Johnny Hansen (musician)

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Johnny Hansen (born 25 July 1965) is a Danish singer and musician, most famous as vocalist and guitarist of dansband Kandis. In addition to his career in Kandis, he has also released his own materials including four albums.

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In 1983, at age 18, he joined the band Airport that split up in 1988. With Jens Erik Jensen, a fellow musician, he formed the duo Jens Erik and Torben. With bassist Jørgen Hein Jørgensen joining later, the duo became a band renamed as Kandis.

He also took part in 2001 in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with the song "Lidt efter lidt" in a bid to represent Denmark in Eurovision Song Contest 2001. It was co-written by him and Nanna Kalinka Bjerke. His song did not qualify in selection round of ten songs.

Personal life

Johnny Hansen is the son of Bjørn Hansen of Bjørn & Okay fame. He has two daughters, Cecilie and Caroline from the late Helle Bekhøj. The family resides in Hurup Thy, a locality in the municipality of Thisted in northwestern Jutland, Denmark.

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumPeak positions
DEN
[1]
1999Godmorgen verden 
2001Lidt efter lidt23
2006Mit ferieparadis14
2013Songs from My Heart1
2015My Favorite Country Songs1
2016My Favorite Country Songs 234
2017Johnny Hansen Country (Live)35
[2]
2021Elvis on My Mind2
[3]

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
DEN
[1]
2001"Lidt efter lidt" Lidt efter lidt

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References

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  2. "Album Top-40 Uge 15, 2017". Hitlisten . Retrieved 19 April 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "Album Top-40 Uge 19, 2021". Hitlisten . Retrieved 19 May 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)