Lise Rønne (born 1 November 1978) is a Danish

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and

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, best known in Denmark for presenting four seasons of ''

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'' as well as two seasons of ''

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (), also known as Melodi Grand Prix or simply DMGP, is an annual music competition organised by the Danish public broadcaster DR since 1957, which determines for the Eurovision Song Contest. The festival has produced ...

''. She is best known outside Denmark for presenting the

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2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

Education

Rønne attended

Viborg Katedralskole Viborg Katedralskole is a public gymnasium (secondary education school) and IB World School in Viborg, Denmark. The school is located at Gammel Skivevej 2 in Viborg and supports about 1000 students. History The Katedralskole was established a ...

, graduating in 1997 to pursue a

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from

Aarhus University Aarhus University (, abbreviated AU) is a public research university. Its main campus is located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Group, the Guild, and Ut ...

and a diploma in journalism.

Career

Rønne began her journalistic career at the age of 22, as a production assistant on

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. On returning to Denmark, she began presenting shows such as ''Boogie,'' ''Dagens Danmark'' and ''Ungefair'' on DR1 and ''Rundfunk'' on TV 2. In 2005, Rønne was offered the chance to replace Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph as co-presenter of TV 2's ''

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'', but rejected the offer in order to pursue a journalistic career at

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(DR), working for ''

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'' alongside ''Dagens Danmark'' on 1 January 2006, before joining the team behind DR1's ''Aftenshowet'' on 1 January 2007. Having worked initially as a researcher and reporter, Rønne was appointed editor of the show on 1 August 2007, and first stood in for regular presenter Louise Wolff on 3 March 2008. She has hosted four seasons of ''X Factor'': 2008,

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

, 2011 and

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, but announced on 8 March 2012 that the fifth series of the show in 2012 would be her last as host. Rønne worked as editor of ''Fakten og Livsstil'' for DR Medier between 2011 and 2013, before leaving DR in 2012 to become a freelancer. DR announced on 22 May 2015 that she would return to DR as the regular presenter of ''Aftenshowet'' from 1 August. Rønne also presented DR's annual fundraising initiative ''Danmarks Indsamling'' on 6 February 2016 alongside Ulla Essendrop.

Eurovision Song Contest

Rønne was the Danish spokesperson at the 2011 Contest, announcing the results of the combined Danish jury and public vote. She has also presented two editions of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix: in 2011 alongside Felix Smith and in 2013 alongside Sofie Lassen-Kahlke and Louise Wolff. DR announced on 4 February 2014 that Rønne would present the 2014 Contest in

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alongside Pilou Asbæk and

Nikolaj Koppel Nikolaj Koppel (born 6 March 1969) is a Danish musician, journalist and radio presenter. Life and career Koppel was born to opera singer Lone Koppel and pianist John Winther. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and went on to bec ...

Personal life

Rønne has been in a relationship with Mikkel Lucas Overby since the end of 2008. The couple live in a townhouse in

Østerbro Østerbro () is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark. It is located just north of the city centre, outside the old city gate Østerport which, after it was moved around 1700, used to be located close to present-day ...

, just north of

, with their two children, a boy called Nelson (born 18 March 2010) and a girl called Eva (born 5 September 2012). She has previously been linked with actor Rune Tolsgaard and journalist Nikolaj Thomassen. Rønne is also an ambassador for the Danish Refugee Council. In October 2015, she travelled to

Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...

with fellow ambassador

Jesper Christensen Jesper Christensen (; born 16 May 1948) is a Danish actor. A veteran of European cinema, he has made the transition to English language projects, including '' The Interpreter'' and '' Revelations''. He has also appeared as the mysterious vill ...

to witness first-hand how the organisation helps Syrian refugees in the country.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

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Official website
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