About
Petra Mede, born March 7, 1970, in Stockholm, is a Swedish comedian, dancer, and television presenter. Trained at the Balettakademien dance school, a back injury ended her dance career. She then turned to comedy and won a talent contest for emerging comedians in 2005. She hosted Melodifestivalen in 2009 and the Eurovision Song Contest three times (2013, 2016, 2024). She has also hosted the Guldbagge Awards six times and appeared in the Netflix series Bonus Family.
* 1970-03-07
Major works
- Mer självkänsla än du kan hantera (2008)parody book
- Bonusfamiljen (2017)TV series
- Finding Dory (doublage suédois) (2016)animated film
Key milestones
- 2009Voted Sweden's best female comedian.
- 2013Hosts the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö.
- 2024Co-hosts the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö with Malin Åkerman.
Themes
humortelevisiondanceEurovisionmultilingualism
Sources: filminstitutet.se · eurovision.com · bbc.co.uk