Joyride

JÁNA is an artist, producer and writer from Sweden. She learned to play the classical guitar and started writing songs when she was nine years old in her hometown Uppsala. Since then she has deepened her knowledge in songwriting and production through studies in both the isolated north of Sweden and London. 

In 2020, JÁNA released her debut EP "Flowerworks" in a close collaboration with the Swedish legends Little Dragon which captured the attention of the likes of The Fader, COLORS, The Line Of Best Fit and Lyrical Lemonade. She followed up with single ‘Green’, featuring Nigerian-American duo VanJess, all of this culminating into a 2020 Grammy nomination in Sweden. 

In 2021, JÁNA released her second EP ‘Works’, also written with Little Dragon, FAMILY_TIME, Simon on the Moon and Frank Ocean's bassist, Ben Reed. Including the Spotify single "Carefree" for their “Oyster” playlist. A playlist supporting genre-free music. She followed this with a remix of the single ‘Joyride’ feat. Vic Mensa, which received support from BBC Radio 1. 

Recent live highlights include supporting Leon Bridges, along with performances at All Points East, Lollapalooza and Way Out West.