Axl Smith

Axl Smith
Smith in 2012
Born
Caro Axel Smith

(1984-03-10) 10 March 1984 (age 40)
NationalityFinnish
Other namesCas Smith, Cas Malek-Smith
Occupation(s)Entertainer, talk show host, recording artist

Caro Axel "Axl" Smith (born 10 March 1984) is a Finnish former television presenter and entertainer.[1][2] He was a host for MTV Nordic since 2004, a UNICEF Good Will Ambassador from 2006 to 2016 and a recording artist since 2010. He has hosted So You Think You Can Dance Finland in 2010, The Voice of Finland from 2011 to 2016 and The Voice Kids Finland from 2012 to 2014. He was also the Finnish voice of Kristoff in the animated film Frozen.[3] His career as a presenter ended after it came public that he had been secretly filming his sexual partners and had shared a sexually explicit picture and a video of his friend in a WhatsApp group.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Axl Smithin salakatseluvyyhti alkoi purkautua vuosi sitten – näin tapaus eteni". Vantaan Sanomat. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Axl Smith sai tuomion salakatselusta: Vuosi ja 2 kuukautta ehdollista vankeutta" (in Finnish). MTV Uutiset. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Axl Smith pyysi anteeksi ja kertoi vaikenevansa – yhteenveto tutkinnasta ja kohusta". Nyt.fi. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Axl Smith tuomittiin 150 000 euron korvauksiin salakatseluvyyhdistä" (in Finnish).
  5. ^ "Axl Smithin tuomio julki – ehdollista vankeutta ja jättikorvaukset" (in Finnish).