Wesley Johnson known by his stage name Wess (August 13, 1945 — September 21, 2009) was an American-born Italian singer and bass guitarist, perhaps mostly known for representing Italy along with Dori Ghezzi at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 in Stockholm, Sweden, placing third with the song "Era".

[1] Originally from North Carolina, Wess moved to Italy in the 1960s in pursuit of a musical career.

He formed a successful duo with Ghezzi and achieved some hits in Italy, such as "Voglio stare con te", "Come stai?

He died in 2009[2] in New York during his United States tour when a breathing crisis led to his death.

[4] In its winter 2018 issue, Oxford American magazine published an essay about Johnson's life as a young performer in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and how his earliest experiences affected his career in Italy.