Petra Mede
Petra Maria Mede 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 outside of Sweden for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 and co-hosting in 2016.
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. However in 1995 the contest consisted of only one show, whereas there were three shows 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.
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 is a polyglot, speaking Swedish, English, Spanish, Italian and French. Together with her former partner Mattias Günther, she has a daughter born in 2012. 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 | ||
| 2008 | Hjälp! | ||
| 2008 | Morgonsoffan | ||
| 2008 | Det sociala spelet | ||
| 2008 | Musikmaskinen | ||
| 2009 | Melodifestivalen 2009 | Presenter | Final |
| 2009 | Snillen snackar | ||
| 2009 | Roast på Berns | ||
| 2010 | Cirkus Möller | ||
| 2010 | Petra Mede Show | Presenter | |
| 2010 | Välkommen åter | ||
| 2011 | 46th Guldbagge Awards | Presenter | |
| 2011 | Maestro | Participant | |
| 2012 | 47th Guldbagge Awards | Presenter | |
| 2013 | Maestro | Presenter | |
| 2013 | Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | Presenter | Semi-final 1, 2 and Grand Final |
| 2014 | Kristallen | Presenter | |
| 2015 | 50th Guldbagge Awards | Presenter | |
| 2015 | En clown till kaffet | ||
| 2015 | Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits | Co-presenter | with Graham Norton |
| 2016 | 51st Guldbagge Awards | Presenter | |
| 2016 | Melodifestivalen 2016 | Presenter | Semi-final 1 |
| 2016 | 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 |