Jovan Radomir

Jovan Radomir

Radomir in 2016
Born (1963-09-08) 8 September 1963
Srbac, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Swedish
Occupation Television presenter

Jovan Radomir (born 8 September 1963) is a Swedish television presenter and occasional actor, author and lyricist. He is best known for presenting music programmes for Sveriges Television (SVT).[1]

Radomir moved to Sweden as a child, spending his childhood in Katrineholm before moving to Stockholm in the 1990s.

Career

Since joining SVT he has presented programmes such as Folktoppen, Megadrom, One Night with Elvis, Hårdrocknatten, and 80 tals natten.[1] He has also chaired interviews with artists such as Eminem, Iron Maiden, Metallica and U2, and reported on the work of Swedish charity Världens Barn in Africa and South America.[2] He has also presented SVT24's coverage of the Basketligen play-offs.

In 2002, he played a border control officer in Hundtricket – The Movie, which also starred Alexander Skarsgård and Josephine Bornebusch.[3][4]

In 2011, he published Mitt Balkan: mat och människor, a collection of some of his favourite Serbian dishes.[5]

Eurovision Song Contest

Radomir was the Swedish spokesperson at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004 and 2006, announcing the results of the national televoting.[6]

He also wrote the lyrics to "Destiny", the English translation of the Marija Šerifović song "Molitva", which would go on to win the 2007 Contest.[7]

Ahead of the 2015 Contest, he helped Swedish representative Måns Zelmerlöw to appear on X Factor Adria a few days before the final.[8]

On 21 January 2016, Radomir was announced as co-host of the semi-final allocation draw for the 2016 Contest in Stockholm City Hall, alongside Alexandra Pascalidou.[9] The draw was held on 25 January in Stockholm and streamed live on the official YouTube channel.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Grenninger, Anna-Karin (2006-03-28). "Han tar över "Folktoppen"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Pressinbjudan: Boksläpp – Jovan Radomir berättar om ”Mitt Balkan”" (in Swedish). Mynewsdesk. 2011-09-22. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. ↑ sfi databas Jovan Radomir Retrieved 23 January 2016
  4. ↑ Eriksson, Karoline (24 October 2002). "Recension: Hundtricket (Film)". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Bekkeli, Tommy (28 October 2014). "Mitt Balkan : mat och människor". Bokus.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Petersson, Emma (21 January 2016). "Se semifinallottningen inför Eurovision Song Contest 2016 i Stockholm" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Sjödin, Frida (2007-05-13). "Superbt, Serbien!". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  8. ↑ Ek, Tobbe (17 May 2015). "Samtidigt i Belgrad – Jovan Radomir stöttar Måns under intervjuer med serbisk press". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Jordan, Paul (21 January 2016). "Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Inför semifinallottningen till ESC 2016". Escpanelen.se (in Swedish). 22 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

External links

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