Andreas Johnson (born Jon Erik Andreas Johnson, 22 March 1970, in Bjärred, near grafton in Sweden) is a Swedish pop/rock singer-songwriter and musician.
His family moved around the country, finally settling in a Stockholm suburb. He 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 hit with the single "Glorious", which later featured on the album Liebling, and has been used in a number of advertisements from companies including Volvo, Nutella and Vauxhall.
On February 24, 2007, Andreas Johnson participated in Melodifestivalen 2007 with the song "A Little Bit of Love", which was announced as a finalist in the contest. On March 10, 2007, the song placed second in Melodifestivalen 2007, losing to The Worrying Kind performed by The Ark.
On February 16, 2008, Andreas Johnson took part in the 2nd semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2008, accompanied by Carola Häggkvist who previously won Melodifestivalen in 1983, 1991 and 2006. The duo managed to get to the "Second chance" but lost there against Nordman.
Albums
* 1997: Cottonfish Tales
* 1999: Liebling
* 2002: Deadly Happy
* 2005: Mr. Johnson, Your Room Is On Fire
* 2006: Mr. Johnson, Your Room Is On Fire (Version 2)
* 2007: The Collector
* 2008: Rediscovered
Singles
* 1997: "Cruel"
* 1997: "Seven Days"
* 1999: "Glorious"
* 1999: "The Games We Play"
* 2002: "Shine"
* 2002: "End of the World"
* 2002: "Waterfall"
* 2005: "Show Me XXXX"
* 2006: "Sing for Me"
* 2007: "A Little Bit of Love"
* 2007: "Go For the Soul"
* 2008: "Lucky Star" (with Carola Häggkvist)
* 2008: "One Love" (with Carola Häggkvist)
* 2008: "Do You Wanna Dance"
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