Carlo Natale Marino Conti (born 13 March 1961), simply known as Carlo Conti, is an Italian television presenter.
Carlo Conti | |
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Born | Florence, Italy | 13 March 1961
Occupation | Television presenter |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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]
On 15 June 2011, an asteroid was named after him, 78535 Carloconti.[3] He considers himself Roman Catholic.[4]
In 2014, Conti was named as a host and the artistic director of the Sanremo Music Festival for 2015. He continued in these roles for the 2016 edition of the festival and did so again in 2017. On 15 April 2024, RAI announced that Conti would be taking over from Amadeus for the 2025 edition.[5]