The internationally acclaimed Austrian stage director, Marvin Dietmann, has been appointed by ORF as the Eurovision 2026 Head of Contest, thanks to his great expertise and connaisance.

Marvin Dietmann has been involved in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2011 in various roles and was the stage director behind Conchita‘s epic Eurovision 2014 winning perfomance. He has worked with numerous countries as the stage and creative director at the ESC  throughout the years: Bulgaria, UK, Austria, Australia, Cyprus, Germany, Ireland, Czechia, Georgia, Spain, Israel, Ireland, Armenia and Estonia.

Marvin has great experience when it comes to Eurovision as he has also worked as the stage and creative director at the event in recent years (2015-2025).

The Austrian national broadcaster, ORF, has appointed Marvin Dietmann as the Eurovision 2026 Head of Contest. Marvin has overseen the Eurovision 2026 stand-in artist auditions:

 

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About Dietmann

Dietman is the producer and director of a number of entertainment and concert television shows. He has also shot more than 100 music videos and is the main director of many artists’ music tours.

Marvin Dietmann was born in Vienna, the capital of Austria, and his creative career began at the age of six. At the age of 22, he created his own co-directing creative company, after which he produced more than 250 television shows in 27 countries.


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 23 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.