Erik Martin Österdahl (; 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 ''

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'' for SVT. His first book, ''Be inte om nåd'' ("Ask no mercy"), was published in 2016. He is currently the

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's Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest.

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In January 2020, it was announced by the

(EBU) that Österdahl would succeed Jon Ola Sand as the Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest after the final of the contest, which would have taken place in

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in May 2020.Martin Österdahl new Eurovision Song Contest Executive Producer
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; Österdahl later succeeded Sand as Executive Supervisor after the one-off replacement show, '' Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light'' was aired. 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

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, and later at the

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in Rotterdam. During his first years in the role, adaptations of the Eurovision format were announced for other continents, with the first such adaptation, ''

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'', debuting in 2022. Österdahl had previously been the executive producer of the and contests (alongside Johan Bernhagen in 2016) in

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and Stockholm respectively and was a member of the Eurovision Song Contest Reference Group from 2012 to 2018.

Bibliography

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Österdahl, Martin 1973 births Living people People from Sollentuna Municipality Swedish writers Melodifestivalen Eurovision Song Contest people