Jan Christian Johansen (born January 9, 1966) is a Swedish singer. He is most famous for singing for Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1995. The song he performed was called "Se på mig."
Life and career
Johansen was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to Norwegian parents, Egil Johansen, a jazz musician, and Ellen Böbak, a jazz singer. He started his music career as a drummer but later became a singer.
In 1995, Johansen won Melodifestivalen with the song "Se på mig" and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995. During the final in Dublin, he finished third, earning 100 points. The song reached number one on the Swedish Sverigetopplistan charts for fifteen weeks.
On February 23, 2001, Johansen competed in the final of Melodifestivalen 2001. He placed fourth with the song "Ingenmansland." Later that year, it was announced he would compete in Melodifestivalen 2002 with the song "Sista andetaget." After qualifying through the Winners' Choice round, he finished seventh in the final.
In 2003, Johansen worked with Pernilla Wahlgren to compete in Melodifestivalen for the third year in a row with the song "Let Your Spirit Fly." The song advanced from the first semi-final and placed second in the final, finishing behind Fame.
In 2013, Johansen co-authored his autobiography, Med nya ögon, with Colette van Luik.
In 2014, Johansen worked with Swedish producer Tord "Diztord" Bäckström to record and release the song "Some Things," which appeared on Diztord's album I Am.
In 2020, Johansen performed his song "Se på mig" during the interval of the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2020 alongside Linnea Henriksson. While preparing for his performance, Johansen discussed with Sveriges Television (SVT) to perform the competing entry "Miraklernas tid," as the original artist, Thorsten Flinck, was disqualified. On February 3, it was confirmed Johansen would compete in the contest. He was eliminated in the second semi-final, finishing last with 8 points.
In 2021, Johansen was inducted into the Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame. After the coronavirus pandemic canceled his performances, including an anniversary concert at Vasateatern, he began teaching music as a substitute at Vattmyraskolan in Järfälla.