Roger Pontare
Swedish musician (born 1951) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fred Roger Pontare (born Roger Johansson; 17 October 1951) is a Swedish musician. He lives in Bjuråker in Hudiksvalls kommun.
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Birth name | Roger Johansson |
Born | (1951-10-17) 17 October 1951 (age 72) Slagnäs, Sweden |
Genres | Folk pop Schlager |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1976–present |
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Pontare was born in Arjeplog Municipality, and is of Sami descent. He has 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. In 2018, he participated in the Swedish TV-show Stjärnornas stjärna broadcast on TV4.[1]