Janet Leon - Time in Play

Time in Play

She joined the pop group Play in late 2003. After Play's lead singer Faye Hamlin left the group to pursue further schooling in October 2003, Janet received a phone call from PLAY's manager, Laila Bagge, to whom she had sent an audition video in the past. Janet had also been an acquaintance of original member Anaïs Lameche prior to joining Play. After meeting Janet, the three remaining members of Play, Anaïs Lameche, Rosie Munter, and Anna Sundstrand welcomed her into the group. On 15 December 2003 an official press release announced that Janet had officially joined the group and had begun recording a new album with them.

Previously, Janet had been part of a band with some friends called "Walking Spanish," that had performed at music festivals around Sweden. Janet joined Play as the new lead singer. Janet's first album as a part of Play, Don't Stop the Music, was released on 9 March 2004. Though Janet was a member of the group when Don't Stop the Music was released, she is not featured in the video for "It's a Hard Knock Life", though she is featured in the song on the album. The video was recorded before Faye Hamlin left the group in 2003. A subsequent Christmas album followed in November entitled [[Play Around the Christmas