Nadia Hasnaoui
Nadia Hasnaoui (Arabic: نادية حسناوي; born 10 June 1963) is a Norwegian television presenter.
Nadia Hasnaoui | |
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 Nadia Hasnaoui with Erik Solbakken at the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo (2010) | |
| Born | 10 June 1963 |
| Nationality | Norwegian (formerly Moroccan) |
| Occupation | Journalist, television presenter |
Hasnaoui was born in Morocco[1] to a Norwegian mother and Moroccan father. Her maternal grandfather was Nobel Prize winning economist Ragnar Frisch. When she was four years old her parents divorced and she moved to Norway with her mother. In Oslo she attended a strict Catholic French kindergarten and then later a French school until fourth grade. She became a Norwegian citizen at the age of eighteen. In 1991 she married actor Kim Haugen.[2]
Eurovision
Hasnaoui first became associated with Eurovision in 1992, when she provided the NRK radio commentary for the 1992 Contest.
In 2004, Hasnaoui presented the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Lillehammer, Norway. Hasnaoui has also presented festivals in Norway such as Melodi Grand Prix Junior.
In 2005 Hasnaoui provided Norwegian commentary on the Fiftieth Anniversary Special alongside former veteran Jahn Teigen.
Hasnaoui presented the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Bærum in May 2010 with Haddy Jatou N'jie and Erik Solbakken.[3] She also read out the Norwegian votes for the 2011 and 2012 contests.[4]
References
- ↑ "Nadia Hasnaoui: Jegeren etter det gode liv". Coop Mega. http://www.coop.no/ncms.aspx?id=4A07A176-6636-4AE3-B39A-F4E9DE8F457A. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
- ↑ Bjånesøy, Kjartan Brøgger (9 February 2004). "Fortsatt glimt i øyet". Dagbladet. http://www.dagbladet.no/magasinet/2004/02/06/390249.html.
- ↑ Bakker, Sietse (2010-03-10). "Nadia, Haddy and Erik to host 2010 Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ↑ "Running order for the voting tonight". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 26 May 2012. Due to an unknown reason as yet, Georgia did not reveal their votes, leaving only 41 countries voting in total.
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Preceded by Semi-finals: Natalia Vodianova andAndrey Malahov Final: Alsou and Ivan Urgant |
Eurovision Song Contest presenter (with Haddy N'jie and Erik Solbakken) 2010 |
Succeeded by Anke Engelke, Judith Rakers and Stefan Raab
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Preceded by Camilla Ottesen and Remee
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Junior Eurovision Song Contest presenter (with Stian Barsnes Simonsen) 2004 |
Succeeded by Maureen Louys and Marcel Vanthilt
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