Erik Hassle, born August 26, 1988 in Katrineholm in Sweden, is a Swedish singer and composer. He is based in London.

Hassle attended the musical upper secondary school Rytmus in Stockholm. In 2008 he signed a Swedish record contract with Roxy Recordings, and in 2009 he signed an international record contract with Island Records and Universal Republic.

Hassle's first single, Hurtful, charted on the Swedish single list. He has been written up as a hot new act in The Guardian and other major newspapers.
Hassle was raised in a rural village two hours south of Stockholm and originally aspired to be a professional footballer. He grew up listening to soul music and realised his love of music early after listening to Wilson Pickett. He attended Rytmus, a musical secondary school in Stockholm where famous Swedish singer Robyn trained. He signed a deal with the Swedish music company TEN Music Group. Later Erik also signed to Roxy Recordings for Sweden, Island Records for Europe and Universal Republic for North America