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.
Svante Stockselius | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stig Svante Stockselius 31 December 1955 Hudiksvall, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation(s) | Television executive, journalist |
| Spouse | Kajsa Glansén |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and career
editSvante 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 public service television company Sveriges Television from the late 1990s, he worked for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, held in Stockholm.[3] He was also the architect of a major revamp of the Swedish ESC qualification competition, Melodifestivalen, in 2002, introducing four semi-finals and a Second Chance round preceding the finals.[4] That same year, he went on to work for the commercial Swedish television channel 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 the Eurovision Song Contest,[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
edit- ^ Dagens Nyheter. "Prinsessan och pojken av folket". Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- ^ 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) - ^ YLE. "Svante Stockselius är chef för hela ESC". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- ^ Gylleneskor.se. "Melodifestivalen 2002". Archived from the original on 2005-05-14. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- ^ 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) - ^ YLE. "Svante Stockselius är chef för hela ESC". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- ^ Sundsvalls Tidning. "Stockselius blir schlagerchef". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (30 August 2010). "Svante Stockselius says Eurovision farewell". Eurovision website. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
External links
edit- (in English) Interview with Svante Stockselius on esctoday.com (2006)
- (in Swedish) "Svante Stockselius är chef för hela ESC" - Interview with Finnish television company YLE (2007)