Christer Sjögren

Christer Sjögren
Christer Sjögren in 2013
Background information
Born	6 April 1950 Hagfors,  Sweden
Genres	Dansband music Gospel Rock
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1968-
Associated acts	Jupiter Pelles orkester Vikingarna

Christer Sjögren, born 6 April 1950 in Hagfors, Sweden, 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.

Discography

Albums

Solo

• 1989: Andliga sånger
• 1993: Andliga sånger 2
• 1994: När ljusen ska tändas därhemma (Christmas album)
• 1996: Varför är solen så röd
• 2000: Ett julkort från förr (Christmas album)
• 2003: För kärlekens skull
• 2005: Love Me Tender (cover versions of well-known Elvis Presley songs)
• 2006: King Creole (cover versions of Elvis Presley songs)
• 2007 - Älskade andliga sånger (Gospel)
• 2008 - 40 år med Christer Sjögren (compilation album)
• 2008 - Mitt sköna sextiotal (1960s cover)
• 2009 - Schlagerminnen
• 2010 - En stjärna lyser i natt (Christmas album)
• 2011 - Kramgoa låtar 2011
• 2014 - Christer Sjögren sjunger Sinatra (cover versions of Frank Sinatra songs)

Joint

• 2012: Lotta & Christer (with Lotta Engberg)

References

1. Discogs
2. Hoffman, K. Ross. "Biography: Christer Sjögren". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 May 2010.

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