Jonas McDonnell

Jonas McDonnell
Jonas McDonnell
Born	2 May 1986 (age 38); Hønefoss, Norway
Genres	Pop; trance; hip hop;
Occupations	Songwriter; instrumentalist;
Instrument	Guitar

Jonas McDonnell (born 2 May 1986) is a Norwegian songwriter and musician from Hønefoss.^[1] He has written the lyrics to the song Grab the Moment as won Melodi Grand Prix 2017. The song was sung by JOWST and Aleksander Walmann. The song came in 10th place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 final in Kyiv in May 2017.

Background

McDonnell has been playing music since he was a teenager and has been a member of several bands since. As a 15-year-old, he made trance music using the music software Fruity Loops, and as a 16-year-old he started to rap and write his own songs. After a few years of rapping, he began to write and sing songs within the pop genre, accompanied by guitar.

McDonnell has studied media, ICT and design at Volda University College.

References

^ Orø, Marit (12 March 2017). "Jonas fra Hønefoss skrev teksten til vinnerlåta!". Ringerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 January 2018.

[1] Orø, Marit (12 March 2017). "Jonas fra Hønefoss skrev teksten til vinnerlåta!". Ringerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 January 2018.

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