Putte Nelsson

Putte Nelsson
Putte Nelsson in 2012
Putte Nelsson in 2012
Background information
Instrumentspiano and vocals
Formerly ofBlacknuss

Per Fredrick Dawit "Putte" Nelsson, (born 5 December 1971) is a Swedish pianist and songwriter.[1] He is best known for his work on the SVT show Så ska det låta, winning the choir show Körslaget on TV4, and playing the piano during performances by several well-known international performers.

Early life

Putte Nelsson grew up in Umeå and Vetlanda and moved to Stockholm in 1992.[2] He is the adopted son of Roland Nelsson the former CEO of Erikshjälpen, and Gudrun Nelsson.[1] Between 2000 and 2008, he was a member of the music collective Blacknuss.[2]

Work

Nelsson started to freelance as a pianist and keyboardist in 1996 for different events and became a known name in the music industry.[3] He writes and produces music and was the creator of the song "Äntligen" with Fre performed for Melodifestivalen 2004.[2] He has worked with several Swedish singers and performers such as Carola Häggkvist, Jerry Williams, Lisa Nilsson, Eric Gadd and Dr Alban.[4] He has also backed up international performers including Ricky Martin, Mariah Carey, Craig David, and Mary J Blige.[4][5][6]

He is perhaps best known as the team leader for one of the two competing teams on the SVT show Så ska det låta between 2006 and 2010.[4] In September 2006, Nelsson won the television award Kristallen (The Crystal), along with the rest of the cast of Så ska det låta, in the category TV-show of the Year.[7] Between 2010 and 2012 Nelsson was the band leader when Robert Gustafsson celebrated his 25 years in the business; the show was played over 240 times at Rondo in Gothenburg, Admiralen in Malmö and Cirkus in Stockholm.[8]

In 2006, Nelsson and Lasse Axelsson founded Sjung NU, a project that combines singing lessons and participation in a choir, in Stockholm.[4] The first year the choir had 600 people join the classes; by 2012 this number had grown to over a 1,000.[9]

In November 2017, Nelsson celebrated ten years working with choirs with two sold-out concerts at Berwaldhallen.[10]

Putte Nelsson and his choir won the 2012 season of Körslaget, a TV competition for celebrity-led choirs, which was broadcast on TV4.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Putte Nelsson - en pianist och låtskrivare" (in Swedish). TV 4. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Putte Nelsson på Nöjestorget". Nöjestorget (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Vårkonsert med Team Putte och gästartist Jessica Andersson - Berwaldhallen". berwaldhallen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Putte Nelsson - en pianist och låtskrivare - Körslaget - med Lottodragningen". tv4.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Nya lagledare i Så ska det låta". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 2 July 2005. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  6. ^ "De blir de nya pianisterna i "Så ska det låta"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Team Putte konsert - Berwaldhallen". berwaldhallen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Robert Gustafsson förbjuds att prata om sin show i SVT". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Kören "Sjung Nu" – desires". desires.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Team Putte 10-årskalas". Welma – din guide till Stockholms kulturutbud (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Team Putte vann Körslaget". Göteborgs posten (in Swedish). 20 October 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2019.