[1] He is also a member of the bands Lion's Share and Wuthering Heights, as well as an eponymous solo project, Nils Patrik Johansson.

[2][3] Born in Borlänge,[4] Johansson began his career in music as a drummer in the 1980s, but soon realized he wanted to sing instead.

He has been the lead vocalist of Lion's Share since 2003, and joined Wuthering Heights the same year.

[6] When guitarists Rikard Sundén and Oskar Montelius, as well as drummer Daniel Mullback and keyboardist Daniel Mÿhr separated from Sabaton in 2012, Johansson contacted them to found Civil War with Stefan "Pizza" Eriksson playing bass.

His son, Nils Fredrik Johansson, plays drums in a band called Tuck from Hell.