Heads of Delegation
In football, each club has a coach, at the Olympics, each delegation has a chef de mission and at the Eurovision Song Contest, each delegation is being managed by the Head of Delgation.
Each public broadcaster taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest appoints a Head of Delegation. This person is the European Broadcasting Union's contact person and the leader of his/her delegation, which includes the Head of Press, performers, song writers, composers, backing vocalists and other people.
As participating in the Eurovision Song Contest is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most artists, the experience of the Head of Delegation is crucial!
Traditionally, the delegation head visits the Heads of Delegation meeting in March, where everyone is being informed on the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest.
You can find the contact details for each Head of Delegation for 2016 below.
Hosts
Måns Zelmerlöw and Petra Mede hosted the two Semi-Finals and Grand Final in 2016.