Biography of Alessandro Cattelan

May 11, 1980
Alessandro Cattelan was born 11 May 1980 in Tortona, province of Alessandria. In 2001 he made his debut on television on the music channel Viva, leading the program "Viv.it". The following year, the network takes the name of All Music, and "Viv.it" becomes "Play.it".

Italy 1 and MTV

In 2003 Scott lands on Italy 1 where is one of the stars of the children's show "Ziggie", alongside the Dutch presenter Ellen Hidding. The following year, passes from All Music at Mtv Italy, where is the face of "Most Wanted". Subsequently, together with Giorgia Surina is the host of "Viva Las Vegas", transmitted directly from the United States. Since the autumn of 2005 is the host of Mtv's "Supersonic" and-still alongside Giorgia Surina-of "Total Request Live"; his experience at "Trl" continues the following year when the Surina leave Mtv.

The hyenas and the hard hip hop

Also in 2006, Alessandro Cattelan is among the messengers of "reservoir dogs", aired on Italy 1, and made his debut as a singer: together with Gianluca Qadri, in fact, he founded the duo 0131, performing in hip hop. Cattelan and Qadri also publish an album, titled "Sunglasses (don't tell anyone)." Alexander engages even as radio host, presenting on Radio 105 "105 at one o'clock", broadcast at thirteen, directed by Gilberto joints. From 2006 to 2008 is one of the presenters of the "Day" and "Mtv Trl Awards". In 2008, the vj piemontese leaves "Trl" and focuses on "Lazarus" program that helped devise together with Francesco Mandelli and Alexio Bain and leading to the side of the same M.. The broadcast, which takes place in various cities of the Usa, says-in the form of documentary-the journey of two VJs from Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, Nashville and Memphis to discover famous people who have entered the myth until they died. While filming, Alessandro Cattelan has an opportunity, inter alia, to learn how to use the surfboard in Pacifica, to travel between San Francisco and Los Angeles aboard a red convertible and take a close look at Death Valley. During the same period, Cattelan also takes part in "Stasera niente Mtv", with Ambra Angiolini, Omar Fantini and Alexander Sampaoli.

Cattelan writer

During the same period he debuted as a writer: the 1 St April is published his novel "but life is another thing", done in collaboration with his friend and singer Agliardi and published by Arnoldo Mondadori. Since September 2009, after having carried out the "Coca Cola Live @Mtv-The Summer Song", is one of the faces of the cast of "Quelli che il calcio", Sunday program presented on Raidue by Simona Ventura. In March of 2010 he released his second book, always by Arnoldo Mondadori, entitled "hard Areas", that repeating the success of the former.

X Factor on Sky

In the summer of 2011, Alessandro Cattelan became one of the most important faces of Sky: a July presents "Copa America Hoy" on Sky Sports, telling the Latin America through the America's Cup soccer games, music, art, literature and cinema; Since September, however, is the host of "X Factor" talent show moved to BBC two to Sky One that sees the cast of jurors Arisa, Simona Ventura, and Morgan Carroll. A few weeks later, Alessandro Cattelan gives published his third novel, entitled "When are you coming to get me?".

The years 2010

In 2012 becomes the father of her first daughter, Nina, had by the model Switzerland Ludovica Sauer; on the professional front, leaves Radio 105, presents on Sky Prima Fila "Italy Loves Emilia", musical event dedicated to earthquake in Emilia Romagna, and is still at the helm of "X Factor" (on the jury there are Simona Ventura, helium, Arisa and Morgan Carroll). The following year-besides the return of "X Factor" (on the jury there are Helium, Simona Ventura, Mika and Morgan)--Cattelan was called to lead on Sky Arts HD "I could do that too," in four episodes program dedicated to contemporary art with the participation of international critic Francesco Bonami. Back in radio, becoming part of the cast of Radio Deejay, radio station for which presents Monday through Friday, from noon to 1, "Catteland", directed by DJ Aladyn. The basic idea of the program is to create a playground themed radio, with indexes and the interventions of the listeners, both on the phone and sms. In 2014, the year he married Ludovica Sauer, he was given a talk show in late evening, always on Sky one entitled "and then there's Cattelan", would like to refer to the American talk show the second night, in the style of David Letterman. Alexander will perform at the cinema, with the film "every damn Christmas," directed by Luca Vendruscolo, Doris Tan and Giacomo Ciarrapico, who sees also starring Caterina Guzzanti, Corrado Guzzanti, Valerio Mastandrea, Stefano Fresi, Laura Morante, Francis Pannofino and Joe Gallagher. Since October, is again the host of "X Factor", with jurors Victoria Cabello, Mika, Michael and Morgan.
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