Christer Samuel Björkman (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈkrɪ̌sːtɛrˈbjœ̌rkman]; born 25 August 1957) is a Swedish singer and television producer. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song "I morgon är en annan dag".[1] From 2002 to 2021, he served as a producer of Melodifestivalen, and has remained an important figure in the production of Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision Song Contest. He stepped down from this position after Melodifestivalen 2021, and is currently working at Voxovation, a Los Angeles-based company that focuses on expanding the Eurovision Song Contest brand into other markets.[2][3][4]
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 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.[citation needed]
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 returned to the Eurovision Song Contest as contest producer in 2024, when the event was held in Malmö, following Loreen's second win the year prior,[18] and will continue to assume the role for the 2025 contest.[19]
