Now its official confirmed that Martin Österdahl is the new successive ESC Executive Supervisor. The decision was made by the EBU Director of Media Jean Philip De Tender together with the Chair of the ESC Reference Group, the Contest’s governing board, ZDF’s Dr Frank Dieter Freiling. Martin Österdahl has been in charge as Executive Producer of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö 2013 and Stockholm 2016 and been member of the ESC reference group. Many people know Österdahl as an author for crime thrillers.

It has been announced a while ago that the current Eurovision Song Contest Executive Supervisor Jan Ola Sand from Norway is going to leave that position after Rotterdam 2020. He will step down in his responsibilities and return to his host broadcaster NRK. Jan Ola Sand has been ESC Executive Supervisor from 2011 until 2020.

Now its official confirmed that Martin Österdahl is the new successive ESC Executive Supervisor. The decision was made by the EBU Director of Media Jean Philip De Tender together with the Chair of the ESC Reference Group, the Contest’s governing board, ZDF’s Dr Frank Dieter Freiling. Martin Österdahl has been in charge as Executive Producer of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö 2013 and Stockholm 2016 and been member of the ESC reference group. Many people know Österdahl as an author for crime thrillers.

A great hope has been uttered by Jan Ola Sand that Martin Österdahl is going to develop the world’s largest live music event in the next decade and even beyond.

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As one of the founders of eurovisionlive.com I am responsible for the interviews with the singers and the editorial content. My passion for the Eurovision Song Contest exists since my early childhood. The exotic music, different cultures and languages have given a lot of inspiration to me. Since my very first ESC in Dublin 1994 I particularly appreciate the get together and friendship of all the nationalities and Riverdance was a thrill!