Sílvia Alberto (born 18 May 1981) is a Portuguese

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and

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, currently employed by

Rádio e Televisão de Portugal Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) is the public service broadcasting organisation of Portugal. It operates four national television channels and three national radio stations, as well as several satellite and cable offerings. The current co ...

. She began her career in 2000, presenting ''Clube Disney'' on

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. She was one of the hosts of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

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Early life

She studied Theatre at the

Lisbon Theatre and Film School The Lisbon Theatre and Film School (''Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema'') of the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon inherited the function of the National Conservatoire, founded by Almeida Garrett, in 1836, and of teaching Film, introduced in the ...

Career

Alberto is best known for hosting seven editions of ''

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'' (Portuguese heats for the

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), ''Dança Comigo'' (Portuguese version of ''

Strictly Come Dancing ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (informally known as ''Strictly'') is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly ballroom and Latin dance. Each couple is scored by a panel of usually 4 ...

''), ''

Operação Triunfo ''Operação Triunfo (OT)'' is the Portuguese version of the original Star Academy (in the original Spanish version of the reality show ''Operación Triunfo'' broadcast by RTP). The first two seasons were hosted by Catarina Furtado, and the ot ...

'', ''MasterChef'', ''Top Chef'' and presenting the RTP talent programme ''

Aqui há talento ''Aqui há talento'' was an older Portuguese version of the ''Got Talent'' series. It was launched on RTP1 on February 1, 2007. Singers, dancers, comedians, variety acts, and other performers competed against each other for a €10,000 money pri ...

''. She also had a three year stint with the broadcaster

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, where she co-hosted the first two series of '' Ídolos'' and the 2004 Portuguese Golden Globes. On 8 January 2018, she was announced as one of the four hosts of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest alongside

Filomena Cautela Filomena Cautela (born 16 December 1984) is a Portuguese television presenter and actress. Cautela started her acting career in the theatre in the year 2000. In 2004, she made her debut in cinema, and in 2005, she was cast as a presenter by MTV Po ...

Daniela Ruah Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah (born December 2, 1983) is an American-Portuguese actress and film director best known for playing NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye in the CBS police procedural series '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. Early life Ruah was born in Bos ...

, and

Catarina Furtado Catarina Cardoso Garcia da Fonseca Furtado (born 25 August 1972) is a Portuguese television presenter, actress and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador. Catarina was born in Lisbon and is a daughter of RTP journalist Joaquim Furtado. Career Throughout h ...

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* 1981 births Living people Actresses from Lisbon Portuguese television presenters Portuguese television personalities Portuguese television actresses Portuguese game show hosts Lisbon Theatre and Film School alumni Portuguese women television presenters Eurovision commentators {{Portugal-bio-stub

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