Christer Björkman
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Christer Samuel Björkman (Swedish pronunciation:
Biography
Björkman was born in Borås as the son of gaming entrepreneur Ulla Björkman (b. 1939). He never met his father while he was alive. He began working as a hairdresser, and soon had his own hair salon in Borås.[citation needed]
In 1985, Björkman started his entertainment career by recording a song called "Våga och vinn", which was produced by Bruno Glenmark.[citation needed]
Björkman won
Alongside Richard Herrey, Björkman founded the Marcel Bezençon Awards in 2002.[5]
From 2002 to 2021, Björkman held the positions of contest producer of Melodifestivalen and Sweden's head of delegation at the Eurovision Song Contest.[6] During his last year as producer in 2021, he also hosted all of the shows.[7]
Björkman was the show producer of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, following Loreen's victory the year prior.[8] He has acted as a juror at the national selections of other countries,[9] and served as contest producer of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm following Måns Zelmerlöw's victory the year prior,[10] as well as the 2017,[11] 2018[12] and 2019 contests.[13] As such, he was responsible for determining the running order of the shows.[14][15][16][17] He is set to return to the Eurovision Song Contest as contest producer in 2024, when the event will be held in Malmö, following Loreen's second win the year prior.[18]
Together with Edward af Sillén, Björkman served as the Swedish commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.[19]
Björkman served as juror in many national selections for the Eurovision Song Contest and its spin-offs. In 2016, Björkman was chosen to be one of three expert jurors at the
Björkman was also one of the producers of the American Song Contest in 2022.[24]
Personal life
Björkman is openly gay, and is married to Martin Kagemark.
References
- ^ "Christer Björkman". Christerbjorkman.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ Gallagher, Robin (15 January 2017). "Four more years: Christer Björkman to leave Melodifestivalen in 2021". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
- ^ Bronson, Fred (19 March 2022). "How Swedish Producers Helped Transform Eurovision Into 'American Song Contest'". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Announcement: Eurovision Song Contest Latin America". eurovision.tv. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Marcel Bezençon Awards | Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Rowe, James (15 March 2021). "Lotta Furebäck To Replace Christer Björkman As Head Of Delegation". The Euro Trip Podcast. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Gallagher, Robyn (5 January 2021). "Melodifestivalen 2021: Christer Björkman will host, joined by Måns Zelmerlöw, Oscar Zia, Lena Philipsson, Shirley Clamp and more". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Blog Archive " SVT presents Eurovision 2013 Core Team". esctoday.com. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "BELGIUM: HADISE AND CHRISTER BJÖRKMAN TO JUDGE EUROSONG 2016". wiwibloggs. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ Escudero, Victor M. (26 October 2015). "Meet the core team for 2016". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Christer Björkman: "I'm thrilled to be back!"". eurovision.tv. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "It's time to meet the team behind Eurovision 2018!". eurovision.tv. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Ever wonder what it's like to be Eurovision's Contest Producer?". eurovision.tv. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Running order of the Semi-Finals revealed". eurovision.tv. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: How is the Running Order being decided?". eurovision.tv. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Eurovision 2018: This is the running order of the Grand Final!". eurovision.tv. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Eurovision 2019: This is the running order of the Grand Final!". eurovision.tv. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Eurovision 2024 core team for Malmö is now complete". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Melodifestivalen. Bilder, video och texter för media". 16 November 2021. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Destination Eurovision 2nd semi-final jury revealed – ESCXTRA.com". 2 October 2023. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Eersel, Dennis Van (7 February 2019). "Christer Björkman part of the jury for Australia Decides". ESCDaily. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Adams, William Lee (21 December 2019). "Festivali i Këngës 58: Jury member Christer Björkman on Albania finalists and American Song Contest". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Abbes, Oranie (22 November 2023). "Luxembourg 2024: International jury including Christer Björkman assess potential Eurovision singers". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "The Eurovision Song Contest travels to America!". eurovision.tv. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
External links
Media related to Christer Björkman at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Swedish)