Peter Hallström

{{COI|date=March 2019}}

{{short description|Swedish songwriter}}

{{Infobox musical artist

|name = Peter Hallström

|image = Peter Hallström 2011.jpg

|background = non_performing_personnel

|birth_name = Peter Berno Hallström

|birth_place = Sweden

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|1|19|df=y}}

|death_date =

|instrument =

|occupation = Songwriter, musician, record and sound producer

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|associated_acts = Peter Lemarc, Sarah Dawn Finer, Björn Skifs, Lisa Nilsson, Peter Jöback, Carola, Mauro Scocco, Hanne Krogh (Norway) and many others.

|website = www.peterhallstrom.se

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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.dagen.se/nyheter/sangerna-vi-vill-ha-pa-var-egen-begravning-1.1266818|title=Sångerna vi vill ha – på vår egen begravning|date=24 January 2019|website=www.dagen.se}} The song is also performed at many weddings.

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.radioplay.se/mixmegapol|title=Mix Megapol - Den perfekta mixen|website=RadioPlay}} In 2017 the song was ranked top ten among the most played songs at weddings in Sweden according to the daily newspaper Metro.{{cite web|url=https://www.metro.se/artikel/tips-h%C3%A4r-%C3%A4r-b%C3%A4sta-br%C3%B6llopsl%C3%A5tarna |title=Här är bästa låtarna att spela på bröllopet |first=Aron |last=Andersson |date=22 April 2017 |website=Metro}} 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.{{cite work|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl8j0PKeGFI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/dl8j0PKeGFI |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Sarah Dawn Finer Kärleksvisan (Live Konserthuset, Stockholm 2010)|first=|last=bgmate|date=19 June 2010|publisher=|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

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.