Alexandra Pascalidou
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Alexandra Pascalidou is a Swedish journalist
, television hostess and author
. She is also a frequent lecturer, discussion leader and human rights activist.
Alexandra became known to the public in 1995 when she started hosting the multicultural TV-show Mosaik in SVT
, one of Sweden’s Public Service-channels.
Between 2000-2001 Alexandra hosted "Som sagt" in SVT, a Saturday night-program that had its focus on literature and language questions.
At the same time, she was the producer and reporter for the TV-show "Striptease" that focused on investigative journalism
.
In 2004 Alexandra hosted the Olympics in Athens
for SVT and thereafter she lived in Greece for two years where she hosted various TV-shows. For example Friday night entertainment in ERT where she spent a whole day with Roberto Cavalli
, Isabel Allende
and Roger Moore
among others. Alexandra was also hosting Greek morning television every day with three hours of live coverage each episode. She also was hostess for the Eurovision Song Contest
in Greece in 2005, and commentator in Kiev
the year when Greece won the competition for the first time. In the same year Alexandra hosted Melodifestivalen
in Sweden
from Gothenburg
.
In January 2007 she became one of five hostesses of TV4's Förkväll
, a daytime lifestyle.
She participated in the show Pokermiljonen in TV4 and has been hostess for a series of charity galas in SVT, for example "På flykt” with Kjell Lönnå
and “Uppesittarkväll” with Anders Lundin
.
Alexandra is a and freelance writer in newspapers such as GP, Metro
and Expressen
. She blogs continually on Metrobloggen and she gives lectures on diversity and the media, democracy and justice issues, rhetoric and leadership, gender and cultural competence.
Alexandra has also served on the Board of BRIS (Children's right in society) and the board of kvinnojouren Terrafem working with women’s rights against men’s violence. She is involved in women's health and is a member of the 2.6 miljoner klubben and she is a mom's ambassador to RFSUs campaign. Alexandra sits on the board of the foundation Läxhjälpen which helps young people in troubled areas with their homework to help them get access to secondary education.
Alexandra was in the mid-1990s along with Michael Alonzo, Dogge Doggelito
and Cissi Elwin prominent figures in the Swedish part of Europarådets anti-racism campaign "All Different All Equal" as in Sweden also went under the working title "Youth against Racism”(UMR).
Alexandras work against racism and for human rights has led to that she over the years has been exposed to hundreds of death threats. But she continues her lectures on human rights and operates a number of charity projects for children in Sweden's suburbs. Alexandra herself has said that "I have had all the obstacles you may have to be successful- wog, woman, child of divorce, from a suburban neglected working class".
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, television hostess and author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
. She is also a frequent lecturer, discussion leader and human rights activist.
Alexandra became known to the public in 1995 when she started hosting the multicultural TV-show Mosaik in SVT
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
, one of Sweden’s Public Service-channels.
Between 2000-2001 Alexandra hosted "Som sagt" in SVT, a Saturday night-program that had its focus on literature and language questions.
At the same time, she was the producer and reporter for the TV-show "Striptease" that focused on investigative journalism
Investigative journalism
Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, often involving crime, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years researching and preparing a report. Investigative journalism...
.
In 2004 Alexandra hosted the Olympics in Athens
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
for SVT and thereafter she lived in Greece for two years where she hosted various TV-shows. For example Friday night entertainment in ERT where she spent a whole day with Roberto Cavalli
Roberto Cavalli
Roberto Cavalli is an Italian fashion designer from Florence.-Biography:Roberto Cavalli was born in Florence, Tuscany. His grandfather, Giuseppe Rossi, was a member of the Macchiaioli Movement, whose work is exhibited in the Uffizi Gallery. Cavalli decided to enroll at the local Art Institute,...
, Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende Llona is a Chilean writer with American citizenship. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the "magic realist" tradition, is famous for novels such as The House of the Spirits and City of the Beasts , which have been commercially successful...
and Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Sir Roger George Moore KBE , is an English actor, perhaps best known for portraying British secret agent James Bond in seven films from 1973 to 1985. He also portrayed Simon Templar in the long-running British television series The Saint.-Early life:Moore was born in Stockwell, London...
among others. Alexandra was also hosting Greek morning television every day with three hours of live coverage each episode. She also was hostess for the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
in Greece in 2005, and commentator in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
the year when Greece won the competition for the first time. In the same year Alexandra hosted Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
from Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
.
In January 2007 she became one of five hostesses of TV4's Förkväll
Förkväll
Förkväll is a Swedish daily talk show that started airing in 2006 on TV4 in Sweden.Förkväll focuses on life style and popular culture and is an attempt to compete with the SVT show Gokväll, but for a younger demographic....
, a daytime lifestyle.
She participated in the show Pokermiljonen in TV4 and has been hostess for a series of charity galas in SVT, for example "På flykt” with Kjell Lönnå
Kjell Lönnå
Kjell Lönnå is a Swedish choir leader, composer and TV host.Lönnå is one of the national conductors for the National Swedish Choir Association...
and “Uppesittarkväll” with Anders Lundin
Anders Lundin
Anders Urban Lundin is a Swedish television host. Lundin was one of the first hosts in the world to host the show Expedition Robinson, also known as Survivor. Lundin co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 along with Kattis Ahlström and, 2003–10, was every summer host for the successful...
.
Alexandra is a and freelance writer in newspapers such as GP, Metro
Metro International
Metro International is a Swedish media company based in Luxembourg that publishes the Metro newspapers. Metro International's advertising sales have grown at a compound annual growth rate of 41% since launch of the first newspaper edition in 1995. It is a freesheet, meaning that distribution is...
and Expressen
Expressen
Expressen is one of two nationwide evening tabloid newspapers in Sweden, the other being Aftonbladet. Expressen was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and slogans "it stings" or "Expressen to your rescue", always on the reader's side....
. She blogs continually on Metrobloggen and she gives lectures on diversity and the media, democracy and justice issues, rhetoric and leadership, gender and cultural competence.
Alexandra has also served on the Board of BRIS (Children's right in society) and the board of kvinnojouren Terrafem working with women’s rights against men’s violence. She is involved in women's health and is a member of the 2.6 miljoner klubben and she is a mom's ambassador to RFSUs campaign. Alexandra sits on the board of the foundation Läxhjälpen which helps young people in troubled areas with their homework to help them get access to secondary education.
Alexandra was in the mid-1990s along with Michael Alonzo, Dogge Doggelito
Dogge Doggelito
Douglas León, known by his stage name Dogge Doggelito is a Swedish rapper, lecturer, social commentator and author. He is one of the founders Sweden's most successful rap group The Latin Kings . Doggelito is one of the most acclaimed artists in Sweden...
and Cissi Elwin prominent figures in the Swedish part of Europarådets anti-racism campaign "All Different All Equal" as in Sweden also went under the working title "Youth against Racism”(UMR).
Alexandras work against racism and for human rights has led to that she over the years has been exposed to hundreds of death threats. But she continues her lectures on human rights and operates a number of charity projects for children in Sweden's suburbs. Alexandra herself has said that "I have had all the obstacles you may have to be successful- wog, woman, child of divorce, from a suburban neglected working class".
Popular Culture
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009). Alexandra appears briefly in this movie as a Swedish TV reporter covering the protagonist's trial.