Nikolaj Koppel
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| Nikolaj Koppel | |
|---|---|
 Nikolaj Koppel hosting the Eurovision Song Contest | |
| Born |
6 March 1969 Gentofte, Denmark |
| Alma mater | Royal Danish Academy of Music |
| Occupation | Musician and journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Sille Kroyer Koppel[1] (1998 - present) |
| Children | 2 |
Nikolaj Koppel (born 6 March 1969 in Gentofte) is a Danish musician, journalist and radio presenter.
Life and career
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Koppel was born to opera singer Lone Koppel and pianist John Winther.[2] He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and went on to become a concert pianist in 1998, but retired from the business after just two years. He later took up work as a music journalist on Danmarks Radio, he also served as editor for the magazine Euroman. Since 2005, he returned to the music industry where he served as musical director for Tivoli[3] until 2018.[4][5]
For television he was judge on the 2009 edition of Talent (the Danish version of the Got Talent series).[6] Since 2010 he has been a presenter on DR P2, where he is heard every Sunday morning.
On 4 February 2014, DR announced that Koppel would co-host the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 alongside Lise Rønne and Pilou Asbæk.[7]
In 2019 he became content director for Podimo, a commercial podcast content platform.[8]
References
- ↑ Gertenberg, Sine (11 November 2018). "Nikolaj Koppel: »Jeg ville aldrig bo i en guddommelig lejlighed et gudsforladt sted«". Berlingske Tidende. https://www.berlingske.dk/design-mode-og-arkitektur/nikolaj-koppel-jeg-ville-aldrig-bo-i-en-guddommelig.
- ↑ John Winther, former head of ANU School of Music, has died
- ↑ Hansen, Helle Kastholm. "Nikolaj Koppel: Mit livs krise gjorde mig til Tivoli-direktør" (in da). https://ekstrabladet.dk/plus/kendte/nikolaj-koppel-mit-livs-krise-gjorde-mig-til-tivoli-direktoer/5496582.
- ↑ "Nikolaj Koppel stopper i Tivoli: »Jeg har valgt at give mig selv et sabbatår«" (in da-DK). 2018-08-30. https://politiken.dk/kultur/art6681060/%C2%BBJeg-har-valgt-at-give-mig-selv-et-sabbat%C3%A5r%C2%AB.
- ↑ "Han har vristet sig fri af en 50-60 timer lang arbejdsuge: I en alder af 50 holder Nikolaj Koppel sabbatår". 2019-03-06. https://jyllands-posten.dk/premium/navne/ECE11192169/han-faar-et-kick-ved-at-styre-karrieren-i-nye-kreative-retninger/.
- ↑ Eurovision 2014: 9 things you need to know about the song contest's three hosts
- ↑ Siim, Jarmo (4 February 2014). "Koppel, Asbæk, Rønne to host Eurovision 2014". eurovision.tv. http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=koppel_asbaek_rnne_to_host_eurovision_2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ "Q&A med Nikolaj Koppel: Et spørgsmål om tid, før podcast ikke længere kan hives gratis ned fra hylderne" (in en). https://journalisten.dk/qa-med-nikolaj-koppel-et-spoergsmaal-om-tid-foer-podcast-ikke-laengere-kan-hives-gratis-ned-fra-hylderne/.
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