Years active 2005–present Role Comedienne Name Petra Mede | Website petramede.se Partner(s) Mattias Gunther Children Adeline Mede | |
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Full Name Petra Maria Mede Known for Hosting Melodifestivalen in 2009, 2016; Stockholm Live, Parlamentet, Guldbagge Awards and the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Movies and TV shows Parlamentet, Roast pa Berns, Hjalp!, Morgonsoffan, Medicinen Similar People Henrik Hjelt, Jean‑Pierre Barda, David Batra, Andreas Lundstedt, Emmelie de Forest | ||
Petra Mede reacts to the Eurovision 2013 voting
Petra Maria Mede (born 7 March 1970) is a Swedish comedian, dancer, actress and television presenter. She was born in Stockholm, and grew up in Gothenburg. Mede is known for her several roles in comic shows and as a television presenter. She is best known for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 and co-hosting in 2016.
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- Petra Mede reacts to the Eurovision 2013 voting
- Esc 2013 final petra mede swedish sm rg sbord
- Career
- Personal life
- Film
- References
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Career
In 2009 she hosted Melodifestivalen 2009, where the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was chosen and was voted Sweden's best female comedian the same year.
In May 2013 Petra hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden after Loreen's win in Baku in the previous year's competition. Her performance was widely acclaimed by TV critics and journalists around Europe and she performed an interval act during the Grand Final. She was the first solo presenter in nearly 20 years after Mary Kennedy hosted solo in Dublin back in 1995.
In 2015 Mede, along with Graham Norton, hosted the Eurovision's Greatest Hits EBU/BBC 60th anniversary concert show recorded on 31 March at the Eventim Apollo, in Hammersmith, London and broadcast in 27 countries. Once again, her performance was highly acclaimed by the British Press along with fans of the Contest.
In 2016, Mede was the co-host the first semi-final of the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2016 with Gina Dirawi at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg.
On 14 December 2015, SVT announced in a press conference that Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw would co-host the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. It was Mede's second time hosting the contest, joining Katie Boyle and Jacqueline Joubert as the only people to host the contest more than once.
Personal life
Mede speaks Swedish, English, Spanish, Italian and French. Together with her partner Mattias Günther, she has a daughter born in 2012. However in 2015, it was confirmed that her and Günther had split.