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Christer Sjögren

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Christer Sjögren
Sjögren in 2008
Born
Hans Christer Sjögren

(1950-04-06) 6 April 1950 (age 74)
OccupationSinger
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active1968–present

Hans Christer Sjögren (born 6 April 1950) is a Swedish dansband and rock singer.[1] Most people know him as the singer in the Swedish dansband Vikingarna.[2]

By mid 1978 he became a member of Vikingarna, earlier he sang in the band Pelles orkester.

Since the early 2000s, Christer Sjögren lives in Hammarö, outside Karlstad, Sweden.

The first album by Vikingarna with Christer Sjögren as singer is "Kramgoa låtar 7", released in 1979.

He competed in Melodifestivalen 2008, the Swedish preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Taking one of the two top spots in the first semi-final, his song "I Love Europe" was qualified for the final in the Globe Arena on 15 March 2008. He finished in 9th place. In 2018, he appears on Så mycket bättre which is broadcast on TV4.[3]

Discography

Albums

Solo

Joint

References

  1. ^ Discogs
  2. ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Biography: Christer Sjögren". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Här är artisterna i "Så mycket bättre" 2018". Expressen. Retrieved 5 December 2018.