Vincent Pontare

Vincent Pontare
Vincent Pontare
Background information
Birth name	Fred Vincent Pontare
Also known as	Vargas
Born	13 May 1980 (age 43)
Origin	Solna, Sweden
Genres	Pop; dance; EDM;
Occupation(s)	Songwriter; producer; musician; singer;
Instrument(s)	Vocals;
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Universal
Website	vargasandlagola.com

Fred Vincent Pontare (born 13 May 1980) is a Swedish songwriter, producer, and singer.^[1] He is also known by the mononym Vincent. He regularly collaborates with Salem Al Fakir as songwriting, producer, and duo Vargas & Lagola.^[2] Together, they have worked with many pre-eminent artists, including: Avicii, Axwell Ʌ Ingrosso, Madonna, Seinabo Sey and Lady Gaga. In addition to their songwriting and production work, they release alternative pop music as Vargas & Lagola.^[3]

In August 2017, they were featured artists on Avicii's "Friend of Mine" from EP Avīci (01) which they co-wrote.^[4]

^ "Grammisvinnarna genom åren". www.grammis.se (in Swedish).
^ "Den stora omvandlingen". www.musikforlaggarna.se (in Swedish). 15 January 2015.
^ "Production Duo Vargas & Lagola launch themselves with party-house banger "Rolling Stone"". 27 January 2017 – via www.thelineofbestfit.com.
^ "Avicii's 'Friend of Mine' Video Will Warm Your Winter". www.Billboard.com. 2 January 2018.

[Grammis-1] "Grammisvinnarna genom åren". www.grammis.se (in Swedish).

[Musikförläggarna_-_Den_stora_omvandlingen-2] "Den stora omvandlingen". www.musikforlaggarna.se (in Swedish). 15 January 2015.

[The_Line_of_Best_Fit-3] "Production Duo Vargas & Lagola launch themselves with party-house banger "Rolling Stone"". 27 January 2017 – via www.thelineofbestfit.com.

[Billboard_-_Avicii_-_Friend_Of_Mine-4] "Avicii's 'Friend of Mine' Video Will Warm Your Winter". www.Billboard.com. 2 January 2018.

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