Synnøve Svabø (born 22 September 1968 in

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) is a Norwegian

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. Svabø is best known for her 1997 boob stunt on

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Jagland was caught on national television placing his hands on Synnøve Svabø’s breasts. At the time Svabø was hosting the Weekend Globoid talk show. In 2009 she was NRK's commentator in the final of the

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. During the ESC, the

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received many complaints from Norwegian viewers who said Svabø "talked too much". Many viewers chose to watch the final on the Swedish SVT because of her. Among these, was the leader of the Broadcasting Council in the

, Kjellaug Nakkim.

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