Jill Anna Maria Johnson, born May 24, 1973 in Ängelholm, is a Swedish count… Read Full Bio ↴Jill Anna Maria Johnson, born May 24, 1973 in Ängelholm, is a Swedish country- and pop-singer and songwriter. She performed the Melodifestivalen 1998 winning song Kärleken är, and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with that song, which finished 10th with 53 points. In 2003 she again entered Melodifestivalen with Crazy in Love, which finished fourth in the final. She also hosted the final of Melodifestivalen in 2005. Johnson is today one of the most successful artists in Sweden, with several gold and platinum records.
Biography
Johnson is from the small town of Ängelholm in the south western part of Sweden, but the surroundings and the media compare her with the biggest stars in the music business. By the age of four, she had decided that she wanted to become an artist. She was highly encouraged by her local choir leader.
She now lives in a hunting lodge in the Western Gothlandic woods of Sweden, but also has a home in Stockholm.
As a 12-year old, she started off as vocalist in a Country & Western band, Tomboola Band, touring in Norway and Denmark. She signed eventually with EMI-Medley in Denmark and recorded an album, produced by top producer Paul Bruun. The title-track, Sugar Tree, became a hit in Denmark. In 1996, she had her first Swedish hit with Kommer tid, kommer vår”, a duet with Jan Johansen.
In 1998, she performed Kärleken är at Melodifestivalen, winning the Swedish finals and going on to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest. This established Johnson as one of the prime Swedish artists. The success was followed by the hit album När hela världen ser på and a successful tour.
In mid 1999, Johnson went to L.A. to look for material for her second album. At home, she worked with Andreas Carlsson (ASCAP Writer of the Year 2000), who is known for several massive hits, the biggest , so far, being Celine Dion's That's the Way It Is. She also tried out a few local new-comers and the album Daughter of Eve was released in early 2000. It was very well received and Johnson was compared with some of the world's best artists.
In 2000, she received a platinum-record in Denmark for the sound-track Promise To Love from the Danish block-buster, "Eneste Ene". Later that year, Johnson started to collaborate with other songwriters such as Jenny Orenstein, Charlie Stefl, Mary Green [Biem Writer of the Year 2001]. This resulted in her receiving a Publishing contract in Nashville Tennessee. Consequently, in 2002 Johnson's album entitled "Good Girl" came to be with the help of producer Scott Bagget and some of Nashville’s top musicians. This album secured Johnson's artistic sound and style and once again she was extremely well received by the press in their reviews where she was described as an artist of International calibre.
In the Swedish finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 she qualified at fourth place (out of 32 entries) but and her song “Crazy in Love" became a hit and received a great deal of radio play and was followed by a successful tour.
Johnson's collective "Discography" CD was released in late March 2003. It contains the 20 most popular songs since her debut in 1995. This Cd went straight into the sales charts for best selling CDs in Sweden. The single “Crazy in Love” stayed at No 1 in the Swedish Top Charts (Svensktoppen) 12 weeks consecutively and No 2 for 15 weeks. "Discography" sold Gold in Sweden and Johnson also got a Grammy for this album.
The new album "Roots and Wings" was released in November 2003, recorded and produced by Amir Aly in Sweden and by Scott Baggett in Nashville, USA. "Roots and Wings" sold gold in less than two weeks and platinum a few months later. The album "Being who you are" was released in Sweden in late March 2005 and sold gold in only a few weeks. Johnson was the host of the 2005 Swedish finals of the Eurovison Song Contest in Stockholm
Biography
Johnson is from the small town of Ängelholm in the south western part of Sweden, but the surroundings and the media compare her with the biggest stars in the music business. By the age of four, she had decided that she wanted to become an artist. She was highly encouraged by her local choir leader.
She now lives in a hunting lodge in the Western Gothlandic woods of Sweden, but also has a home in Stockholm.
As a 12-year old, she started off as vocalist in a Country & Western band, Tomboola Band, touring in Norway and Denmark. She signed eventually with EMI-Medley in Denmark and recorded an album, produced by top producer Paul Bruun. The title-track, Sugar Tree, became a hit in Denmark. In 1996, she had her first Swedish hit with Kommer tid, kommer vår”, a duet with Jan Johansen.
In 1998, she performed Kärleken är at Melodifestivalen, winning the Swedish finals and going on to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest. This established Johnson as one of the prime Swedish artists. The success was followed by the hit album När hela världen ser på and a successful tour.
In mid 1999, Johnson went to L.A. to look for material for her second album. At home, she worked with Andreas Carlsson (ASCAP Writer of the Year 2000), who is known for several massive hits, the biggest , so far, being Celine Dion's That's the Way It Is. She also tried out a few local new-comers and the album Daughter of Eve was released in early 2000. It was very well received and Johnson was compared with some of the world's best artists.
In 2000, she received a platinum-record in Denmark for the sound-track Promise To Love from the Danish block-buster, "Eneste Ene". Later that year, Johnson started to collaborate with other songwriters such as Jenny Orenstein, Charlie Stefl, Mary Green [Biem Writer of the Year 2001]. This resulted in her receiving a Publishing contract in Nashville Tennessee. Consequently, in 2002 Johnson's album entitled "Good Girl" came to be with the help of producer Scott Bagget and some of Nashville’s top musicians. This album secured Johnson's artistic sound and style and once again she was extremely well received by the press in their reviews where she was described as an artist of International calibre.
In the Swedish finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 she qualified at fourth place (out of 32 entries) but and her song “Crazy in Love" became a hit and received a great deal of radio play and was followed by a successful tour.
Johnson's collective "Discography" CD was released in late March 2003. It contains the 20 most popular songs since her debut in 1995. This Cd went straight into the sales charts for best selling CDs in Sweden. The single “Crazy in Love” stayed at No 1 in the Swedish Top Charts (Svensktoppen) 12 weeks consecutively and No 2 for 15 weeks. "Discography" sold Gold in Sweden and Johnson also got a Grammy for this album.
The new album "Roots and Wings" was released in November 2003, recorded and produced by Amir Aly in Sweden and by Scott Baggett in Nashville, USA. "Roots and Wings" sold gold in less than two weeks and platinum a few months later. The album "Being who you are" was released in Sweden in late March 2005 and sold gold in only a few weeks. Johnson was the host of the 2005 Swedish finals of the Eurovison Song Contest in Stockholm
En Julsaga = Fairytale Of New York
Jill Johnson Lyrics
Nu är det jul igen
En tomte skriker ut
I vinterstadens sken
Av iskall blå neon
Ett brustet hjärta ler
Ett bittert flin av hån
Jag blundar bort ett slag
Och ser blott du och jag
Jag tror på sagan nu
Jag tror nu vänder det
En vinst på lotteri
Jag tror det blir vi två
Så mot alla odds min vän
För att jag älskar dig
För våra drömmar skål
Min älskling gott nytt år
Jag gick där och sparka en sprayburk med snö
Mötte en väktare åkte på spö
Sen titta jag upp i ett par ögon blå
Nöjd att jag hamnat i himlen ändå
Så vacker
Så stilig
Du var kungen av city
Å vem vill va själv på en julaftonskväll
Vi sjung å vi skråla som vattnade fålar
Vi kysstes i gatan och höll varann hårt
På torget klämde kören i för änglarna på glid
Med en sång om fred och frid i juletid
Du ljuger
Du låtstas
Det är klart att jag gör
Att följa dig hem än hellre jag dör
Du kallar mig pajas men se på dig själv
Hur kan du tro att jag älskade dig
På torget klämmer kören i för änglarna på glid
Med en sång om fred och frid i juletid
Jag är väl av en sort
Som inte kan ju upp
Du vet att jag älskar dig
Kan inte vara själv
Jag tror på sagan min vän
Jag tror på kärleken
För våra drömmar skål
Min älskling för oss två
Å på torget klämmer kören i för änglarna på glid
Med en sång om fred å frid i juletid
En tomte skriker ut
I vinterstadens sken
Av iskall blå neon
Ett brustet hjärta ler
Ett bittert flin av hån
Jag blundar bort ett slag
Och ser blott du och jag
Jag tror på sagan nu
En vinst på lotteri
Jag tror det blir vi två
Så mot alla odds min vän
För att jag älskar dig
För våra drömmar skål
Min älskling gott nytt år
Jag gick där och sparka en sprayburk med snö
Mötte en väktare åkte på spö
Sen titta jag upp i ett par ögon blå
Nöjd att jag hamnat i himlen ändå
Så vacker
Så stilig
Du var kungen av city
Å vem vill va själv på en julaftonskväll
Vi sjung å vi skråla som vattnade fålar
Vi kysstes i gatan och höll varann hårt
På torget klämde kören i för änglarna på glid
Med en sång om fred och frid i juletid
Du ljuger
Du låtstas
Det är klart att jag gör
Att följa dig hem än hellre jag dör
Du kallar mig pajas men se på dig själv
Hur kan du tro att jag älskade dig
På torget klämmer kören i för änglarna på glid
Med en sång om fred och frid i juletid
Jag är väl av en sort
Som inte kan ju upp
Du vet att jag älskar dig
Kan inte vara själv
Jag tror på sagan min vän
Jag tror på kärleken
För våra drömmar skål
Min älskling för oss två
Å på torget klämmer kören i för änglarna på glid
Med en sång om fred å frid i juletid
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jem Finer, Shane Patrick Lysaght Macgowan
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@antonisf1
Underbart!! God Jul och Gott Nytt År!
@annieschonkeren46
Great video !! and good music !!! Christmas Greetings from Annie *****
@Gragnash
En skymf mot Shane MacGowan och The Pogues.
@colaemil96
Inte detta bästa med Niklas hjulström lär dig texten och sjung högre