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Andreas Johnson (born March 22, 1970) is a Swedish pop musician and songwriter. Born in Lund in the south of Sweden his family moved around the country, finally settling in a Stockholm suburb. He started his musical career as the singer in Planet Waves, a group which released only one album, Brutal Awakenings before splitting up due to internal conflicts. He then turned to a solo career, releasing the debut solo album Cottonfish Tales. In 1999, he had an international hit with the single Glorious, which later featured on the album Liebling, which has been used in a number of advertisements including Volvo, Nutella and Vauxhall. Deadly Happy, his third solo album, was released in 2002, and Mr Johnson, Your Room Is on Fire was released in 2005. 2007 he gave out a greatest hits CD called The Collector.




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March 22nd, 1970 - Lund, Southern Sweden: a wonderful baby starts to let the world hear his phenomenal voice: his name is JON ERIK ANDREAS JOHNSON. His mummy is called Marie, his daddy Gigge; they’re both jazz musicians. He also has an older brother called Olof who’s now a lawyer. Since they were children, the Johnson brothers have travelled throughout the world with their parents, always in a tour: “I’ve grown up on the stage, surrounded by instruments, scores and dressing-rooms sometimes not decent. […] I was the group’s mascot and to joke or because I liked it, I always ended up with taking a microphone in my hands, often on daddy’s knees…
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