(center right) performing the interval act "Love Love Peace Peace" in the final of the
Eurovision Song Contest 2016. Mede started off as a dancer at , but her career was cut short by a back injury at the age of 20. She worked as a tourist guide in Stockholm before moving to comedy aged around 35, taking part in a contest for emerging comedians in 2005. and was voted Sweden's best female comedian the same year. In 2010, she hosted her own program, titled '''', on
TV3. She was the first solo Eurovision presenter in nearly 20 years, after
Mary Kennedy in and the first solo presenter for a contest with semi-finals, only being accompanied by
Eric Saade as green room host in the final. Mede made her film debut in 2014 in ''''. Mede dubbed Destiny in the Swedish version of the 2016 film
Finding Dory. Mede then hosted the
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm alongside previous year's winner
Måns Zelmerlöw, joining
Katie Boyle and
Jacqueline Joubert as the only people to have hosted the contest more than once. Mede played the role of Katja in the 2017
Netflix series
Bonus Family and made an appearance in the 2019 documentary film ''''. In 2025, she was an interval performer in the final of
Melodifestivalen 2025 and later in the first semi-final of the
Eurovision Song Contest 2025 (guest appearing in the musical number "
Made in Switzerland"). She also co-commentated the Eurovision final for SVT. ==Personal life==