Ametist Azordegan | |
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Born |
Tehran, Iran | 1 July 1980
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, radio presenter |
Known for | Kvällstoppen, Pop i fokus, En kärleksattack på svensk hiphop |
Ametist Azordegan ( Persian: آمتیس آزوردگان, born 1 July 1980) is a Swedish journalist, television presenter and radio presenter. She was born in Tehran, Iran, but left (along with her family) in 1986, and studied journalism in Stockholm (with a specialty in music journalism). [1] [2] She presented the Sveriges Radio music show En kärleksattack på svensk hiphop between 2007 and 2014, which was broadcast on P3 and SR Metropol. [2] Since 2013, she has been a reviewer for different cultural events for Sveriges Radios P1, P2 and P3. She is also a member of the Grammis award jury and the Swedish Music Hall of Fame. [3]
Azordegan has worked for SVT since 1999 on the music show Kvällstoppen, Pop i fokus along with Per Sinding-Larsen and Fredrik Lindström. [4] She has earlier worked as a reviewer in music for the papers City and Gaffa, and also on and off reviewer for Metro and Sonic, and has also written music articles for Göteborgs-Posten. [5] [6] Azordegan and actor Mikael Tornving were suspended from their work at Sveriges Radio during a period ahead of the 2010 Swedish general election after breaking the station's policy by openly showing their political views. Azordegan participated in a campaign film against far-right parties. [7] After rapper Adam Tensta left TV4's studio show Nyhetsmorgon in protest against perceived racism in 2015, Azordegan wrote a column about her belief that the channel lacks in understanding about racism. [8]
Since 2014, she has been writing a history book about Swedish hip hop music. [9] The book was published by Natur & Kultur and released in 2017. At the 2015 Kingsizegala, she won the award of Original of the year, an award that is given to a person or network that works to promote the Swedish hip hop music and scene. [1]