Helienne Lindvall

Helienne Lindvall an award-winning professional songwriter, musician and columnist – as well as the President of the European Composer & Songwriter Alliance (ECSA). She's the former Chair of the Ivor Novello Awards, Board Director of the Ivors Academy and Trustee of the Ivors Academy Trust. She’s also the writer behind the Guardian music industry columns Behind the Music and Plugged In and is the former Head of Business & Songwriter relations for song data management platform Auddly/Sessions, backed by hitmakers Max Martin and Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus. Hailing from Sweden, she worked as a session singer, recording artist and performer in Stockholm and NYC before settling in London, where she signed a publishing deal with BMG and, later, Universal Music Publishing. Since then she’s been working with and writing for recording artists on both sides of the Atlantic, collaborating with award-winning writers behind hits by Kelly Clarkson, Eminem, Icona Pop, Robyn and Carrie Underwood.