Svante Stockselius

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Svante Stockselius
Born
Stig Svante Stockselius

(1955-12-31) 31 December 1955 (age 68)
Hudiksvall, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)Television executive, journalist
SpouseKajsa Glansén
Children2

Stig Svante Stockselius (pronounced [ˈsvânːtɛ stɔkˈsěːlɪɵs]; born 31 December 1955) is a Swedish journalist and television executive. He was the executive supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest from 2004 to 2010 and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest from 2003 to 2010.

Early life and career

Svante Stockselius grew up in Ockelbo, a small town in central Sweden.[1] He started his career as a journalist. For 16 years, he worked for the Stockholm-based evening newspaper Expressen.[2]

As head of the entertainment division of the Swedish

TV4.[5]

After Estonia's ESC victory in 2001, Stockselius was asked by the Estonian television channel ETV to take part in the preparations for the 2002 event.[6] In 2003 he was offered the job as executive supervisor for th ESC,[7] a position he would hold until 30 August 2010, when it was announced that he would be resigning after the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 to "give others the opportunity to take the event to the next level".[8] In November 2010, Norwegian television executive Jon Ola Sand was appointed his successor in the role.

References

  1. ^ Dagens Nyheter. "Prinsessan och pojken av folket". Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
  2. ^ TV4.se. "Svante Stockselius till TV4". Archived from the original on 2012-12-24. Retrieved 2007-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ YLE. "Svante Stockselius är chef för hela ESC". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
  4. ^ Gylleneskor.se. "Melodifestivalen 2002". Archived from the original on 2005-05-14. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
  5. ^ TV4.se. "Svante Stockselius till TV4". Archived from the original on 2012-12-24. Retrieved 2007-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ YLE. "Svante Stockselius är chef för hela ESC". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
  7. ^ Sundsvalls Tidning. "Stockselius blir schlagerchef". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
  8. Eurovision website. Archived
    from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.

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Preceded by
Sarah Yuen
Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest
2004–2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by
None
Executive Supervisor of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
2003–2010
Succeeded by
Sietse Bakker