Jan Johansen (singer)
Jan Christian Johansen (born 9 January 1966) is a Swedish singer, best known for representing Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995.
Jan Johansen | |
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 Jan Johansen in 2020 | |
| Born | Jan Christian Johansen 9 January 1966 |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Parent(s) | Egil Johansen (father) Ellen Böbak (mother) |
Life and career
Jan Johansen represented Sweden at the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest with "Se på mig" and finished third with 100 points. The song stayed at the top of Svensktoppen for fifteen weeks, charting for thirty weeks in total. His father is the Norwegian jazz musician Egil Johansen and his mother is the Norwegian-born 50s jazz singer Ellen Böbak.
Johansen has participated in Melodifestivalen four times since "Se på mig" - fourth place in 2001 with "Ingenmansland", seventh place in 2002 with "Sista andetaget" and second place in Melodifestivalen 2003 with "Let Your Spirit Fly", a duet with Pernilla Wahlgren. After the second place in 2003 with "Let your spirit fly" followed 17 years were Jan Johansen did not participate in the Melodifestivalen. He has continued to release music and toured in Sweden and Scandinavia. In February 2020, Johansen was asked to perform the song "Se på mig" as a mid time act in one of the competitions in the Melodifestivalen in Linköping. While in Linköping Johansen was asked by the production team to perform the song "Miraklernas Tid" (Time for miracles) by Thomas G:son, as a replacement for the artist Thorsten Flinck who had to leave the competition due to legal reasons. After 24 hours to think it over Johansen agreed to perform the song, save the song from being scratched from the competition with less than a week to rehearse until the competition in Gothenburg. During that week Johansen made interviews, was booked for 4 concerts witch of he had to cancelled 2 to have more time to rehearse. Johansen Johansen did some minor changes to the staging of the number, to try to make it suit his artistry better. This song was not written for Johansen and the song was only performed once and did not make it to the final. Johansen decided not to record the song.
In Marsh 2013 Johansen published his autobiography entitled Med nya ögon (Through Different Eyes) which he co-authored with journalist Colette van Luik. After being sober from alcohol since 2008 Johansen had gone through therapy and started to process aspects of his life. This resulted in this book in which he tells in a self-evident way his life story as a musician and performer. From childhood to the big breakthrough in 1995. Describes marriage, becoming dad, self-esteem, and the backside of celebrity.[1]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [4] |
NOR [5] | |||
| 2016 | Fri | 12 | – | |
| 2015 | Trumslagarens Pojke | 12 | – | |
| 2013 | Min jul | 12 | – | |
| 2010 | En ny bild av mig | – | – | |
| 2009 | Minnen | N/A* | 7 | |
| 2006 | Jan Johansen Hits! | – | – | |
| 2003 | X My Heart | 44 | – | |
| [Ignition (feat Jan Johansen] | 44 | – | ||
| 2002 | Hela vägen fram | 29 | – | |
| 2001 | Fram till nu | 36 | 23 | |
| 1997 | Roll Tide Roll (with The Brazz Brothers and Egil Johansen) |
– | – | |
| 1996 | Johansen 2 | 23 | 22 | |
| 1995 | Johansen | 2 | 34 | |
- Only released in Norway and Finland
Singles
| Year | Title | Sverige topplistan |
Svensk toppen |
Sverige Tracks |
Norway Singles |
Norway Hit40 |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "Kom Hem Till Mig Igen" | - | - | - | - | - | |
| What's A Man [with Blue Desert] | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2019 | Almost Everything [with Blue Desert] | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2018 | "Midvinterns Stjärna" | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "After Therapy" [with Stefan Nilsson] | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2017 | "Dom Kan Säga" | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Treasure" [with Anne Johansen] | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Lottas Sång" [with Stefan Nilsson & Camilla Läckberg] | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2016 | Det är du [lyrics Camilla Läckberg] | - | - | - | - | - | |
| All Because of You [duette with Rebecka K] | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2015 | Trumslagarens Pojke [with Camilla Läckberg] | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "You Can Change The World" [duet with Johan Larsson] | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2011 | Christmas Time Again | - | - | - | - | - | |
| It's Not Real | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Sista söndagen i advent | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010 | Till dig | - | 11 | - | - | - | En ny bild av mig |
| Cyanid | 19 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2009 | Fri | - | 11 | - | - | - | |
| Se på mig [re-release] | - | - | - | 7 | - | ||
| 2008 | När allting dör | - | - | - | - | - | Minnen |
| Sol, vind och vatten | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006 | Calling Out Loud | - | 14 | - | - | - | |
| Röd Mustang (Remix) | 24 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Solens strand | - | 12 | - | - | - | ||
| 2005 | Röd Mustang | 16 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2004 | New Day (Jan Johansen/Susie Päivärinta/Nestor Geli with Miz) |
- | - | - | - | - | |
| 2003 | Let Your Spirit Fly (duet with Pernilla Wahlgren) |
10 | 5 | - | - | - | X my Heart |
| Let's Not Fade Away | - | 12 | - | - | 83 | ||
| 2002 | Sista andetaget | 13 | 5 | - | - | 59 | Hela vägen fram |
| Vågar du | - | 11 | - | - | - | ||
| Hon går igen | - | 15 | - | - | - | ||
| Tiden går | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001 | Ingenmansland | 21 | 6 | - | - | 76 | Fram till nu |
| Life Goes On | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998 | Utan dej | - | 14 | - | - | - | |
| 1997 | Ljudet av din röst | - | 13 | - | - | - | |
| Roll Tide Roll (with The Brazz Brothers) | - | - | - | - | - | Roll Tide Roll | |
| 1996 | Mitt hjärta i din hand | 51 | 2 | - | - | - | Johansen 2 |
| Kommer tid, kommer vår (duet with Jill Johnson / Elisabeth Andreassen) |
38 | 4 | - | 13 | - | ||
| Ingenting har hänt | - | 5 | - | - | - | ||
| Håll mej | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Camelia | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1995 | Se på mig | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | Johansen |
| Another Night | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| When the Night is Young | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| River of My Heart | - | - | 12 | - | - | ||
| Hold You | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1993 | Lost in Paradise (duet with Erika) | 26 | - | - | - | - | Lady Luck (Erika album) |
| 1987 | Radio Waves | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1984 | Over And Out (with Magnum Bonum) | - | - | - | - | - | |
Chart positions are taken from Sverigetopplistan,[6] Svensktoppen,[7][8][9] Trackslistan,[10] VG-lista[11] and Hit40[12]
References
- http://www.norstedts.se/bocker/113468-med-nya-ogon
- Diskografi | Jan Johansen Archived 2010-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Jan Johansen - Discography
- "Jan Johansen discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- "Jan Johansen discography". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- hitparad.se - Jan Johansen
- "svensktoppen.nu - Johansen". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- "svensktoppen.nu - Jan Johansen". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- Svensktoppen Archive | Sveriges Radio - All Svensktoppen Charts 1962-2010 Archived 2007-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Sveriges Radio P3 - Tracks Archived 2010-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
- norwegiancharts.com - Jan Johansen
- IFPI Norsk platebransje - VG-Lista/Hit40 - Søk på artist i alle listene > Johansen Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Jan Johansen at Wikimedia Commons
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Marie Bergman and Roger Pontare with "Stjärnorna" |
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 |
Succeeded by One More Time with "Den vilda" |
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