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

(1970-03-07) 7 March 1970 (age 53)
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation(s)Television presenter, comedian
Years active2005–present
Known forHosting Melodifestivalen in 2009, 2016 and the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 and 2016
PartnerMattias Günther (separated)
Children2
ParentKlas Mede [sv] (father)
Websitewww.petramede.se

Petra Maria Mede (pronounced [ˈpêːtra ˈmêːdɛ]; born 7 March 1970) is a Swedish comedian, dancer, actress and television presenter,[1] born in Stockholm, and raised 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 and 2016, as well as co-hosting Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits in 2015.

Career

Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw (center right) performing the interval act "Love Love Peace Peace" in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

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, although in the final was assisted by Eric Saade as green room host.[5]

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 was later broadcast in 27 countries.[6]

Mede co-hosted the first heat of Melodifestivalen 2016 with Gina Dirawi at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg.[7]

On 14 December 2015, SVT announced in a press conference that Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw would co-host the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[8] It was Mede's second time hosting the contest, joining Katie Boyle and Jacqueline Joubert as the only people to have hosted the contest more than once.

Personal life

Mede is a polyglot, speaking Swedish, English, Spanish, Italian and French.[9] Together with her former partner Mattias Günther, she has a daughter born in 2012.[10] However, in 2015, it was confirmed that she and Günther had split.

Filmography

Television

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
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 Heat 1
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Co-presenter with Måns Zelmerlöw
2017 52nd Guldbagge Awards Presenter
2017–2019 Bonusfamiljen Katja
2018 53rd Guldbagge Awards Presenter
2018–2020 Stjärnornas stjärna
2021–2022 Let's Dance Co-presenter Season 16,17, with David Lindgren
2022 The Wheel Presenter Swedish version

Film

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. ^ Bokholm, Mirja (8 May 2013). "Eric Saade blir greenroomvärd under Eurovisionfinalen" [Eric Saade gets green room host the Eurovision finals] (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  6. ^ Martinsson, Anders. "Petra Mede aktuell för Eurovision-jubileum" [Petra Mede current Eurovision anniversary] (in Swedish). Göteborgs Posten. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  7. ^ Escudero, Victor (30 November 2015). "Sweden: Who will compete in Melodifestivalen 2016?". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Petra Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw to host in Stockholm!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  9. ^ "Petra Mede leder schlager-EM | Kultur | SvD" (in Swedish). Svd.se. 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  10. ^ ""Petra Mede leder schlager-EM", Göteborgs Posten". Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2015-12-10.

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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 2016 With: Måns Zelmerlöw Succeeded by Oleksandr Skichko, Volodymyr Ostapchuk and Timur Miroshnychenko
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