Christer Björkman

Christer Björkman

Christer Björkman (2014)
Background information
Born (1957-08-25)25 August 1957
Borås,  Sweden
Genres Chanson
Schlager
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 1984-

Christer Samuel Björkman (born 25 August 1957 in Borås, Sweden) is a Swedish singer and producer.[1]

Biography

Björkman was born in Borås. He began working as a hairdresser, and soon had his own hair salon in Borås.

In the mid-1980s, Björkman started his entertainment career by recording a song called "Våga och vinn", which was produced by Bruno Glenmark.

Björkman won Melodifestivalen 1992 with "I morgon är en annan dag", and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992. He finished second last, Sweden's worst result at the contest since 1977. He entered Melodifestivalen a second and third time in 1993 with Välkommen till livet and 1999 with a song called "Välkommen hem" which finished last among the ten participants.

Since 2002, Björkman has held the post the supervisor of Melodifestivalen. He has been accused of manipulation of the jury which chooses the participating songs.[2]

Björkman was the Show Producer of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden, after Loreen's victory in Baku in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.[3] He has acted as a juror on the national selections of other countries,[4] and will have a prominent role as Contest Producer in the organisation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 to be held in Stockholm[5] following Måns Zelmerlöws victory in 2015.

In 2016 he was chosen to be one of three expert jurors at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Valetta, Malta.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Carola
with "Fångad av en stormvind"		 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
1992 		Succeeded by
Arvingarna
with "Eloise"

References

  1. ↑ "Christer Björkman". Christerbjorkman.com. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  2. ↑ "No Press Charges Against SVT Representatives | Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku". EuroVisionary. 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  3. ↑ "Blog Archive » SVT presents Eurovision 2013 Core Team". esctoday.com. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  4. ↑ "BELGIUM: HADISE AND CHRISTER BJÖRKMAN TO JUDGE EUROSONG 2016". wiwibloggs. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  5. ↑ Escudero, Victor M. (2015-10-26). "Meet the core team for 2016". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
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