|
C'est La Vie (J. C. Schütz Album)
''C'est La Vie'' is the third studio album by Sweden, Swedish singer and songwriter Johan Christher Schütz, released in May 2009 worldwide, with a pre-release in Japan in December 2008. All songs are written, arranged and produced by Schütz. This international edition of C'est La Vie has five of the songs in English, whereas the original Swedish version, ''C'est La Vie - 11 sånger på svenska (C'est La Vie - 11 songs in Swedish)'', has all songs performed in Swedish. The album received good reviews although some questioned why Schütz was singing in Swedish after two albums in English. Östgöta Correspondenten called it "well written" and "well played", and the music magazine Lira put more attention to detail, noticing that "Schütz has got a lot on his mind, a kind of nicely laid-back observations on life, where a smile is never far away". They continued, "Here we see an artist more down-to-earth, even if the world music influences are still evident. It's a bunch of songs whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Christher Schütz
Johan Christher Schütz is a Swedish songwriter and music producer. He has also released music as a solo performer. Life and career Early years Born and raised outside the small town of Mjölby, Östergötland, he started singing and playing musical instruments, such as drums and electric organ, very early. Aged seven, he found a guitar in a dumpster, an experience that he says changed his life, as he decided to dedicate his life to music. Despite this, he entered the Kungshögaskolan College in Mjölby with the intention to study art, but the restrictive curriculum made him return to music. During a period in 1999 he lived in London after receiving a songwriting grant from Swedish royalty collection society STIM. He studied Portuguese at Stockholm University. Musical theatre In 2008, Japanese musical theatre production company Takarazuka Revue licensed a Japanese version of his song ''Passion'' for one of their shows, which inspired Schütz to start writing for musical t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |