Jens Johansson

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Jens Johansson
Johansson performing with Stratovarius in 2023
Background information
Born	(1963-11-02) 2 November 1963 (age 61) Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Power metal, symphonic metal, neoclassical metal, heavy metal, jazz fusion
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Keyboards, synthesizers, piano
Years active	1982–present
Website	panix.com/~jens

Jens Ola Johansson^[1] (born 2 November 1963 in Stockholm) is a Swedish keyboardist and pianist. Jens got famous in the early 80's when he and his brother Anders (drums) joined Yngwie Malmsteen's "Rising Force". Jens is the son of the Swedish Jazz pianist Jan Johansson. Jens has also worked with the guitar player Allan Holdsworth.

He's currently working with the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius and Ritchie Blackmore's rock project Rainbow. He is notable for his high-speed and technical skills in the style of neoclassical, fusion and rock.