Sven Granheim

Sven Joakim Granheim (July 17, 1960 - August 9, 2003) was a Norwegian disc jockey and radio presenter famous in for being a presenter of the pan-Asian radio station Asia 1.

Biography
Sven Joakim Granheim was born in, , the son of a carpenter. During his teenage years, he suffered from obesity and had to be flown to for a liposuction. In 1984, Granheim, aged 23, moved to to work as a missionary in. Sven initially knew no English, but he soon became fluent. In 1986, he quit his missionary job to work for Asia 1 after auditioning for the station in.

Suicide
In the early morning of August 9, 2003, Granheim, aged 43, was found dead in his apartment in,. The coroner declared his death a suicide by hanging. His suicide note, found on a countertop, read "My pain would have been gone years ago. It is now."

On August 15, 2003, Granheim's funeral was held at in Hong Kong. His casket was carried out of the cathedral by Asia 1 presenters as well as by his younger brother Bjarne and former Asia 1 presenters Grace Folwell and Wyoming Goodwyn. His body was flown to Norway for his burial at cemetery.