Edward af Sillén was born in 1982 and works as a comedywriter, screenwriter and director.
For Swedish Television SVT he did the commentary for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009,[1] Eurovision Song Contest 2010[2] and again for Eurovision Song Contest 2011.[3] In Eurovision Song Contest 2010 from Oslo, Edward wrote the script and directed the hosts of the contest; Erik Solbakken, Haddy Jatou N'jie and Nadia Hasnaoui.
In Sweden he has written and directed the biggest live TV broadcast Melodifestivalen in 2009 and again in 2010.
He translated and assisted directed the Swedish productions of Robert Harling's Steel Magnolias at the Vasateatern in Stockholm in 2008 - 2009, starring Pernilla August, Melinda Kinnaman among others.[4] At Stockholms Stadsteater he assisted directed the musical Hair and Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare.
He wrote the Guldbaggegalan in 2004 for actress Maria Lundqvist and again in 2007 for comedian Sissela Kyle live on SVT, which he also directed.
In 2011 Edward af Sillén is writing and directing the show Tomas Ledin Showtime at Rondo in Gothenburg.