Jostein Pedersen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jostein Pedersen
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Aug 11, 1959(1959-08-11)
Age	65
Country	Norway
Birth City	Dønna
Horoscope	Leo

Jostein Pedersen Biography

Jostein Pedersen is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on August 11, 1959 in Dønna, Norway. Jostein Pedersen (born 11 August 1959 in Donna) is a Norwegian musician, journalist and reporter TV commentator and “music intelligencia”. Jostein Pedersen was the Norwegian commentator on the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 as well as from 1996 until the year 2006. Since then, he has been covering for the Song Contest on VG’ WebTV channel. He is from London, England.

At the end of 2006 NRK made it clear that the network did not intend to renew his contract for a second year and that Pedersen would no longer be commentating on the Eurovision. The reason for his demise was provided and it was later announced the following year that Per Sundnes would follow Pedersen as the new Eurovision commentator. However, he would not be stepping down from the Contest completely, as he would continue to broadcast every minute of the Finals via his own blog. 2007 was the year he was a part of the national newspaper VG the new Eurovision broadcast, in which commentaries are made on the artists and songs as well as the contestants. He is on the show even today.

He has written extensively about pop, rock and classical music since the early ‘80s and is regarded as one of Norway’s leading authorities in either field. His website has an archive of more than 300 articles where there are also posted articles originally written for the gay and punk underground press. To the general public he is well known as a champion of Norwegian pop, rock and classical music both in radio, television and print.

Pedersen presented a weekly column London Calling for Norway’s most popular radio breakfast show Nitimen between 1997 and 2007. In the summers of 2007 and 2008 he was a runaway hit as the breakfast host in the NRK’s regional programs in the county of Nordland where he was born.

Alongside his raunchy and often controversial comments, he’s popular for his masculine and dark but calming and pleasant voice, which has contributed to his rising his popularity. In 2004 and 2005 He also served as a an extra commentator for the Melodi Grand Prix, the Norwegian Eurovision nationals.

Jostein Pedersen Net Worth

Jostein Pedersen is one of the richest Journalist from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jostein Pedersen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After a few years in radio, Pedersen moved to broadcasting on television in

1994. He was in charge of the shows broadcast on TV in the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer during February 1994. Shortly after the Olympics concluded, Pedersen was hired as the new commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest, representing the Norwegian broadcaster, NRK, and it was in this capacity that the broadcaster would be a household name over the next decade. In contrast to Pedersen’s British counterpart, the legendary radio host Terry Wogan, was known to be biased towards all nations’ entries with the exception of the British entries, Pedersen became known for his “mean-spirited” comments on the Swedish entry and contestants, and continued the long-standing tradition of rivalry , sarcastic jokes and comments among Norway as well as Sweden. He quit the contest in 1995. decided to not participate in the contest however, he returned the following year and since then the contest has been an integral part of the annual, wildly popular show and has elevated the quality of entertainment by many levels since the past.

In addition to his involvement with radio and TV, Pedersen has published four books, including three non-fiction titles and one novel entitled “Stort” (Great) (1996). The novel caused quite a stir within Norway and was called “the Norwegian American Psycho” since it was a description of the sex, drugs , and rock’n’roll of the 80s. It was a instant popular classic shortly after the publication date, it was out of print due to the bankruptcy of its publisher. In subsequent interviews, Pedersen has been unable to make comments on the book, despite the fact that it’s called “a classic” and it is mentioned in numerous dissertations. Today, it is highly sought-after by second hand stores as well as antique stores. His book about English habits and customs of living was titled A Norwegian in London (En nordmann I London) (2005) has been an instant hit in his home country Norway.

Pedersen began his career in the music industry already in his late teens. He initially worked as a regular vendor at the local record shop, but slowly moved up in the system, eventually becoming a successful music journalist. From journalism, he advanced to become a disc jockey at local radio stations, before joining a new record company, Non Stop Music, where he sold records for new and more experienced artists, including popular rock icon Åge Aleksandersen and the woman who later became the best selling female artist of Norway, Sissel Kyrkjebø. Pedersen had first real breakthrough when Norway’s only national radio broadcaster at that time, NRK, approached him about a new project which at that time was completely new in Norway; radioshows at night hours. Soon he was head-hunted once again and started working in one of Norwegian radio history’s most popular radio programmes —Nitimen. He was the youngest member of the cast and he would later express that during these years he was in a constant state of happiness; it was a dream come true.

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Jostein Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Jostein Pedersen celebrates birthday on August 11 of every year.