After a decade at the helm, Jon Ola Sand has today announced his decision to step down as Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest after the Rotterdam 2020 contest is complete. At that time, Sand will also resign from his role as Head of Live Events at the EBU, a role in which he also oversees the Junior Eurovision …
[AdSense-B] One day after the first semi-final, people were of course still talking about it a lot. Where did it go wrong for some and how did other countries make it over others? Today was also the day of the jury-show for the second semi-final. The day started with a tweet from Jon Ola Sand that got us all talking. …
[AdSense-B] Kazakhstan’s hopes of joining the adult Eurovision Song Contest may have been thrown a lifeline today as the executive supervisor of the contest Jon Ola Sand suggested discussion would begin, at a Junior Eurovision press conference earlier today. The online Q&A session held by Belarusian national broadcaster BTRC posed the question asked by a Kazakh fan of the contest, …
[AdSense-B] Jon Ola Sand, the Norwegian TV executive who has been executive producer of Eurovision since the 2011 contest, has admitted that Kyiv’s hosting of the contest has been difficult and the “most challenging Eurovision yet”. Sand has confirmed that EBU officials have had to be a lot more hands on with the competition this year, as Ukrainian TV officials …
In recent weeks it has come to the attention of the internet and Eurovision fans that new laws have been set in place by the Polish government. These laws in particular relate to the added control over media given to the state. As a result many fans have been worried about the new law standing in the way of Poland’s …
The EBU has confirmed that 39 countries will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, hosted between 19-23 May in Vienna, Austria. The number is two up on last year, representing the first increase in participation since Germany’s hosting in 2011. Amongst the participants is a surprising return from Czech Republic, who will take part for the first time …
Eurovision’s executive supervisor Jon Ola Sand has fuelled speculation of important news at the weekend with his latest tweet. The Norwegian suggests that there will be important details regarding the upcoming contest in Vienna to be released before and after the weekend. However, he has not revealed the nature of the news, whether it’ll be the announcement of the hosts, …
This article serves as a reminder that every single vote counts. The Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest Jon Ola Sand tweeted the following message today: Difference between no. 10 and 12 in the first Semi-Final was just 3 points. Every vote counts! #eurovision — Jon Ola Sand (@jonolasand) May 7, 2014 We don’t know who ended …
