Swedish broadcaster SVT has announced the team who will run Eurovision 2016. The team consists of both Eurovision veterans and experienced TV pros to bring fresh ideas.
Details of the announcement, first made via Schlagerprofilerna, shows SVT’s dream team:
Martin Österdahl – Executive Producer
Martin is familiar to Eurovision. He lead ESC 2013 in Malmo, while SVT announced he would be Executive Producer of the 2016 contest just after Måns took the trophy in Vienna. Martin also produced live singalong show Sommarkrysset in 2005.
Johan Bernhagen – Executive Producer
He has produced many glamourous events, like the Royal Wedding in 2010. He was also included in the 2013 team.
Tobias Åberg – Head of Production
Tobias was part of the Eurovision 2013 team too. This year he will deal with technical issues.
Christer Björkman – Contest Producer
Christer, also known as Mr. Melodifestivalen, was the show producer of the 2013 contest. Now, he’ll cope with the treatment of the heads of delegations and the running order of the competing songs.
Sven Stojanovic – Show Producer
Sven has one of the most important jobs. He’ll be responsibe of the content of all three shows and how everything will look on TV. He has also directed Eurovision 2008 in Belgrade!
Lotta Loosme – Head of Communications
She has been SVT’s Marketing Director since 2009, and has also worked for TV3, TV4 and TV6.
Sofi Franzén – Head of Event, City and Partners
Sofi will deal with the tickets, events and other preparations in Stockholm. She’s organised more than 3,000 events, and is part of Eventyr.
Josephine Görander – Executive Assistant and Office Manager
Josephine is the Assistant to Director of Programmes at SVT.
This team was formed by Martin Österdahl and Johan Bernhagen. It includes ambitious Swedes with previous Eurovision experience, like ESC 2013. “Together with the city of Stockholm, we will do our best to reach a whole new level”, stated Martin.
But the big question now is who will host the show?
Photo credit: SVT
@ The Gay Pride Parade of the acts did not take too long time…Just few minutes only…So i do not justify that it bugs you & you make a deal of it..
I hope that the Swedes will keep this 4 next year’s Vision 4 a fourth time in row <3 🙂
I hope SVT bring ESC to a new level in 2016!
@Duff
I love Edward’s work as well and hope he will be involved somehow, although not too much due to him being unable to attend as the swedish commentator in 2013 .. Which was very sad. It’s not the same without him guiding us swedes through the show. Hopefully he will make time for both next year.
I hope that we don t have so long opening final with 80 % of time is parade of nation in final (Sweden gave us this in 2013 and we had same in 2014,2015), it took so many minutes, especially this year in Vienna we had contest from 21 CET to 01., 4 hours of contest. Without parade of nation, so long openig Eurovision can be 3 hours long.
I dont like also to producer decide running order, we had
Oh…These people must be the best of the best.. 🙂
Couldn’t be anymore more GreAtY visionary team than this.. 🙂
I only know Mr Christer Bjorkman..
The men seem nice…The 2 of them that stand in the middle among the ladies are handsome 🙂
And the 3 women ladies look all nice.. 🙂
The Super 8 Hero Team of our Vision 2016 <3 🙂
@Robyn. Oh good. Thanks for the clarification Robyn. SVT would be crazy if they didn’t bring back Lynda Woodruff at least once in 2016!
Russia’s tolmachevys will sing elvis/andre c. at think it up telethon!
Oh, I love them. Specially Sven which did AMAZING camera work back in 2008. I think that he did other ESCs, but I am not sure. And Martin did a terrific job back in 2013.
Great job Sweden. Will you adopt me now? 🙂
Great!, i hope now SVT will select Helena Paparizou & Måns Zelmerlöw to host Eurovision 2016, Will be AMAZING!
I like this but let’s hope they have something that doesn’t just mimicking the 2013 edition in terms of style and production. A setup like melodifestivalen would be super but just stay in one city ????
I don’t know, I would have loved to seen Edward af Sillén’s name in that list
oh look, it’s Christer – again. Mr Eurovision Producer, Melfest Producer, Head of Delegation, Mr. EBU Steering Comissioner…. so many functions in one person – what a manly man! I wonder how can keep up being fair and objective and remain unbiased?! What’s his secret?