Martin Österdahl

Erik Martin Österdahl (pronounced [ˈêːrɪk ˈmǎʈːɪn ˈœ̂sːtɛˌɖɑːl]; born 12 October 1973) is a Swedish television producer and author. From 2008 to 2014 he worked on broadcasts of Mästarnas mästare, Allt för Sverige and Skavlan for SVT.[1] His first book, Be inte om nåd ("Ask no mercy"), was published in 2016.[2] He is currently the European Broadcasting Union's Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Martin Österdahl
Österdahl in June 2016
Born
Erik Martin Österdahl

(1973-10-12) 12 October 1973
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)Television producer, author
Title

Eurovision Song Contest

In January 2020, it was announced by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) that Österdahl would succeed Jon Ola Sand as the Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest after the final of the 2020 contest, which would have taken place in Rotterdam in May 2020.[3] However, the 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Österdahl later succeeded Sand as Executive Supervisor after the one-off replacement show, Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light was aired.[4][5]

As Executive Supervisor, Österdahl has the last call with regards to the production of the Eurovision Song Contest, with the ability to overrule the producers, and instruct. He is also responsible for the organization of the voting system of the contest. He first made his debut as Executive Supervisor at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Warsaw, and later at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam. During his first years in the role, adaptations of the Eurovision format were announced for other continents, with the first such adaptation, American Song Contest, debuting in 2022.[6]

Österdahl had previously been the executive producer of the 2013 and 2016 contests (alongside Johan Bernhagen in 2016) in Malmö and Stockholm respectively and was a member of the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group from 2012 to 2018.[3] As Executive Supervisor, he has again been an ex officio member of the Reference Group since 2021.[7]

Bibliography
  • 2016 – Be inte om nåd ("Ask no mercy"; ISBN 9789175036663)
  • 2017 – Tio svenskar måste dö ("Ten Swedes must die"; ISBN 9789137147956)
  • 2018 – All business is show business: Spelregler för den kreativa eran (ISBN 9789188743176)
  • 2019 – Järnänglar ("Iron angels"; ISBN 9789137147987)
  • 2022 – Parmiddagen ("Couple dinner"; ISBN 9789189393226)

References
  1. Mästarnas mästare byter tid i tv rutan Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine Expressen. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. Be inte om nåd - Martin Österdahl Bokus. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. Martin Österdahl new Eurovision Song Contest Executive Producer Eurovision.tv Retrieved 20 January 2020
  4. "Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light reaches over 70 million viewers". Eurovision.tv. 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  5. "Martin Österdahl shares his views on the year ahead". Eurovision.tv. 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  6. Granger, Anthony (2022-12-30). "Eurovision: Martin Österdahl Discusses a Global Song Contest, Russia & What to Expect from Liverpool". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  7. "Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group". ebu.ch. EBU. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
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