Jäje Johansson (born 11 October 1968), better known by his

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Jay-Jay Johanson, is a Swedish-British singer-songwriter, known for his melancholic vocals. His music has integrated the

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genre until he switched his sound to a more

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-oriented direction with his 2002 album ''Antenna'', which featured "On the Radio". After this album, he came back to his characteristic sound after he released ''The Long Term Physical Effects Are Not Yet Known'' in 2007.

Biography

Jay-Jay Johanson was born Jäje Johansson on 11 October 1969 in

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, Västra Götaland. His debut album, ''Whiskey'', was released in August 1996. Recorded at Break My Heart Studios in the Stockholm archipelago, the album was characterized by its jazzy vocals over trippy,

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arrangements. In 1998, Johanson released ''Tattoo'', taking a step into a more richly textured, poetic ambience. Johansson's third album, ''Poison'', was released in April 2000 and went straight into the French charts at number four. The album featured contributions from

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founder and guitarist

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. The same year Johanson also composed the soundtrack to French director Ilan Duran Cohen's film ''

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'', and in 2001, Johanson emerged with "Cosmodrome", a sound-and-image installation first exhibited in the French city of

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. This art-piece has travelled around the world and was last shown at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. ''Antenna'' was released in 2002, recorded with assistance from German experimental electronic group

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. 2004 marked the release of the compilation ''Prologue'', meant for the American market. It was followed by ''Rush'' in 2005, an album partly produced by French producer Jean-Pierre Ensuque. Johanson co-wrote and contributed vocals to The Knife's 2006 song "

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". In the spring of 2006, he called together the musicians he had worked with on the three first albums, and January 2007 saw the release of their collaborative effort ''The Long Term Physical Effects Are Not Yet Known''. A tour in promotion of the album kicked off in China and continued to more than thirty cities around the world. Johanson's eighth studio album ''Spellbound'' was released on 2 May 2011. "Dilemma" was released as the album's lead single on 11 March 2011. On 3 March 2017, "You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone" was released via iTunes as the first single from Johanson's upcoming album ''Bury The Hatchet'', due 15 September 2017 on 29 Music.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

* ''Prologue: Best of the Early Years 1996–2002'' (2004) * ''3 Original Album Classics'' (2009) * ''Best of 1996 - 2013'' (2013)

Soundtrack albums

* ''

'' (2000) * ''La Troisième Partie du Monde'' (2008)

Singles

Documentary

* ''Jay Jay Johanson'' by Michel Viotte (1999)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johanson, Jay-Jay 1969 births Intelligent dance musicians Living people People from Trollhättan Swedish electronic musicians Swedish male singer-songwriters Swedish singer-songwriters English-language singers from Sweden Synth-pop singers Trip hop musicians Universal Music Group artists Melodifestivalen contestants