Fred Buljo
Fred-René Buljo | |
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Born | Fred-René Øvergård Buljo 6 February 1988 Kautokeino, Norway |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Other names | Fred Buljo |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2007–present |
Member of the Sami Parliament of Norway | |
In office 2016–2017 | |
Deputy of the Sami Parliament of Norway | |
In office 2013–2016 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Árja |
Musical career | |
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Associated acts |
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Website | duottar keiino |
Fred-René Øvergård Buljo (born 6 February 1988), better known as simply Fred Buljo, is a Norwegian Sámi rapper and joiker. Buljo is a member of the Sámi rap duo Duolva Duottar, consisting of Buljo and Ole Mahtte Gaup, established in 2007. In 2008 the group made a breakthrough when they participated in Norske Talenter and reached the final.[1] He also is one of members of the Norwegian supergroup KEiiNO, alongside Alexandra Rotan and Tom Hugo, the group was created in late 2018 in preparation for the participation in Melodi Grand Prix 2019.[2], they won the contest and so were selected to represent Norway in the 2019 Eurovision Contest, coming in 7th in the semifinals, and 6th in the final, with the song "Spirit in the Sky".
As well as being a musician, Buljo also has served in the Sami Parliament for the party Árja, first as a deputy from 2013 to 2016, and as an MP and parliamentary leader in the period 2016–2017.
Musical career[]
Since then, he has toured in the Nordic countries and Russia,[3] and has worked both as a songwriter and as a performer. In 2019 he participated in the Melodi Grand Prix as part of the group KEiiNO and won with the song "Spirit in the Sky".[3][4][5]
Political career[]
Buljo has also served as representative on the Sámi Parliament of Norway for the party Árja, first as a deputy from 2013 to 2016, and as an MP and parliamentary leader in the period 2016–2017.[6]
Awards[]
In December 2019, Buljo beat Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen with 46.3% of the votes over her 32.87% to win Ávvir's Award.[7][8]
Discography[]
As part of Duolva Duottar[]
Albums[]
- (2011)
Singles[]
- "Álggu Loahppa (The End of the Beginning)" (2016)
- "Samestaten (State of Sapmi)" (2017)
- "Offroad" (2017)
- "Samegutt" (2017)
- "Joavnna" (2017)
- "Markanstallu" (2018)
As part of Keiino[]
Albums
- "OKTA" (2020)
Singles[]
- "Spirit in the Sky" (2019)
- “Shallow” (2019)
- "Praying" (2019)
- "Monument" (2021)
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fred-René Buljo. |
- ^ "Riddu Riđđu". riddu.no. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ Ertesvåg, Oda Ruggesæter (2 March 2019). "Dette er årets MGP-artister" (nb-NO). NRK. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hyttebakk, Jon Marius (2019-01-25). "Her er artistene i MGP 2019". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ kulturjournalist, Robert Hoftun Gjestad. "«Å prøve for hardt, er ikke en suksessformel»". Aftenposten. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ "Keiino er årets MGP-vinner!". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ "Fred-Rene Øvergård Buljo". www.sametinget.no. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ "Fred René Buljo dán jagáš sápmelaš" [Fred René Buljo [wins] Saami of the Year]. NRK Sápmi (in Northern Sami). 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- ^ Skum, Iselin (2019-12-27). "Dán jagáš sápmelaš: – Stuora gudni munnje" [Saami of the Year: a great honor for me]. Ávvir (in Northern Sami). Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- Living people
- 1988 births
- Norwegian Sámi musicians
- Norwegian musicians
- Norwegian Sámi politicians
- Norwegian Sámi people
- Norwegian rappers
- Members of the Sámi Parliament of Norway
- People from Kautokeino
- Melodi Grand Prix contestants
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2019