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'''Fred-René Øvergård Buljo''' (born 6 February 1988), better known as simply '''Fred Buljo''', is a Norwegian [[Sámi]] rapper. He is a member of the Sámi rap group Duolva Duottar, established in 2007. In 2008 the group made a breakthrough when they participated in ''[[Norske Talenter (series 1)|Norske Talenter]]'' and reached the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://riddu.no/nb/program/duolva-duottar|title=Riddu Riđđu|website=riddu.no|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> He is best known as the joiker of Norwegian supergroup [[KEiiNO]].
'''Fred-René Øvergård Buljo''' (born 6 February 1988), better known as simply '''Fred Buljo''', is a Norwegian [[Sámi]] rapper and [[Joik|joiker]]. Buljo is a member of the Sámi rap group Duolva Duottar, established in 2007. In 2008 the group made a breakthrough when they participated in ''[[Norske Talenter (series 1)|Norske Talenter]]'' and reached the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://riddu.no/nb/program/duolva-duottar|title=Riddu Riđđu|website=riddu.no|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> He also is one of members of the Norwegian [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[KEiiNO]], the group was created in late 2018 in preparation for the participation in [[Melodi Grand Prix 2019]].<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.nrk.no/kultur/dette-er-arets-mgp-artister-1.14398309|tittel=Dette er årets MGP-artister|besøksdato=2019-01-25|dato=2 March 2019|fornavn=Oda Ruggesæter|etternavn=Ertesvåg|språk=nb-NO|verk=NRK}}</ref>, they won the contest and so were selected to represent [[Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest|Norway]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2019|2019 Eurovision Contest]], coming in 7th in the semifinals, and 6th in the final.

Aswell as being a musician Buljo also has served in the [[Sámi Parliament of Norway|Sami Parliament]] for the party [[Árja]], first as a deputy from 2013 to 2016, and as an [[Member of parliament|MP]] and [[parliamentary leader]] in the period 2016–2017.


==Musical career==
==Musical career==
[[File:Semi2Dress2019-039-20190516-EuroVisionary.jpg|thumb|Buljo ''(right)'' performing "[[Spirit in the Sky (Keiino song)|Spirit in the Sky]]" with [[Keiino]] during the Semi-final dress rehearsal for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2019]] in [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]]]]
Since then, he has toured in the [[Nordic countries]] and [[Russia]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/mgp/her-er-artistene-i-mgp-2019-1.14378791|title=Her er artistene i MGP 2019|last=Hyttebakk|first=Jon Marius|date=2019-01-25|website=NRK|language=nb-NO|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> and has worked both as a songwriter and as a performer. In 2019 he participated in the [[Melodi Grand Prix 2019|Melodi Grand Prix]] as part of the group [[KEiiNO]] and won with the song "[[Spirit in the Sky (KEiiNO song)|Spirit in the Sky]]".<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/article/ap-7l8ny4.html|title=«Å prøve for hardt, er ikke en suksessformel»|last=kulturjournalist|first=Robert Hoftun Gjestad|website=Aftenposten|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vg.no/i/8we1PQ|title=Keiino er årets MGP-vinner!|website=www.vg.no|language=no|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref>
Since then, he has toured in the [[Nordic countries]] and [[Russia]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/mgp/her-er-artistene-i-mgp-2019-1.14378791|title=Her er artistene i MGP 2019|last=Hyttebakk|first=Jon Marius|date=2019-01-25|website=NRK|language=nb-NO|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> and has worked both as a songwriter and as a performer. In 2019 he participated in the [[Melodi Grand Prix 2019|Melodi Grand Prix]] as part of the group [[KEiiNO]] and won with the song "[[Spirit in the Sky (KEiiNO song)|Spirit in the Sky]]".<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/article/ap-7l8ny4.html|title=«Å prøve for hardt, er ikke en suksessformel»|last=kulturjournalist|first=Robert Hoftun Gjestad|website=Aftenposten|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vg.no/i/8we1PQ|title=Keiino er årets MGP-vinner!|website=www.vg.no|language=no|access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref>


Revision as of 21:18, 13 April 2021

Fred-René Buljo
Buljo at Cologne Pride in 2019
Born
Fred-René Øvergård Buljo

(1988-02-06) 6 February 1988 (age 36)
Kautokeino, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Other namesFred Buljo
Occupations
  • Musician
  • politician
  • producer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
  • joiker
Years active2007–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 partyÁrja
Musical career
Genres
Websiteduottar.com
keiino.com

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 group Duolva Duottar, 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, 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.

Aswell 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

Buljo (right) performing "Spirit in the Sky" with Keiino during the Semi-final dress rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel

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 Saami of the Year Award.[7][8]

Discography

Fred Buljo in left, as part of Duolva Duottar

As part of Duolva Duottar

Albums

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

Singles

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fred-René Buljo.
  1. ^ "Riddu Riđđu". riddu.no. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  2. ^ Ertesvåg, Oda Ruggesæter (2 March 2019). "Dette er årets MGP-artister". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  3. ^ a b Hyttebakk, Jon Marius (2019-01-25). "Her er artistene i MGP 2019". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  4. ^ kulturjournalist, Robert Hoftun Gjestad. "«Å prøve for hardt, er ikke en suksessformel»". Aftenposten. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  5. ^ "Keiino er årets MGP-vinner!". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  6. ^ "Fred-Rene Øvergård Buljo". www.sametinget.no. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
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