Petra Mede
Swedish TV presenter and Eurovision Song Contest host (born 1970)
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- Petra Maria Mede ( pronounced [ˈpêːtra ˈmêːdɛ] ; born 7 March 1970) is a Swedish comedian, dancer, actress and television presenter.
- Early life Petra Maria Mede was born in Stockholm to Ulla Elisabet ( née Linnander ; born 1940) and entrepreneur Klas Håkan Mede (born 1939), and raised in Partille, near Gothenburg.
- She graduated in Philosophy as well as in the French language.
- She worked as a tourist guide in Stockholm before moving to comedy aged around 35, taking part in a contest for emerging comedians in 2005.
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Petra Maria Mede (pronounced [ˈpêːtra ˈmêːdɛ]; born 7 March 1970) is a Swedish comedian, dancer, actress and television presenter. She is known for her several roles in comic shows and as a television presenter, and is best known outside of Sweden for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013, 2016, and 2024, and appearing as a guest performer in 2025.
Early life
Petra Maria Mede was born in Stockholm to Ulla Elisabet (née Linnander; born 1940) and entrepreneur Klas Håkan Mede (born 1939), and raised in Partille, near Gothenburg. She has a younger sister named Anne Mede Ageling. She graduated in Philosophy as well as in the French language.
Career
Mede started off as a dancer at Balettakademien, but her career was cut short by a back injury at the age of 20. She worked as a tourist guide in Stockholm before moving to comedy aged around 35, taking part in a contest for emerging comedians in 2005.
Mede began being seen on television, appearing on Extra! Extra!, Dubbat, Musikmaskinen, Parlamentet and Morgonsoffan. She received an award for best emerging actress in 2007. In 2008, she and Anna Maria Granath wrote the parody book Mer självkänsla än du kan hantera (More Self-Esteem than You Can Handle). She participated in the TV shows Stockholm Live and Babben & Co.
She appeared in Melodifestivalen 2008 to announce the points from Sundsvall. 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 2010, she hosted her own program, titled Petra Mede Show, on TV3.
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