There are only a few who become successful in more than one profession. However, the ones who do, gain fame and fortune. Malin Olsson is one such amazing artist who has been successful in three different careers. Let’s learn about her journey to success from a beauty pageant, a former singer, and an actress.
About Malin Olsson
Malin Olsson was born on 19 March 1982 in Sweden. She was born and brought up in Skattungbyn, a small town in Dalarna County. In 2001 she became Miss Sweden and also went to Miss Universe 2001 to represent Sweden in Puerto Rico. After one year of being Miss Sweden, she joined a girl music group called NG3.
The group rose to fame between 2002 and 2003, releasing popular tracks in this period. However, it disbanded, and the members went their separate ways.
Her Music Career
This Swedish music group consisted of three members Linda Karlsson, Andrea Quinteros, and Malin Olsson. Even though the band was short-lived it delivered some popular songs to the Swedish music industry.
Their most famous song was ‘’The Anthem’’. It was popular on the Nordic hit lists and often played on radios during early 2002.
Apart from this, the group also released songs like Holler, Ooops Up!, and Tell Me. Every song was a super hit and more would have been but they disbanded quite shortly after these releases.
Even though the band disbanded way back, the fans still groove on their songs, especially The Anthem. This shows the love they still have for the group for being so impactful and raising the standards of pop culture.
Her Life After Music
After she left the band, her life took a different turn in 2005. She was offered to host a show by The Voice TV and the famous magazine Vecko Revyn on the Music Network. From a beauty pageant to a singer and finally to a TV presenter, her journey has been a good ride.
Later SVT hired her to lead the kids’ show Bobster. She has been a part of the show since then. Moreover, she has been a part of various other shows by SVT like Sommarlov, Minuten, Hela Sveriges Fredag, and others.
Komiker utan granser
This comedy show came out in 2022 where various comedians like Pernilla Wahlgren, Kristina Petrushina, David Batra, and others perform difficult and funny challenges in public places. Under the direction of Robin Paulsson, there are 2 seasons of the show.
Vem bor har?
Olsson hosted or presented this reality show in 2015. The show was based on five strangers guessing each other’s house after visiting every single one. Later they had to guess correctly where each person lived. Season 9 of the show premiered on 5 November 2023.
Doobidoo
Doobidoo is a Swedish musical game show that came out in 2005. It aired on SVT and Malin Olsson was a part of the show. The show was filled with amazing and playful musical competitions. The contestants had to complete tasks related to music.
Gaster med gester
A comedy game show based on charades where the contestant had to guess the name, phrase, book, film, or TV show while the person mimicked the given name. It came out in 1982 and was filled with laughter and funny moments.
Appearing on such amazing and popular shows is a dream for many and Malin Olsson got the chance to be a host or self in these shows.
Current work
Malin Olsson now works for SVT Barn working as the host or presenter in various reality shows like Sommarlov. In this show, the contestants hang out with their friends for a summer vacation.
She has also starred in Den Stora Tidsresan, where Sommarlov’s anchor talks about Sweden’s history in the form of games and amazing acting by his friends. They travel to the Middle Ages explaining the existence of human race and much more.
It includes various exciting guests, artists, and series. Apart from her, there are other hosts like Adrian Alebo Andersson, Alexander Hermansson, Ida On, Ellen Sarnevang, and Angelika Prick. The show aired in 2024.
SVT Barn
SVT Barn was earlier known as Barnkanalen, it is a Swedish TV channel from Sveriges. The channel is entirely based on children’s television programming. It is more famous than Disney in Sweden.
Lifestyle of Malin Olsson
Her life has been nothing short of a roller coaster ride. It is hard to handle more than one profession, but she has achieved popularity in all her careers. After experimenting with music, and acting, she finally settled as a host for SVT Barn.
Malin Olsson stays quite active on her Instagram and often posts about her professional and personal life. She has shared various reels and posts of her family and friends showing she is a family-oriented person and balances her professional and personal life quite well.
She keeps her 110K followers entertained on Instagram with her family content. Sharing reels of her daughters having fun in random videos or sharing goofy pictures of herself.
Her Instagram profile is filled with family posts and reels of her husband and two daughters and friends. She goes on vacations and keeps on updating her fans with more lovely and cute family content.
The love she has for kids is shown in posts with her daughters. Moreover, she likes to share glimpses of her family and friends with her followers and that is absolutely adorable. Since we have talked about motherhood know about Nicci Hernestig and her journey too.
Her Instagram profile shows she is passionate about her profession and lives her life with liveliness and positivity.
Final Note
Switching professions is truly a hard task, however, Malin Olsson has done an incredible job at gaining success in every profession she chose. After settling down as an actor and an anchor at SVT, she continues to share her life through social media. She posts various glimpses of her family and friends, which truly depict that she has mastered the art of balancing her professional and personal life.
