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Förkväll
''Förkväll'' (2006–2007, 2009–2011) was a Swedish daily talk show that started airing in 2006 on TV4. The show lasted until January 2011 before it was cancelled. Förkväll focused on life style and popular culture and is an attempt to compete with the SVT show ''Gokväll'', but for a younger demographic. For the first season, the hosts were the model and reality show star Carolina Gynning, singer and actress Kayo Shekoni, journalist Alexandra Pascalidou, comedian and radio show host Carina Berg and author Mari Jungstedt. In the two first season was the program broadcasting live from Stockholm Central Station. Among the guests have been Victoria Silvstedt, Kjell Bergqvist, Helena Bergström, Andreas Wilson, Anna Book, Måns Zelmerlöw as well as internationally acclaimed stars such as Irish boy band Westlife. On 23 March 2007 it was revealed that TV4 was about to cancel Förkväll after its season finale the same day. TV4 got a storm of emails and phone calls from angry v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabet Höglund
Elisabet Höglund (born 29 August 1944) is a Swedish author and political journalist, working in Swedish television and radio as a reporter. She started her career at SVT, later becoming a freelance journalist. She has written a number of books including an autobiography, and has organised many exhibitions of her own paintings; she is also a former road bicycle racer. She competed in '' Let's Dance'' during 2009 on TV4, teaming up with professional dancer Tobias Karlsson. Höglund and Karlsson placed fourth in the competition. Career Early life On 12 October 2010, Höglund's biography ''En kvinna med det håret kan väl aldrig tas på allvar'' ("Surely a woman with that hairstyle can't be taken seriously") was released. When Höglund was four, her mother became very sick and had to be hospitalised. She could no longer take care of Höglund and her sister; her father worked late-night shifts at the post office so he could not take care of the children full-time. Both were placed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carina Berg
Carina Lilly Berg, during a time ''Luuk'', (born 11 November 1977) is a Swedish comedian and television presenter. Berg grew up in Åkersberga, studied the aesthetics program at Danderyds gymnasium and then went on to study radio at Kaggeholms folkhögskola. She used to be married to and has a son with Kristian Luuk, who she met in 2005 when they shared presenter duties for the TV4 show ''God natt, Sverige'', Berg's television debut. Along with Christine Meltzer she won a Kristallen-award in 2015 for "Best female television presenter". Berg is since December 2018 married to footballer Erik Berg. Career Radio career Berg began her media career at radio after finishing her studies, she started at Sveriges Radios local station in Västernorrland and then progress to presenting Morgonpasset for Sveriges Radio P3 along with Peter Erixon between 2003 and 2005. She was also a sidekick in the radio show Lantz i P3 with Annika Lantz. In 2008 and early 2009 she worked for Mix Megapol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolina Gynning
Carolina Gynning Nilsson (born 6 October 1978) is a Swedish glamour model, actor, author, jewelry designer and television presenter. She started her career as a model at age sixteen. She was a participant in the Swedish version of '' Big Brother'' in 2004 and emerged as the winner of that season. Gynning has since made a career as a television presenter on TV4 and Kanal5, and also as an artist and author of several books. Gynning has participated in several television shows after ''Big Brother'' such as ''I huvudet på Gynning'' ("Inside Gynning's head") and as a celebrity dancer in season one of '' Let's Dance''. Childhood and early life Gynning was born in Helsingborg, Sweden and lived in Höganäs for a short time, but spent most of her early years in Falsterbo. She revealed that she was a shy girl but changed when she reached her teens. She attended high school in Lund. At sixteen she was discovered by a fashion photographer while waiting at a bus stop in Falsterbo, and durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayo Shekoni
Kayode Maria Söderberg Shekoni (born 17 April 1964) is a Swedish-Nigerian singer and actress. Career Kayo started out as a singer in the 1980s with Swedish synth-pop band Freestyle. Kayo left the group with the release of the fourth single Vill ha dej. She then worked as a backup singer and dancer for various Swedish artists such as The Creeps, NASA and Anders Glenmark. She is a classically trained ballet dancer and performed professionally for many years. In 1990 she became part of the Nordik beat scene and released a self-titled club-soul influenced album on The SweMix Label. The music was mostly new jack swing but some tracks were reggae and house and featured hip hop influences. It was produced by label co-founder Stonebridge with Christian Falk and Alexander Bard (from Army of lovers). She released 4 hit singles of the album. Her second album was a Swedish language soul-pop album entitled ‘'Kärleksland'’ and featured songs by Orup and was well received by r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Pascalidou
Alexandra Pascalidou ( el, Αλεξάνδρα Πασχαλίδου; born 17 July 1970) is a Greek-Swedish journalist, television and radio presenter and author. She is also a frequent lecturer and human rights activist. Life and career Pascalidou became known to the public in 1995 when she began hosting the multicultural television show ''Mosaik'' on Sveriges television, SVT, one of Sweden's public service channels. Along with Michael Alonzo, Dogge Doggelito, and Cissi Elwin, Pascalidou was a prominent figure in the Swedish part of Europarådet anti-racism campaign "All Different All Equal", known in Sweden under the working title "Youth Against Racism"(UMR) in the mid-1990s. In 2000–01 she hosted ''Som sagt'' on SVT, a Saturday night programme with a focus on literature and language topics. At the same time, she was a producer and reporter for the television show ''Striptease'' that focused on investigative journalism. In 2004, Pascalidou hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics, Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carin Da Silva
Carin Elisa da Silva (born 16 November 1984) is a Swedish-Portuguese singer, professional dancer and television presenter. Biography Carin da Silva are a three-times Swedish junior champion in Latin American dance, standarddance and ballroom dancing. She represented Sweden both in the European and World Championships in dancing. She studied at Kongahällagymnasiet in Kungälv and Balettakademien in Gothenburg. Between 2005 and 2006, she was a member of the music group Cosmo4 and the group released the music singles ''Peek-A-Boo'' and ''Adios Amigos'' while she was still a member. She has participated in the TV4 celebrity dancing show Let's Dance three years in a row. In 2006 she danced with celebrity Viktor Åkerblom Nilsson, where she finished in third place. In the 2007 season she danced with Patrick Ekwall and placed ninth. In 2008 she participated with Mats Carlsson where she placed fifth. In July 2008, she worked as a program announcer for TV4 and also at TV4 Plus. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Jungstedt
Mari Jungstedt (born 31 October 1962, in Stockholm) is a Swedish journalist and crime fiction author. Jungstedt worked as a reporter on Swedish national public radio and television, and was an occasional presenter on TV4's daily talk show Förkväll. Her first five novels are set on the island of Gotland and feature Detective Superintendent Anders Knutas and the journalist Johan Berg. Two of her novels were filmed for Swedish TV, and her work has been translated into English by Tiina Nunnally. In 2012, her book ''The Dead of Summer'' was released in America by the publishing house Stockholm Text. Mari Jungstedt lives in Stockholm. Her husband comes from Visby, Gotland, and they spend their summers on Gotland.Forshaw, Barry, ''Death in a Cold Climate'', Palgrave Macmillan 2012, p. 5, 51-52, 75 Bibliography * (2003) ''Den du inte ser''; English translation: ''Unseen'' (2006) * (2004) ''I denna stilla natt''; English translation: ''Unspoken'' (2007) * (2005) ''Den inre k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agneta Sjödin
Agneta Sjödin (born 20 July 1967 in Norrbo, Hudiksvall, Sweden) is a Swedish television presenter and personality of the Swedish television channel TV4. She presented the first two seasons of the popular show '' Let's Dance'' with David Hellenius. Early life She was born in a small town, 300 km north of Stockholm. As a child she was fond of handball, badminton and track-and-field athletics but most of all she was in love with theatre. She frequented a theatre group ''”Slingerbultarna”'' with her friends and often performed in different local stage shows. Her passion to theatre resulted in moving to the capital of Sweden, but she returns to her native place at times, because she feels strong connection with her roots there.Sjödin, mitt live(my life) Retrieved on 20 Jan 2018 In 1985 she studied theatre in Stockholm and wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.4 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. It is also the county seat of Stockholm County. For several hundred years, Stockholm was the capital of Finland as well (), which then was a part of Sweden. The population of the municipality of Stockholm is expected to reach o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvonne Ryding
Yvonne Agneta Ryding (born 14 December 1962, in Eskilstuna, Södermanland) is a Swedish dancer, model, TV Host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1984 on 9 July 1984. She is the third Swede in history to win the title, and the most recent one. Early life She was born to Agneta and Sten Ryding, Prior to being crowned Miss Sweden and competing in the Miss Universe pageant, Ryding was a Swedish National Lucia Bride, formerly midfield soccer player and nurse. After Miss Universe Following the year as Miss Universe, Ryding worked within the fashion industry and also did some commission work. In 1988 her homesickness got the upper hand and she moved back to Sweden. In 1989 she presented the Swedish competition Melodifestivalen. In 1997, she launched her skincare line originally called Y. Ryding. She was a guest of honor of the Miss Universe 2006 competition, held in Los Angeles, United States. She is divorced from Swedish actor Kjell Bergqvist, whom she met in Monaco in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Fahlén
Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi actor and singer, son of Hans Raj Hans * Hans clan, a tribal clan in Punjab, Pakistan Places * Hans, Marne, a commune in France * Hans Island, administrated by Greenland and Canada Arts and entertainment * ''Hans'' (film) a 2006 Italian film directed by Louis Nero * Hans (Frozen), the main antagonist of the 2013 Disney animated film ''Frozen'' * ''Hans'' (magazine), an Indian Hindi literary monthly * ''Hans'', a comic book drawn by Grzegorz Rosiński and later by Zbigniew Kasprzak Other uses * Clever Hans, the "wonder horse" * ''The Hans India'', an English language newspaper in India * HANS device, a racing car safety device *Hans, the ISO 15924 code for Simplified Chinese script See also *Han (other) *Hans im Glück, a Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
