In 2008, El Refai was assigned as a reporter on stage for the "Melodifestivalen 2008"; the Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. She interviewed the singers after they went off stage following their performances. During the same year, she acted in the "Morgonsoffan" television show also on SVT. She acted in the Henrik Schyffert comedy show "Sverige Pussas och Kramas" on Kanal5.