Josef Johansson

Josef Johansson
Born (1994-06-10) 10 June 1994
Tunisia
Origin Gothenburg, Sweden
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Labels EMI Records
Website www.josefjohansson.com

Josef Johansson (born in Tunisia on 10 June 1993) is a Tunisian-Swedish pop singer and songwriter.

Born in Tunisia where he began singing as a young singer at age 6, he was raised in Gothenburg, Sweden.[1] He later moved to Stockholm and appeared in a number of recordings as a demo artist for American producers.

He was signed to Warner Music in 2012, releasing his debut single was "Baby Baby" that was released in the spring of 2013. The single played on various Swedish radio stations. In 2013 he was awarded the Ted Gärdestad scholarship for his songwriting.

In 2014, Johansson took part in Melodifestivalen 2014 in a bid to represent Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 2014. He sang "Hela Natten" in the fourth round of the semi-finals during Melodifestivalen,[2][3] but did not qualify to the finals. Despite that, his song charted in Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart.

Discography

Year Single Peak positions Album
SWE
[4]
2014 "Hela Natten" 58
2015 "Julkort från vårby gård"
(featuring Nina Mira)		 82

References

  1. ↑ Eskilstuna: Josef Johansson biography Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine. (in Swedish)
  2. ↑ SVT.se: Josef Johansson - "Hela Natten" Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine. (in Swedish)
  3. ↑ Dagen.se: Josef Johansson tar Melodifestivaldebuten med ro Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "Josef Johansson discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
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