Fred Roger Pontare (born Roger Johansson; 17 October 1951) is a Swedish musician. He lives in Bjuråker in Hudiksvalls kommun. Pontare was born in Arjeplog Municipality, and is of Sami descent. He has 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. In 2018, he participated in the Swedish TV-show Stjärnornas stjärna broadcast on TV4. Personal life Roger Pontare is father to Viktor and Vincent Pontare. The latter is well known singer songwriter with the mononym Vincent and as Vargas as part of the duo Vargas & Lagola. Discography Albums Singles References External links 1951 births Melodifestivalen contestants Melodifestivalen winners Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Sweden Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1994 Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2000 People from Arjeplog Municipality Living people 20th-century Swedish male singers Folk-pop singers Symphonic rock musicians Swedish Sámi musicians 20th-century Swedish male musicians