Ametist Azordegan Explained

Ametist Azordegan
Birth Date:1 July 1980
Birth Place:Tehran, Iran
Nationality:Swedish
Occupation: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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Årets Original – Ametist Azordegan. TV4 Play. 30 December 2015. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20160127101350/http://www.tv4play.se/program/kingsizegalan?video_id=3072826. 27 January 2016. live.
  2. Web site: Ametist Azordegan. Sveriges Radio. 30 December 2015. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126180837/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/gruppsida.aspx?programid=3607&grupp=9164. 26 January 2016. live.
  3. Web site: Swedish Music Hall of Fame. Musikindustrin.se. 30 December 2015. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126212358/http://www.musikindustrin.se/2013/11/14/swedish-music-hall-of-fame-nu-inleds-urvalsprocessen-till-hall-of-fame/. 26 January 2016. live.
  4. Web site: Ametist Azordegan leder Local Heroes-galan: "Jag vill lyfta fram det lokala musiklivet". Simon. Ridell. Arbetarbladet. 30 December 2015. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20160125024211/http://www.arbetarbladet.se/gastrikland/gavle/ametist-azordegan-leder-local-heroes-galan-jag-vill-lyfta-fram-det-lokala-musiklivet. 25 January 2016. live.
  5. Web site: Ametist Azordegan – Skribenter . https://web.archive.org/web/20101115064709/http://gaffa.se/search/writer/19911 . dead . 15 November 2010 . Gaffa . 30 December 2015 . sv .
  6. Web site: Hallå Ametist Azordegan. Emma. Engström. 28 February 2011. Göteborgs-Posten. 30 December 2015. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20160130110328/http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.561166-halla-ametist-azordegan. 30 January 2016. live.
  7. Web site: De stängs av. Resumé. 15 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20141022135131/http://www.resume.se/nyheter/media/2010/09/15/de-stangs-av/. 22 October 2014. sv.
  8. Web site: Ametist Azordegan: 'TV4 har dålig känsla för samtiden'. Dagens Media. 31 December 2015. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126112732/http://www.dagensmedia.se/medier/rorligt/ametist-azordegan-tv4-har-dalig-kansla-for-samtiden-6087888. 26 January 2016. live.
  9. Web site: Kartläggning av svensk hiphop . . 30 December 2015 . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20160127083622/http://www.nok.se/Allmanlitteratur/Aktuellt/Kartlaggning-av-svensk-hiphop/ . 27 January 2016 . dead.

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