Kent Finell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kent Finell

Swedish reporter and radio personality

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1944

Place of Birth: Karlstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 27-Aug-2013

Profession: radio personality

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Kent Finell (12 July 1944 – 27 August 2013) was a Swedish radio presenter and producer.
He is best known for hosting the Sveriges Radio programme Svensktoppen between 1973 until 1975, from 1979 until 1980, and again from 1987 until 2002.Born in Karlstad in 1944, he joined Sveriges Radio in 1965 as a reporter.
In 1969, he moved to Stockholm, where he was hired by SR as producer of the entertainment department for the radio.Since 1973, he was known for hosting radio programmes such as Svensktoppen which he hosted for 21 years between 1973 until 2002.
He provided SR radio commentary for the Eurovision Song Contest between 1978 until 1980 and from 1982 until 1983 and again in 1989.


	This image comes from the Southerly Clubs of Stockholm, Sweden, a non-profit society which owns image publication rights to the archives of Lars Jacob Prod, Mimical Productions, F.U.S.I.A., Swenglistic Underground (formerly CabarEng), Ristesson Ent and FamSAC. Southerly Clubs donated this picture to the Public Domain. Deputy Chairman Emil Eikner for the Board of Directors, Hallowe'en 2008.