Christer Samuel Björkman ( Swe. Christer Samuel Björkman , born August 25, 1957 in Borås , Sweden ) - head and chairman of the jury of the Swedish music competition “ Melodifestivalen ” [1] (local selection contest for the Eurovision song festival); former stylist and singer (in particular, the representative of Sweden at the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest ).
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 Christer and Anna Bergendahl in Oslo , 2010 | |
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| Birth name | Christer samuel björkman |
| Full name | Christer Samuel Bjorkman |
| Date of Birth | August 25, 1957 (61 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Boros , Sweden |
| A country |  Sweden |
| Professions | singer |
| Years of activity | 1985 - present time |
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| Genres | pop music |
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Biography
Before the start of his musical career, Bjorkman worked as a hairdresser, and even had his own salon in Borås . The future singer began his musical career in 1985, releasing his debut album “Våga och vinn”. In 1992, he becomes the winner of the "Melodifestivalen 1992" contest and gets the opportunity to represent Sweden at the upcoming Eurovision song contest, which was supposed to be held in Malmö (Sweden became the "mistress" of the contest after Karola won it). At the competition, the Swedish contestant performed under the seventh number with the song “I Morgon är En Annan Dag” ( Russian. Tomorrow will be a new day ). [2] Unfortunately, the performance was unsuccessful: with a score of 9 points, the singer finished twenty-second (penultimate), becoming the "author" of one of the worst performances for his country since 1977. [3]
Subsequently, Christer took part again at the Melodifestivalen in 1999, performing the song “Välkommen hem” (from Swedish “Welcome back!”), But he took the last place among ten participants.
Despite some failures at the performances in the qualifying competition, in 2002 he became its leader, and successfully continues to work in this position. Recently, Bjorkman has often been criticized for manipulating jury members, but these rumors have been disproved. [four]
Discography
Albums
- Våga och vinn (1985)
- I morgon är en annan dag (1992)
- Välkommen till livet (1993)
- Björkman (1999)
- Souvenirs D'amour (2003)
Singles
- Leken blev nästan sann / Du, jag och en flaska vin (1984)
- Livsutopi (1984)
- Våga och vinn / Visan om en längtan (1985)
- Drömmar (1986)
- I morgon är en annan dag / Demain il ya un autre jour (1992)
- Om du behöver mig / Nu ligger havet stilla (1992)
- Förälskad igen / En gång till (1992)
- Välkommen till livet (1993)
- Om hösten (1993)
- Banne mig / Livet / Jag ger mig inte (1993)
- Välkommen hem (1999)
- Döda mig imorgon (1999)
- Kom låt oss älska nu (1999)
- La vie (2002)
- Marcia Baila (2003)
- Les Mots (2004)
- Etthundra (2004)
Notes
- ↑ Sweden on the pursuit of new songs | News | Eurovision Song Contest - Düsseldorf 2011
- ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 1992 | Year page | Eurovision Song Contest - Düsseldorf 2011
- ↑ Sweden | Country profile | Eurovision Song Contest - Düsseldorf 2011
- ↑ No Press Charges Against SVT Representatives | Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku - EuroVisionary Archived on October 4, 2011.