Speaking on the latest episode of The Euro Trip podcast, Aftonbladet journalist Tobbe Ek has confirmed that Lotta Furebäck will replace Christer Björkman as Sweden’s Head of Delegation.
Chister Björkman is standing down from his role as supervisor of Melodifestivalen after holding the position since 2002. He is also stepping away from his role as Sweden’s Head of Delegation at Eurovision.
Tobbe Ek explained that Christer Björkman’s roles will not simply be replaced by one person, instead by a team of people:
“There are lots of these assistant positions within the Melfest production right now that have been added to the production to replace what Christer has done on his own over the last 20 years.”
Karin Gunnarsson has been the Competition Producer for Melodifestivalen 2021 and is one of the name’s who will replace Björkman.
However Tobbe continued, explaining that she will not be Sweden’s Head of Delegation at the Eurovision Song Contest:
“Karin will not be Sweden’s Head of Delegation at Eurovision, that will instead be Lotta Furebäck who has been one of the main choreographers and Head of Staging during Melfest over the last five or six years.”
Explaining why Lotta Furebäck will take on the role, Tobbe said:
“As I understand it, Karin isn’t as good at staging and stage sets, so SVT needs to send somebody who can understand how to make a Eurovision performance stand out.”
You can hear the full interview with Tobbe Ek in this week’s episode of Melfest Monday from The Euro Trip.
About The Euro Trip
The Euro Trip is a podcast available on Acast, Apple Podcasts and Spotify with Rob Lilley and James Rowe bringing you a weekly show featuring big guests and fun games from the world of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Brought to you by Eurovoix, every Wednesday Rob and James will be bringing you interviews with some of the biggest names from the contest, finding out what makes them tick and giving us their memories of performing on the Eurovision stage.
Games will also keep the listeners entertained with the European Quiz and the One Second Song featuring in the weekly show. In addition, they’ll also bring you the very latest news.
Hosts Rob and James have been fans of the contest for well over a decade, with Rob having been the presenter of Eurovoix’s Eurojury for the past five years and James having produced the last two editions.
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