David Hellenius (born 28 February 1974) is a

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comedian, television presenter and actor, often co-operating with

Peter Magnusson Charles Peter Magnusson (born 9 December 1974) is a Sweden, Swedish actor, writer and comedian. Career Magnusson was the presenter of the first season of ''Idol 2004'' in Sweden along with David Hellenius. Along with David Hellenius and Christi ...

Career

Hellenius started his television career at ZTV and later TV3. In 2004, he led the first season of the Swedish

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, "

Idol 2004 The first season of Sweden's ''Idol'' premiered in August 2004 and continued until its grand finale on 26 November, when 26-year-old Daniel Lindström from Umeå was crowned winner. Auditions Auditions were held in the Swedish cities of Stockhol ...

", on

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with

. and Magnusson were later joined by

Christine Meltzer Marie Christine Meltzer Lind (born 4 December 1974 in Viksjö) is a Swedish television hostess, actress and comedian. She rose to fame as an impersonator on the TV4 comedy show Hey Baberiba. She has also hosted the Swedish version of ''Popstars'' ...

to make the comedy show ''

Hey Baberiba Hey Baberiba was a comedy show on TV4 (Sweden), TV4 in Sweden, where three comedians made impersonations of different Swedish celebrities. The show was a success for TV4 and ran for four seasons. It received a lot of publicity and many fans for it ...

''. Between 2006 and 2020, he presented '' Let's Dance'' (Swedish version of '' Strictly Come Dancing'') which is broadcast on TV4. Hellenius has also hosted ''Tack gode gud'' (Swedish version of ''

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''), and he was one of the regular hosts of ''

Fredag Hela Veckan Fredag Hela Veckan (''Friday All the Week'') is a Swedish TV show on TV4, a Swedish version of Saturday Night Live. It was first broadcast on 5 October 2007. while the final episode aired on 12 December 2008. Among the famous Swedish comedians ...

'', a Swedish version of ''

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''. In 2012, he presented the first and so far only season of the talent singing show

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. Hellenius and Magnusson also features in the Swedish films Sommaren med Göran - En midsommarnattskomedi (2009) and En Gång i Phuket (2012). Since 2010, Hellenius presents his own talkshow called Hellenius hörna on

. In 2014, he made a much publicized interview with the

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. He won a

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award for "Best male television presenter" in 2010, 2013 and 2014. Hellenius is an

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ambassador since April 2011. On 24 June 2012, Hellenius hosted an episode of the Sveriges Radio series Sommar i P1. It was reported in December 2015, that Hellenius had been made an offer by SVT to host Swedish coverage of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, but turned it down. In 2021, Hellenius will present the first season of

Masked Singer Sverige ''Masked Singer Sverige'' is the Swedish version of ''Masked Singer''. The first season premired on 26 March 2021 on TV4. The presenter of the show is David Hellenius. The expertpanel for the show consists of Nour El Refai, Felix Herngren, Pern ...

, which will be broadcast on TV4.

Personal life

David Hellenius has been married to television presenter Renée Nyberg since 2009, and the couple has one son together who was born in 2006.

Films

*2009 -

Sommaren med Göran - En midsommarnattskomedi ''A Midsummer Night's Party'' ( sv, Sommaren med Göran - En midsommarnattskomedi) is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 31 July 2009, directed by Staffan Lindberg. Cast * Peter Magnusson as Göran * David Hellenius as Alex ...

*2011 - Stockholm - Båstad *2012 -

En gång i Phuket ''Once Upon a Time in Phuket'' (Swedish: ''En gång i Phuket'') is a 2012 Swedish film directed by Staffan Lindberg. Synopsis Sven (Peter Magnusson), an average Swede, from Vallentuna, is bored with his life and wants to experience new adventures. ...

*2014 - Kärlek deluxe *2014 - Micke & Veronica *2023 - Ett sista race (2023 film)

Television

*'' Fredagspuls'',

1997–98 (with Tilde de Paula)Tilde de Paula from Fredagspuls till Nyhetsmorgon
Retrieved 2 January 2015 *'' Ventil'', ZTV *'' Rallyplaneten'', TV4' *''

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'', ZTV *''

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'', ZTV *'' Slussen'', TV3 *''

'', TV4 *'' Stadskampen - med David och Peter'', TV4 *''

'', TV4 *'' Let's Dance'', TV4 *'' Tack gode gud!'', TV4 *''

Fredag hela veckan Fredag Hela Veckan (''Friday All the Week'') is a Swedish TV show on TV4, a Swedish version of Saturday Night Live. It was first broadcast on 5 October 2007. while the final episode aired on 12 December 2008. Among the famous Swedish comedians ...

'', TV4 *'' Det sociala spelet'', TV4 *'' Humorgalan'', TV4 *'' Kändisdjungeln'', TV4 *'' Hellenius hörna'', TV4 *'' Stockholm - Båstad'', TV4 *''

'', TV4 *'' Helt sjukt'', TV4 *'' Finaste Familjen'', TV4

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hellenius, David 1974 births Swedish television personalities Swedish comedians Swedish male film actors 21st-century Swedish male actors Living people People from Järfälla Municipality