Lars "Dille" Diedricson (12 August 1961 – 6 March 2017) was a Swedish musician and songwriter[1] living in Skara.[2]
Lars Diedricson | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Dille |
| Born | 12 August 1961 |
| Died | 6 March 2017 (aged 55) Partille, Sweden |
| Genres | dansband music, pop, rock, schlager |
| Occupation(s) | musician, songwriter |
| Years active | 1976–2017 |
He was a member of the band Snowstorm when it was founded in 1976 and in the 1990s Diedricson fronted the band Don Patrol who released two albums and opened for David Lee Roth in Europe in 1991. Don Patrol had reunited to release an album in 2015.[3]
He won the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 as the songwriter for "Take Me to Your Heaven", performed by Charlotte Nilsson for Sweden.[4]
Death
editDiedricson died in Gothenburg on 6 March 2017 at the age of 55.[4]
References
edit- ^ Hung, Steffen. "hitparad.se – Lars Diedricson". Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Lars Diedricson är död". vt.se. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Don Patrol släpper första plattan på 23 år – comebackspelning klar". 30 May 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Schlagerprofilen Lars "Dille" Diedricson död". Expressen. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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