Jon Ola Sand
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Sand in Baku, at the semi-final allocation draw ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
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| Born |
21 December 1961 Oslo, Norway |
| Residence | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Television executive |
| Parent(s) |
Bjørn Sand Unni Bernhoft |
| Relatives |
Bias Bernhoft (grandfather) Simen Sand (brother) |
Jon Ola Sand (born 21 December 1961 in Oslo) is a Norwegian television executive, who is the European Broadcasting Union's Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest.
He is the son of revue writer and actor Bjørn Sand and actress Unni Bernhoft. He grew up at Vinderen in Oslo, and has a brother and a sister. His brother, Simen, is an actor and author.
As of May 2010, Sand was in a cohabiting relationship with the Swedish choreographer Mattias Carlsson. Sand lives in Geneva, Switzerland.
In October 2010, Sand was a passenger on a train that derailed at Skotterud in Hedmark, Norway, an incident which resulted in some 40 people being injured.
Sand appeared in a minor role in the 1980 film At dere tør!,having graduated the same year from the music branch of his local upper secondary school. As a teenager he played the drums in a hard rock band, which eventually led him being hired by NRK, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation as a researcher for a music TV programme. He started his television career in NRK in 1981, and advanced via programme secretary to producer and project leader, eventually leading major productions and co-productions at NRK. He had a stint in the competing channel TV 2 from 1992 to 1996. Sand is a member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Television shows produced or directed by Sand include the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, the Amanda Award show and Melodi Grand Prix. In the years 1998 to 2005 he led the Norwegian delegation to the Eurovision Song Contest.
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