| Ravi | |
| Birth Name: | Ivar Christian Johansen |
| Birth Date: | 28 April 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Tønsberg, Norway |
| Years Active: | 1994 - present |
| Associated Acts: | Stella Mwangi Jaga Jazzist (1994 - 2001) |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Genre: | Vocals, keyboards, trumpet |
Ivar Christian Johansen (born 28 April 1976 in Tønsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian popular artist, musician (vocals, keyboards and trumpet), composer, journalist and program manager (NRK and TV2 Norway), known under the pseudonym Ravi (his first name backwards).[1]
Ravi writes songs with Anders Løvlie under the name Ravi og DJ Løv. He played in the bands like Briskeby, Folk & Røvere, Jessica Fletchers and was a founding member of Jaga Jazzist (1994-2001).[1]
Ravi covered the song "Cheerio", originally sung by The Monroes, and renamed it Tsjeriåu/Tsjeriå. In the music video, he appears as a baby and DJ Løv is dressed as a Marine.[2]
Ravi has also appeared in "Venn" ("Friend") by Espen Lind and Lene Marlin, which was made to raise money for tsunami victims.[2]
Ravi has released many albums, in his own "Ravi language", he writes things phonetically, e.g. "cheerio" = "tsjeriåu", "kroppen min" (my body) = kråpn min, and "it's too late to cry" = "its tu leit tu krai".
Some of his other known songs are "Utadæsjælåplevelse", "E-Ore", "Ås To I Osjlo" and "Dødsøt".
In 2007, 2008 and 2009 he was the host of the show "Landeplage" on NRK.[3]