Petra Mede

Petra Maria Mede (born 7 March 1970) is a Swedish comedian, dancer, actress and television presenter.[1] 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 outside of Sweden for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013, co-hosting the Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits in 2015, as well as the 2016 edition.

Petra Mede
Petra Mede at a press conference at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Born
Petra Maria Mede

(1970-03-07) 7 March 1970
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationTelevision presenter, comedian
Years active2005–present
Known forHosting Melodifestivalen in 2009, 2016 and the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 and 2016
Partner(s)Mattias Günther (separated)
Children1
Websitepetramede.se

Career

In 2009, she hosted Melodifestivalen 2009, where the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was chosen[2] 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.[3][4] She was the first solo presenter in nearly 20 years after Mary Kennedy hosted solo in Dublin back in 1995. However in 1995 the contest consisted of only one show, whereas there were three shows (two semi-finals and a final) in 2013 which were all hosted by Mede by herself.

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.[5]

In 2016, Mede was the co-host the first semi-final of the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2016 with Gina Dirawi at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg.[6]

On 14 December 2015, SVT announced in a press conference that Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw would co-host the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[7] 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 is a polyglot, speaking Swedish, English, Spanish, Italian and French.[8] Together with her former partner Mattias Günther, she has a daughter born in 2012.[9] However in 2015, it was confirmed that she and Günther had split.

Filmography

Television
Petra Mede and Mans Zelmerloew at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 performing "Love, Love, Peace, Peace".
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Stockholm Live Presenter
2007–2008 Extra! Extra!
2007–2009 Parlamentet Team member
2008 Dubbat
Hjälp!
Morgonsoffan
Det sociala spelet
Musikmaskinen
2009 Melodifestivalen 2009 Presenter Final
Snillen snackar
Roast på Berns
2010 Cirkus Möller
Petra Mede Show Presenter
Välkommen åter
2011 46th Guldbagge Awards Presenter
Maestro Participant
2012 47th Guldbagge Awards Presenter
2013 Maestro
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Semi-final 1, 2 and Grand Final
2014 Kristallen
2015 50th Guldbagge Awards
En clown till kaffet
Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits Co-presenter with Graham Norton
2016 51st Guldbagge Awards Presenter
Melodifestivalen 2016 Semi-final 1
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Co-presenter Semi-final 1, 2 and Grand Final
with Måns Zelmerlöw
2017 52nd Guldbagge Awards Presenter
2017– Bonusfamiljen Katja
2018 53rd Guldbagge Awards Presenter

Film
  • Medicinen (2014)

References
  1. "Hon blir ny programledare | Melodifestivalen | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  2. "Petra Mede fick ledas av scenen | Melodifestivalen | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  3. "Petra Mede leder schlager-EM | Kultur | SvD" (in Swedish). Svd.se. 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  4. Sim, Jarmo. "Petra Mede to host Eurovision Song Contest 2013". EBU. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  5. Martinsson, Anders. "Petra Mede aktuell för Eurovision-jubileum" [Petra Mede current Eurovision anniversary] (in Swedish). Göteborgs Posten. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  6. Escudero, Victor (30 November 2015). "Sweden: Who will compete in Melodifestivalen 2016?". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  7. "Petra Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw to host in Stockholm!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  8. "Petra Mede leder schlager-EM | Kultur | SvD" (in Swedish). Svd.se. 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  9. ""Petra Mede leder schlager-EM", Göteborgs Posten". Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
Preceded by
Leyla Aliyeva, Nargiz Berk-Petersen and Eldar Gasimov		 Eurovision Song Contest presenter
2013		 Succeeded by
Lise Rønne, Nikolaj Koppel and Pilou Asbæk
Preceded by
Mirjam Weichselbraun, Alice Tumler and Arabella Kiesbauer		 Eurovision Song Contest presenter
(with Måns Zelmerlöw)
2016		 Succeeded by
Oleksandr Skichko, Volodymyr Ostapchuk
and Timur Miroshnychenko
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