classic swedish pop
Roger Pontare - Eurovision 2000
Roger Pontare
Birth Name: Johansson, Fred Roger
Nationality:
Sweden
Born:
1951-10-17 (73 years old)
Birth Place:
Örnsköldsvik
Music Genre:
classic swedish pop
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.