Martin Österdahl

Martin Österdahl, 2016

Martin Österdahl (born October 12, 1973 in Sollentuna ) is a Swedish author and television producer who worked for SVT between 2008 and 2014 .

Life

Österdahl graduated from Uppsala University , where he studied economics , Russian philology and international relations .

Eurovision Song Contest

He was executive producer of Melodifestivalen 2007 and Melodifestivalen 2008 . He was a co-producer of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Sweden .

On January 20, 2020, the European Broadcasting Union announced that Martin Österdahl would take over the position of supervisor and head of live events for the EBU after the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest . He will succeed Jon Ola Sand , who announced his resignation from this position in November 2019. However, the ESC 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 is set to be the first EBU live event he will lead.

Works

In 2016 Österdahl made his debut as an author with the book Be inte om nåd .

Web links

• Martin Österdahl in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Mästarnas mästare" byter tid i tv rutan. Retrieved February 27, 2020 (Swedish). 
2. ↑ "Mästarnas mästare" byter tid i tv rutan | Nöje | Expressen Nöje | Nöjesnyheter Musiknyheter Filmnyheter. April 26, 2012, accessed February 27, 2020 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Martin Oester Dahl Appointed Euro Vision Executive Supervisor. In: Eurovoix. January 20, 2020, accessed February 27, 2020 (UK English). 
4. ↑ Be inte om nåd av Martin Österdahl (Pocket). Retrieved February 27, 2020 (Swedish). 
5. ^ Sally Henriksson, TT: Från schlagerfest till thrillerbok. July 14, 2016, accessed February 27, 2020 (Swedish).