The European Broadcasting Union has revealed Martin Österdahl will leave his role as executive supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest this summer.
Österdahl has spent five years in the role, overseeing the pandemic-hit event in Rotterdam, as well as the events in Turin, Liverpool, Malmö and Basel.
Prior to his appointment as executive supervisor, Österdahl served as executive producer on the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 and 2016, and as a member of the ESC Reference Group for seven years.
Speaking about his decision to step down, Österdahl said: “From day one, I was inspired by the Contest’s unique potential and power to unite people through music—never more so than in 2021, when we brought Eurovision back live to millions around the world amid a global pandemic, demonstrating the resilience and spirit at the heart of our community.
“As my overall involvement with the ESC is now approaching a period of 20 years in total, it has been the honour of my professional life to steer the world’s largest music event, developing the Contest as a global super brand that brings joy to more people than ever before.”
Martin Green, who was appointed director of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2024, will assume the executive supervisor’s duties on an interim basis, said the EBU.
