He hosted his first radio program
Galaxen ("The Galaxy") in the beginning of the 1980s. Guests included Swedish comedian . He later acted on television shows including '''' ("Jacob's Ladder") and ''
. In almost every episode of Jacobs stege'', Dahlin used the
catchphrase "Skål, ta mig fan!" ("Cheers, dammit!"). Pugacheva and Dahlin became friends and she was a frequent guest on his TV-show. One night he had the Soviet and US ambassadors 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,
Watch Out, which was released in 1985. Guests on his television show included
Diana Ross,
Boy George,
Princess Stéphanie of Monaco,
Janet Jackson,
Tina Turner,
Cher,
Donna Summer,
Liza Minnelli,
ABBA,
Agnetha Fältskog,
Benny Andersson,
Eros Ramazzotti,
Rod Stewart,
Matia Bazar,
Tommy Körberg,
Roxette, Alla Pugacheva, and others. ==Death==