Jacob Dahlin (13 May 1952 in Kristianstad,

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— 10 October 1991) was a

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TV- and radio-host. His hosted his first radio program '' Galaxen'' ("The Galaxy") in the beginning of the 1980s. Guests included Swedish comedian Täppas Fogelberg. He later acted on television shows including '' Jacobs Stege'' ("Jacob's Ladder") and '' Caramba!''. In almost every episode of ''Jacobs Stege'', Dahlin used the catchphrase "Skål, ta mig fan!" ("Cheers, dammit!"). Dahlin studied the

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and often reported about happenings in Russian popular culture. He also went to Moscow with his TV-show ''Jacobs Stege,'' broadcasting with the Russian television show, ''The Morning Post'', with

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as host. Nikolayev later got invited to

to be on ''Jacobs Stege'', and brought with him actress Alla Pugacheva. Pugacheva and Dahlin became friends and she was a frequent guest on his TV-show. One night he had the Soviet and US

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s as guests on his TV show, speaking to them fluently in their own languages. Dahlin also recorded with Pugacheva, including the single "Superman" as a duet. The recording led to Pugacheva getting to record her first entire English-language album, ''Alla Pugacheva in Stockholm'', which was released in 1985. Guests on his television show included

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, Boy George, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco,

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, Tina Turner,

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, Alla Pugacheva, Abba, Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson,

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, Matia Bazar, and Tommy Körberg. Dahlin died in 1991 from an HIV/AIDS-related illness. Dahlin was

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. When Pugacheva was competing in the

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in 1997 with her song ''Primadonna'', she dedicated the song to him, saying "This song is for you, Jacob" in an interview.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dahlin, Jacob 1952 births 1991 deaths Swedish radio personalities Swedish LGBT entertainers AIDS-related deaths in Sweden Stockholm University alumni Gay entertainers 20th-century LGBT people