Jean Patrik Olsson (born 3 May 1990), known as Patrik Jean, is a
Swedish
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singer, songwriter and record producer. He has written or co-written songs for many artists, including
the Mamas,
Marcus & Martinus
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, and
Felix Jaehn
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. He frequently works with fellow songwriters and producers Melanie Wehbe and Herman Gardarfve. He released his second
extended play
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Jean participated in ''
Melodifestivalen 2021
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'' with the song "Tears Run Dry",
but failed to qualify to the finals.
Influences
Jean cited
Whitney Houston
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,
Sam Smith
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,
Khalid
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Frank Ocean
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, and
Summer Walker as his influences.
Personal life
Patrik Jean
came out
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Framed and debated as a privacy issue, coming out of ...
as
gay
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. He is in a relationship with photographer and video director Magnus Ragnvid.
Discography
Extended plays
Singles
Production discography
Melodifestivalen entries
References
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Living people
1990 births
Swedish pop singers
21st-century Swedish male singers
Musicians from Stockholm
Swedish record producers
Swedish songwriters
Swedish LGBT singers
Swedish LGBT songwriters
Swedish gay musicians
Gay singers
Gay songwriters
LGBT record producers
Melodifestivalen contestants
20th-century LGBT people
21st-century LGBT people