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Swedish musician (born 1951)
Fred Roger Pontare |
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Birth name | Roger Johansson |
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Born | (1951-10-17) 17 October 1951 (age 72) Slagnäs, Sweden |
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Genres | Folk pop Schlager |
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Occupation(s) | Singer |
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Years active | 1976–present |
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Musical artist
Fred Roger Pontare (born Roger Johansson; 17 October 1951) is a Swedish musician. He lives in Bjuråker in Hudiksvalls kommun.
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]
Roger Pontare is father to Viktor and Vincent Pontare. The latter is well known singer songwriter with the mononym Vincent and as Vargas as part of the duo Vargas & Lagola.
Pontare has been notable for his two arrests for drinking and driving, which left him with two months in prison in June 2023. [citation needed]
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Album
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SWE
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1995
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Sinatrafied
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1995
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Julens sånger
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1999
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Som av Is
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2000
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När vindarna viskar mitt namn
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39
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2000
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When Spirits Are Calling My Name
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2000
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I vargens spår
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9
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2002
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Den stora friheten
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2006
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Från Stjärnorna till Silverland
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37
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2011
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Mitt vinterland
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