Genres Rock Record label CBS Records Role Singer | Name P. Olsson Years active '90s, 2000– | |
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Occupation(s) Musician, composer, audio engineer Website PJ Olssen's myspace Page, PJ Olssen's Rock Camp Albums Words for Living, Beautifully Insane, Pj Olsson, Lasers and Trees, American Scream, The Ironwood Sessions Similar People Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson, The Alan Parsons Project, Danny Thompson, Ian Bairnson Profiles | ||
Pj olsson on letterman and cnn
Paul Josef Olsson is an American singer, most notable as being the lead singer for the Alan Parsons Live Project. He has toured with various artists over his lifetime, including Rufus Wainright, Beth Orton, and Placebo.
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- Pj olsson on letterman and cnn
- THE DARK SIDE OF THE WALL P J Olsson Old and Wise
- Biography
- Discography
- References
THE DARK SIDE OF THE WALL - P J Olsson - Old and Wise
Biography
He was born in Houghton, Michigan to a musical family. His father had a DMA in choral music and was an avant-garde 12-tone composer, A&R executive for Motown Records and later a professor at Michigan Tech; his mother was a music/voice major and schoolteacher. He started playing violin at age 6. PJ caught the attention of Columbia records, who in mid-2000 released the album Words For Living which received positive reviews in the United States. Olsson also made an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, and his song "Ready for a Fall" was included on the soundtrack album for the television show Dawson's Creek. In 2002, Olsson joined the Alan Parsons Project, becoming their lead singer. He has performed with many other notable acts, including Kid Rock, Muse, Train, Rufus Wainright, Iggy Pop, Beth Orton, Bob Geldof, Something Corporate, Ben Harper, Nelly Furtado, Placebo, and Michelle Branch. In 2007 Olsson teamed up with Salman Ahmad to record a remake of the Nick Lowe song, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding", as the theme to The CW television show Aliens in America.
Discography
