| Intro | Footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player Musician |
| From |
Sweden Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Type |
Music Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 19 June 1991, Kinshasa |
| Age: | 29 years |
Boris René Lumbana Kapasa (born 19 June 1991) is a Congolese-born Swedish former footballer and an alternative pop musician, using the stage name Boris René.
Sports career
Boris Lumbana is a defender who after spending his youth career at the Örebro-based Swedish football team BK Forward, has played professionally in a number of Swedish football clubs. He played for two seasons in the Swedish lower leagues with Örebro SK Ungdom in 2008 to 2010 and for 4 more seasons 2010 to 2014 for the club Örebro SK in the Swedish professional Allsvenskan league. In 2014, he moved to Degerfors IF in the second division Superettan league.
Music career
Boris is also an alternative pop musician, using the stage name Boris René. He used to make music with his brothers from his childhood days. He released his first single “Alive” in 2013. He competed in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song “Put Your Love on Me”. He placed tenth in the final.
He will compete in Melodifestivalen 2017 with the song “Her Kiss”.
Personal life
His older brother Christian Lumbana Kapasa, played football in the Swedish lower leagues with Örebro SK Ungdom and Karlslunds IF, retiring in 2010.
Discography
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | |||||||||
| “Alive” | 2013 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
| “Put Your Love on Me” | 2016 | 12 |
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| “Mon Amour” | — | ||||||||
| “Her Kiss” | 2017 | TBA | |||||||
| “—” denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||