Nadia Hasnaoui
Nadia Hasnaoui (; born 10 June 1963) is a Moroccan-born Norwegian television presenter. Biography. Hasnaoui was born in Morocco to a Norwegian mother and Moroccan father. Her maternal grandfather was Nobel Prize–winning economist Ragnar Frisch. When she was four years old her parents divorced and she moved to Norway with her mother. In Oslo she attended a strict Catholic French kindergarten and then later a French school until fourth grade. She became a Norwegian citizen at the age of eighteen. In 1991 she married actor Kim Haugen. During the 1980s she was a dancer, among other places  at "Den Nationale Scene". She was an employee of "TV2" from 1993 to 2004, hosting shows such as "God morgen, Norge" and "Jakten på det gode liv". In 2003 she was host of the television show "Hasnaoui". Hasnaoui has said she was at first amused by the opportunity as it was much like a Norwegian child in Morocco having a show there called ""Olsen"". In 2004 she joined the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, hosting shows such as "Kvitt eller dobbelt" and various shows related to the Eurovision Song Contest. She speaks English, French, Italian and Norwegian. Eurovision. Hasnaoui first became associated  with Eurovision in 1992, when she provided the NRK radio commentary for the 1992 Contest. In 2004, Hasnaoui presented the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Lillehammer, Norway. Hasnaoui has also presented festivals in Norway such as "Melodi Grand Prix Junior". In 2005 Hasnaoui provided Norwegian commentary on the fiftieth anniversary special alongside former veteran Jahn Teigen. Hasnaoui presented the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Bærum in May 2010 with Haddy Jatou N'jie and Erik Solbakken. She also read out the Norwegian votes for the 2011 and 2012 contests.