Anna Lovisa Johnsson was born in Göteborg (Gothenburg), 4th October 1977. However, her family soon moved to Sunne (a village in the mid Sweden province of Värmland).As a teenager, Ana became the singer
the coverband @Groove in wich her brother Petter plays drums and decided to moved to province capital Karlstad. During her time at senior high, she went to the USA, where she started professional snowboarding. Ana secured the 4th and 5th places in the campionships
'96.
She returned to Karlstad and later to her hometown Sunne in early 2001. That's when she heard of the first season of Swedish Popstar
and decided to give it a try.
The winners of the show where five young girls:
Jenny Karolina, Kristina Bergfoth, Malin Catharina Olsson, Susanna Emily Anna Patoleta and Ana.
So the band "Excellence" was founded. The girls where very sucessful, released an album and there was a huge, sold out
tour.
In summer 2002, Ana nevertheless left Excellece to start off as a solo artist. She released her
album "Cuz I Can" in April 2004 in Sweden. Only a few weeks later she was asked to sing the
title song of the hugest blockbuster of the year: Spiderman 2. That's where the name Ana Johnsson was getting known
internationally.
The album was re-released worldwide with a slightly different
tracklist and including hits like We Are (Spider-Man 2) and Don't
Cry For Pain. After 2 years she has now released her second (the
third if we consider the first Cuz I Can album) work: Little Angel.
The new album includes tracks like Days Of Summer, featured on the
Jade Warrior soundtrack, Exception, the main theme from the
thriller Exit by Peter Lindmark and Catch Me If You Can, selected
as the official song for the Alpine World Championships 2007.
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Anna Lovisa Johnsson nasce a Göteborg (Gothenburg), il 4 Ottobre 1977. La
sua famiglia però si trasferisce presto a Sunne (un villaggio al centro
della Svezia in provincia di Värmland).
Già molto giovane, Ana diventa la cantante della
coverband @Groove in cui il fratelo Petter suona la batteria e decide di spostarsi a Karlstad. Successivamente si
trasferisce in USA per praticare snowbord a livello professionale. Ana si
piazza al 4° e 5° posto ai campionati del '96.
Nel 2001 torna a Karlstad e successivamente nel
suo paese natale, Sunne. E' a questo punto che decide di partecipare alla
prima edizione di Swedish Popstar (tipo il nostro Popstar con le
Lollipop).
Le vincitrici dello show sono cinque giovani ragazze:
Jenny Karolina, Kristina Bergfoth, Malin Catharina Olsson, Susanna Emily
Anna Patoleta e ovviamente la nostra Ana.
Nascono le EXCELLENCE. Le ragazze riscuotono un gran successo,
rilasciano un album e effettuano un tour da tutto esaurito.
Nell' estate 2002 Ana lascia improvvisamente le
Excellence per diventare un'artista solista. Nell' Aprile 2004 esce in
Svezia il suo album Cuz I Can. Dopo solo poche settimane le viene chiesto
di cantare la traccia principale della colonna sonora del film dell'anno:
Spiderman 2. D'ora in avanti Ana diventa conosciuta a livello
internazionale. L'album viene ripubblicato a livello internazionale con
una tracklist modificata e include hit come We Are (Spider-Man 2) e Don't
Cry For Pain.
Dopo 2 anni ha ora rilasciato il suo secondo
(terzo se consideriamo il primo album Cuz I Can) lavoro: Little Angel. Il
nuovo album include brani come Days Of Summer, presente nella colonna
sonora di Jade Warrior, Excepton, tema principale del thriller Exit di
Peter Lindmark e Catch Me If Yu Can, scelta come canzone ufficiale dei
Alpine World Championships 2007.
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