Music like Amanda Jenssen

Jenny Amanda Katarina Jenssen (born 12 September 1988) is a Swedish singer and songwriter who first rose to prominence as the Swedish Idol 2007 runner-up. Her first album, Killing My Darlings (2008), became one of that year's best-selling albums in Sweden, peaking at number 1 on the Swedish album chart. She also had success with her music singles, with seven individual placements on the Swedish singles chart.

In November 2012, she released the album Hymns for the Haunted, which reached certified gold status in Sweden. In 2015 released her first Swedish-language album, Sånger från ön (English: Songs from the Island).

Jenssen was born in Lund, Sweden in 1988. She expressed interest in music at a young age, and as a teenager was the lead vocalist in the bands Oh Hollie Neverdays and Amanda and the Papas which did covers of classic songs. Oh Hollie Neverdays composed original songs (Jenssen and guitarist, Viktor Rinneby). In May 2007 the group won the Swedish competition "Musik Direkt" and the prize was a tour in Gambia.