Carlo Natale Marino Conti (born 13 March 1961), simply known as Carlo Conti, is an Italian television presenter.

Life and career

Born in Florence, Conti graduated in accountancy, then he was a bank teller from 1981 to 1986.. 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''. He later hosted several successful TV programmes, including ''Aria fresca'', ''

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'' and five editions of '' Miss Italia''. In 2014, Conti was named the host and artistic director of the

Sanremo Music Festival 2015 The Sanremo Music Festival 2015 (''65° Festival della Canzone Italiana di Sanremo 2015'') was the 65th annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, Liguria, between 10 and 14 February 2015 and b ...

. He continued in these roles for the

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and

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editions of the festival. He will reprise them in

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and 2026. Conti has been a recurrent host of the TIM Music Awards. In June 2024, he hosted the event alongside .

Personal life

Conti is Roman Catholic. 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. On 15 June 2011, the asteroid 78535 Carloconti was named after him.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Conti, Carlo 1961 births Living people Mass media people from Florence Italian television presenters Beauty pageant hosts Italian Roman Catholics