| Kodjo Akolor | |
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| Born | Kodjo Akolor June 15, 1981 Vallentuna |
Kodjo Akolor (born 15 June 1981) is a Swedish TV/radio personality and comedian.
He started as a comedian in 2005 and after two years became a regular on contemporary R&B themed radio station The Voice. In 2008 Alkolo became a reporter for Vakna med the voice a TV and radio show multi-casted on TV-channel Kanal 5 and The Voice radio network. He also hosted the TV-show Kodjos värld (Kodjos world) on The Voice TV were he combined humor and music videos.[1]
During the 2008 spring he became the co-host of Talang (Talent) the Swedish version of the Got Talent series. The producers originally contacted comedian Björn Gustafsson, but his schedule was too busy and recommended his friend Kodjo Akolor.[1]
Since 2008 he has also been one of the two regular show hosts on Radio P3’s poppular morning show Morgonpasset.[2] He is frequently featured on Kanal 5’s RAW comedy club [3] and high profile comedy show Parlamentet.[4][5] In the summer of 2010, Akolor was the host and MC at the largest Twilight Saga fan event in Scandinavia (at the Ericsson Globe Arena) featuring Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart.[6][7]
Kodjo Akolor says his family was the only black family in Vallentuna when he grew up. It was not until high school that he met others with a similar background.[1] He has a university degree in Economics from Södertörns Högskola and lists medieval history as one of his hobbies.[8]