Linnéa Handberg
Noted Skills
⦿ singing/performance⦿ song writing
Linnéa Handberg Lund, also known as Papaya , Miss Papaya, or Lynn, is a Danish singer and song writer, best known for her contribution to the bubblegum genre. Linnea was born on the 22nd of October in Hillerød, Denmark, making her a Libra.
Linnea is a highly talented artist and is especially good at writing catchy melodies. In addition to her own music, Linnéa has also written songs for other bubblegum projects, such as Bambee and Ch!pz.
Several of her songs, including Operator, Hero, and Pink Dinosaur, have appeared in the wildly popular Dance Dance Revolution video games. Lund has also contributed the songs "No Princess" and "Spaceman" to In The Groove 2.
Brief History
Linnéa began her music career in the early 1990s, signing with record labels Maverick, Warner, and Scandinavian Records. After Aqua's success in influencing other artists with their upbeat, dancy dancy music, Ms. Handberg decided to try it for herself (After teaming up with producers "Honeycutt"), using the same happy style as Aqua. The resulting "Miss Papaya Project" was at first a bit of a joke, intended to be quite silly and childish, as Ms. Handberg later admits "nobody expected Miss Papaya to get the success she did." Papaya released her first single, Jingle Bells in 1997. It was a small hit, but nothing extremely encouraging. Producers decided to release another single, Hero, which was originally written by Ms. Handberg and Honeycutt. To everyone's surprise, Hero was a smash hit, and Papaya was cemented as a Bubblegum Artist.
After Miss Papaya
After the success of Miss Papaya, Linnéa found herself beginning to tire of the Bubblegum scene, and she decided to move on to more "Mature" projects. In 1999 she quit her contract with Scandinavian Records & Honeycutt, and abandoned the Miss Papaya project. She began on a solo career and in 2000 released an album, This Is Who I Am, under her real name. The album was a minor success, and was well received by critics. Fans proclaimed it "one of the most complete pop albums of all time." Ms. Handberg still works as a songwriter and backup singer for current artists (including Ch!pz, from the Netherlands) and still writes some bubblegum tunes.
