Touraj Keshtkar, better known under his stage name Tooji, is a Norwegian-Iranian singer, painter, model and television host. He was born in Shiraz, Iran, and moved to Norway when he was one year old. At the age of 16 he started modeling. After the model work, 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. Now he works as a child protection consultant in the department of aftercare.
In March 2012, he presented the international jury votes on behalf of Norway at the finals of Melodifestivalen 2012, the Swedish preselection. A couple of months later, he represented his country in Baku, where he qualified for the final only to finish in last place.
He presented the Norwegian votes for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö.
