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
Hennes ögon
Jill Johnson Lyrics
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Handling lдare betyda
Mer дn mod och дndе det дare mer дn du fцrmеare
Hon gav dig tillstеnd att дlska
Utan att fе nеgonting tillbaks
Tдnkte kanske дare det bдst sе att bara sдga ja
Men hade du haft hennes цgon
Hade du haft hennes цgon
Och vid ett annat s***
Hade du haft hennes цgon
Av kдrlek var dom blе
Hade du haft hennes цgon
Hade du sett dе
Sдger rдtt men menar nеgonting helt annat
Hon vet det дare sе
Hon gav dig tillstеnd att дlska
Utan att fе nеgonting tillbaks
Tдnkte kanske дare det bдst sе att bara sдga ja
Men hade du haft hennes цgon
Sеg det annorlunda ut
Hade du haft hennes цgon
Och vid ett annat s***
Hade du haft hennes цgon
Av kдrlek var dom blе
Hade du haft hennes цgon
Hade du sett dе
The lyrics to Jill Johnson's song "Hennes ögon" describe a situation where someone is reflecting on a past relationship and imagining how things might have been different if they had seen things through the eyes of their former partner. The opening lines describe how something came out of nowhere and colored the singer's eyes blue, which could be interpreted as a metaphor for an unexpected emotional experience. The next lines suggest that there is more to the situation than just courage or bravery, and that perhaps the singer was also trying to gain something from the relationship. However, the partner gave permission to love without any expectation of reciprocation.
The chorus then repeats the idea that things would have been different if the singer had seen the relationship through the partner's eyes. The phrase "hade du haft hennes ögon" is repeated throughout, which means "if you had her eyes". The following lines suggest that the partner was motivated by love, and that if the singer had seen things from that perspective, perhaps they would have made different choices. The final verse repeats the idea that the partner knew that the singer wasn't being truthful, and that permission to love was granted even though nothing was given in return.
Overall, the lyrics to "Hennes ögon" are a reflection on the complexity of relationships and how different perspectives can shape our understanding of them. The singer is considering how things might have been different if they had approached the relationship with more empathy and understanding, and is regretful that they did not.
Line by Line Meaning
Som frеn ingenstans kom nеgonting som fдrgat цgon blе
Out of nowhere something came that colored her eyes blue
Handling lдare betyda
Actions speak louder than words
Mer дn mod och дndе det дare mer дn du fцrmеare
More than courage, yet still more than you can handle
Hon gav dig tillstеnd att дlska
She gave you permission to love her
Utan att fе nеgonting tillbaks
Without getting anything in return
Tдnkte kanske дare det bдst sе att bara sдga ja
Maybe it's best to just say yes
Men hade du haft hennes цgon
But if you had her eyes
Sеg det annorlunda ut
It would look different
Och vid ett annat s***
And in a different situation
Av kдrlek var dom blе
Her eyes were blue with love
Hade du haft hennes цgon
If you had her eyes
Hade du sett dе
Then you would have seen
Sдger rдtt men menar nеgonting helt annat
Saying the right thing but meaning something entirely different
Hon vet det дare sе
She knows it's like that
Contributed by Miles Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@johnconway8070
Not just the best Eurovision song from Sweden but one of the best in the entire history of the contest .
@kimandersen2058
Den är så vacker och Jill sjunger den så underbart! <3
@sarahlundvall7756
Du vet jona hon är ju din syster och det är min doters musik lärare och sylärare
@disaandersson1053
Tack min älskade Ingela för din tid hos oss , min ängel
@MrNunescj
Amazing memorie. Amazing entry. What a voice!
@mariahogman
Hade den på min sons begravning 2019❤️
@karolinepettersson8063
Beklagar sorgen
@tonynilsson3765
Älskar❤❤❤❤denna underbara låt!!!!!😊
@danijetman
I miss this Sweden at Eurovision!
@enheltvanligtjej9429
De är kul att man på 90 talet nöjde sig med att en person går 20 steg medan en duva är med och sen vänta till det bästa i slutet av låten 3min då artistern ler