Swedish comic Petra Mede to host Eurovision
Published: 28 Jan 13 11:29 CET | Print version
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Multilingual Swedish comedienne Petra Mede will host the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sveriges Television (SVT) announced on Monday.
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Mede said she had accepted the job immediately.
"I've learned during my 42 years on the planet that saying 'yes thanks' is a lot more fun than 'no thanks'," Mede said.
"Eurovision unites people of all cultures, even if it's just for a week or two, who despite their differences come together to celebrate music," said Mede, who wore a shimmering metallic gown by Swedish designer Lars Wallin for the press conference.
Before breaking into show biz, Mede worked as a tourist guide in Stockholm's Old Town, working in Spanish. She also speaks French.
In 2009, she hosted Melodifestivalen, Sweden's televised competition to find the country's entry to the Eurovision each year. She has also hosted Sweden's national film award show, Guldbaggegalan, the Swedish equivalent to the Oscars.
Apart from having her own show, she has also participated in the political satire programme Parlamentet and currently hosts reality programme Maestro, in which Swedish celebrities learn how to become conductors.
She said she had been taking elocution lessons in English in preparation for the contest.
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I didn't think they could disappoint me more. But they could. They chose Petra Mede as host! I was like "Oh no, how could they?" OMG, I can't stand her, I turn of the TV when I see her, I feel embarrassed when she makes her lame jokes. It's forced and just terrible. There are so many talented Swedish TV-hosts who could have done this and the choose the least funny "comedian" there is? Why? It must be some kind of mistake.
Poor show, don't you know?
Robin is hilarious :) :) :)