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) is a Swedish musician. He lives in Vingåker, Södermanland County.
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. Roger Pontare is father to Viktor and Vincent Pontare. He will participate in Stjärnornas stjärna which will be broadcast on TV4.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | |||
| 1995 | Sinatrafied | — | |
| 1995 | Julens sånger | — | |
| 1999 | Som av Is | — | |
| 2000 | När vindarna viskar mitt namn | 39 | |
| 2000 | When Spirits Are Calling My Name | — | |
| 2000 | I vargens spår | 9 |
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| 2002 | Den stora friheten | — | |
| 2006 | Från Stjärnorna till Silverland | 37 | |
| 2011 | Mitt vinterland | — | |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | |||||||||
| "Christmastime is Here Again" | 1988 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
| "Silverbarn" | 1990 | — | |||||||
| "Stjärnorna" (with Marie Bergman) |
1994 | — | |||||||
| "Som av Is" | 1999 | — | Som av Is | ||||||
| "Cold as Ice" | — | ||||||||
| "När vindarna viskar mitt namn" | 2000 | 2 |
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När vindarna viskar mitt namn | |||||
| "When Spirits Are Calling My Name" | — | When Spirits Are Calling My Name | |||||||
| "Silverland" | 2006 | 31 | Från Stjärnorna till Silverland | ||||||
| "Himmel och hav" | 2017 | 100 [1] |
Non-album single | ||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
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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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