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
God´s gift
Jill Johnson Lyrics
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a great body and the money to
You've told me twice, that you're a star
You've got your own show, now in this bar
You need a woman, and I'm the deal
I can't believe what you say is for real
I'm truly tired now
God's gift to a woman like me
God's gift to the planet earth but
God's gift to me would be
if you drive away and just keep going
You really think that you're the one
I think there's nothing new under the sun
I can't believe that you exist
You're all the things that I never missed
I'm truly tired now
I'm falling asleep when you say that you are
In Jill Johnson's song "God's Gift," the lyrics express a sense of skepticism and weariness towards someone who boasts about their qualities and believes they are a gift to others. The singer acknowledges the person's good looks, wealth, and self-proclaimed status as a star. However, they are unconvinced by the person's claims and find it hard to believe that they truly exist.
The chorus emphasizes the singer's exhaustion with the person's constant self-aggrandizement. They express a desire for the person to drive away and keep going, as that would be a true gift to them. The lyrics highlight the disconnect between the singer's perception of the person's inflated self-importance and their own lack of interest or desire for such qualities.
Line by Line Meaning
You've got a mind, I'm sure you do
I acknowledge that you have intelligence, although I am skeptical
a great body and the money to
You possess an attractive physique and financial stability
You've told me twice, that you're a star
You have emphasized on two occasions that you are a celebrity
You've got your own show, now in this bar
You host a show exclusively at this establishment
You need a woman, and I'm the deal
You desire a partner, and you believe I am the perfect choice
I can't believe what you say is for real
I find it hard to trust the authenticity of your words
God's gift to a woman like me
You consider yourself to be a divine blessing for someone like me
God's gift to the planet earth but
You view yourself as a special endowment to the entire world, however
God's gift to me would be
From my perspective, the ultimate gift from God would be
if you drive away and just keep going
If you were to depart and continue your journey far away from me
You really think that you're the one
You genuinely believe that you are the perfect match for me
I think there's nothing new under the sun
I hold the belief that there is no exceptional or novel about you
I can't believe that you exist
It is difficult for me to accept your existence as truth
You're all the things that I never missed
You possess all the qualities that I have never longed for
I'm truly tired now
I am genuinely exhausted at this moment
I'm falling asleep when you say that you are
I am becoming so uninterested that I am nearly drifting off to sleep when you boast about yourself
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Joakim Amorell, Lars-Göran Andersson
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