Stockholm i mitt hjärta ("Stockholm In My Heart") is a Swedish vispop

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Lasse Berghagen Lars Nils "Lasse" Berghagen (13 May 1945 – 19 October 2023) was a Swedish singer and songwriter. He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song "Jennie, Jennie". He was also known for presenting on Swedish television ...

who wrote it when Ulf Adelsohn wanted a new song about

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

when he became

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of Stockholm County in 1992. Berghagen recorded the song on

Svensktoppen ''Svensktoppen'' () is a weekly record chart airing on Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982–1985. In the years leading up to the January 20 ...

on 7 August 1993 and finished in 10th place. ''Stockholm i mitt hjärta'' is in Berghagen's albums '' Sträck ut din hand'' (1995) and '' Stockholm, mina drömmars stad'' (2002). ''Stockholm i mitt hjärta'' is

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of the music show ''

Allsång på Skansen ''Allsång på Skansen'' (''Sing-along at Skansen'') is a Sweden, Swedish show held at Skansen, Stockholm, every summer on Tuesdays between 8pm and 9pm. The audience is encouraged to sing-along, sing along with musical guest stars to well-known ...

'' since 1994, when Berghagen started as

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Review Stockholm i mitt hjärta
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stockholmimitthjarta 1992 songs Songs about Stockholm Songs written by Lasse Berghagen Music television series theme songs Lasse Berghagen songs