Lars "Lasse" Nils Berghagen is a Swedish singer, songwriter and actor. He released his first single in 1965 and four years later, he released the single Teddybjörnen Fredriksson ("The Teddybear Fredriksson"), which has become a classic. Other hits include "Sträck ut din hand", "En kväll i juni" and "Stockholm i mitt hjärta". From 1994 to 2003, he hosted the popular summer TV show Allsång på Skansen ("Singalong at Skansen"), which saw an increase in viewership from 600,000 to 2 million.