Erik Solbakken (born 17 November 1984) is a Norwegian television presenter. Solbakken hosted the

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together with Haddy Jatou N'jie and

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Solbakken trained as a journalist at

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and has worked for the state-owned Norwegian broadcaster

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, hosting multiple children's shows including ''Barne-tv'', ''Julemorgen'', '' Krem Nasjonal'', and ''Superkviss'', as well as ''Barnetimen for de minste'' on

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. In 2011, Solbakken hosted the prestigious sports award show

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with Haddy N'jie from

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which was broadcast live on NRK. In 2011, he hosted the

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competition in Oslo. Alongside

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, Solbakken hosted

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, the Norwegian national selection for the

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, in

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and

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* 1984 births Living people People from Hemsedal Volda University College alumni Norwegian television presenters NRK people {{Norway-tv-bio-stub

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