Roger Pontare
| Fred Roger Pontare | |
|---|---|
|
Roger Pontare | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Roger Johansson |
| Born |
17 October 1951 Slagnäs, Sweden |
| Genres |
Folk pop Schlager |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1976-present |
Fred Roger Pontare (born Roger Johansson; 17 October 1951, Arjeplog Municipality, Sweden) is a Swedish musician.[1] He currently lives in Vingåker, Södermanland County.
He represented Sweden twice in the Eurovision Song Contest, in 1994 (duet with Marie Bergman) with "Stjärnorna" and in 2000 with "When Spirits Are Calling My Name", placing 13th and 7th, respectively. Roger Pontare is father to Viktor and Vincent Pontare.
He is one of the male singers of Sami or either Northern Emispherial descent, after Niko Valkeapää from Finland, Ánde Somby from Norway, and Friðrik Ómar from Iceland, Faroe Islands, Greenland and Denmark.
Discography
Albums
- 1995: Sinatrafied
- 1995: Julens sånger
- 1999: Som av Is
- 2000: När vindarna viskar mitt namn
- 2000: When Spirits Are Calling My Name
- 2000: I vargens spår
- 2002: Den stora friheten
- 2006: Från Stjärnorna till Silverland
- 2011: Mitt vinterland
Singles
- 1988: "Christmastime is Here Again"
- 1990: "Silverbarn"
- 1994: "Stjärnorna" (Roger Pontare & Marie Bergman) (13th in Eurovision Song Contest 1994)
- 1999: "Som av Is"
- 1999: "Cold as Ice"
- 2000: "När vindarna viskar mitt namn"
- 2000: "When Spirits Are Calling My Name"
- 2006: "Silverland" (Melodifestivalen 2006)
- 2017: "Himmel och hav" (Melodifestivalen 2017)
References
- ↑ Discogs: Roger Pontare, accessed 2010-06-20
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roger Pontare. |
| Preceded by Charlotte Nilsson with "Take Me to Your Heaven" |
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 |
Succeeded by Friends with "Listen To Your Heartbeat" |
| Preceded by Arvingarna with "Eloise" |
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest (with Marie Bergman) 1994 |
Succeeded by Jan Johansen with "Se på mej" |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.