Jon Henrik Fjällgren
Jon Henrik Fjällgren | |
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| Fjällgren in 2014 Fjällgren in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jon Henrik Mario Fjällgren |
| Also known as | Colombiano |
| Born | 26 April 1987 Cali, Colombia |
| Origin | Mittådalen, Sweden |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Website | www |
Jon Henrik Mario Fjällgren (born 26 April 1987) is a Swedish-Sami singer and jojkare, an interpreter of Sámi joik. He was the winner of Talang Sverige 2014, the Swedish version of Got Talent.[1] Upon winning the competition he released the music album Goeksegh.
Biography
Fjällgren was born in Cali, Colombia.[2] At a very young age, he lived in a Native Colombian village and later moved to an orphanage. Fjällgren later was adopted by a Swedish Sami family, and became part of a siida community in Mittådalen, a reindeer foraging area where he worked as a reindeer herder.[3] Fjällgren has revealed in several interviews that he was bullied as a child because he had darker skin and was a Sami. The bullying stopped as he reached teenaged years.[4]
Fjällgren started singing local traditional songs when he was 14. He gained exposure when he sang in the presence of Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia who were attending church services at a church in Funäsdalen.[5] When he was 16, he released an album titled Onne vielle.[5]
Career
At the age of 26, he took part in the Swedish Talang Sverige 2014 competition and won over viewers with his interpretations of traditional Sami songs.[6] He auditioned with a moving rendition of "Daniel's Joik" dedicated to his best friend Daniel, who died from diabetes.[7] After winning the competition and prize money of 1 million Swedish kronor, he released his studio album Goeksegh on 19 May 2014, based primarily on materials he had performed during the contest.[8] According to a statement he gave in an interview on Colombian TV, he started a diabetes foundation with the prize money in honor of his deceased friend, Daniel.[7]
On 31 May 2014, he performed at the "Saepmie Welcomes Festival" a festival of Sámi culture that coincided with the ConIFA World Football Cup held in Östersund.[9] In July he performed his winning song in Allsång på Skansen which was broadcast on SVT.[10]
Fjällgren participated in Melodifestivalen 2015 in the third semifinal with the song Jag är fri (Manne leam frijje), and made it to the final in Friends Arena.[11] In the final he placed second after the jury and televoting results.
He participated again in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "En värld full av strider (Eatneme gusnie jeenh dåaroeh)" alongside Aninia on 25 February 2017, which coincided with the release of his second full album titled Aatjan goengere.[12] He won Let's Dance 2018 broadcast on TV4. He will participate in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Norrsken".[13]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [14] | |||
| Onne vielle (limited edition) |
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— | |
| Goeksegh |
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6 |
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| Goeksegh - Jag är fri |
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1 |
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| Aatjan goengere |
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15 [15] |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [16] | |||||||||
| "Daniel's Joik" | 2014 | 27 |
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Goeksegh | |||||
| "Jag är fri (Manne leam frijje)" | 2015 | 8 |
|
Goeksegh - Jag är fri | |||||
| "En värld full av strider (Eatneme gusnie jeenh dåaroeh)" (with Aninia) |
2017 | 12 [17] |
|
Aatjan goengere | |||||
| "Norrsken" | 2019 | — | TBA | ||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Fjällgren tar jojken till Friends Arena". Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ "Nu ska 'Talang'-jojken ta honom till Colombia". Aftonbladet. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
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- ^ "Talang-Tobbe i tårar – efter sorgsen samejojk". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Jojkare tävlar i Talang i Sverige". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Jon Henrik Fjällgren vann "Talang Sverige"" (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Reviva la emisión 32 de Los Informantes" (in Spanish). Caracol Television. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Talang-vinnaren Jon Henrik Fjällgren släpper skiva". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Dagen efter succésegern – Jon Henrik Fjällgren släpper skiva". OP.se. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Jon-Henrik hyllade sin döde vän på "Allsång"". Expressen. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Jon Henrik Fjällgren och Isa är i final i Melodifestivalen 2015". svt.se. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ "Jon Henrik Fjällgren". Jon Henrik Fjällgren. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Dahlander, Gustav (27 November 2018). "Artisterna i Melodifestivalen 2019: Hela listan – så blir deltävlingarna". Gustavs expertblogg (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Jon Henrik Fjällgren discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 March 2017. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
- ^ "Ola discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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