Jon Erik Andreas Johnson (born 22 March 1970 in

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In his youth Andreas Johnson was always surrounded by music as 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

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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''. In 1999, he had an international

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with the single " Glorious", which later featured on the album '' Liebling'', and has been used in a number of

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from companies including

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and

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. 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'', was released in 2005 on

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. Johnson participated in

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, the Swedish song selection contest for the

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, and finished in third place in the final round. On 24 February 2007, Johnson participated in

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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

, losing to " The Worrying Kind" performed by The Ark. On 16 February 2008, Johnson took part in the 2nd semi-final of

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, accompanied by

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who had previously performed songs winning

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in 1983, 1991 and 2006. The duo performed the song ''

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'', managed to get to the 'second chance', but lost there against

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. Johnson participated again in

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with the song "

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" and placed sixth in the final. He competed again in

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, 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

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with the song ''Living to Die'', where was eliminated in the semi-finals. He participated in

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with the song "Army of Us". He was eliminated after losing his duel in Andra Chansen.

Discography

;Studio albums * '' Cottonfish Tales'' (1997) * '' Liebling'' (1999) * '' Deadly Happy'' (2002) * '' Mr. Johnson, Your Room is on Fire'' (2005) * '' Rediscovered'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2012)

References

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, published 21 January 2000 {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Andreas 1970 births Living people English-language singers from Sweden Melodifestivalen contestants People from Lomma Municipality 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish male singers

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