Carlo Conti
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Carlo Conti | |
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.jpg) Conti in 2019 | |
| Born | Carlo Natale Marino Conti 13 March 1961 Florence, Italy |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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Francesca Vaccaro (m. 2012) |
| Children | 1 |
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Carlo Natale Marino Conti (born 13 March 1961), simply known as Carlo Conti, is an Italian television presenter.
Early life and career[edit]
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Born in Florence, Conti graduated in accountancy, then he was a bank teller from 1981 to 1986.[1] After some experiences in radio as a presenter and a DJ, he debuted as a television presenter in 1985, hosting the Rai 1 musical show Discoring.[2]
He later hosted several successful TV programmes, including Aria fresca, L'eredità, I migliori anni, Tale e Quale Show, Domenica in and five editions of Miss Italia.[1][2]
In 2014, Conti was named the host and artistic director of the Sanremo Music Festival 2015. He continued in these roles for the 2016 and 2017 editions of the festival. He will reprise them in 2025 and 2026.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Conti is Roman Catholic.[4] On 16 June 2012, he married at the Pieve di Sant'Andrea in Cercina costume designer Francesca Vaccaro, with whom he had had a past relationship. On 8 February 2014, their son Matteo was born.[5]
On 15 June 2011, the asteroid 78535 Carloconti was named after him.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Dell'Arti, Giorgio; Parrini, Massimo (2008). Catalogo dei viventi 2009: 7247 italiani notevoli con l'indice di tutti i nomi citati (in Italian). Venice: Marsilio. ISBN 978-88-317-9599-9..
- ^ a b Grasso, Aldo, ed. (1996). Enciclopedia della televisione (in Italian). Milan: Garzanti. ISBN 88-11-50466-X.
- ^ "Carlo Conti alla guida di Sanremo per i prossimi due anni" [Carlo Conti at the helm of Sanremo for the next two years] (in Italian). ANSA. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ D'Angelo, Francesca (2016). "La mia fede 'normale' imparata dalla mamma". Credere (in Italian). No. 18. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Chi è Francesca Vaccaro, moglie di Carlo Conti e madre di suo figlio Matteo". Fanpage (in Italian). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Anile, Alberto (18 April 2012). "Carlo Conti, ecco il mio nuovo show senza pianti né litigi". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
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