Boris René Lumbana Kapasa (born 19 June 1991) is a Congolese-born

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footballer and an alternative pop musician, using the stage name Boris René. Boris is currently playing for the Swedish football team GAIS.

Sports career

Boris Lumbana is a defender who after spending his youth career at the Örebro-based Swedish football team BK Forward, has played professionally in a number of Swedish football clubs. He played for two seasons in the Swedish lower leagues with

Örebro SK Ungdom Örebro SK Ungdom is a Swedish sport club located in Örebro. It is the youth-section of multi-sportclub Örebro SK. Background Örebro Sportklubb Ungdom was formed in 1988 and provides sporting activities for the junior age groups. Örebro SK U ...

in 2008 to 2010 and for 4 more seasons 2010 to 2014 for the club Örebro SK in the Swedish professional

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league. In 2014, he moved to

Degerfors IF Degerfors IF is a Swedish football club located in Degerfors. The club, formed 13 January 1907, is currently playing in the highest tier in Swedish football, Allsvenskan. Background Degerfors IF first played in the Allsvenskan in 1939 maki ...

in the second division

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league.

Music career

Boris is also an alternative pop musician, using the stage name Boris René. He used to make music with his brothers from his childhood days. He released his first single "Alive" in 2013. He competed in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "

Put Your Love on Me "Put Your Love on Me" is a song by Swedish singer and footballer Boris René. The song was released in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's f ...

". He placed tenth in the final. He competed in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song "

Her Kiss "Her Kiss" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Boris René. The song was released as a digital download in Sweden on 4 February 2017 and peaked at number 50 on the Swedish Singles Chart. It is taking part in Melodifestivalen 2017 Melodifestival ...

". In the first semi-final held on 4 February 2017, he came 3/4 and qualified for "Second chance" round. He then won his duel with Dismissed in the Andra Chansen round and then went to the final, which he placed 8th overall in.

Personal life

His older brother

Christian Lumbana Kapasa Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words '' Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρ ...

, played football in the Swedish lower leagues with

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Discography

Singles

References

External links

* * 1991 births Living people Footballers from Kinshasa Men's association football defenders Örebro SK players Allsvenskan players Superettan players Swedish men's footballers GAIS players BK Forward players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to Sweden Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar players Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish male singers Melodifestivalen contestants of 2017 Melodifestivalen contestants of 2016 {{Sweden-footy-defender-stub