EBU Member SVT has announced the two hosts for the 61st Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm next May. 2015 Winner Måns Zelmerlöw will take to the stage once again, this time as presenter, alongside comedienne Petra Mede who also makes a Eurovision return. She hosted the Contest when it was last held in Sweden in 2013.

“I’m so incredibly happy to be part of the Eurovison Song Contest sphere once more,” said Zelmerlöw.  “And to be doing it together with Petra Mede, whom I consider an outstanding host and also one of the most delightful people I know, is great. For my part I’m convinced that the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 will be at least as much fun as last year was.”

Petra Mede says she’s honoured and happy to be hosting again:  “It’s so incredible that I, once again, get the honour to be a part of the Eurovision Song Contest and doing this together with Måns Zelmerlöw, it’s a dream come true. He’s extremely professional so the one to be worried about is me, and what I’m going to wear,” she said.

The Executive Producer of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Martin Österdahl is pleased to be welcoming the two hosts to Stockholm next May: “We are incredibly proud to present a superstar host duo. Viewers in Europe will recognise Petra Mede from her acclaimed effort in 2013 and Måns Zelmerlöw as the defending champion. With their capability we can build on their recognition and deliver something unexpected that Europe hasn’t seen before.”

The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 is a co-production between the EBU and SVT and will take place in the Globe Arena in Stockholm on Tuesday May 10 (Semi Final 1), Thursday May 12 (Semi Final 2) and Saturday May 14 (Grand Final).

HOST INFORMATION

Måns Zelmerlöw
Born: 1986, June 13
Home: Stockholm (grew up in Lund, in the south of Sweden)
Profession: Host, songwriter, artist
Selective TV Curriculum vitae: Idol (2005), Let’s Dance (2006), Melodifestivalen 2007 ”Cara Mia”, Melodifestivalen 2009 ”Hope & Glory”, Melodifestivalen 2010 as host, Allsång på Skansen as host 2011-2013. Måns Zelmerlöw has also played the leading role in the musicals Grease 2006, Footloose 2007, Romeo and Julia 2011 and Spök 2013-2014. He has also released seven records, the latest in 2015.

For more information: http://mzw.se

Petra Mede
Born: 1970, March 7
Home: Bromma, Stockholm (grew up in Partille, outisde Gothenburg)
Profession: Host, comedian, guide of Stockholm, actor, author
Selective TV Curriculum vitae: Högklackat 2012, Guldbaggegalan 2011,2012 and 2015, Maestro 2011, QX-galan 2009-2010, Välkommen åter 2010, Petra Mede Show 2010, Melodifestivalen 2009 as host, Morgonsoffan 2008, Hjälp 2008-2009, Parlamentet 2007-2009, Extra! Extra! 2007-2008, Stockholm Live 2007, Familjen Rysberg 2015, Eurovision’s Greatest Hits 2015 as host together with legendary BBC host Graham Norton celebrating 60 years of the Eurovision Song Contest.

For more information: http://www.petramede.se/