Fredrik Belfrage (born Knut Fredrik Åkesson Belfrage; 29 July 1949, in

Växjö Växjö () is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden. It had 71,282 inhabitants (2020) out of a Municipalities of Sweden, municipal population of 97,349 (2024). It is the administrative, cultural, and industrial ce ...

) is a Swedish TV and radio presenter and sports reporter. He is the son of the dentist Åke Belfrage (1915–1985) and Vera Maria, born Vange (1914–1984). He is descended from a noble family of Scottish origin, and wears a tie in his clan tartan. Belfrage has presented numerous series such as the well-known ''

Melodifestivalen Melodifestivalen (; ) is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almo ...

'' (heats for the

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), ''Gomorron Sverige'', ''Bell & Bom'', ''Prat i Kvadrat'', ''Tipsextra'', ''Lilla Sportspegeln'' and ''Vinna eller försvinna''. He was initially involved in the 2009–10 revival of ''Här är ditt liv'', the Swedish programme based on '' This Is Your Life'', but left after a dispute with

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* Swedish television personalities Living people 1949 births Swedish sports broadcasters Swedish people of Scottish descent People from Växjö {{europe-tv-bio-stub