Escapades" in 2009. A cover of Michael Jackson's "Bad" was recorded with the Polyphonics in 2009 for the Michael Jackson tribute "Beat it: We Love MJ". In addition, Sanne recorded a song called "Wake Up Boy" with one of the members of the Polyphonics, known as 'Swingkid' on his solo album, "This Electric Life", also released in 2009. Her music with the Polyphonics & Swingkid was very popular in far eastern countries such as Japan and Korea.