Name	Laura Jansen
Height
Naionality	Dutch-American
Date of Birth	4-March-1977
Place of Birth	The Netherlands
Famous for	Singing

Laura Jansen is a Dutch-American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. Before gaining fame in her native country, the Netherlands, Jansen became a fixture in the constellation of artists associated with Los Angeles nightclub The Hotel Cafe – a national launching pad for artists as Sara Bareilles, Priscilla Ahn, and Joshua Radin. As daughter of an American mother and Dutch father, Laura has been living in the U.S.A. for over 10 years.

Jansen's debut album Bells, a dreamy collection of piano-driven alt-pop songs, was released on Universal Music in The Netherlands in 2009, on Decca Records in the USA in March 2011 and in the rest of the world in May 2011 on Universal Music Group. Bells has gone platinum in Jansen’s native Holland, reached a #1 position on iTunes and a #6 position in the Dutch Album Top 100. Propelled by Single Girls and a cover of Kings of Leon’s Use Somebody, which has spent more than 6 months lodged in the Top 25 on the Dutch singles chart. Laura Jansen is currently working on her next album.
Jansen toured Europe in the fall of 2009 with William Fitzsimmons, both as a member of his band and as his support act. She continued to play in Germany, Austria, The UK and The Czech Republic as fans spread the word.

Laura also appeared as a special guest vocalist on stage in Amsterdam with Snow Patrol as well as Novastar. In 2010 she was a featured artist at Germany's showcase festivals Popkomm and Reeperbahn Festival as well as the SXSW Music Festival 2010.

In 2011 Laura continued to tour, visiting The Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Switzerland again. Jansen also toured with Belgium singer-songwriter Milow as his support act and a member of his band in August 2011 in Germany.
After returning from touring in Europe in the beginning of 2011, Jansen hit the road again with Joshua Radin in February 2011 as both a member of his band and as an opener on his headlining tour through the USA and Canada.

Following her album release of debut album Bells in the USA on March 22, 2011 Jansen went on the road with her own headline tour with shows in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles and several performances on the SXSW Music Festival 2011, most importantly with a showcase at the Hotel Cafe Showcase.

In October 2011 Laura Jansen also performed on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson with her song Wicked World.