Peter Hallström is a Swedish songwriter, musician and artist. His song Håll Mitt Hjärta (Hold my heart) is the number one favorite song at funerals all over Sweden according to Fonus.[1] The song is also performed at many weddings.

Peter Hallström
Background information
Birth namePeter Berno Hallström
Born (1965-01-19) 19 January 1965 (age 59)
Sweden
Occupation(s)Songwriter, musician, record and sound producer
Websitewww.peterhallstrom.se

Kärleksvisan (For A Friend) is the second most appreciated love song according to listeners of one of the largest radio stations in Sweden Mix Megapol.[2] In 2017 the song was ranked top ten among the most played songs at weddings in Sweden according to the daily newspaper Metro.[3] The song was performed by Sarah Dawn Finer at the evening festivities at the Stockholm Concert hall as a gift from the Swedish parliament and the Swedish people the evening before the royal wedding between Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden in 2010.[4]

The song Viskar en bön is played a lot around Christmas time. Hallström also wrote the song I Remember Love, performed by Sarah Dawn Finer. It was placed 4th in the final of Melodifestivalen 2007.

As a background vocalist Peter has participated at ten Melodifestivalen TV-shows and three Eurovision Song Contests. As a background singer he also contributes to other recordings with various artists.

Discography

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Hallström has released three records with Swedish lyrics.

Albums

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All of the records can be found on Spotify.

Year Album
2012 Brev från en förlorad son
2013 Nåd
2016 Hoppet kvar

References

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  1. ^ "Sångerna vi vill ha – på vår egen begravning". www.dagen.se. 24 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Mix Megapol - Den perfekta mixen". RadioPlay.
  3. ^ Andersson, Aron (22 April 2017). "Här är bästa låtarna att spela på bröllopet". Metro.
  4. ^ bgmate (19 June 2010). Sarah Dawn Finer Kärleksvisan (Live Konserthuset, Stockholm 2010). Archived from the original on 2021-12-15 – via YouTube.