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

Life and career

Born in

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, 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 Rai 1 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's Flagship (broadcasting), flagship television channel and is known for broadcasting ...

musical show ''

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''. He later hosted several successful TV programmes, including ''Aria fresca'', ''

L'eredità ''L'eredità'' (''The inheritance'') is an Italian Rai 1 game show currently hosted by Marco Liorni. It premiered on 29 July 2002. From 29 July 2002 to 10 June 2006, it was hosted by Italian presenter Amadeus (presenter), Amadeus. He was succeed ...

'', ''I migliori anni'', '' Tale e Quale Show'', '' Domenica in'' and five editions of '' Miss Italia''. In 2014, Conti was named the host and artistic director of the Sanremo Music Festival 2015. He continued in these roles for the

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and

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editions of the festival. He reprised them for

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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 . In 2025, Conti hosted the

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competition series '' Ne vedremo delle belle''.

Personal life

Conti is a 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