Agneta Sjodin

In Stockholm in 1985 she studied theatre and worked in the cafe «Nybropaviljongen» which doesn't exist any more. In 1989-1991 she moved in Göteborg where she worked as a specialist in lighting in Stadsteatern. On February 15, 1991 she debuted together with Adam Alsing as a program manager on TV in the first issue of ”Tur i Kärlek”(Happy in love). In 1999, she gave birth to her daughter Maja. They built up a close and hearty relationship between them.

Sjödin started her career as a light technician; she was fixing lights at TV4 for television shows. Adam Alsing, a presenter for TV4, was looking for a female co-host for a new game show called Tur i kärlek. After auditioning several applicants, he asked Sjödin to audition, found her suitable and asked her to co-present the show with him. The show, which started airing in 1992 and became a huge success, was the first game show on the channel.

Between 1996 and 1999, she presented Små Stjärnorna and Sikta mot stjärnorna. In the following years she was the compère for Gladiatorerna—a Swedish version of The Gladiators. In her role on "Saknad" she reunited guests with lost relatives and parents they had not met for many years. Sjödin did not appear on TV4 for three years. Sjödin has twice presented the Miss Sweden beauty contest.

Agneta Sjödin pursued a singing career and appeared on the show "Allsång på Skansen" broadcast on SVT. She was asked to sing in Melodifestivalen, which she declined. In early 2006, TV4 realised that Sjödin was about to leave the channel, so they offered her the host job along David Hellenius on the hit show Let's Dance—the Swedish version of Strictly Come Dancing, which as of 2013 has been aired for two seasons.