Arantxa Isabel Álvarez Garri (born 17 November 1991) is a

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television presenter and singer. She grew up in

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as her parents had fled Chile as refugees following the 1973 coup.

Career

Alvarez participated in ''

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'' broadcast on TV4 and made it to the Top 20. She was then eliminated during the Semi Final qualifying round. During the summer of 2014 she made her debut as a television presenter for the

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show Morgonpasset. She was also that year's "audience ambassador" in the aid show

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broadcast both on

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and Sveriges Radio. In the summer of 2015 she was again presenter of Morgonpasset on Sveriges Radio P3. During late 2015 she presented Idol Extra which was broadcast on TV4, and presented the show along with singer Erik Segerstedt. In the summer of 2016 she presented her third summer of Morgonpasset, this time along with

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, Victor Linnér,

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and Simon Rosenqvist. In 2016, she also presented the children's show ''Morgonshowen'' on

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. She was also a reviewer of comical videos for the Swedish version of Ridiculousness which premiered on

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in August 2016. In 2021, she became a co-presenter of Big Brother which is broadcast on

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. In 2023, Alvarez was a guest celebrity judge in the episode ''Snatch Game - Sverige Season 1'' of the Swedish language reality television series ''

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'' broadcast on

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and

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. In January 2025, it was announced that Alvarez would be participating in that year's edition of Let's Dance.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alvarez, Arantxa Living people 1991 births Swedish television presenters Swedish women television presenters People from Norrköping