Boris Lumbana

Boris Lumbana
Personal information
Full name Boris René Lumbana Kapasa
Date of birth (1991-06-19) 19 June 1991
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Degerfors IF
Youth career
BK Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2010 Örebro SK Ungdom 16 (0)
2010–2014 Örebro SK 14 (2)
2011 → KA Akureyri (loan) 22 (0)
2014- Degerfors IF 16 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2016[1].

† Appearances (goals)

Boris René Lumbana Kapasa (born 19 June 1991) is a Congolese-born Swedish footballer and an alternative pop musician, using the stage name Boris René.

Sports career

Boris Lumbana is a defender who after spending his youth career at the Örebro-based Swedish football team BK Forward, has played professionally in a number of Swedish football clubs. He played for two seasons in the Swedish lower leagues with Örebro SK Ungdom in 2008 to 2010 and for 4 more seasons 2010 to 2014 for the club Örebro SK in the Swedish professional Allsvenskan league. In 2014, he moved to Degerfors IF in the second division Superettan league.[2]

Music career

Boris René
Birth name Boris René Lumbana Kapasa
Born (1991-06-19) 19 June 1991
Kinshasa, Zaire
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2013 – Present

Boris is also an alternative pop musician, using the stage name Boris René.[3] He used to make music with his brothers from his childhood days. He released his first single "Alive" in 2013.[4] He competed in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "Put Your Love on Me".[5] He placed tenth in the final.[6]

Personal life

His older brother Christian Lumbana Kapasa, played football in the Swedish lower leagues with Örebro SK Ungdom[7] and Karlslunds IF,[8] retiring in 2010.[9]

Discography

Year Album Peak positions Album Notes
SWE
[10]
2016 "Put Your Love on Me"
(credited as Boris René)		 12
[11]		 Non-album single Melodifestivalen 2016

References

  1. ↑ Boris Lumbana – Eliteprospects
  2. ↑ "Boris Lumbana". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  3. ↑ ÖSK-spelaren Boris Lumbana satsar på musiken
  4. ↑ Boris René
  5. ↑ "Artisterna i Melodifestivalen 2016: Hela listan – så blir deltävlingarna". Melodifestivalen. SVT. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Escudero, Victor M. (12 March 2016). "Frans wins Melodifestivalen in Sweden". EBU.
  7. ↑ Skytteliga Div 3 Västra Svealand 2006 Slutställning
  8. ↑ P18/86: Läger i Sundsvall 22–25 januari — svenskfotboll.se
  9. ↑ Hallå där, Boris Lumbana – SvenskaFans.com
  10. ↑ "Boris René discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 Feb 2016.
  11. ↑ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/

External links


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