Stockholm i mitt hjärta
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Stockholm i mitt hjärta (Stockholm In My Heart) is a Swedish vispop
song
from 1992 written by Lasse Berghagen
. Berghagen wrote it when Ulf Adelsohn
wanted a new song about Stockholm
when he became Governor of Stockholm County
in 1992.
Berghagen recorded the song on Svensktoppen
on 7 August 1993 and finished on 10th place. Stockholm i mitt hjärta is in Berghagen's album Sträck ut din hand from 1995.
Stockholm i mitt hjärta is the theme music
of Allsång på Skansen
since 1994, when Berghagen started as host
.
Vispop
Vispop is the Swedish name for a genre of music which became popular in the Scandinavian countries in the mid-60s. The term is derived from the word visa which denotes traditional and popular folk song. In Norway the term applied to this type of accompanied singing is visesang...
song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
from 1992 written by Lasse Berghagen
Lasse Berghagen
Lars "Lasse" Nils Berghagen is a Swedish singer, songwriter, composer 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 Teddybjörnen Fredriksson , which has become a classic...
. Berghagen wrote it when Ulf Adelsohn
Ulf Adelsohn
Ulf Adelsohn is a Swedish politician, leader of the Moderate Party from 1981 to 1986 and landshövding of Stockholm County in 1992-2001...
wanted a new song about 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...
when he became Governor of Stockholm County
Stockholm County
Stockholm County is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland and Södermanland...
in 1992.
Berghagen recorded the song on Svensktoppen
Svensktoppen
Svensktoppen is a record chart at 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. Svensktoppen airs once a week...
on 7 August 1993 and finished on 10th place. Stockholm i mitt hjärta is in Berghagen's album Sträck ut din hand from 1995.
Stockholm i mitt hjärta is the theme music
Theme music
Theme music is a piece that is often written specifically for a radio program, television program, video game or movie, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits...
of Allsång på Skansen
Allsång på Skansen
Allsång på Skansen is a Swedish show held at Skansen, Stockholm, every summer on Tuesdays between 8pm and 9pm. The audience is supposed to sing along with musical guests, to well-known Swedish songs. The show started in 1935 on a small scale - about fifty people in the audience...
since 1994, when Berghagen started as host
Host
Host or hosts may refer to:* A person who provides hospitality* Host or sacramental bread* Host , organism harboring another organism on or in itself* Host , "personality" emphasized in treating dissociative identity disorder...
.