Anatilde Jane "Tilde" de Paula Eby (née Anatilde Jane de Paula Díaz; 14 November 1972) is a Chilean-born

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journalist, author, television presenter and host of many of

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s flagship programs. She has hosted many popular television shows such as the

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and live televised cancer fundraising events, and from 1997 until 2018 was one of the hosts of the popular Swedish breakfast programme ''

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''.

Early life

Anatilde Jane de Paula Díaz was born in 1972 in Chile. Her father was a Brazilian politician who had to flee Brazil after receiving death threats. In

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he met Tilde's mother and the two moved to Chile. However, after the military coup in 1973 they had to flee the country again, and with the help of the diplomat

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and the Swedish embassy, the family moved to Sweden. De Paula has an older brother, Andes. Before she became a television presenter, de Paula studied journalism at Södra Vätterbygdens folkhögskola.

Television

Since 2005, de Paula has been the host of the Polar Music Prize. She presented the election special ''Nyhetsmorgon – valflyget'' in September 2006 along with Lasse Bengtsson. In 2008 de Paula presented "Spårlöst" where she helped people to find their lost relatives and families. In 2009, she hosted ''

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'', Sweden's premier morning show on

. Since 2012, she has also been presenting the shows Swedish Bake Off, Swedish Bake Off Junior and Celebrity Swedish Bake Off. Since 2014, she has also presented the gala Tillsammans mot cancer. During

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2013, de Paula was the Christmas host for TV4's Christmas broadcasts. She also presented the celebrity dance show

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. She continued to present

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and

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Author

In 2006, Tilde de Paula co-authored the book ''Plastmammor, gummipappor och bonusbarn'' with Birgitta Klang published by Bokförlaget DN. ''Plastmammor, gummipappor och bonusbarn'' is a book for stepmothers and fathers who need advice on how to tackle the situation they are facing. In 2015, de Paula wrote the Swedish best selling book ''Tiden läker inga sår'', which tells the story of her past and how her ancestors have influenced her life. The story begins five generations back in Tenerife in 1867, and continues to Cuba, the United States and Chile before ending up in Sweden today.

Other Media

In the late 90s and early 2000s, de Paula hosted the radio show ''Äntligen Fredag'' on the radio channel

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. In 2016, de Paula started hosting "Läkarpodden" where she, together with Dr Mikael Sandström, discuss the latest advances in medicine and healthcare, share their own experiences, kill myths and answer questions about anything related to medicine.

Awards

In 2007, she won ''

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's'' television award for Best Female Television Presenter of the Year. She has also been announced as Sweden's best female television presenter by the paper ''

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''. In 2015 she won the

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award for ''Reality Show of the Year'' with the show ''Swedish Bake Off''. In 2016, de Paula won the

award for ''Best Swedish Female Host of the Year''.

Celebrity interviews

De Paula has interviewed a number of the Swedish royal family:

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, Princess Sofia, Princess Christina and

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. De Paula has also interviewed a number of international stars including:

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and

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Personal life

In November 2012, de Paula married musician Thomas Eby, lead vocalist of

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and percussionist of Hoffmaestro. Together the couple has one son and she also has three children from previous relationships.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paula Eby, Tilde De 1972 births Living people Swedish television hosts Swedish women television presenters Chilean television personalities Chilean emigrants to Sweden Swedish people of Brazilian descent Swedish people of American descent