Andreas Johnson

Biography

Jon Erik Andreas Johnson (born 22 March 1970) is a Swedish pop/rock singer-songwriter and musician.

Career

Johnson was born in Bjärred, Sweden; both his parents were professional jazz musicians. During this period in his life he became familiar with late-night gigs and the constant travel associated with performances, joining his parents on the road regularly. After finally settling down in a Stockholm suburb, Johnson 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×Cottonfish Tales1997 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Purple morning2:432Head of the family4:003Crush3:334Cruel3:115Trampoline3:316Like a woman2:537Worth waiting3:528Forever needed3:399Seven days2:5510Room above the sun2:5911Brave thing4:3712Night stood still4:28.
In 1999, he had an international hit with the single "Glorious×GloriousJuly 1999 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Glorious3:292Submerged4:41", which later featured on the album Liebling×Liebling27 May 1999 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Glorious3:272People4:123The Games We Play3:494Do You Believe in Heaven4:225Should Have Been Me4:276Breathing3:237Patiently3:568Spaceless3:539Please (Do Me Right)3:4910Safe From Harm4:1811Unbreakable6:46, and has been used in a number of advertisements from companies including Volvo, Nutella and Vauxhall. The song "People" was also used in a commercial for the American TBS station.
Deadly Happy, his third solo album, was released in 2002. The next album, Mr Johnson, Your Room Is On Fire×Mr Johnson, Your Room Is on Fire3 November 2005 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Fools Like Us3:372Show Me Love4:013Sunshine of Mine3:494Caravan3:355Life Is4:056How Big Is America3:397Drop in the Ocean3:068Not Afraid4:219Exit NY3:4010What If4:3011Nobody Told Me (Such a Fool)4:1712Still My World3:14, was released in 2005 on Warner Music.

Melodifestivalen participation

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 24 February 2007, Johnson participated in Melodifestivalen 2007 with the song "A Little Bit of Love", which was announced as a finalist in the contest. On 10 March 2007, the song placed second in Melodifestivalen 2007, losing to "The Worrying Kind" performed by The Ark.
On 16 February 2008, Johnson took part in the 2nd semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2008, accompanied by Carola Häggkvist who had previously performed songs winning Melodifestivalen in 1983, 1991 and 2006. The duo performed the song One Love, managed to get to the 'second chance', but lost there against Nordman.
Johnson participated again in Melodifestivalen 2010 with the song "We Can Work It Out×We Can Work It Out2010 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1We Can Work It Out3:022Escape3:493We Can Work It Out (Singback Version)3:02" and placed sixth in the final. He competed again in Melodifestivalen 2012, where he performed his song "Lovelight" in the third semi-final and subsequently went on to the Second Chance, where he lost the quarter-final duel.
He participated again in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song Living to Die, where was eliminated in the semi-finals.
He participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Army of Us". He was eliminated after losing his duel in Andra Chansen.