She became fed up with school and went to the US as an exchange student. She took up skiing as a hobby and is now a semi-professional snowboard artist. She competed and travelled around the US, and at one point she came in 5th and 6th place in a championship in 1996. Eventually she went back to Sweden in 2001, finished high school and started working at various jobs.
Her singing talents started when she was a teenager and became a singer of coverband @groove and moved to Karlstad.
But her big break started when she heard about the first season of Popstars in Sweden and decided to give it a go. She succeeded in the final and Ana, Jenny Karolina, Kristina Bergfoth, Malin Catharina Olsson and Susanna Emily Anna Patoleta formed the band Excellence. They were a huge success, sold many albums and completed a sold out tour.
However, [artist[Excellence[/artist] wasn't Ana's style of music and left the band. She continued her music career as a solo artist. In the autumn of 2003, she released "The Way I Am" on the radio and it developed into a radio hit in Sweden and Germany and it gave her a nomination for the 2004 NRJ Awards in Stockholm. She released her debut album Cuz I Can in 2004 soon after. This album was only released in Sweden.
She was approached by the head of Colombia Tristar during a cruise and was invited to contribute a song to the soundtrack of Spider-Man 2. The song was called "We Are" and it became the first single to come off the soundtrack and was released worldwide. It became a big hit and she released the album The Way I Am. The album was followed by the singles Don't Cry For Pain and Coz I Can
Ana recorded a new album in the mean time which was released in 2006. The first single, " Days Of Summer", was released in July 2006. The album, Little Angel (October 2006), was preceded by the second single called "Exception", which is the theme song to the Swedish thriller movie Exit. Johnsson also recorded a song with Finnish rockband Bleak for the soundtrack for the Finnish-Chinese film Jadesoturi (Jade Warrior) called "Fate". It became one of the most played songs on the radio in Finland and got the NRJ award for Best Nordic Song in 2007. "Catch Me If You Can", the album's third single, also was the official theme for the 2007 Alpine World Ski Championships. In February 2007 Johnsson released the album in Japan resulting into sales over 20,000.
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Ana Johnsson Lyrics
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Seven years since my heart came undone
Oh, the memory still makes me warm
'Cause I love you still
And I will learn to go on
I'll smile when I'm expected to, I know I will
Yeah, I will learn to move on
So they say that all wounds heal with time
Then how come time is not healing mine
It's like you locked yourself into my mind
And I love you still
How I wish I could go back
I'd never let us make the same mistakes again
How I wish I'd take you back
'Cause I love you still
Been counting endless nights and days
You're hundred thousand miles away
But I feel you, I feel you
And what I feel will never change
All tomorrows fall on yesterday
'Cause I love you still
Yet I love you, love you still
I'm pretending to be strong
I'm fooling myself everyday, saying I'm OK
When there's nothing left, I will hold on
I will love you still
I will love you still
The song 'Still' by Ana Johnsson is a heartfelt expression of love and heartbreak that comes from the depths of the heart. The lyrics are an undeniable testament to the fact that true love never fades away, even after years have passed. In the song, Ana Johnsson sings about how her love for someone has survived over a period of seven years, despite the pain and hurt they caused her. She reminisces about the memory of their love and how it still warms her heart.
The theme of the song is unrequited love and heartbreak. Ana conveys the emotions of heartbreak with such bittersweet beauty. In the song, she talks about how she wishes to go back and change the mistakes they made. However, she has now learned to smile when expected to do so and move on, but her love for this person still remains. She tries to be strong and pretend that she is okay and will hold on, but deep down, her love for this person lingers.
The lyricist has used powerful metaphors and imagery to paint a picture of the emotions that the singer is feeling. For instance, she says, "All tomorrows fall on yesterday," which suggests that she is stuck in the past, unable to look forward, unable to move on. In the line, "It's like you've locked yourself into my mind," she explains how the memory of this person now consumes her, and she cannot seem to shake it away.
Overall, the song 'Still' is a powerful declaration of love that never fades away, even after experiencing heartbreak. It is undoubtedly a relatable and emotional song that can move anyone who has experienced unrequited love and heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
Seven years since we first fell in love
It has been seven years since the singer fell in love with someone
Seven years since my heart came undone
It has been seven years since the singer's heart was broken
Oh, the memory still makes me warm
The memory of falling in love still brings a warm feeling to the singer
'Cause I love you still
The artist still loves the person who broke their heart
And I will learn to go on
The artist will learn to move on from the heartbreak
I'll smile when I'm expected to, I know I will
The singer will put on a brave face and pretend to be happy
Yeah, I will learn to move on
The singer will learn to move forward with their life
But I love you still
Despite moving on, the artist still loves the person who broke their heart
So they say that all wounds heal with time
People say that time heals all wounds
Then how come time is not healing mine
However, time has not healed the artist's broken heart
It's like you locked yourself into my mind
The person who broke the singer's heart is still present in their thoughts
And I love you still
Despite the pain, the artist still loves the person who broke their heart
How I wish I could go back
The singer wishes they could go back in time and change things
I'd never let us make the same mistakes again
If given the chance, the singer would not make the same mistakes again
How I wish I'd take you back
The singer wishes they could have the person who broke their heart back
'Cause I love you still
Despite everything, the artist still loves the person who hurt them
Been counting endless nights and days
The artist has been counting the passing of time since the heartbreak
You're hundred thousand miles away
The person who hurt the singer is far away from them
But I feel you, I feel you
Despite the distance, the singer still feels connected to the person who broke their heart
And what I feel will never change
The artist's feelings for the person who hurt them will never change
All tomorrows fall on yesterday
The artist's thoughts are still stuck in the past
'Cause I love you still
The artist still loves the person who broke their heart
Yet I love you, love you still
Despite everything, the singer still loves the person who hurt them
I'm pretending to be strong
The artist is trying to put on a brave face
I'm fooling myself everyday, saying I'm OK
However, the singer is really not okay and is just trying to convince themselves otherwise
When there's nothing left, I will hold on
When everything seems lost, the singer will hold onto their love for the person who hurt them
I will love you still
Despite everything, the singer will continue to love the person who broke their heart
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANNA LOVISA JONSSON, LEIF BRUNO LARSON
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