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
Som en båt på öppet hav
Jill Johnson Lyrics
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Jag ropar hцgt ditt namn
Tyst och tomt det gцare ont
Saknar dig
Vad hдnde vad gick fel?
Kan du fцrlеta mig
Som en bеt pе цppet hav
Nдare natten blir till dag
Du ser ett ljus I fjдrran
Jag rдcker ut en hand
Och fцare din bеt mot strand
Jag vдntar dдare I hamn
Jag fцrstеare det kдnns svеrt
Ett fцrlеt
Det lдker inga sеare
Men min kдrlek den bestеare
Som en bеt pе цppet hav
Nдare stormen ger sig av
Nдare natten blir till dag
Du ser ett ljus I fjдrran
Jag rдcker ut en hand
Och fцare din bеt mot strand
Jag vдntar dдare I hamn
Och jag vet jag finns dдare
Nеgonstans inom dig
Tдnker pе mig
Цnskar du var hдare
Som en bеt pе цppet hav
Nдare stormen ger sig av
Nдare natten blir till dag
Du ser ett ljus I fjдrran
Jag rдcker ut en hand
Och fцare din bеt mot strand
Jag vдntar dдare I hamn
The song "Som en båt på öppet hav" by Jill Johnson is a beautiful love song with profound lyrics. The song is about a person who has lost their loved one and is trying to reach out to them to find forgiveness for their past mistakes. The opening lines, "Цverallt mцrkt och kallt och den hand som vдrmde mig fцrsvann," describe the despair that the person feels after the loss of their partner. They cry out their partner’s name, hoping to find comfort, but it is silent and painful.
The person acknowledges their past mistakes and wonders what went wrong in their relationship, hoping that their partner can forgive them. The following lines, "Som en bеt pе цppet hav/Nдare stormen ger sig av/Nдare natten blir till dag/Du ser ett ljus I fjдrran" describe the person's journey to find their partner and their hope that their partner will see the light they are sending them and reciprocate their love.
The chorus uses metaphor to describe the journey, with the person likening themselves to a boat in the middle of the ocean, navigating through the storm to find their way to shore. They extend their hand to invite their partner to join them and wait for them in the harbor.
In summary, the song conveys a message of hope and love, even in challenging situations where forgiveness and reconciliation are required. The lyrics use powerful and evocative imagery, painting a picture of determination and perseverance, to help the person find their way back to their loved one, seeking to rekindle their love and affection.
Line by Line Meaning
Цverallt mцrkt och kallt och den hand som vдrmde mig fцrsvann
Everywhere is dark and cold and the hand that used to warm me is gone.
Jag ropar hцgt ditt namn
I am shouting your name loudly.
Tyst och tomt det gцare ont
Silent and empty, it hurts.
Saknar dig
I miss you.
Vad hдnde vad gick fel?
What happened, what went wrong?
Kan du fцrlеta mig
Can you forgive me?
Som en bеt pе цppet hav
Like a boat on open sea.
Nдare stormen ger sig av
When the storm subsides.
Nдare natten blir till dag
When night turns into day.
Du ser ett ljus I fjдrran
You see a light in the distance.
Jag rдcker ut en hand
I reach out my hand.
Och fцare din bеt mot strand
And guide your boat towards shore.
Jag vдntar dдare I hamn
I am waiting for you in the harbour.
Jag fцrstеare det kдnns svеrt
I understand it feels difficult.
Ett fцrlеt
One forgiveness.
Det lдker inga sеare
It doesn't heal any wounds.
Men min kдrlek den bestеare
But my love remains.
Och jag vet jag finns dдare
And I know I exist there.
Nеgonstans inom dig
Somewhere within you.
Tдnker pе mig
Thinking of me.
Цnskar du var hдare
Wishing you were here.
Contributed by London N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.