Hanne Leland

Hanne Leland (born May 9, 1990 in Byremo Vest-Agder, Norway) is a female electro-pop artist and songwriter, known for songs such as "Keep On Movin" and "QUEEN". Leland was touring with the British-Canadian girl band All Saints (group) as their supporting act in October 2016, and she is set to release her new EP early 2017.
Hanne released her debut studio album "Honest" on April 25, 2014.
Leland changed her musical direction in 2015. She started writing electro-pop music instead of pop-country, and released 4 pop singles in 2015, including one remix of her song "Into U". She has released two singles in 2016.

Hanne Leland was born in the small town of Byremo, in Southern Norway. At the age of 9 she started playing the piano, and she wrote her first song at 10. At 14 she started learning guitar, and she started competing in various talent shows in her home community. When she was 16 years old she won a talent competition that gave her enough money to go to a professional music studio and record her first demo. The demo consisted of 3 self composed songs.

2011-2013 Early releases

Hanne Leland was discovered by an American indie label in 2011, and she left Norway to start recording her debut album in April 2012. After recording the full album, she decided to drop the contract. She released her debut single "Free" independently in September 2012, but decided to trash the rest of the album she had recorded, due to her not being happy with the production of the album.

2013: Nashville

After a failed attempt to record her debut album, she decided to try again. This time with a different producer, and a new team. She got in touch with the Nashville based producer Bruce Bouton (Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, Garth Brooks). She recorded the album "Honest" at Music Row in Nashville, along with members from Taylor Swifts and Dolly Partons band. She album was done in August 2013, and she went back to Norway where she signed a contract with the Norwegian management Siwu Music and the German label Believe Digital.

2013-2014: Honest

Hanne Leland released her debut single "Beautiful You" off of "Honest" in November 2013. She released her second single "Home Is Where The Heart Is" in February 2014, and the full album "Honest" was released April 25, 2014.

2015: From Country to Pop

In 2015 Hanne Leland decided to switch genres and started writing electro-pop music. She released 4 pop singles including a remix of the song "Into U".

2016: Keep On Movin, QUEEN, and UK tour with All Saints

Leland released the electro-pop single "Keep On Movin" in March 2016, and followed up with her new single "QUEEN" in September. She joined the British-Canadian girlband All Saints on their UK Red Flag Tour

Hanne Leland is a dedicated runner. She is also passionate about animal rights.

Norwegian popartist Hanne Leland summer 2015

Albums

• Honest (2014)

Singles

• "Beautiful You" (2013)
• "Home Is Where the Heart Is" (2014)
• "Hunter" (2014)
• "Divided Soul" (2015)
• "One Last Chance" (2015)
• "Into U" (2015)
• "Keep On Movin" (2016)
• QUEEN (2016)

• "About Hanne Leland". CMT Artists. Viacom International Inc. Retrieved 19 September 2015.