Jan Johansen

When Jan was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1966, it was into a family of music. His father was a well known jazz drummer Egil Johansen, while his mother was jazz singer Ellen Böbak. Both his parents were Norwegians that had moved to Sweden where they established their careers, and their family. Jan plays guitar, drums, and bas, but it’s as singer and songwriter, we know him best.

For Jan himself, his performance and victory in Melodifestivalen in 1995 became his breakthrough. Jan is still an active singer, and has taken part in the Swedish national selection several times since 1995. In 2020, he was called in with short notice to replace Thorsten Flinck, who had been disqualified just a few days before the heat.

Jan Joahnsen’s 5 Melodifestivalen entries

1995: Se På Mig won Melodifestivalen and finished third at the Eurovision Song Contest
2001: Ingenmansland finished fourth in Melodifestivalen
2002: Sista andetaget qualified for the second chance heat, and from there to the final where it finished in 7th place
2003: Let Your Spirit Fly (a duet with Pernilla Wahlgren) went straight to the final from it’s first heat. In the final, it finished in second place behind Fame.
2020: Miraklernas tid was to be performed by Thorsten Flinck. As he was disqualified, Jan stepped in with very short notice. The song finished 7th in the heat and as such didn’t continue in the selection.

Eurovision 1995: Sweden’s Jan Johansen in Focus

With the song ‘Se På Mig’, Jan Johansen finished third at the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest. This emotional ballad became a hit in Sweden being first on the single charts for a total of nine weeks. The now 54 year old singer is still active with a Eurovision comeback being a possibility. Read more

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