1. Laura Jansen was born on 4 March 1977 and is a Dutch-American musician.
19 Facts About Laura Jansen
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Laura Jansen fell in love with classical music, Queen, Joni Mitchell, Barbra Streisand, and the Brazilian protest music her mother loved.
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Passionate about politics, Laura Jansen studied political science in college but backed away after a good friend, a human-rights activist, was killed in Nigeria.
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Laura Jansen spent two years at a music conservatory in the Netherlands, before transferring to Boston's renowned Berklee College of Music with a scholarship.
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In summer 2008, Laura Jansen performed as both a member of Joshua Radin's band and as an opener on his sold-out headlining tour.
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Laura Jansen made her first TV appearance with Radin on Last Call with Carson Daly and performed alongside Radin as the only two musical performers at Ellen DeGeneres' wedding.
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In 2011, Laura Jansen completed two sold-out national club tours and received a certified gold record.
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Laura Jansen toured Europe in the fall of 2009 with William Fitzsimmons, both as a member of his band and as his support act.
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Laura Jansen continued to play in Germany, Austria, the UK and the Czech Republic as fans spread the word.
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Laura Jansen appeared as a special guest vocalist on stage in Amsterdam with Snow Patrol as well as Novastar.
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In 2011 Laura Jansen continued to tour, visiting the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Switzerland again.
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Laura Jansen toured with Belgium singer-songwriter Milow as his support act and a member of his band in August 2011 in Germany.
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In October 2011 Laura Jansen performed on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson with her song "Wicked World".
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In November 2011 Laura Jansen made her way to China, invited by Shanghai and Beijing-based promoters Split Works.
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When she started a Douban group in the beginning of 2011, Laura Jansen immediately shot to number No 1 artist and stayed there for several weeks.
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In May 2012 Laura Jansen was invited back to China to perform at the Chinese Strawberry Music Festival in Beijing and Shanghai.
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Laura Jansen has released three songs from her album Bells as singles.
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Laura Jansen's music has been featured on various television shows on MTV and ABC like Newport Harbor, The Real World: Cancun, Canadian Idol, MTV Awkward and on a spot for Weeds.
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Laura Jansen appears in the music video for Sara Bareilles' song "Uncharted".