Carlo Conti

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Carlo Conti
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Conti in 2019
Born
Carlo Natale Marino Conti

(1961-03-13) 13 March 1961 (age 63)
Florence, Italy
OccupationTelevision presenter
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse
Francesca Vaccaro
(m. 2012)
Children1
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Carlo Natale Marino Conti (born 13 March 1961), simply known as Carlo Conti, is an Italian television presenter.

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Early life and career

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]

In 2024 was named the Host of the TIM Summer Hits  [ it ] with Andrea Delogu  [ it ].

Personal life

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]

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