Robin Paulsson

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Robin Paulsson
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Paulsson at the 2013 Swedish Athletes Gala
Born (1983-12-28) 28 December 1983 (age 41)
Åkarp, Sweden
Occupation(s) Television presenter, comedian, screenwriter
Years active2001–present
SpouseLive Lausund
Children1

Robin Paulsson (born 28 December 1983) is a Swedish stand-up comedian, screenwriter and television presenter. [1]

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Career

Paulsson made his debut as a stand-up comedian in 2001, and as a television presenter in 2006 with his own talk show Robins on Swedish television SVT. [2] He became known for his imitations of footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović. [3] He has also participated in Stockholm Live and in the radio shows Deluxe and Hej Domstol. [4]

In 2003, he received the award Roligast i Skåne (en:Funniest in Skåne (at Sveriges Radio's P3 Humorfestival and in 2004 he became "Årets Nykomling" (Newcomer of the Year) at the Svenska Stand-up-galan. [5] Paulsson has written the script for the SVT comedy series Kvarteret Skatan and Extra allt. He has participated in TV4's comedy series Parlamentet . Paulsson has written for the comedy show Time Out on TV3 and participated in the show on one occasion. [6] He has participated in the TV3 comedy show Extra Extra, which is hosted by Måns Möller. During 2007 he participated in the TV4 comedy show Tack gode gud (Thank you god). [7]

Paulsson presented the Svenska idrottsgalan 2011 (Swedish Athletes Gala) on 17 January 2011, and the Svenska idrottsgalan 2012 on 16 January 2012. [8]

On 29 September 2014, Paulsson and Sanna Nielsen were announced as the hosts of Melodifestivalen 2015, [9] [10] the Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Austria. [11]

Personal life

Robin Paulsson is married to Live Lausund from Norway and the couple's first child was born in late 2014. [12] [13]

References

  1. "Paulsson och Nielsen leder Melodifestivalen". Expressen. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. "Robins – SVT". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. "Sjöberg sågar Robins fejk-intervju". Expressen. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  4. "Robin Paulsson". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  5. "24 Nöje – Robin Paulsson – roligast i Skåne 2003". Öppet arkiv. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. "Robin Paulsson – Lund Comedy Festival". Lund Comedy Festival. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  7. "Tack Gode Gud – Robin Paulsson, galen barnprogramledare". TV4 Play. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  8. "Robin Paulsson". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  9. Mello-programledarna är klara – Sanna Nielsen och Robin Paulsson. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  10. "Paulsson och Nielsen leder Melodifestivalen". Expressen. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  11. "Låtarna till Melodifestivalen 2015 är på plats". svt.se. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  12. "Robin Paulsson ska bli pappa". Aftonbladet. 30 September 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  13. "Robin: "Jag har hållit mig kvar i Malmö"". Expressen. 22 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.