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 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 February 23, 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.

Albums

 * Only released in Norway and Finland

Singles
Chart positions are taken from Sverigetopplistan, Svensktoppen,  Trackslistan, VG-lista and Hit40