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Greg Johnson
Johnson performing at Moles (nightclub) in Bath, Somerset, 2018
Background information
Birth name	Gregory Laurence Johnson
Born	(1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Genres	Pop Acoustic
Occupation(s)	singer songwriter musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals guitar piano bass drums
Years active	2011–present

Early life and musical beginnings

Johnson was born on 16 January 199 in Bournemouth, Dorset, at Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

At an early age, Johnson attended a number of musical theatre schools, including Swish of the Curtain, Stagecoach and Big Little Theatre School. It was here that he started performing to audiences.

Music career

Start of songwriting

In 2011, whilst a pupil in Year 8 at St Peter's School, Bournemouth, Johnson's year group were given coursework in his music lesson, to create a song using only four chords - C, F, Am and G. The coursework was styled as a competition, with the winner getting to record their song in the school's recording studio.

"In typical fashion, I remember I'd left the coursework to prepare a song until the last minute. The day before it was due, I was with my family at the rugby club that my brother played at. Knowing I had the coursework to complete, I took my guitar along with me and sat in the back of the car, trying to write the song.

I remember scrolling through my first phone, a Nokia 2730, locating some lines I'd written in notes which resembled lyrics to a song. I don't remember writing the words, but I must have written it as poetry and I'm glad I did, as that got the ball rolling to starting to write the song.

If I remember rightly, the song was written quite quickly, with additional lyrics being written later. The next day, I took the song to school and performed it to my classmates. I remember people, including the teacher, appearing stunned that I'd written it. And from there, I've not stopped songwriting since."

— Johnson speaks about how his songwriting process started, 2024

Personal life

Johnson still resides in Bournemouth, briefly living in Bath, when he was studying at Bath Spa University between 2018 and 2021.

Johnson has previously volunteered for several organisations, such as a homeless food and clothes bank for the Salvation Army, as well as being a volunteer Assistant Beach Lifeguard.

Johnson has a younger brother who has played rugby at a semi-professional level, including for South West England and Hartpury.

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