Jan Christian Johansen (born 9 January 1966) is a Swedish singer, best known for representing Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Se på mig".
Life and career Born in Stockholm, Sweden, Johansen is the son of Norwegian parents Egil Johansen, a jazz musician, and Ellen Böbak, a jazz singer. He began his musical career as a drummer, but later chose to become a singer.
Johansen won Melodifestivalen 1995 with the song "Se på mig", and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995. During the final in Dublin, he finished in third place, scoring a total of 100 points. The song peaked at no. 1 on the Swedish Sverigetopplistan charts for a total of fifteen weeks.
On 23 February 2001, Johansen competed in the final of Melodifestivalen 2001. He placed 4th with his song "Ingenmansland". Later that year, it was announced that Johansen would be competing in Melodifestivalen 2002 with the song "Sista andetaget". After qualifying to the final through the Winners' Choice round, he finished in 7th place.
In 2003, in collaboration with Pernilla Wahlgren, Johansen competed in Melodifestivalen for a third consecutive year with the song "Let Your Spirit Fly". The song qualified from the first semi-final, later placing second in the final behind Fame.
In 2013, Johansen published his autobiography, Med nya ögon, in collaboration with Colette van Luik.
In 2014, Johansen collaborated with the Swedish producer Tord "Diztord" Bäckström to record and release the song "Some Things", which was released on Diztord's album "I Am".
Alongside Linnea Henriksson, he performed his song "Se på mig" during the interval of the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2020. Whilst preparing for his performance, Johansen entered negotiations with Sveriges Television (SVT) to perform the competing entry "Miraklernas tid", as the original artist, Thorsten Flinck, was disqualified from the competition. On 3 February, it was confirmed that Johansen would compete in the contest. He was eliminated in the second semi-final, finishing in last place with a total of 8 points.
In 2021, Johansen was elected into the Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame. After the coronavirus pandemic cancelled Johansen's gigs, including an anniversary concert at the Vasateatern, he started working as a substitute teacher of music at Vattmyraskolan in Järfälla.
Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected detailsTitleDetailsPeak positionsCertification SWE NORJohansen Released: April 1995 Label: Lionheart (LHCD105)234 SWE: Gold2 Released: October 1996 Label: Lionheart (LHCD107)2322Roll Tide Roll (with The Brazz Brothers) Released: 1997 Label: Lionheart (LHCD108)Hela Vägen Fram Released: April 2002 Label: Lionheart Records (LHICD0007)29X My Heart Released: May 2003 Label: M&L Records (MLCD004)44En Ny Bild av Mig Released: September 2010 Label: Cosmos (334 25683)Min Jul Released: November 2013 Label: Atenzia Records (ATZ 1340) 12Trumslagarens Pojke Released: June 2016 Label: Tilia Records (TRCDA0009)
Charted compilation albums + List of charted compilation albums, with selected detailsTitleDetailsPeak positions SWE NORFram till Nu Released: April 2001 Label: Lionheart Records (LHICD 0004)3623Minnen Released: 2009 Label: Slagerfabrikken (2711873)7
Charted singles +List of charted singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Chart positions Album SWE NOR "Se på mig" 1995 1 7 Johansen "Mitt hjärta i din hand" 1996 51 — 2 "Kommer tid, kommer vår" (with Jill Johnson) 38 13 "Ingenmansland" 2001 21 — Fram till Nu "Sista andetaget" 2002 13 — Hela Vägen Fram "Let Your Spirit Fly" (with Pernilla Wahlgren) 2003 10 — X My Heart "Röd mustang" 2005 16 —rowspan="2" "Röd mustang" (remix) 2006 24 — "Cyanid" 2010 19 — En Ny Bild av Mig
References
External links
Official website