Maja Francis

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Maja Francis
Born10 November 1985
Instrumentsvocals
LabelsSweden Music
Website https://www.majafrancis.com

Maja Francis (Maja Francis Alderin) [1] is a Swedish singer best known for her work with First Aid Kit and her closing track on the Netflix series Love & Anarchy .

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Biography

Francis grew up in Ängelholm, where her father owned a record store. [2] She is the granddaughter of Scandinavian singer Thory Bernhards. Maja Francis attended Mega Musik Gymnasieskola in Helsingborg. [3]

Career

Francis debuted the single "Last Days of Dancing" in 2015. [4] On August 14, 2015, she released the single "Space Invades My Mind" with Veronica Maggio. On the same day, Francis played on Way Out West's club spinoff Stay Out West, where Maggio visited to perform the single with Francis. [5] In January 2016, her debut EP Come Companion was released. [6] [7] Then in 2017 she appeared with First Aid Kit guesting on their Who By Fire tribute concert to Leonard Cohen where she sang Famous Blue Raincoat and joined in with the So Long, Marianne finale. [8] [9]

She took a break after her pair of 2018 EPs, Cry Baby parts 1 and 2, saying later that "My relationship with music was kind of toxic after releasing my Cry Baby EPs in 2018… so I needed a break." [10] She returned in December 2019, again with First Aid Kit, singing It Must Have Been Love as their tribute to Marie Fredriksson. [11] She released her cover of Kate Bush's This Woman's Work in July 2020. In the same year, she recorded her single 'Anxious Angel' as the final track of the Netflix series Kärlek & Anarki ( Love & Anarchy ). [12] The CD from First Aid Kit's Who By Fire tribute was released in 2021. [8] Also in 2021, she appeared on a special edition of Jills veranda, [13] and later in the year released her first album A Pink Soft Mess. [14] [15] [16]

For New Year 2023, Francis performed Running Up That Hill on SVT's Årets quiz (This Year's Quiz). [17] Later in the year she performed Heart of Gold with Jill Johnson on På spåret. [18] Her 2024 collaborations include Anna Ternheim with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra at Berwald Hall. [19] In April 2024 she performed SOS at SVT's En fest för ABBA held at Cirkus (Stockholm). [20]

Francis has a record contract with Universal Music Group under its Sweden Music label [21] [22] and is listed in Sweden by RMV Grammafon. [23]

Discography

Albums

Live Album

EP

Singles

Singles
TitleReleasedAlbumCreditsLabelNotes
"Just the Way You Are"September 16, 2015Writer: Billy Joel; Artist: Maja FrancisSweden Music [25]
"Last Days of Dancing" (Acoustic Version)April 24, 2015Writers: David Axelsson, Maja Francis, Petter Winnberg, Veronica Maggio; Primary artist: Maja FrancisUniversal Music AB [26] ; Kretsen Remix released 2015
"Space Invades My Mind" (Acoustic Version)17 August 2015Written and produced by Maja Francis, Veronica Maggio and Petter Winnberg - and additionally produced by David Axelsson; Artists: Maja Francis, Veronica MaggioUniversal Music Publishing [27]
"Anxious Angel"2020Later included on Live at Way Out WestWritten by David Wikberg, Johannes Runemark, Maja Ulrika Alderin FrancisRMV Grammofon AB, Distributed by Universal Music AB [21] ; Used as the final track of the Netflix series Love & Anarchy. [28]
"Tiny Tornados"2021Later included on A Pink Soft MessWritten by Maja Francis, Johannes Runemark & David WikbergUniversal Music Publishing [29]
"PMS Party"May 21 2021A Pink Soft MessWritten and produced by David Wikberg, Johannes Runemark, Maja FrancisRMV Grammofon [30] [ better source needed ]
"Clown Girl"December 2024Hello CowboyWritten by Johannes Runemark, Maja Francis; Performed with Johannes Runemark, Gabriel Runemark, David Wikberg, Theo StocksRMV Grammofon AB [31] [ better source needed ]

Charted singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positions
SWE
[32]
"Douchebag"2022— [a]
"Please Remember Me"65
"Girl Laying Down"74
[34]
"Beg Me (Be mig)"— [b]

With First Aid Kit

Notes

  1. ↑ "Douchebag" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [33]
  2. ↑ "Beg Me (Be mig)" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number four on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [35]

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References

  1. ↑ "Maja Francis - Last Days of Dancing". Swede + Sour. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Popmuzik (13 August 2015). "Intervju: Med Maja Francis i rymden".
  3. ↑ Gumushen, Tanyel (21 November 2017). "Winter may have struck in all of its icy glory, but Maja Francis is here to be 'Saved By The Summer'". tmrw Magazine. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "All Things Go Music". Archived from the original on 7 June 2015."a surprisingly thoughtful piece of well-crafted fantasy pop for your June playlist"
  5. ↑ Pehrson, Anna-Sopfia (14 August 2015). "Way out West 2015: Maja Francis lyfte ljummen inledning". Poplight. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Maja Francis". Gaffa . January 2016. p. 35. Retrieved 9 May 2021."Simple classic pop where the emotions alternately hover high among the clouds and alternately crawl in the gutter."
  7. ↑ Manders, Hayden (8 June 2016). "Maja Francis Opens Her Pastel-Drenched World Up In This New Music Video". Nylon . Retrieved 3 July 2021."There's an air of youthful abandon in Maja Francis' new music video for her soaring optimistic song 'Come Companion.'"
  8. 1 2 Grieg, Zena (5 May 2021). "First Aid Kit – Who By Fire". Penny Black Music. Retrieved 15 May 2021.a dramatic and contemporary-sounding 'Famous Blue Raincoat' with compelling vocals from the singer Maja Francis
  9. ↑ Penfold, Will (25 March 2021). "First Aid Kit: Who By Fire". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 14 May 2021."Famous Blue Raincoat" is dramatic and contemporary-sounding and has an outstanding vocal from Maja Francis; what surprises again and again is that singers with something like the opposite of Cohen's voice and delivery can make his lyrics live so vividly.
  10. ↑ Gorman, Francine (15 December 2020). "Premiere & Spotlight Interview: Maja Francis - Ja Ja Ja". Jajajamusic.
  11. ↑ Bacior, Robin (12 December 2019). "First Aid Kit and Maja Francis pay tribute to Roxette with "It Must Have Been Love" cover: Watch". Consequence .
  12. ↑ Universal Music Publishing (9 November 2020). "Maja Francis, Amason, GRANT & more in 'Love & Anarchy'" . Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Wigren, Helene (23 July 2020). "Maja Francis visits Jill Johnson in the program "Jill i Lilla Hult" on SVT and releases single. Listen to me!". PR&BEYOND. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Maja Francis: Musiken blev som en destruktiv kärleksrelation". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 16 February 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  15. ↑ Burns, Jason M. (15 October 2021). "Maja Francis — A Pink Soft Mess". Americana Highways. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  16. ↑ Schwind, Gary (1 November 2021). "Maja Francis Paints Evocative Pop Pictures on 'A Pink Soft Mess'". Glide Magazine. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  17. ↑ "Årets quiz". SVT Play . 1 January 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  18. ↑ Moegelin, Julia (13 October 2023). "Maja Francis: 'Jag är en late-På spåret-bloomer'". Helsingborgs Dagblad .
  19. ↑ "Maja Francis' & Anna Ternheim's Nashville (2023/2024) – Berwaldhallen" . Retrieved 31 January 2024. Anna Ternheim and Maja Francis connected during the 2022 edition of popular TV programme Så mycket bättre, finding common experiences in their musical lives.
  20. ↑ "En fest för ABBA|SVT Play". Sveriges Television . 6 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  21. 1 2 3 "Music Search". Universal Music Publishing Group ¦ Scandinavia. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  22. ↑ "Maja Francis". luger.se. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  23. ↑ "RMV Grammafon Artists" . Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  24. ↑ "Nordic Music Prize 2022 Nominees" . Retrieved 5 September 2022. "Maja Francis has created her own little sparkling pink galaxy in the Swedish pop universe."
  25. ↑ "Album Details – Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel cover)". Universal Music Publishing Group. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  26. ↑ Taylor Bennett, Kim (June 17, 2015). "Fall Into the Magical Fantasy World of "Last Days of Dancing" by Maja Francis". Vice magazine . Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  27. ↑ "News: Maja Francis feat. Veronica Maggio – Space Invades My Mind". Universal Music Publishing Group | Scandinavia. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  28. ↑ Burns, Jason M. (October 15, 2021). "Interview: Maja Francis And The Comfort Of The Anxious Angel" . Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  29. ↑ "Maja Francis releases debut album 'A Pink Soft Mess'". Universal Music Publishing. 24 September 2021.
  30. ↑ "Maja Francis – A Pink Soft Mess". Discogs. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  31. ↑ "Sweden pop/country artist Maja Francis drops [releases] Hello Cowboy album". September 19, 2024.
  32. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 45". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  33. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 44". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  34. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 46". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  35. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 47". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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