page_title: Eurovision Song Contest
section_title: Scrutineers and Executive Supervisors
hierarchical_section_title: Eurovision Song Contest / Rules / Organisation of the contest / Scrutineers and Executive Supervisors
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Юн Ула Санн на пресс-конференции Детского Евровидения 2018.
context_page_description: The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner.
  Based on the Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951, Eurovision has been held every year since 1956, with the exception of the cancelled 2020 edition, making it the longest-running annual international televised music competition. Active members of the EBU, as well as invited associate members, are eligible to compete in the contest, and as of 2019, 52 countries have participated at least once. Originally consisting of a single evening event, the contest has expanded greatly as new countries joined, leading to the introduction of relegation procedures in the 1990s and eventually the creation of semi-finals in the 2000s.
context_section_description: Since the first editions of the contest, the contest's voting procedure has been presided over by a scrutineer nominated by the EBU, who is responsible for ensuring that all points are allocated correctly and in turn. This has evolved into the present-day role of the Executive Supervisor, who along with overseeing the voting is also responsible for ensuring the organisation of the contest on behalf of the EBU, enforcing the rules and overseeing the TV production during the live shows. Since 2011, the Executive Supervisor has been assisted by an Event Supervisor, who oversees and coordinates other matters related to the event on behalf of the EBU. The below table outlines the holders of the posts of Executive Supervisor and Event Supervisor in the contest's history:
caption: Jon Ola Sand, the contest's Executive Supervisor from 2011 to 2020.
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