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På Spåret
''På spåret'' (''On the Track'') is a popular Swedish TV game show series broadcast on SVT since 5 September 1987. The show, which is intended to be humorous yet educational, has remained one of the most popular TV shows in Sweden, attracting an average of 2,150,000 viewers during the 2007 season. The all-time record was set in March 1990, when 3.7 million people tuned in to see the show. This means that nearly half of all Swedes saw the game show. ''På spåret'' is an original format developed by Ingvar Oldsberg for SVT, and he hosted the show for many years. Lennart Dahlgren, winner of the first season, was the judge in 1988. Author and tennis legend Björn Hellberg was promoted from contestant to permanent Oldsberg sidekick and judge in 1995 after winning for four straight seasons. Famous gourmet, restaurant owner, and former contestant Carl-Jan Grankvist sat in for Hellberg during the 2004 season. In 2009, after 21 years, Oldsberg and Hellberg left, and Kristian Luuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Show
A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or Let's Play, demonstrative and are typically directed by a game show host, host, sharing the rules of the program as well as commentating and narrating where necessary. The history of game shows dates back to the invention of television as a medium. On most game shows, contestants either have to answer questions or solve puzzles, typically to win either money or prizes. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services provided by the show's sponsor. History 1930s–1950s Game shows began to appear on radio and television in the late 1930s. The first television game show, ''Spelling Bee (game show), Spelling Bee'', as well as the first radio game show, ''Information Please'', were both broadcast in 1938; the first major success in the game show genre was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tintin (character)
Tintin (; ) is the titular protagonist of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comic series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The character was created in 1929 and introduced in , a weekly youth supplement to the Belgian newspaper . Appearing as a young man with a round face and quiff hairstyle, Tintin is depicted as a precocious, multitalented reporter who travels the world with his dog Snowy. Since his inception in the early 20th century, Tintin has remained a popular literary figure with statues and commemorative murals of the character seen throughout Belgium. In addition to the original comic series, Tintin has appeared in numerous plays, radio shows, television shows, and feature films, including the 2011 film ''The Adventures of Tintin'', directed by Steven Spielberg. History Influences Hergé biographer Pierre Assouline noted that "Tintin had a prehistory", being influenced by a variety of sources that Hergé had encountered throughout his life. Hergé noted that during h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecilia Hagen
Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. The name has been popularly used in Europe (particularly the United Kingdom and Italy, where in 2018 it was the 43rd most popular name for girls born that year), and the United States, where it has ranked among the top 500 names for girls for more than 100 years. It also ranked among the top 100 names for girls born in Sweden in the early years of the 21st century, and was formerly popular in France. The name "Cecilia" applied generally to Roman women who belonged to the plebeian clan of the Caecilii. Legends and hagiographies, mistaking it for a personal name, suggest fanciful etymologies. Among those cited by Chaucer in "The Second Nun's Tale" are: lily of heaven, the way for the blind, contemplation of heaven and the active life, as if lacking in blindness, and a heaven for people to gaze upon. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Wester
Johan Wester (born 19 December 1967 in Lund, Sweden) is a Swedish comedian and actor. Together with Anders Jansson he wrote and created the comedy sketch-show Hipphipp!. He has been a contestant in the Swedish TV game show På spåret three times and ended up as winner twice, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009. In 2010 he acted in the Swedish production of Spamalot at Nöjesteatern in Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal pop .... In 2012, he became the host for ''Intresseklubben'', a Swedish version of the British panel show '' QI''. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wester, Johan Swedish comedians 1967 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Lundberg
Anne Ebba-Karin Lundberg (born 29 March 1966) is a Swedish television presenter and journalist. She has presented several shows on the Swedish television station SVT and she has won the Kristallen award three times in the category for "Best female presenter of the year". She has also won one season of ''På spåret''. Career Lundberg started her journalistic work after studying journalism, at the newspaper ''Arbetaren'' in Gothenburg. Lundberg has presented the television shows '' Antikrundan'', ''Landgång'', ''Himlen kan vänta'', and ''En andra chans''. In 2001, she did a segment called "Malmö på glid" for Uppdrag Granskning which received a lot of attention. During 2007, she hosted ''Plus'' at SVT, and in December of the same year she was the Christmas host for SVT's Christmas Eve annual show. She has successfully participated in ''På spåret'' along with the comedian Johan Wester during the seasons 2006 to 2008. The duo won the 2008 season of the show. Lundberg has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göran Hägg
Göran Olof Waldemar Hägg (7 July 1947 – 30 September 2015) was a Swedish author, critic and docent in literature science. Hägg grew up in Tallkrogen, south of Stockholm. After graduating from studies in philosophy at Stockholm University in 1969, and also graduating from the Teachers high school in Uppsala, Hägg worked between 1971 and 1979 as a teacher at Arbetsmarknadsutbidlningen in Stockholm. His experiences there are the background to the satirical novel ''Det automatiska paradiset'', which was published in 1979.Göran Hägg Det automatiska paradiset Biblioteket Stockholm Retrieved 2 October 2015 His first book release happened before that, in 1972, with the poem collection called ''Ögon''. In 1978, Hägg became a doctor of philosophy with the |
Caroline Af Ugglas
Caroline Thérese af Ugglas Liljedahl (born 7 April 1972) is a Swedish singer, artist and chorister. Af Ugglas created the format for a televised choir contest, which was picked up by NBC in the United States as the show ''Clash of the Choirs'', and by the Seven Network in Australia as '' Battle of the Choirs''. Melodifestivalen Caroline Af Ugglas has taken part so far in three Melodifestivalen events: *Melodifestivalen 2007 with the song "Tror på dig", written by herself along with Heinz Liljedahl and Mattias Torell. On 24 February 2007 she performed "Tro på dig", ending up in 6th place, which didn't qualify her any further in the contest. *Melodifestivalen 2009 with the track 'Snälla Snälla' (Please Please). It proceeded to the final where it came second, only 11 points from winning. *Melodifestivalen 2013 Melodifestivalen 2013 was the Swedish music competition that selected the 53rd Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Robin Stjernberg's song " You" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Frändén
Johanna Frändén, (born 31 August 1981), is a Swedish sport journalist particularly specializing in association football (soccer) who files reports from the European football leagues for the sport section of the '' Aftonbladet'' newspaper and for Sveriges Television (SVT). She had the special task of following Zlatan Ibrahimović's career for the media. Career Early life Frändén was born on 31 August 1981 in Lerdala near Skövde. She studied Spanish during her high school years. During 2005, she got in contact with '' Aftonbladet'' sports editor Simon Bank, which led to her moving to Stockholm in 2006 to do some work for the newspaper's sports section. Work Frändén is often invited as an expert commentator during the World Cup, as she did in 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and during European Football Championships, most notably Euro 2012 and Euro 2016. She has been involved in SVT coverage of two World Cups and two Euro championships so f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Harryson
John Peter Kaj Harryson (born 2 April 1948) is a Swedish actor, singer and entertainer. He is the son of actor John Harryson (1926–2008). From 1994 until 2001, Harryson played antagonist Pehr Silver in the soap opera ''Rederiet''. He is also known from hosting the game show ''Så ska det låta''. In the 1980s, he worked extensively with dubbing cartoons into Swedish. Three of his most famous roles are that of pilot Roy Focker in the Swedish dub of the film '' Macross: Do You Remember Love?'' , Shaggy Rogers in the ''Scooby-Doo''-series, and Ernie in Svenska Sesam (The second Swedish version of Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) a ...). External links * 1948 births Living people Swedish male television actors Swedish male voice actors Swedish ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Holm
Stefan Christian Holm (born 25 May 1976) is a retired Swedish high jumper. He won an Olympic Games, Olympic gold medal, a silver medal, silver in the World Championships in Athletics, World Championships, and one silver and one bronze medal in the European Championships in Athletics, European Championships. His personal records are 2.37 m (7 ft 9.3in) (outdoors, set 2008) and 2.40 m (7 ft 10.49 in) (indoors, set 2005). He is currently coach of Swedish high jumper Sofie Skoog. Biography His inspiration for high-jumping began when he was 8 years old. He saw a Swedish high-jumping legend, and former world-record holder, Patrik Sjöberg, compete on television. He set an indoor personal best of 2.36 (7 ft 8.91in) in 2003 to win the Hochsprung mit Musik meeting, and managed to reach the same height outdoors the following year while winning the Internationales Hochsprung-Meeting Eberstadt. In 2004, Holm won the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with a jump o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High-jump
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat for landing. Since ancient times, competitors have introduced increasingly effective techniques to arrive at the current form, and the current universally preferred method is the Fosbury Flop, in which athletes run towards the bar and leap head first with their back to the bar. The discipline is, alongside the pole vault, one of two vertical clearance events in the Athletics at the Summer Olympics, Olympic athletics program. It is contested at the World Championships in Athletics and the World Athletics Indoor Championships, and is a common occurrence at track and field meets. The high jump was among the first events deemed acceptable for women, having been held at the Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1928 Olympic Games. Javier Sotom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 teams, representing sovereign states and territories, participating. The Olympic Games are normally held every four years, and since 1994, have alternated between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year period. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games (), held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement (which encompasses all entities and individuals involved in the Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
