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
Hopelessly Devoted
Jill Johnson Lyrics
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The first heart broken
My eyes are not the first to cry
I'm not the first to know
There's just no getting over you
Hello I'm just A fool
who's willing
But baby can't you see
There's nothing else for me to do
I'm hopelessly devoted to you
But now there's nowhere to hide
Since you pushed my love aside
I'm out of my head
Hopelessly devoted to you
Hopelessly devoted to you
Hopelessly devoted to you
My head is saying
Fool forget him
My heart is saying don't let go
Hold on to the end
And that's what I intend to do
I'm hopelessly devoted to you
But now there's no where to hide
Since you pushed my love aside
I'm out of my head
Hopelessly devoted to you
Hopelessly devoted to you
Hopelessly devoted to you
Jill Johnson's "Hopelessly Devoted" is a heartbreaking song that showcases the emotional turmoil of a person who has been desperately in love with someone who does not reciprocate those feelings. The opening lines of the song set the tone for the lyrics that follow: "Guess mine is not the first heart broken, my eyes are not the first to cry." The singer acknowledges that she is not alone in her suffering and that other people have faced similar situations.
She is honest about her feelings, expressing her willingness to wait for the person she loves, despite knowing there is no chance of them ever getting back together. She is hopelessly devoted to the person, unable to let go of the love she feels, even though it has been unrequited. Throughout the song, she grapples with conflicting emotions, with her head telling her to move on, while her heart remains steadfastly loyal.
The chorus of the song serves as a poignant reminder that the singer is consumed by her love for her ex-partner, with her thoughts and emotions becoming overwhelming: "But now there's nowhere to hide, since you pushed my love aside, I'm out of my head, hopelessly devoted to you." The song is a sad reflection on the intensity of love and the pain it can cause when not returned.
Line by Line Meaning
Guess mine is not
I'm not the only one who's heart has been shattered like this before.
The first heart broken
The first victim whose heart breaks due to unrequited love.
My eyes are not the first to cry
Many others have expressed their pain and sorrow through tears.
I'm not the first to know
I'm not the first person who discovered how hard it is to move on from someone you love.
There's just no getting over you
It's impossible for me to forget you and all the memories we shared together.
Hello I'm just A fool
Despite how foolish it may seem, I choose to stay dedicated and focused on you.
who's willing
I am fully committed to waiting for you to come back to me.
To sit around and wait for you
I will remain present and available, waiting for you to realize how much you mean to me.
But baby can't you see
I hope you can understand how much I adore you and how important you are to me.
There's nothing else for me to do
I have no other choice but to love you and pursue you with all my being.
I'm hopelessly devoted to you
I have surrendered myself to an unrelenting love for you that will never be quenched.
But now there's nowhere to hide
I can't escape my own feelings and the fact that I am still deeply in love with you.
Since you pushed my love aside
You chose to ignore my love and move on, leaving me to feel more deeply rejected and alone.
I'm out of my head
I have lost my mind and my heart to you, incapable of seeing beyond you and me.
Hopelessly devoted to you
I am helplessly and genuinely committed to loving you, no matter what happens.
Hopelessly devoted to you
I am giving you my all, dedicating myself to loving you unconditionally.
Hopelessly devoted to you
I am consumed by the depth of my love for you, unable to move on and forget you.
My head is saying
My rational thoughts tell me I should forget you and move on.
Fool forget him
That attitude would make me a fool, since your love is too valuable to ignore.
My heart is saying don't let go
My emotions tell me to hold on and to believe in you, even when it seems unlikely.
Hold on to the end
I will fight until the end to keep our love alive and with me forever.
And that's what I intend to do
I intend to never give up on you and our love, no matter what.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Farrar
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