Roger Wallis (8 August 1941 – 22 January 2022) was a British-born Swedish musician, journalist and researcher.

Life and career

Wallis was a resident of Sweden from 1963, and was an

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of multimedia at the

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in Stockholm. Between 1967 and 1981, Wallis was the main presenter of the English language ''The Saturday Show'' on

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. Wallis also co-wrote "

Judy, min vän Sweden chose their entrant for Eurovision Song Contest 1969 through Melodifestivalen 1969. A tie occurred between two songs, but after additional voting, the song "Judy, min vän" with Tommy Körberg was selected. It was written by Roger Wallis ...

", the Swedish contribution for the

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. He wrote several books on the music industry with

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. Wallis was appointed to the board of

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. He testified in the Pirate Bay trial in February 2009. Wallis died on 22 January 2022, at the age of 80.Roger Wallis är död

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wallis, Roger 1941 births 2022 deaths Swedish composers Swedish male composers Academic staff of the KTH Royal Institute of Technology British emigrants to Sweden People from Rugby, Warwickshire