Tooji
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Touraj Keshtkar (; born 26 May 1987), known professionally as Tooji, is an Iranian-born Norwegian singer, painter, model and television host. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan and finished 26th (last) in the final.
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Tooji, born Touraj Keshtkar in 1987 in Shiraz, is an Iranian-Norwegian male singer, model, and television presenter. He began his work period in 2008 and is known for performing pop music using his voice. He holds citizenship in both Iran and Norway and speaks Norwegian.
He participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. His musical style is associated with tags including Norwegian, pop, and male vocalists. He is also a social worker and identifies as homosexual.
His work has been referenced by 284 other encyclopedia articles. On Last.fm, he has 26,087 listeners and a playcount of 315,615. He has 6,695 social media followers.
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Tooji (born Touraj Keshtkar in 1987 in Shiraz, Iran) is a Norwegian singer, presenter and model. He began his career in modeling at the age of 16 and afterwards began working at MTV Norway where he presented the programs “Super Saturday” and “Tooji’s Top 10″. He made his live music début at the Melodi Grand Prix 2012 and won the ticket to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan with his entry "Stay". His first single was called “Swan Song” and was released back i
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- 2008–2015
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- male
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- Norway
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- model
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- Norwegian
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- Eurovision Song Contest 2012
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- pop music
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- 1987-05-26
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- homosexuality
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Touraj Keshtkar (; born 26 May 1987), known professionally as Tooji, is an Iranian-born Norwegian singer, painter, model and television host. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan and finished 26th (last) in the final.
==Career== Tooji Keshtkar was born in Shiraz, Iran, and moved to Norway when he was one year old. His mother is author and political commentator Lily Bandehy. At the age of 16, he started modelling. Afterwards, he started working on MTV Norway where he presented "Super Saturday" and "Tooji's Top 10". He was also educated as a social worker and has worked in asylum reception centres.
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