As a daughter of an American mother and Dutch father, Laura has been living in the United States for over 10 years.

Born in Breda, to a Dutch father and an American mother, Jansen began playing piano at age five while the family lived in Brussels, followed by Zurich and Connecticut.

Jansen's first call was to Hotel Café,[1] where she became a part of this community – home to Sara Bareilles, John Mayer, Katy Perry and many more singer/songwriters.

In summer 2008, Laura performed as both a member of Joshua Radin's band and as an opener on his sold-out headlining tour.

Soon after, Laura was offered a slot on the Hotel Café All Girls' Tour in the Fall alongside Ingrid Michaelson, Rachael Yamagata, and Erin McCarley.

Upon returning from the SXSW Music Festival, Laura finished her second EP Single Girls,[3] released on 26 June 2009, a collection of five alternative, intimate pop songs.

Upon her return, Laura was invited to the Netherlands for a series of performances, most importantly at the television show De Wereld Draait Door.

[4] In a week she was signed to Universal Music Netherlands where her full-length record entitled Bells (a compilation of Jansen's two previously released EPs: 2007's Trauma and 2009's Single Girls, plus Use Somebody) was released on 6 September 2009. in 2011,[5] Laura completed two sold-out national club tours and received a certified gold record[citation needed] Jansen toured Europe in the fall of 2009 with William Fitzsimmons,[6] both as a member of his band and as his support act.

Laura also appeared as a special guest vocalist on stage in Amsterdam with Snow Patrol[7] as well as Novastar.

Jansen also toured with Belgium singer-songwriter Milow as his support act and a member of his band in August 2011 in Germany.

Bells (composed of Jansen's two previously released EPs 2007's Trauma and 2009's Single Girls, plus cover Use Somebody), sold over 50,000 copies in the Netherlands and reached platinum status in 2011.