Ulla Essendrop

{{Short description|Indian-born Danish television presenter and sports reporter (born 1976)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|12|1}}

| birth_place= Calcutta, India

| occupation = Television presenter

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Ulla Essendrop (born 1 December 1976) is a Danish television presenter and sports reporter.{{cite web|url=http://badmintonbladet.dk/fik-du-set-jan-o-jorgensen-hos-essendrop-eliten-pa-dr/|title=Fik du set Jan Ø Jørgensen hos Essendrop & Eliten på DR?|publisher=Badmintonbladet.dk|date=|accessdate=1 May 2014}} She was born in Calcutta, India, but at three years old she was adopted by Danish parents and moved to Denmark.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bt.dk/kendte/efterladt-paa-trappe-som-spaed|title=Efterladt på trappe som spæd|publisher=BT|last1=Hansen|first1=Stine|last2=Riedel|first2=Simon|date=23 September 2012|accessdate=15 March 2017|language=Danish}}

In 2013, she had her own television sports show Essendrop & Eliten.{{cite web|url=http://tvtid-old.tv2.dk/nytomtv/article.php/id-66327252:ulla-essendrop-f%C3%A5r-sit-eget-tvprogram.html |title=Ulla Essendrop får sit eget tv-program |publisher=TVTid|date=|accessdate=1 May 2014}} She has also worked as a sports reporter at TV2 Sporten and also hosted Rod i familien at DR1.

She hosted the semi-final allocation draw and all the press conferences for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen. Essendrop was also the Danish spokesperson for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, Eurovision Song Contest 2017 and Eurovision Song Contest 2018.