Roger Pontare

Fred Roger Pontare

Roger Pontare
Background information
Birth name Roger Johansson
Born (1951-10-17)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

Singles

References

  1. Discogs: Roger Pontare, accessed 2010-06-20
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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"
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