Nassim Al Fakir | |
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 Nassim Al Fakir (left) receives the Alfons-Bokalen award 2013 from Tomas Alfredson (center) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stefan Nassim Al Fakir |
| Born | 21 March 1977 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, presenter, comedian |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | EMI |
Stefan Nassim Al Fakir (Arabic: نسيم الفقير; born 21 March 1977) is a Swedish musician, presenter, comedian, master of ceremonies, moderator and lecturer for children and adolescents. Al Fakir is the host of children programme Bolibompa on Swedish television SVT inside the block Bobster. He plays drums and has played in several bands, often with his younger brother Salem Al Fakir.
Career
Al Fakir's television career began on TV4's digital channels before joining SVT's Bolipompa. Prior to this he was doing fashion shows and advertising jobs for different agencies. Since 2007, Nassim Al Fakir gained visibility as the host of the youth program Anaconda on Swedish radio-television UR / SVT. In 2008, and 2009 he served as host for Vi i femman and Lilla Melodifestivalen in 2008. Before Christmas 2008, he presented the popular show Julkalendern i Sveriges Television (Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar).
In April–May 2011, he starred in the musical Pippi Långstrump – ett äventyr på is (Pippi Longstocking – an adventure on ice), including Tobbe Wizard, Marika Lagerkrantz and Stefan Sauk.
On 17 April 2013, Nassim Al Fakir received Alfons-Bokalen award of Alfons Åberg Culture in Gothenburg.
He participated in Let's Dance 2016 which was broadcast on TV4.[1]
In 2019, Al Fakir was part of the permanent panel in SVT's production Bäst i Test.[2]
In 2021, he participated as a robot in Masked Singer Sverige.[3] That same year, he was a mole in the fifth season of De Mol.
Personal life
Nassim Al Fakir's father Nabil is of Syrian origin and originated from Damascus, whereas his mother, Inger, is from Sweden. Nassim is the third of six siblings (Aminah, Ayman, Nassim, Salem, Sami and Fares). As a student Al Fakir attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.[4]
Nassim is engaged to singer Lina Hedlund, and they have two sons: Tilo, born 20 March 2012, and Eide, born 6 October 2016.[5][6]
Discography
Album
- 2012: Ute ok cyklar
Filmography
- 2008: Total Drama Island (Owen's voice)
- 2010: På kroken (Fish Hooks) (Milo's voice)
- 2013: LasseMajas detektivbyrå – von Broms hemlighet
- 2013: Frost (Frozen) (Olof's voice)
- 2014: LasseMajas detektivbyrå – Stella Nostra
- 2014: LasseMajas detektivbyrå – Skuggor över Valleby
References
- ↑ "Deltagare i Let's dance - tv4.se". tv4.se. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ Sweden, Sveriges Television AB, Stockholm, Bäst i test (in Swedish), retrieved 29 June 2022
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Här avslöjas Roboten i "Masked singer"". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ↑ "Programledare i TV och konferencier" (in Swedish). utbildning.se. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ↑ Lina Hedlund och Nassim har fått barn
- ↑ Det ska stjärnparets nyfödde son heta