1. Gina Dirawi is a multi-awardwinning Swedish television presenter, singer-songwriter, author, comedian, radio personality, and actress.
40 Facts About Gina Dirawi
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Gina Dirawi has had several of her own tv-shows and released music, a book, acted in film and theatre.
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Gina Dirawi's father had first moved to Sundsvall to study, convinced by his parents, and had eventually returned to Lebanon to marry Dirawi's mother.
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Gina Dirawi's grandfather was an imam in Sundsvall until his death in March 2011.
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Gina Dirawi's vlog included satirical depictions of recurring characters from Swedish and Palestinian culture.
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Gina Dirawi continued to gain popularity by sharing videos on YouTube, where her videos have over 18 million views as of May 2016.
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Gina Dirawi's goal was to provoke feelings and opinions through humor and provocation, which she achieved as her clips and characters gained widespread attention.
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Gina Dirawi is best known as the first woman ever to host Melodifestivalen on three occasions: in 2012 alongside Helena Bergstrom and Sarah Dawn Finer, in 2013 alongside Danny Saucedo and in 2016 with guest co-hosts in each show.
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Gina Dirawi won the award for best female TV host at the Kristallen in 2012 and 2013.
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Gina Dirawi hosted the Swedish Grammy Awards in 2014 and 2015, as well as Musikhjalpen in 2011,2012 and 2015, the same year she hosted SVT's traditional Christmas Eve programme.
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Gina Dirawi hosted Studio Eurovision, a series of three one-hour shows broadcast before the two semi-finals and the final, covering news and events from the contest.
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From February to August 2010, Gina Dirawi worked as a mobile reporter for the radio channel P4 Vasternorrland and had previously studied at Mid Sweden University.
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Gina Dirawi subsequently hosted a web talk show, The Ana Gina Show, on SVT Play.
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On 18 August 2011, Gina Dirawi debuted as a summer host on Sommar i P1.
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Gina Dirawi's program focused on the difficulties of being a young Muslim girl with an immigrant background in Swedish society.
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Gina Dirawi was the first host of Melodifestivalen born in the 1990s and was praised for her performance.
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Gina Dirawi later participated in SVT's Infor Eurovision Song Contest and co-commentated Eurovision 2012 broadcasts with scriptwriter Edward af Sillen.
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In spring 2012, after Melodifestivalen, the second season of her series The Fabulous Life of Ana Gina Dirawi began, this time filmed in Hollywood.
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In summer 2012, starting 8 July, Gina Dirawi hosted the radio program Halla i P3 on Sveriges Radio, featuring well-known guests who answered listener questions.
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Gina Dirawi returned as a co-host of Musikhjalpen in 2012, alongside Kodjo Akolor and Jason Diakite.
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In Melodifestivalen 2013, Gina Dirawi returned as host, this time with Danny Saucedo.
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Gina Dirawi hosted Studio Eurovision, a show that aired an hour before the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmo, where she interviewed personalities like Jean Paul Gaultier, Carl Bildt, and Eurovision participants.
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On 1 June 2013, Gina Dirawi hosted SVT's nationwide Hungerhjalpen campaign.
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Gina Dirawi returned to host Halla i P3 in summer 2013 and co-hosted Kristallen 2013 with Andre Pops.
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In 2014, Gina Dirawi hosted the Grammisgalan with British co-host Ray Cokes.
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Gina Dirawi returned to host the awards in 2015, this time alone.
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On 27 August 2014, Dirawi released her first single, "Love," which she wrote herself, coinciding with the premiere of her new series Ginas varld on SVT Flow, later shown on SVT1.
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On 15 October 2015, the interview program Edit: Gina Dirawi premiered on SVT2.
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Gina Dirawi was one of three hosts for Musikhjalpen 2015.
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In spring 2016, Gina Dirawi was the main host of Melodifestivalen 2016.
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Gina Dirawi hosted the pre-show Studio ESC for Eurovision Song Contest 2016 and announced Sweden's votes during the competition.
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On 9 December 2016, Gina Dirawi released the single "Hurt You So Bad," which she wrote herself.
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In fall 2017 and 2018, Gina Dirawi co-hosted 11 Friday finals of Idol with Per Lernstrom.
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On 4 March 2020, Gina Dirawi published her debut novel Paradiset ligger under mammas fotter, focusing on themes of liberation, friendship, and injustice.
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On 18 February 2022, Gina Dirawi released her debut album, Meet Me in Jannah.
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In January 2022 Gina Dirawi hosted the Guldbagge Awards on SVT.
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In May 2022, SVT premiered Dirawi's documentary series Gina Dirawi lever och dor, about existential anxiety and trauma, where she was a producer.
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Gina Dirawi served on the Kristallen jury in 2021,2022, and 2023.
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In 2022, Gina Dirawi released the Arabic version of the soundtrack Urban City for the hit series Tunna bla linjen, as well as the song Albi Tarakni with producers Irma Gemeyner and Martin Hederos.
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In 2023, Gina Dirawi played the lead role of Farah in the short film Dissonans opposite Viktor Noren.