Jimmy Jansson
Encyclopedia
Jimmy Jansson is a Swedish
singer and songwriter
.
, The Poets, with some of his friends in 2002. That same year, they were chosen to compete in Melodifestivalen
with the song "What Difference Does It Make," but did not make it to the finals.
In 2003 Jansson was a contestant in the reality show Fame Factory on TV3
in Sweden
. Though he did not win, his first single, "Godmorgon världen," released in 2004, reached #2 on the Swedish charts. His followup single "Som sommaren" peaked at #4, but Jansson's third single, "Flickan från det blå," both from his debut album Flickan från det blå, only reached #40.
In 2005, he competed in Melodifestivalen again, this time as a solo artist. He reached the finals with the song "Vi Kan Gunga," ultimately placing sixth. When the song was released as a single that same year, it received Jansson's highest chart placing, reaching the #1 spot. In the wake of the single's success, Jansson released his second album, Som en blixt, and, several months later, a second single from the album, "En underbar refräng.".
The February 10, 2007 competed Jansson in Melodifestivalen for the third time, singing the song "Amanda." He placed on a shared 3d place in the semifinal
and got a place in the second chance round.
On the 3d of March 2007 Jimmy Jansson lost the first voting against eventual winner Sanna Nielsen
in the Second chance round of eliminations, meaning that he lost his chance of going to the Eurovision Song Contest
.
When "Amanda" was released as a single, it peaked at #3. The album that followed it, Sån e jag, reached #9 on the charts and its second single, "Överallt," peaked at #3 as well, though it only spent two weeks in the charts as opposed to "Amanda"'s twelve.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
singer and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
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Music career
Jansson's music career began when he formed a boy bandBoy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
, The Poets, with some of his friends in 2002. That same year, they were chosen to compete in Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
with the song "What Difference Does It Make," but did not make it to the finals.
In 2003 Jansson was a contestant in the reality show Fame Factory on TV3
TV3 (Sweden)
TV3 is a television channel targeted at a Swedish language audience owned by Viasat . It was founded on 31 December 1987 by entrepreneur Jan Stenbeck as joint Scandinavian channel, but Denmark and Norway soon got their own versions of TV3...
in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Though he did not win, his first single, "Godmorgon världen," released in 2004, reached #2 on the Swedish charts. His followup single "Som sommaren" peaked at #4, but Jansson's third single, "Flickan från det blå," both from his debut album Flickan från det blå, only reached #40.
In 2005, he competed in Melodifestivalen again, this time as a solo artist. He reached the finals with the song "Vi Kan Gunga," ultimately placing sixth. When the song was released as a single that same year, it received Jansson's highest chart placing, reaching the #1 spot. In the wake of the single's success, Jansson released his second album, Som en blixt, and, several months later, a second single from the album, "En underbar refräng.".
The February 10, 2007 competed Jansson in Melodifestivalen for the third time, singing the song "Amanda." He placed on a shared 3d place in the semifinal
Melodifestivalen 2007 (semifinals)
The semifinals for Melodifestivalen 2007 began on 3 February 2007. There were five semifinals in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Örnsköldsvik, Gävle and Nyköping leading up to the final at the Globen on 10 March, 2007.-Preselection:...
and got a place in the second chance round.
On the 3d of March 2007 Jimmy Jansson lost the first voting against eventual winner Sanna Nielsen
Sanna Nielsen
Sanna Viktoria Nielsen is a Swedish singer. She comes from Bromölla in Skåne, Southern Sweden.-Career:At the age of eleven she reached the number one spot on the Svensktoppen Charts with the song "Till en fågel". At that time, she sung with the dansband Mats Elmes. She participated in...
in the Second chance round of eliminations, meaning that he lost his chance of going to the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
.
When "Amanda" was released as a single, it peaked at #3. The album that followed it, Sån e jag, reached #9 on the charts and its second single, "Överallt," peaked at #3 as well, though it only spent two weeks in the charts as opposed to "Amanda"'s twelve.
Personal life
Jansson was engaged with Sandra Dahlberg (born March 13, 1979), who was also a contestant in Fame Factory 2003 and has also competed in Melodifestivalen. Dahlberg gave birth to the couple's first child, a boy named Wilmer, on 12 February 2007. They broke up in the end of 2009.Albums
- Flickan från det blå (2004) - #2
- Som en blixt (2005) - #3
- Sån e jag (2007) - #9
Singles
- "Godmorgon världen" (2004) - #2
- "Som sommaren" (2004) - #4
- "Flickan från det blå" (2004) - #40
- "Vi kan gunga" (2005) - #1
- "En underbar refräng" (2005) - #4
- "Amanda" (2007) - #3
- "Överallt" (2007) - #3