Andreas Johnson

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Andreas Johnson

Concert in Örebro, Sweden, 9 August 2006
Background information
Birth name Jon Erik Andreas Johnson
Born March 22, 1970 (1970-03-22) (age 39)
Origin Bjärred, Sweden
Genres Pop, Rock
Occupations Singer–songwriter
Years active 1997–present
Labels Warner Music
Website www.andreas-johnson.com

Andreas Johnson (born Jon Erik Andreas Johnson[citation needed] 22 March 1970, Bjärred, near Lund in Sweden) is a Swedish pop/rock singer-songwriter and musician.

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[edit] Career

His family moved around the country, finally settling in a Stockholm suburb. He started his musical career as the singer in Planet Waves, a band which released only one album, Brutal Awakenings before splitting up due to internal conflicts. He then turned to a solo career, releasing the debut album, Cottonfish Tales.

In 1999, he had an international hit with the single Glorious, which later featured on the album Liebling, and has been used in a number of advertisements from companies including Volvo, Nutella and Vauxhall.

Deadly Happy, his third solo album, was released in 2002. The next album, Mr Johnson, Your Room Is On Fire, was released in 2005 on Warner Music. Johnson participated in Melodifestivalen 2006, the Swedish song selection contest for the Eurovision Song Contest, and finished in third place in the final round.

On February 24, 2007, Johnson participated in Melodifestivalen 2007 with the song "A Little Bit of Love", which was announced as a finalist in the contest. On March 10, 2007, the song placed second in Melodifestivalen 2007, losing to "The Worrying Kind" performed by The Ark.

On February 16, 2008, Johnson took part in the 2nd semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2008, accompanied by Carola Häggkvist who previously won Melodifestivalen in 1983, 1991 and 2006. The duo managed to get to the 'second chance', but lost there against Nordman.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • 1997: Cottonfish Tales
  • 1999: Liebling
  • 2002: Deadly Happy
  • 2005: Mr. Johnson, Your Room Is On Fire
  • 2006: Mr. Johnson, Your Room Is On Fire (Version 2)
  • 2007: The Collector
  • 2008: Rediscovered

[edit] Singles

  • 1997: "Cruel"
  • 1997: "Seven Days"
  • 1999: "Glorious"
  • 1999: "The Games We Play"
  • 2002: "Shine"
  • 2002: "End of the World"
  • 2002: "Waterfall"
  • 2005: "Show Me XXXX"
  • 2006: "Sing for Me"
  • 2007: "A Little Bit of Love"
  • 2007: "Go For the Soul"
  • 2008: "Lucky Star" (with Carola Häggkvist)
  • 2008: "One Love" (with Carola Häggkvist)
  • 2008: "Do You Wanna Dance"

[edit] External links

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