Elsa Billgren (born 1 February 1986) is a

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and

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. She has presented many television shows on ZTV, SVT and

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, and has hosted radio shows for

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. Billgren has also written and published a non-fiction book and a novel.

Career

Billgren began working for the television channel ZTV immediately after high school; she was a reporter and

. Between 2006 and 2009 she was a presenter there for the entertainment shows ''Uppladdat'' and ''Cocobäng''. In 2009, she presented ''Mega'' at Barnkanalen and ''Rec'' on

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. In 2010, she presented ''Antikdeckarna'' at the now defunct channel

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. Billgren was the presenter for the web broadcasts at SVT's website during

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, and the "After the show" programme ''Melodfestivalen 2011: Eftersnack'' on SVT. Also in 2011, she presented the radio show ''Hallå i P3'' at Sveriges Radio P3 and the SVT comedy show ''Har du hört den förut?''. On 20 July 2012, she was a celebrity guest on the ''

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'' and later the same year participated in ''Sommarpratarna'' at SVT. Later in 2012, she became a decorator on the home improvement show ''

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'' at

. Billgren is a fashion and decoration blogger on the '' Elle'' website. She has published two books: ''Elsa Billgrens Vintage'' (2013) and in November 2013 her first novel, ''Man kan vinka till varandra från balkongerna''.

Personal life

Billgren is the daughter of artist and writer

Ernst Billgren Ernst Billgren (born 18 November 1957) is a Swedish artist and writer. Billgren was born in Stockholm and that is where he is currently based. He attended the Valand School of Fine Arts where he graduated in 1987. His daughter Elsa Billgren ...

and artist

Helene Billgren Helene Elisabeth Billgren (née Åberg; born 1 June 1952 in Norrköping) is a Swedish artist. She has previously been married to Ernst Billgren Ernst Billgren (born 18 November 1957) is a Swedish artist and writer. Billgren was born in St ...

References

External links

Official blog
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