Jørgen de Mylius (born 5 March 1946) is a Danish radio and TV personality that is best known for his work in connection with the

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as a host and commentator. Sometimes he is referred to as Jørgen Mylius or by his nickname Mylle.

Biography

He was born on 5 March 1946, at Frederiksberg,

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and graduated a mathematical

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from Østre Borgerdyd Gymnasium in 1964. In 1968 he finished an education as journalist. In January 1963 he started working for

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, DR. Radio shows such as ''Top 20'', ''Efter Skoletid'', ''For de unge'' were created within the first 18 months. He also worked as a radio reporter from among other

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and

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up until 1977. In April of the same year he began working in the television department of DR. His debut as host was in 1978 where he hosted the

. All in all he has hosted 11 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix competitions and commentated 19

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competitions. At the

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, he introduced the Danish entry in The Hague. He has also hosted and produce a series of shows such as ''Eldorado'', ''Stardust'', ''Musikboxen'' and ''Pop-quiz'' among others. In 1989 he began hosting the radioshow ''Mylles Hylde'' on

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and during 1990-91 he studied film at

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. During the late 1990s he hosted the popular radioshow ''De ringer, vi spiller''. Besides his appearance on the work as a host on TV and the radio he has also written biographies of known musician such as

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, Jodle Birge. As of 1999 he works as executive editor for the TV show ''Hit med Sangen'' and currently also hosts the radio show ''Hithouse'' on Saturdays between 16:05 - 18:50 on

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References

Jørgen de Mylius' website

External links

Jørgen de Mylius
at the

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1946 births Danish radio presenters Danish television presenters 20th-century Danish biographers Danish autobiographers Living people People from Frederiksberg Place of birth missing (living people) Mylius family {{Denmark-bio-stub