Risto Mejide Roldán (born 29 November 1974 in

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), formerly named Ricardo Mejide Roldán, is a Spanish

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, talent show judge,

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and

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, best known as a judge on the television talent shows ''

Operación Triunfo ''Star Academy'', called ''Operación Triunfo'' ("Operation Triumph") in Spanish-speaking countries, is a highly successful television pop music talent contest with viewer voting and reality show elements. Format There are many versions of t ...

'', '' Tú sí que vales'' , ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Top Star. ¿Cuánto vale tu voz?'', all five of them aired on

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Biography

Risto Mejide holds a degree and

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from the

ESADE Business School ESADE Business School is a private college and graduate school located in Barcelona, Spain. It is part of ESADE ( Catalan: ''Escola Superior d'Administració i Direcció d'Empreses'', Spanish: ''Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección d ...

(1997), where he also worked as a lecturer.

Private life

On 20 May 2017, Mejide married model and social media personality Laura Escanes, twenty years his junior. Both were the guest stars of an episode of the television series ''Planeta Calleja''. They have a daughter named Roma.

Career

Mejide joined the jury of ''Operación Triunfo'' on its fifth series and became known for his harsh comments, which often offended the contestants. He has been compared to

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. In 2008 Mejide published his first book, ''El Pensamiento Negativo'' ("The Negative Thinking"). In 2009 he began to work as a

and

, associating himself with Labuat. In 2009, Mejide began to host his own show, titled ''G-20'', on Telecinco, but it was cancelled shortly after its premiere due to low ratings. In 2011 he joined the jury of ''Tú sí que vales''. In 2014, he hosted three seasons of talk show ''Viajando con Chester'' on

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. The show was renewed for a fourth season, but Mejide was replaced by journalist

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as his contract with

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terminated. A month later he was hired by

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, Mediaset's main competitor. In 2015, Mejide hosted two seasons of talk show ''Al rincón de pensar'' on Antena 3. In 2016, Mejide was rehired by Mediaset España. Mejide joined the jury of talent show ''

'' on its second season. He also hosted talk show ''Chester in Love'' on Cuatro. In 2017, a

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hosted by Mejide and titled ''All You Need Is Love... O No'' premiered on Telecinco. In 2018, he joined the jury on talent show ''

''. Since 2019, Mejide hosts the current affairs talk show ''Todo es mentira'', on Cuatro.

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* * * 1975 births Living people ESADE alumni Spanish television presenters Spanish songwriters Spanish male writers {{spain-tv-bio-stub