Silvia Toffanin
Silvia Toffanin (born 26 October 1979) is an Italian television host, and former fashion model Education In 2007, Toffanin earned a degree in Foreign Languages and Literature from Catholic University of Milan. Career In 1997, Toffanin was a contestant for Miss Italia but did not win. In 2000, Toffanin debuted in TV as one of the dancers in the Canale 5 quiz ''Passaparola'', with Gerry Scotti (2000). Toffanin stayed in ''Passaparola'' until 2002, when she replaced Michelle Hunziker in the late night show ''Nonsolomoda''; she hosted this show until 2009. In 2003 she presented ''Moda mare a Porto Cervo'' and then the Saturday afternoon show ''Mosquito'', aired by Italia 1, until 2004. In September 2006 Toffanin replaced Paola Perego in '' Verissimo'', which in that year switched from the daily schedule to the Saturday afternoon. It is still aired by Canale 5. After 2007, Toffanin became a professional journalist. Personal life Since 2001 Toffanin's partner is Pier Silvio B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marostica
Marostica (; vec, Maròstega ), is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It is mostly famous for its live chess event and for the local cherry variety. History Between the 11th and 13th centuries, the locality was greatly influenced by several members of the important medieval family from the Veneto, known as the Ezzelini. They were finally defeated in 1260. Marostica was a Venetian city until Venice joined Italy. During the 19th century it was mainly a relatively poor town; a great number of inhabitants went to look for fortune in Brazil and many other places in the world. The wealth of the town grew greatly after the second world war. Marostica is famous for the human chess game it carries out every 2 years (in the even-numbered years), with living chess pieces, in the city public square. Festival Facts According to legend the original match took place on September 12, 1454, so during the 2nd weekend in September of even-numbered years, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pier Silvio Berlusconi
Pier Silvio Berlusconi (born 28 April 1969) is an Italian entrepreneur in the media business. He is the son of the former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and his first wife Carla Lucia Elvira Dall'Oglio. He has one older sister, Maria Elvira "Marina" (born in 1966) and three younger half-siblings from his father's second marriage ( Barbara, Eleonora and Luigi). Since 1992 Berlusconi held several positions at Mediaset, the Italian commercial television network founded by his father, Silvio Berlusconi, and now controlled by the Berlusconi family through Fininvest Finanziaria d'investimento Fininvest S.p.A., known as Fininvest S.p.A., is an Italian holding company controlled by the Berlusconi family and managed by Silvio Berlusconi's eldest daughter Marina Berlusconi. Structure The Fininvest group is co .... In November 1996 he was appointed director of scheduling and programme coordination for Mediaset's three channels. In April 2000 he became deputy chairman of t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Miss Italia
Miss Italia is a beauty pageant awarding prizes every year to young, female contestants from Italy. Since the first edition of the contest in 1939 many of the contestants have gone on to notable careers in television and film. History The forerunner of Miss Italia was '' Miss Sorriso'' (Miss Smile) started in 1939 by Dino Villani, and sponsored by a brand of toothpaste. Contestants were judged by their photographs rather than competing on a runway. After a break during World War II, the contest resumed in 1946 and adopted the present-day name of Miss Italia. It was held in Stresa, which had managed to maintain its hotel infrastructure despite the war. The venue then changed several times before it was established that Salsomaggiore Terme would be the permanent, annual host to the pageant. Like contemporary Italian society itself, Miss Italia has gone through many changes over the years. In 1950 it was first broadcast on the radio. But since 1987 it has been broadcast live on te ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Canale 5
Canale 5 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel of Mediaset, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980. On 4 December 2012, Mediaset launched Canale 5 HD, a simulcast of Canale 5 in high-definition. Since January 2013, Canale 5 has been directed by Giancarlo Scheri. History In 1978, Telemilano, a local Milan-based broadcaster became Canale 5 two years later and began broadcasting nationally. Canale 5 was subsequently joined by Italia 1 (in 1982) and Rete 4 (in 1984). 2000s Since 2003, the channel is also free of charge in digital terrestrial areas in areas covered by Mediaset 2 and Mediaset 4 mux, and from 26 November 2010 also in the areas covered by the Mediaset 6 mux through the deferred version of one hour ''Canale 5 +1'', Transferred from 11 July 2011 on mux Mediaset 5. It was also available until 11 July 2011, in high definition (though forced) Canale 5 HD in regions where transiti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gerry Scotti
Gerry Scotti (born Virginio Scotti on 7 August 1956) is an Italian television presenter, actor and former member of the Italian Parliament. Early years Scotti was born Virginio Scotti on 7 August 1956 in Miradolo Terme, Pavia. After giving up studying law, Scotti began his broadcasting career as a disc jockey" at Radio Milano International. In 1982, he moved to ''Radio DeeJay'' and a year later became the host of ''DeeJay Television'', the first Italian programme for music videos, broadcast by Italia 1. Scotti also hosted other music programmes such as ''Festivalbar''. Television career Scotti was a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Socialist Party from 1987 to 1992. Since the 1990s, Scotti has been a television presenter, almost exclusively for Canale 5. He is known as a quiz show host, having presented '' Chi vuol essere milionario?'', the Italian version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'', '' Passaparola'', the Italian version of The Alphabet ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michelle Hunziker
Michelle Yvonne Hunziker (Swiss , ; born 24 January 1977) is a Swiss-Italian television presenter and former model. Early life Hunziker was born in Sorengo, Lugano, in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. Her mother Ineke is Dutch and her father Rudolf, who died of a heart attack in 2001, was a German-speaking Swiss. He was a painter but worked as a hotel manager. In 1983, the family moved to Ostermundigen, a suburb of Bern in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. In Ostermundigen Hunziker attended elementary school. After moving to Milan with her mother, she became a fashion model and was hired by Riccardo Gay, an agent. At 17 she posed for Armani, Rocco Barocco, La Perla, Colmar, Fuerte Ventura, Lovable and Swish. Career As she was Eros Ramazzotti's fiancée, Hunziker was discovered by an Italian TV producer. In 1996, she presented the Rai Uno-show ''I cervelloni'' with Paolo Bonolis. In summer, she presented the prime time comedy show ''Paperissima Sprint'' ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Porto Cervo
Porto Cervo (; ) is an Italian seaside resort in northern Sardinia. It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Arzachena, in the province of Sassari. Created by Prince Karim Aga Khan and various other investors, Porto Cervo is the main centre of Costa Smeralda. It has a resident population of 421 inhabitants. Porto Cervo has been named one of the most expensive resorts in the world, along as being a luxury yacht magnet and billionaires' playground. History The village itself was designed in the 1950–1960s by architects and landscape designers such as Jacques Couelle, Luigi Vietti and Michele Busiri Vici. Geography Porto Cervo lies in the northeastern corner of Sardinia, by the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian Coast, some km south of La Maddalena island. It is from Arzachena, from Olbia and from Palau, Sardinia, Palau. The Port Porto Cervo has a well-equipped marina consisting of two ports: The Old Port (Porto Vecchio) and the Modern Marina. The Porto Vecchio (old port) in the vil ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Italia 1
Italia 1 (Italian pronunciation ) is an Italian free-to-air television channel on the Mediaset network, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It is oriented at both young and adult people. Italia 1 was launched on 3 January 1982 and, originally, was owned by Rusconi; after a few months, however, due to the aggressive dumping practices of Silvio Berlusconi's rival network Canale 5, Rusconi was forced to sell the majority of his company to Fininvest, allowing Berlusconi to further strengthen his media holdings. History Launch (1982–1983) Launched 3 January 1982 by print media editor Edilio Rusconi, Italia 1 was born from the idea of a network supported by twenty regional broadcasting stations, some owned by Rusconi himself and others simply affiliated to broadcast throughout Italian territory on the 'ploy' of interconnection. The lead broadcasting station is Milan-based Antenna Nord, but Rome's Quinta Rete also has an important role. Lillo Tombolini is the executive director. The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paola Perego
Paola Perego (, born 17 April 1966) is an Italian television host and actress. Biography Perego was born in Monza. She spent her first twenty years in Brugherio where her grandparents lived. She made her debut in 1982 as a model after visiting a friend in Milan. In 1983 she started working in TV in the local station Antenna 3 Lombardia with comedians Ric e Gian and Teo Teocoli in ''Ric e Gian graffiti''. She was noticed by the Fininvest television network and signed a contract with it in 1984. She started working on Italia 1 with Marco Columbro in the primetime show ''Autostop'', and during the 1980s worked in several entertainment and sports shows including ''Record'', ''Superecord'', ''American Ball'', ''Cadillac'', ''Grand Prix'', ''Azzurro'' and ''Calciomania''. In 1991 she moved to Telemontecarlo where she presented ''Settimo squillo'' with Remo Girone, and the primetime medicine show ''Quando c'è la salute'', with Tiberio Timperi during the 1991/1992 season. The next year ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Verissimo (TV Series)
Verissimo, initially titled ''Verissimo - Tutti i colori della cronaca'' is an Italian entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on 1996 on Canale 5. It has been produced in collaboration with TG5 until 2006, when the program switched to Videonews. From September 1996 until June 2006, it was a daily show, initially hosted by the journalist Cristina Parodi and the replaced by Benedetta Corbi and Giuseppe Brindisi and after by Paola Perego. From September 2006, it became a weekly show hosted by Silvia Toffanin and entirely dedicated to gossip Gossip is idle talk or rumour, especially about the personal or private affairs of others; the act is also known as dishing or tattling. Gossip is a topic of research in evolutionary psychology, which has found gossip to be an important means ... and interviews. References R.T.I. - Mediaset Mass media in Rome Entertainment news shows Italian television news shows 1996 Italian televisi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Verissimo (TV Show)
Verissimo, initially titled ''Verissimo - Tutti i colori della cronaca'' is an Italian entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on 1996 on Canale 5. It has been produced in collaboration with TG5 until 2006, when the program switched to Videonews. From September 1996 until June 2006, it was a daily show, initially hosted by the journalist Cristina Parodi and the replaced by Benedetta Corbi and Giuseppe Brindisi and after by Paola Perego. From September 2006, it became a weekly show hosted by Silvia Toffanin and entirely dedicated to gossip Gossip is idle talk or rumour, especially about the personal or private affairs of others; the act is also known as dishing or tattling. Gossip is a topic of research in evolutionary psychology, which has found gossip to be an important means ... and interviews. References R.T.I. - Mediaset Mass media in Rome Entertainment news shows Italian television news shows 1996 Italian televisio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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