His father is the Norwegian jazz musician Egil Johansen and his mother is the Norwegian born 50's jazz singer Ellen Böbak. He represented Sweden at the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest with "Se på mig" and finished third with 100 points. The song stayed at the top of Svensktoppen for fifteen weeks, charting for thirty weeks in total. Johansen has participated in Melodifestivalen three times since "Se på mig" - fourth place