Stefano De Martino (born 3 October 1989), is an Italian

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and former

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Biography

Stefano De Martino took his first steps in the dance sector at the age of ten. In 2007 he managed to win a scholarship in

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, at the

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, thanks to which he has the opportunity to get in touch with modern and contemporary dance. After working in the Oltre Dance Company with the choreographer Macia Del Prete, in 2009 he participated as a competitor in the ninth edition of the talent show ''

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'', on

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, being eliminated in the semifinals and finishing first among the dancers. He wins a contract with

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which allows him to take part in a tour that takes him to

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and

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. Since 2010 he has been back to ''

'', this time as a professional dancer. Meanwhile, he works as a dance teacher and choreographer. In 2011, in Luciano Cannito's ballet ''Cassandra'', she played the role of Aeneas alongside

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. In 2015 De Martino became a supporter and host of ''

'''s daytime. In the same year, he is one of the protagonists of ''Pequeños gigantes'', a program hosted by

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aired at the beginning of 2016 on

, captaining the ''Gli incredibili'' team. Starting from 2016 he joined the cast of ''Selfie – Le cose cambiano'', conducted by

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, in which he is one of the mentors. In 2018 he was chosen as correspondent of the thirteenth edition of the reality show broadcast on

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'', hosted by

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. Since 2019 he has hosted the comedy program ''Made in Sud'' on

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, supported by

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, with the participation of

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and Biagio Izzo. In the same year he always leads on

with

the Notte della Taranta, the final of the Castrocaro Festival 2019 and, replacing

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, he presents Tonight everything is possible, a program that he will also conduct in the following years always on

. In 2021 he returned to ''

'', with the role of judge, together with Stash and Emanuele Filiberto, to then be confirmed together with them also for the following edition. Since December 2021 he has hosted his variety entitled ''Bar Stella'' in the late evening on

. In the summer of 2022 he hosted ''Tim Summer Hits'' in

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together with Andrea Delogu. On 4 June 2023 at the

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he hosted ''Sarò con te – La festa del Napoli'', the special for the

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championship winner broadcast on

in prime time. On 18 May 2024, De Martino was defined in the Novella 2000 special as the second sexiest man in Italy. On 23 May 2024, De Martino signed a multi-year contract with

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, due to the excellent results achieved in terms of audience success in his television broadcasts. On 2 September 2024, he began hosting ''

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'', the Italian version of ''Deal or No Deal''.

Personal life

In 2009, within the ''

'' school, he began a relationship with

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, which ended in 2012. In the same year he became engaged to the

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, marrying her on 20 September 2013 and with whom he has a son, Santiago, born on April 9 of the same year. The couple separated in 2015 and then got back together in 2019. The two broke up again in May 2020 and reunited again in 2022. The couple will break up permanently in 2023. However, De Martino maintains a friendly relationship with his ex-wife for the sake of his son.

Filmography

Films

Television

Music videos

Theater

Radio

Commercials

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:De Martino, Stefano 1989 births Living people People from Torre del Greco Italian dancers Italian television presenters