Petra Mede

Petra Mede
Petra Mede at a press conference at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Born	Petra Maria Mede (1970-03-07) 7 March 1970 (age 46) , Sweden
Occupation	Television presenter, comedian
Years active	2005–present
Known for	Hosting Melodifestivalen in 2009, 2016 and the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 and 2016
Partner(s)	Mattias Günther
Children	1
Website	petramede.se

Petra Maria Mede (born 7 March 1970) is a Swedish comedian, dancer, actress and television presenter. She was born in , and grew up in Gothenburg. Mede is known for her several roles in comic shows and as a television presenter. She is best known for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 and co-hosting in 2016.

In 2009 she hosted Melodifestivalen 2009, where the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was chosen and was voted Sweden's best female comedian the same year.

In May 2013 Petra hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden after Loreen's win in Baku in the previous year's competition. Her performance was widely acclaimed by TV critics and journalists around Europe and she performed an interval act during the Grand Final. She was the first solo presenter in nearly 20 years after Mary Kennedy hosted solo in Dublin back in 1995.

In 2015 Mede, along with Graham Norton, hosted the Eurovision's Greatest Hits EBU/BBC 60th anniversary concert show recorded on 31 March at the Eventim Apollo, in Hammersmith, London and broadcast in 27 countries. Once again, her performance was highly acclaimed by the British Press along with fans of the Contest.

In 2016, Mede was the co-host the first semi-final of the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2016 with Gina Dirawi at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg.

On 14 December 2015, SVT announced in a press conference that Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw would co-host the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. It was Mede's second time hosting the contest, joining Katie Boyle and Jacqueline Joubert as the only people to host the contest more than once.