Jon Henrik Mario Fjällgren (born 26 April 1987) is a Swedish-

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singer and ''jojkare'', an interpreter of Sámi

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. He was the winner of ''

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'', the Swedish version of ''

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''. Upon winning the competition he released the music album ''

Goeksegh ''Goeksegh'' is a 2014 album by Jon Henrik Fjällgren, his debut studio album on Sony Music after winning '' Talang Sverige 2014''. The album reached number six on the Swedish Albums Chart. Track listing #"Daniel's Joik" (6:31) #"The Reindeer Her ...

''. He has participated in Melodifestivalen four times, in

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he placed second, in

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he placed third, and in

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and

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he placed fourth.

Biography

Fjällgren was born in

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, Colombia. At a very young age, he lived in a

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village and later moved to an orphanage. Fjällgren later was adopted by a Swedish Sami family, and became part of a '' siida'' community in

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, a reindeer foraging area where he worked as a reindeer herder. Fjällgren has revealed in several interviews that he was bullied as a child because he had darker skin and was a Sami. The bullying stopped as he reached teenaged years. Fjällgren started singing local traditional songs when he was 14. He gained exposure when he sang in the presence of

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and

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who were attending church services at a church in Funäsdalen. When he was 16, he released an album titled ''Onne vielle''.

Career

At the age of 26, he took part in the Swedish ''

'' competition and won over viewers with his interpretations of traditional Sami songs. He auditioned with a rendition of "Daniel's Joik" dedicated to his best friend Daniel, who died from diabetes. After winning the competition and prize money of 1 million Swedish kronor, he released his studio album ''Goeksegh'' on 19 May 2014, based primarily on materials he had performed during the contest. According to a statement he gave in an interview on Colombian TV, he started a diabetes foundation with the prize money in honor of his deceased friend, Daniel. On 31 May 2014, he performed at the "Saepmie Welcomes Festival" a festival of

culture that coincided with the ConIFA World Football Cup held in

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. In July he performed his winning song in

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which was broadcast on SVT. Fjällgren participated in

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in the third semifinal with the song

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, and made it to the final in

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. In the final he placed second after the jury and televoting results. He participated again in

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with the song " En värld full av strider (Eatneme gusnie jeenh dåaroeh)" alongside Aninia on 25 February 2017, which coincided with the release of his second full album titled ''Aatjan goengere''. He won ''

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'' broadcast on TV4. He participated in

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with the song "Norrsken". His three songs: Daniel's Joik, Jag är fri (Manne leam frijje) and Norrsken have all appeared in Stockholm/Åre's bid films to host the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fjällgren, Jon Henrik 1987 births Living people Swedish Sámi people Colombian emigrants to Sweden Swedish adoptees Swedish people of Colombian descent Got Talent winners Swedish-language singers Dancing with the Stars winners 21st-century Swedish singers People from Härjedalen 21st-century Swedish male singers Talang (Swedish TV series) contestants Melodifestivalen contestants of 2023 Melodifestivalen contestants of 2019 Melodifestivalen contestants of 2017 Melodifestivalen contestants of 2015