Swedish singer-songwriter Johanna Jansson aka Dotter (she adopted the name Dotter – Swedish for daughter)grew up in the artistically-friendly environment of Arvika, not far from the Swedish/Norwegian border, she started playing music “so early that I must’ve been born a musician.” Enamoured by her parents’ record collection – which featured everything from Led Zeppelin to indigenous music to Enya – she experimented with home recordings and started writing piano compositions as a child.
After collaborating with producers online, she decided to head to Stockholm: not only to study music, but also to beneft from the potential connections that can be found in a capital city. “I found a guy who wanted to record a demo with me,” she recalls. “And then we fell in love, so I’ve stayed in his studio ever since.”
That connection with producer Dino Medanhodzic also sparked a rich creative partnership as they crafted her breakthrough single ‘My Flower’, her follow-up ‘Dive’ and ‘Evolution’.
Since releasing ‘My Flower’ and ‘Dive’, Dotter has focused on developing her live show, with a huge homecoming festival at Arvika’s Hamnfest a particular highlight to date. Mostly, however, she’s been working extensively on new material, both for herself and as a songwriter for other artists for example with Sabina Ddumba for her debut album ”Homeward Bound” with the song ”I Cry”. She participated for the first time in Melodifestivalen 2017 as a songwriter for the solo artist Mariette with the song called "A million Years" which came on the 4th position in the final competition and has got over 7 Million streams on Spotify.
She’s been working with well known producers such as Christian Waltz (for her own single ”Rebellion”)and with London-based producer Michael Angelo (single ”Heatwave”), whose credits include Sam Smith and Lady Leshurr. It’s a natural progression for an artist whose ambition is to reach audiences in the UK and North American, as well as at home in Sweden.
In between the releases of ”Rebellion” and ”Heatwave” Dotter participated with the song ”Cry” in Swedish Melodifestivalen herself which received much praise from the reviewers. The song went number one on iTunes and got a third place position on Viral 50 in Sweden. ”Cry” has already over 2 million streams on Spotify. Possessing a unique approach that separates her from the pack, Dotter’s inimitable charm will be the calling card that enables her to be discovered by the wider world.

JJ (Dotter)