Alessandro Cattelan

Alessandro Cattelan
Cattelan in 2017
Born (1980-05-11) 11 May 1980 (age 44)
Tortona, Italy
OccupationTelevision presenter
Years active2003–present
Employer(s)
Spouse
Ludovica Sauer
(m. 2014)
[1]
Children2

Alessandro Cattelan (born 11 May 1980) is an Italian television and radio presenter best known for presenting the Italian edition of Total Request Live, broadcast by MTV Italia, and Le Iene, broadcast by Mediaset's Italia 1. Cattelan also hosted the Italian version of The X Factor from 2011 to 2020.

During the 2018–19 season, Cattelan presented the Italian late show E poi c'è Cattelan (EPCC), on air on Sky Uno.[2] He was also nominated as a possible candidate for the Sanremo Music Festival 2020,[3] as well as being confirmed by RAI as one of the three hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, alongside Laura Pausini and Mika, after he signed a contract with the national broadcaster.[4] He is set to co-host the final of Sanremo 2025.[5]

Cattelan is a devoted fan of football club Inter Milan, and is often present in the stadium and training sessions of the team.

  1. ^ "Alessandro Cattelan - Biography". IMDb.
  2. ^ "EPCC – Cattelan parla dal vivo con il suo pubblico" [EPCC – Cattelan talks live to his audience]. Sky Uno (in Italian). Sky Italia. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. ^ Pascoli, Andrea. "Cattelan prossimo conduttore del Festival di Sanremo nel 2020" [Cattelan as the next showman of the 2020 Sanremo Festival] (in Italian). Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. ^ Scarpone, Cristian (17 September 2021). "Rai director confirms Eurovision 2022 host city delay and negotiations for Alessandro Cattelan to host". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Sanremo, Cattelan sarà uno dei co-conduttori per la finale del festival" [Sanremo, Cattelan will be one of the co-hosts for the festival's final] (in Italian). ANSA. 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-11.