Johnson first enrolled in singing lessons at age 6, and took classical vocal training (including opera) for at least 8 years, much of it from Joseph Shore, an acclaimed operatic baritone and music educator in the Vancouver area. She is said to have a four-octave range.

She also showed an interest in songwriting, and wrote one of the songs for So Weird. After the show ended, she continued her Read more...

After Johnson appeared on So Weird, there was interest in signing her to a record deal, but she preferred to wait for the right deal which would allow her more creative freedom. After recording the soundtrack albums for Instant Star 1 and 2 with the Orange Record Label in Toronto, she negotiated a deal for a solo album with Capitol Records. However, with the merger of the Capitol and Virgin labels Read more...

Early on, when Johnson’s original site was put up around 1999-2000, she had two clips of demos up for listening: "Sunshine Reigns" and "To Dream About You" (which Johnson co-wrote for the original Disney Channel series, So Weird). Full but low audio quality versions of both songs can be found on the Internet - but the only better quality versions exist only as clips. A short higher quality Read more...