Kodjo Akolor

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kodjo Akolor
Kodjo Akolor from the side, speaking into a microphone as a host during Musikhjälpen 2011.

Kodjo Akolor during Musikhjälpen 2011.
Born Kodjo Akolor
(1981-06-15) 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 Akolor 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 where 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 popular 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 has also been part of the Musikhjälpen several times.

In the spring of 2012, he co-hosted a Game of Thrones discussion show on SVT.[8]

Personal life

Kodjo Akolor says his family were 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.[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Foto: Berglund Jocke (2008-04-09). "Kodjo Akolor har gjort raketkarriär - Tv - Expressen Nöje | Nöjesnyheter Musiknyheter Filmnyheter". Expressen.se. Retrieved 2011-05-10. 
  2. ↑ Linda Fagerlind linda.fagerlind@resume.se (2008-12-19). "Resumé: Kodjo Akolor och Hanna Hellquist till Morgonpasset". Resume.se. Retrieved 2011-05-10. 
  3. ↑ "Kodjo Akolor | RAW Comedy Club". Rawcomedy.se. Retrieved 2011-05-19. 
  4. ↑ http://stockholmcomedyfestival.se/?page_id=657
  5. ↑ "De sitter i Parlamentet i höst - Parlamentet". tv4.se. 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2011-05-10. 
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ "Twilight-nirvana för fansen - Film" (in (Swedish)). Pastan.nu. Retrieved 2011-05-10. 
  8. ↑ http://svt.se/2.172087/
  9. ↑ Text: Andrea Drakander Foto: Andrea Drakander. "Skit i skolan och skaffa en riktigt bra talang istället!". Cumulusweb.com. Retrieved 2011-05-10. 
Seasons
Presenters
Judges
Winners
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.