Erik Solbakken

For the Norwegian rower, see Erik André Solbakken.

Erik Solbakken
Solbakken in May 2014
Born	(1984-11-17) 17 November 1984 (age 40) Hemsedal, Norway
Occupation	Television presenter
Years active	2005–present

Erik Solbakken (born 17 November 1984) ^[1] is a Norwegian television presenter. Solbakken hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 together with Haddy Jatou N'jie and Nadia Hasnaoui.

Career

Solbakken trained as a journalist at Volda University College and has worked for the state-owned Norwegian broadcaster NRK, hosting multiple children's shows including Barne-tv, Julemorgen, Krem Nasjonal , and Superkviss, as well as Barnetimen for de minste on NRK P2. ^[1]

In 2011, Solbakken hosted the prestigious sports award show Idrettsgallaen with Haddy N'jie from Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre which was broadcast live on NRK.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2011, he hosted the Eurovision Young Dancers competition in Oslo. ^[2] Alongside Jenny Skavlan, Solbakken hosted Melodi Grand Prix, the Norwegian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, in 2013 and 2014. ^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters

References

1. Bakker, Sietse (10 March 2010). "Nadia, Haddy and Erik to host 2010 Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union . Retrieved 11 March 2010.
2. Siim, Jarmo (20 June 2011). "Erik Solbakken to host Eurovision Young Dancers". European Broadcasting Union . Retrieved 20 June 2011.
3. Storvik-Green, Simon (15 September 2012). "Erik Solbakken to present Norwegian final". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
4. Storvik-Green, Simon (5 December 2013). "Revamped Norwegian final set for 15th March". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

External links

Media related to Erik Solbakken at Wikimedia Commons

• Erik Solbakken at IMDb

Preceded by Semi-finals: Natalia Vodianova and Andrey Malahov Final: Alsou and Ivan Urgant	Eurovision Song Contest presenter 2010 With: Nadia Hasnaoui and Haddy Jatou N'jie	Succeeded by Anke Engelke, Judith Rakers and Stefan Raab