Farah Abadi
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Farah Abadi (formerly Erichsén; born 18 January 1988 in Västervik) is an Iranian-Swedish television presenter who also works for Sveriges Radio (SR).
Between 2012 and 2014, she was a radio presenter for the Sveriges Radio station Din Gata 100,6 for local Malmö transmissions. She then made her television debut when she presented the kids summer show Sommarlov, broadcast on Sveriges Television (SVT), along with Malin Olsson, Rijal Mbamba and Alexander Hermansson. She co-hosted the show again in 2015, without Olsson.
Between 2014 and 2015, she presented her own show, P3 med Farah Abadi, on Sveriges Radio. In 2015, she was "public ambassador" during Musikhjälpen along with singer Oscar Zia. She also presented Morgonpasset on Sveriges Radio along with, among others, Arantxa Alvarez. In 2016, she was again public ambassador at Musikhjälpen, which that year was broadcast from Örebro.
During the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Abadi was a reporter for the Swedish pre-show called Studio Eurovision.
In December 2017, she was one of the presenters for Musikhjälpen in Umeå. She continued to present the program in 2018 from Lund, in 2019 from Västerås, and in 2020 from Stockholm.
Between February and March 2022, she will co-host Melodifestivalen (the Swedish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest), joining again Oscar Zia. Her role will be following the artists along the course of the event.