Christer Sjögren

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Christer Sjögren, born April 6, 1950 in Hagfors, Sweden, is a Swedish dansband and rock singer. Most people know him as the singer in the Swedish "dansband" Vikingarna.

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 competes currently 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" is qualified for the final in the Globe Arena on March 15 2008.

[edit] Solo albums

• 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)