Christer Sjögren | |
Birth Name: | Hans Christer Sjögren |
Birth Date: | 6 April 1950 |
Birth Place: | Hagfors, Sweden |
Occupation: | Singer, songwriter |
Instrument: | Vocals, bass guitar |
Associated Acts: | Vikingarna, Lotta Engberg |
Hans Christer Sjögren (in Swedish pronounced as /hɑːns ˈkrɪ̌sːtɛr ˈɧø̂ːɡreːn/; born 6 April 1950) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician.[1] He is best known as the lead vocalist of the dansband group Vikingarna.[2]
Hans Christer Sjögren was born in Hagfors, Sweden, on 6 April 1950, as the child of Eivor (née Östling) and Hans Sjögren.
See main article: Vikingarna (band).
On 15 September 1978, Stefan Borsch left the band and Sjögren reluctantly became their lead singer.[3]
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.[4]
Sjögren is married to Birgitta Sjögren.
Since the early 2000s, Christer Sjögren lives in Hammarö, outside Karlstad, Sweden.
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