Janice - The Playlist (EP)
After recently returning to deliver her captivating single ‘Don’t Lay It All On Me’, Grammis nominated (the Swedish Grammy awards) Swedish soul singer Janice now released her eagerly-awaited new EP ‘The Playlist”, alongside the mesmerising new single ‘My Kind Of Woman’.
Featured in the new Netflix series ‘The Playlist’, a fictional series set around the origins of Spotify in which Janice also makes her acting debut, the new four-track EP was exclusively written for the series, where she plays one of the leading characters Bobbie T, with three of the original works appearing in the show.
Written and produced by Robin Hannibal (Kendrick Lamar, Drake) and Sarah Aarons (Justin Timberlake, Demi Lovato, SZA), the new lead single ‘My Kind Of Woman’ sees her display her bright and electrifying persona throughout. With its fresh and bouncing groove playing off her shimmering voice from start to finish, this new offering makes for energetic addition to her latest collection.
Speaking about the ‘My Kind Of Woman’ she said, "My Kind Of Woman" is an anthem that celebrates women of all shapes and sizes. It's about being the woman you want to be. Dare to throw yourself out there, flourish and believe in your own power. Don’t let anyone else define you."
Adding about her work on ‘The Playlist’, she said, "It’s an absolute dream come true to be a part of the main cast of The Playlist! I’m so grateful that I got to play Bobbie T, a character I really connected with. Alongside a cast of brilliant actors, directed by the exceptional Per-Olav Sørensen. I couldn’t be more excited for this series to premiere".
The moment Janice wrote a song of her own for the first time something changed. Like a switch that immediately thrust her into a thrilling new world, the Swedish soul singer saw a path open up in front of her. She grew up in a house alive with the sound of 90’s singers, pioneers who rode the wave between pop and soul – from Whitney Houston and Erykah Badu through Lauryn Hill and D’Angelo – but at school she began to veer towards dancing, doubting the beating of her heart even though she knew it belonged to the songs she’d perform in the quiet of her home.
“It’s very important that I keep hold of my purpose,” she explains. “And I always come back to why I want to do this. It's about the love for music and also the empowerment of music. It’s about the healing of it; the light and the force it brings. Music has made me the person that I am and has also saved me at points in my life. So I hope that people can find my music healing and take strength from it somehow.”