Johanna Telander

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About Johanna Telander

Johanna is a Finnish-American composer, writer and performer with a multi-faceted body of work in the entertainment industry. A Recording Academy® Voting Member and music advocate, her projects are aimed to elevate and unite international artistry. Her recent creative projects include scoring the musical film “Gray Land”, penning the music for the 1st Official Workshop/Limited run of “Watcher in the Woods, A new Musical” and being the creator of the epic grassroots community phenomenon, “Kalevala, the Musical”. Having started a career in music in her teens as a recording artist with a record deal with Universal Music, Johanna has since written for and performed in Radio, Television, Film, Commercials, and appeared on various live music stages as well as worked in Theatre. Performance Highlights include: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The United Nations, The Lincoln Center. As an actress, she has appeared on shows such as 30Rock, White Collar, and dozens of indie film projects, including a handful of fan favorites by the prolific Blinky Productions. As a voice-over artist, she has worked on major brands such as Volvo National. Johanna has degrees from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and Capital University Conservatory of Music. Kalevala the Musical’s concept album, for which she wrote the music, book and lyrics, just celebrated a new remastered release in Dolby Atmos. For more information, please visit: Johanna is also a published poet, with her first book: “A Deep Blue Green Song”, available in most places books are sold, and second book, the 21st Century Emily Dickinson award-winning “The Resilient Flutter or Butterflies, out now in Fall 2025.