Lars "Lasse" Lönndahl, born August 19, 1928, is a Swedish

Sweden

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 singer and actor, born in Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

. He is considered the most well-known Swedish singer of the 1950s and 1960s with nicknames including "The Swedish Frank Sinatra" and "World's Oldest Teenager". Even though by the mid 1970s his career had slowed down his career, he is still considered arguably Sweden's most popular singer of all time and remains a very popular figure in media.

Career

His breakthrough was in 1949 with his first record, "Tangokavaljeren", which reached #1 in Sweden. After that he became one of the leading faces in popular music, scoring 12 #1 hit singles in the 1950s. He also did some movies in the late 1950s.

In the 1960s, he became the first singer to have a #1 single on the new Swedish chart "Svensktoppen" (the most important Swedish chart) with the 1962 single "Midnattstango". It stayed a total of 18 weeks in the charts. Between the years 1962-1972 he had 35 songs on the chart.

Number 1 hits

• 1949: "Tangokavaljeren"
• 1952: "Ett Vänligt Litet Ord"
• 1953: "Sången Från Moulin Rougue"
• 1953: "That's Amore"
• 1954: "Legenden Om Tina"
• 1956: "Man Måste Vara Två"
• 1957: "Kärleksbrev I Sanden"
• 1957: "Cindy Min Cindy"
• 1957: "Tulpaner Från Amsterdam"
• 1958: "Volare" (I Det Blå)
• 1958: "Piccolissima Serenata"
• 1959: "I Dina Kvarter"
• 1959: "Flickor Bak I Bilen"
• 1962: "Midnattstango"
• 1964: "Visa Mig Hur Man Går Hem"
• 1964: "Söker Du Så Finner Du"
• 1966: "Tusen Och En Natt"
• 1967: "Kvällens Sista Dans"
• 1970: "Allting Är Så Underbart"

Filmography

• 1952: 69:an, Sergeanten och Jag
• 1956: Åsa Nisse Flyger I Luften
• 1957: Johan På Snippen Tar Hem Spelet
• 1959: Resa I Toner
• 1959: Det Svänger På Slottet
• 1960: Ung och Grön
• 1966: Dessa Fantastiska Smålänningar Med Sina Finurliga Maskiner