Roger Pontare
| Fred Roger Pontare | |
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Roger Pontare
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| 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 currently lives in Vingåker, Södermanland County.
Pontare was born in Arjeplog Municipality, and is of Sami or Northern Emispherial 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.
Other male singers of Sami descent include Niko Valkeapää from Finland, Ánde Somby from Norway, and Friðrik Ómar from Iceland, Faroe Islands, Greenland and Denmark.
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