Lars-Eric Gustav "Lasse" Holm (born 9 December 1943) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and television host. Holm has also hosted and appeared in several television shows.

As singer

Since childhood, he was interested in music and was a member of a lot of pop music and rock music groups in the 1960s: ''Doug and the Millsmen'', ''The Spacemen'' and ''The Moonlighters''. Holm and singer

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represented

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in the

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with the song "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek".

As songwriter

Holm is best known as a schlager composer. During the 1980s, he was a songwriter for

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and country band Mats Rådberg & Rankarna. Holm often collaborated with Ingela 'Pling' Forsman Holm has, by himself or in collaboration with others, written five winning songs in the Swedish Melodifestivalen: "

Dag efter dag "Dag efter dag" (; "Day after day") is a song in Swedish, with melody by Lasse Holm and text by Monica Forsberg. The pop and country group Chips (Kikki Danielsson and Elisabeth Andreassen) won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1982 with it. Chips, as ...

" by (

, 1982), " Främling" (

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, 1983), "

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" by (

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, 1985), "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek" (a duet by Holm and Monica Törnell, 1986) and " Eloise" by (

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, 1993). Lasse Holm was (along with

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) highlighted as an inspiration when

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accepted the 2016

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.Max Martin
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As television host

Holm has hosted a number of Swedish TV shows such as ''

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'' broadcast on

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, ''

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'' and ''Diggiloo'' broadcast on SVT.

Notable songs

* "

Miss Decibel ''Miss Decibel'' is a 1978 studio album from Swedish "dansband" Wizex. The album contained the song " Miss Decibel", which was listed on Svensktoppen, along with the song "Om en stund". The album reached number two on the Swedish Albums Chart. ...

" (

Wizex Wizex is a Swedish dansband formed in Osby in 1973. It purchased the rights to the name from a band that started as ''Ulrik Wittmans Kvintett'' in 1957''.'' When Ulrik Wittman left the band in 1963 they started to use the name ''Wizex''. When rea ...

and Lasse Holm, placed second in ''

Melodifestivalen 1978 For the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, Sweden held a national final called Melodifestivalen 1978. The winner and representative was "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten", sung by Björn Skifs, and written and composed by Peter Himmelstrand. ...

'') * "

Växeln hallå "Växeln hallå" is a song written by Lasse Holm (music) and Gert Lengstrand (lyrics), and performed by Janne "Lucas" Persson ending up 2nd at Melodifestivalen 1980. The single peaked at 6th place at the Swedish singles chart. The song also sta ...

" (

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, placed second in ''

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'') * "

Då lyser en sol "Då lyser en sol" is a Swedish language ballad, written in 1981 by Lasse Holm. In 1981, Elisabeth Andreasson recorded the song. The song text is, in an astronomical aspect, about the Sun and what it the Sun means for the life on Earth. The song ...

" (

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, 1981) * " God morgon" ( Sweets 'n' Chips, placed second in ''

Melodifestivalen 1981 Sweden chose their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 in the national selection ''Melodifestivalen 1981''. After a tight race, the winner was a song called "Fångad i en dröm", which was performed by Björn Skifs. Björn was also the Sw ...

'') * "

" (

, won '' Melodifestivalen 1982'') * " Främling" (

, won '' Melodifestivalen 1983'') * "

" by (

, won '' Melodifestivalen 1985'') * " Sommarparty" (

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, won the Sopot Music Festival Grand Prix in 1985) * " E' de' det här du kallar kärlek" (Lasse Holm and

, won ''

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'') * " Papaya Coconut" (

, 1986) * " Canelloni, Macaroni" (Lasse Holm, 1986) * "

Inget stoppar oss nu "Inget stoppar oss nu", also known as "Inget kan stoppa oss nu" or "I natt, i natt", is a song written by Lasse Holm and Ingela "Pling" Forsman, and originally intended to be performed by Haakon Pedersen at Melodifestivalen 1987. The song never ...

", also known as "Inget kan stoppa oss nu" or "I natt, i natt" (Haakon Pedersen 1987, Canyons orkester 1989, BlackJack 1990) * "

Högt över havet "Högt över havet" is a song written by Lasse Holm, and performed by Arja Saijonmaa at Melodifestivalen 1987. The song also won the OGAE Second Chance Contest. The single peaked at 14th position at the Swedish singles chart. The song also chart ...

", ( Arja Saijonmaa, placed second in '' Melodifestivalen 1987'' and won the

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) * " Nästa weekend" (Uffe Persson, ''

Melodifestivalen 1988 In order to choose an entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, Sweden held a national selection, namely Melodifestivalen 1988. The runaway winner was the ballad "Stad i ljus" sung by Tommy Körberg, who also had represented Sweden at the 1969 ...

'') * " Nattens drottning" (Haakon Pedersen & Elisabeth Berg, ''

Melodifestivalen 1989 Sweden chose their song and singer for the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 in the national preselection ''Melodifestivalen 1989''. With a small marginal, the winner was Tommy Nilsson with the power ballad "En dag", written by Tim Norell, Ola Håkan ...

'') * "

Nu tar vi dom "Nu tar vi dom" (alternate spelling: ''Nu tar vi dem''), also known as "VM, nu är det hockeyfeber", is a song used as a fight song for the Swedish national team during the 1989 IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship in Sweden. Lasse Holm wrote bot ...

" (

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, 1989) * " Ciao ciao Italia" ( Sweden national football team, 1990) * " Varje natt", (Lisbet Jagedal, placed third in ''

Melodifestivalen 1990 Sweden entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television used their tried-and-tested pre-selection Melodifestivalen to select their entry for the 29th time. Melodifestivalen 1990 was ...

'') * "

Handen på hjärtat "Handen på hjärtat" is a Swedish song by Lasse Holm (music) and Ingela Forsman (lyrics) performed by Sofia Källgren in ''Melodifestivalen 1990'' and finished in 4th place. Källgren was backed up by three dancers wearing partially furry suits ...

" (

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, placed fourth in ''

'') * " Eloise" (

, won ''

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'') * "

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, ''

Melodifestivalen 1995 Sweden's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, held in Dublin, Ireland, was Jan Johansen with the song "Se på mig". Before Eurovision Melodifestivalen 1995 Melodifestivalen 1995 was the selection for the 35th song to represent Sw ...

'') * " Du är alltid en del utav mig" (

Henrik Åberg Henrik Åberg (born 1976), is a Swedish singer who won TV4's ''Sikta mot stjärnorna'' in 1995, imitating Elvis Presley performing the song "Blue Hawaii", and scoring chart successes in Sweden. He also represented Sweden in the European final of ...

, ''

Melodifestivalen 1996 Sweden was represented by One More Time with the song "Den vilda" in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996. At the contest, held in Oslo, Norway, One More Time performed last of 23, following Slovakia. At the close of the voting it had received 100 ...

'') * " När jag tänker på i morgon" ( Friends, placed second in ''

Melodifestivalen 2000 Sweden was the host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 thanks to Charlotte Nilsson's victory the previous year. Sveriges Television chose to hold the contest in Sweden's capital, Stockholm. They were represented by Roger Pontare with the song ...

'') * " För det här är bara början" (

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, 2010) * " Don't Let Me Down" (

Lotta Engberg Anna Charlotte "Lotta" Engberg (born Pedersen; 5 March 1963) is a Swedish singer. She represented Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with " Boogaloo" after winning Melodifestivalen 1987. She also tried many times in Melodifestivalen in 19 ...

Christer Sjögren Hans Christer Sjögren (born 6 April 1950) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the dansband Vikingarna. Early life Hans Christer Sjögren was born in Hagfors, Sweden, on 6 April 1950, as the ...

, '' Melodifestivalen 2012'')

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Holm, Lasse 1943 births Living people Swedish songwriters Melodifestivalen contestants Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1986 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Sweden Swedish pianists Male pianists 21st-century pianists 21st-century Swedish male singers Chips (band) members