Lars "Lasse" Nils Berghagen is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actor. Berghagen is a well known singer-songwriter in Sweden. He released his first record in 1965, aged just 19. Four years later, in 1969, he released the single Teddybj�rnen Fredriksson, which has become a classic. Other hits include Str�ck ut din hand, En kv�ll i juni and Stockholm i mitt hj�rta. Berghagen won the Swedish 1975 Melodifestivalen with the song Jennie, Jennie. He also participated in Melodifestivalen 1974 with the song Min k�rlekss�ng till dig, taking second place. He hosted the popular summer TV show Alls�ng p� Skansen from 1994 to 2003. During his time as host the show increased its ratings from 600,000 to 2,000,000 viewers, which by Swedish standards is considered an impressive rating. He was married to singer Barbro "Lill-Babs" Svensson from 1965 to 1968. He is the father of actress and TV personality Malin Berghagen, and the father-in-law of Tommy Nilsson. Berghagen also holds the official world record for hitting a golf ball the longest distance, from one country, through another and into a third. [More at Wikipedia]

May 13th, 1945 in Enskede-Årsta-Vantör (Age 79)