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Lasse Holm
Holm in 2014
Born Lars-Eric Gustav Holm
(1943-12-09 ) 9 December 1943 (age 80) Other names Larry Moon Occupations
Singer
songwriter
television host
Years active 1959–present Musical career Genres Instrument(s)
Musical artist
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
Monica Törnell represented
Sweden in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1986 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
Chips 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 " by (
Chips , 1982), "
Främling " (
Carola Häggkvist , 1983), "
Bra vibrationer " by (
Kikki Danielsson , 1985), "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek" (a duet by Holm and Monica Törnell, 1986) and "
Eloise " by (
Arvingarna , 1993).
Lasse Holm was (along with
ABBA ,
Kiss ,
Prince ) highlighted as an inspiration when
Max Martin accepted the 2016
Polar Music Prize .
[1]
As television host
Holm has hosted a number of Swedish TV shows such as
Sikta mot stjärnorna broadcast on
TV4 ,
Pictionary and Diggiloo broadcast on
SVT .
Notable songs
"
Miss Decibel " (
Wizex and Lasse Holm, placed second in
Melodifestivalen 1978 )
"
Växeln hallå " (
Janne Lucas Persson , placed second in
Melodifestivalen 1980 )
"
Då lyser en sol " (
Elisabeth Andreassen , 1981)
"
God morgon " (
Sweets 'n' Chips , placed second in
Melodifestivalen 1981 )
"
Dag efter dag " (
Chips , won
Melodifestivalen 1982 )
"
Främling " (
Carola Häggkvist , won
Melodifestivalen 1983 )
"
Bra vibrationer " by (
Kikki Danielsson , won
Melodifestivalen 1985 )
"
Sommarparty " (
Herreys , won the
Sopot Music Festival Grand Prix in 1985)
"
E' de' det här du kallar kärlek " (Lasse Holm and
Monica Törnell , won
Melodifestivalen 1986 )
"
Papaya Coconut " (
Kikki Danielsson , 1986)
"
Canelloni, Macaroni " (Lasse Holm, 1986)
"
Inget stoppar oss nu ", also known as "Inget kan stoppa oss nu" or "I natt, i natt" (Haakon Pedersen 1987,
Canyons orkester 1989,
BlackJack 1990)
"
Högt över havet ", (
Arja Saijonmaa , placed second in
Melodifestivalen 1987 and won the
OGAE Second Chance Contest )
"
Nästa weekend " (Uffe Persson,
Melodifestivalen 1988 )
"
Nattens drottning " (Haakon Pedersen & Elisabeth Berg,
Melodifestivalen 1989 )
"
Nu tar vi dom " (
Sweden men's national ice hockey team , 1989)
"
Ciao ciao Italia " (
Sweden national football team , 1990)
"
Varje natt ", (Lisbet Jagedal, placed third in
Melodifestivalen 1990 )
"
Handen på hjärtat " (
Sofia Källgren , placed fourth in
Melodifestivalen 1990 )
"
Eloise " (
Arvingarna , won
Melodifestivalen 1993 )
"
Bo Diddley " (
Arvingarna ,
Melodifestivalen 1995 )
"
Du är alltid en del utav mig " (
Henrik Åberg ,
Melodifestivalen 1996 )
"
När jag tänker på i morgon " (
Friends , placed second in
Melodifestivalen 2000 )
"
För det här är bara början " (
Elisa's , 2010)
"
Don't Let Me Down " (
Lotta Engberg &
Christer Sjögren ,
Melodifestivalen 2012 )
References
^ "
Max Martin ", polarmusicprize.org, 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
External links
Participation Artists Songs Note: Entries scored out signify where Sweden did not compete
Countries
Artists
Songs
Final
"Alles heeft ritme "
"L'Amour de ma vie "
"Du er fuld af løgn "
"E' de' det här du kallar kärlek? "
"Européennes "
"Gleðibankinn "
"Halley"
"
J'aime la vie "
"Não sejas mau para mim "
"Never the End"
"Pas pour moi "
"Romeo"
"
Runner in the Night "
"Tora zo "
"Über die Brücke geh'n "
"Valentino"
"Yavo Yom "
"You Can Count On Me"
"Die Zeit ist einsam "
"Željo moja "
Withdrawn
International National Artists