SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, has announced today that Edward af Sillen will be the Swedish Eurovision 2026 commentator in Vienna.
Edward af Sillen will be the Swedish ESC commentator for the fifteenth time in Vienna come May. Edward has gained much fame, name and recogntion thanks to his fabulous coverage and commetary of the Eurovision Song Contest for Swedish viewers. This time he will be going solo and commenting on all three Eurovision 2026 show all by himself.
Edward af Sillen says:
To be able to guide viewers through the most fun music competition of the year for the fifteenth time is a great honor and an enormous joy. I am now considering commenting on the program wearing a lace face mask for Felicia’s sake. Here we go!
Anders Wistbacka (SVT Project Manager) says:
It is so much fun that Edward will guide the Swedish television audience through this colorful music festival again this year. With his safe humor and solid knowledge, he always gives the viewers that little extra.
Commentators 2000–2026:
- 2000: Christer Lundh and Pernilla Månsson
- 2001: Henrik Olsson
- 2002: Christer Björkman and Claes Åkeson
- 2003: Pekka Heino
- 2004: Pekka Heino
- 2005: Pekka Heino
- 2006: Pekka Heino
- 2007: Kristian Luuk and Josef Sterzenbach
- 2008: Kristian Luuk and Josef Sterzenbach
- 2009: Edward af Sillén and Shirley Clamp
- 2010: Edward af Sillén and Christine Meltzer
- 2011: Edward af Sillén and Hélène Benno
- 2012: Edward af Sillén and Gina Dirawi
- 2013: Josefine Sundström
- 2014: Edward af Sillén and Malin Olsson
- 2015: Edward af Sillén and Sanna Nielsen
- 2016: Lotta Bromé
- 2017: Edward af Sillén and Måns Zelmerlöw
- 2018: Edward af Sillén and Sanna Nielsen
- 2019: Edward af Sillén and Charlotte Perrelli
- 2020: Contest cancelled
- 2021: Edward af Sillén and Christer Björkman
- 2022: Edward af Sillén and Linnea Henriksson
- 2023: Edward af Sillén and Måns Zelmerlöw
- 2024: Edward af Sillén and Tina Mehrafzoon
- 2025: Edward as Sillén and Petra Mede
- 2026: Edward af Sillén
