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Artist
Roger Pontare
12+ albums
swedishEurovision Song ContestEurovisionSwedenmelodifestivalen
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Fred Roger Pontare, Swedish musician, born 17 October 1951 in Slagnäs, Arjeplog Municipality, and currently living in Örnsköldsvik. He represented Sweden twice in the Eurovision Song Contest, in 1994 (duet with Marie Bergman) with "Stjärnorna" and in 2000 with "When Spirits Are Calling My Name", placing 13th and 7th, respectively. His singles: "När vindarna viskar mitt namn" (When spirits are calling my name) (Winner of Melodifestivalen 2000) "Silverland" (Melodifestivalen 2006) Eurovision Song Contest 2000 - Stockholm Entry for Sweden Performer: Roger Pontare Song title: When Spirits Are Calling My Name Song writer(s): Song composer(s): Thomas Holmstrand / Linda Jansson / Peter Dahl Sang in Position: 18 Final Position: 7 Total Points: 88 25 participating countries were intended for the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest, but Greece decided not to participate, so only 24 took part as the European Broadcasting Union did not find a replacement in time for the last spot. Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Lithuania, Romania and Bosnia & Herzegovina were not allowed to take part due to their bad average scores. Latvia made its debut this year, and the entry My Star performed by the group Brainstorm did really well, finishing in third position. Estonia finished fourth with Ines' Once In A Lifetime which was the bookmaker's favourite. Internet polls also had the United Kingdom and the Netherlands as favourites but these countries only finished 16th and 13th respectively. 13,000 spec
