Janne Persson
Jan Persson (born 3 October 1947), known professionally as Janne Lucas, is a Swedish pianist and singer, scoring several chart successes in Sweden during the 1970s and 1980s.[1][2] Janne Lucas participated at Melodifestivalen 1980 with the song "Växeln hallå", coming in second. The upcoming year he participated with the song "Rocky Mountain", ending up third.
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| Birth name | Jan Persson |
| Also known as | Janne Lucas |
| Born | 3 October 1947 Gamlestaden, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden |
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| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
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For many years, Janne Lucas also acted as pianist for Vi i femman.
Janne also accompanied the vocal group Noviserna for a while, where Anna-Lisa Cederquist participated.
The addressing name "Lucas" comes from a pop band in Gothenburg, where he was a pianist and singer during the late 1960s. The pop band Lucas won Sveriges Radio's Pop Band Competition in 1967, and charted at Tio i topp with the song "Antisocial Season". Before that, the cover song "Go Now" had already charted.
In a Bildjournalen issue was a commercial record with, among others, the band Lucas and the song One Night Stand.
On 6 November 2009, he participated at Doobidoo in SVT, playing "Växeln hallå" on the piano.
He is also the choral director for the Onsala and Mölnlycke Gospel Choir.
Discography
Albums
- Ad Lib (1977)
- Born to Rock (1978)
- Solfeggietto (1978)
- Rocky Mountain (1981)
- Boeves Psalm (1982)
- White Christmas (1988)
Singles
- 1980 – Ballade for Britta / Repent Valpurgis
- 1981 – Rocky Mountain / Dallas
Others
- 1975 – Ett steg till – Pugh & Rainrock (live-album with Pugh Rogefeldt and Ola Magnell)
