Who is Amadeus: Age, Real Name, Wife, Children, Instagram and Sanremo 2021
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Amadeus, was born in Ravenna in 1962 as Amedeo Umberto Rita Sebastiani. He is a showman, television and radio host and former Italian disc jockey very successful. Conductor among the most loved by the Italian public, he is married to the showgirl Giovanna Civitillo and it’s conductor and artistic director of the Sanremo Festival 2021. To support him in the various evenings there will be: Elodie, Alice Campello, Matilda De Angelis, and as special guests Luca Argentero and Achille Lauro.
Who is it Amadeus?
- No.like: Amedeo Umberto Rita Sebastiani
- Stage name: Amadeus
- Zodiac sign: Virgin
- Age: 57 years old
- Date of birth: September 4, 1962
- Birth place: Ravenna
- Profession: showman, television and radio host, former disc jockey
- Height: 183 cm
- Weight: 80 Kg
- Tattoos: nobody
- Official Instagram Profile: @giovanna_e_amadeus
- Follow us on our Official Instagram profile: @ chiecosa.it
Biography
Amadeus, to the registry office Amedeo Umberto Rita Sebastiani, was born on 4 September 1962 in Ravenna, by Antonella and Corrado Sebastiani, of Palermo origin. From a very young age, Amedeo, he moved to Verona for work reasons of the father, who is an experienced knight. Born in the little Amedeo la passion for horse riding, influenced by his father’s work; the young man finished compulsory school he works in bars and discos as a disc jockey, then carrying out the military service, as a radio operator, in San Giorgio a Cremano.
It made its debut in 1986 a Radio Deejay as a disc jockey and then passes Radio Capital Music Network, then switch to television, in which he remains for a long time, thus leaving the world of radio. He will return there after twelve years, in 2008, a RTL 102.5, where he will work until 2017.
Yup alternates between Rai and Mediaset, conducting programs such as: Festivalbar, Sunday in, Happy Sunday, Freshmen, Meteors, The legacy (designed by him), Who wants to Be a Millionaire, Midday with the family, Chain reaction, Unusually unknown.
Already at the helm of the Sanremo 2020 holiday, we will see him again this year on the Ariston stage, where probably his wife Giovanna Civitillo will not fail to attend.
Career
He takes his first steps on the radio in Verona, on the local radio Radio Verona and from 1984 to 1986 a Blue Radio. During the experience a Blue Radio, Amadeus, he records a demo tape and sends it to Claudio Cecchetto, who decides to do so debut in 1986 a Radio Deejay. Thanks to the talent scout, Amadeus accompanied the growth of Radio Deejay, which from local radio becomes national; it is also an opportunity for Amedeo di cultivate friendship with his colleagues: Fiorello, Jovanotti and Marco Baldini. Become one of the flagship speaker of Radio Capital Music Network, where he collaborates with Luca Laurenti, Digei Angelo and Stefano Tacconi, who together make their debut with Jerry Scotti.
Leave the sparse for a long timeor; in fact, he made his debut in 1988 on television: participate in 1,2,3 Jovanotti on Italia 1, and continues with DeeJay Television And Deejay Beach, always on the same network.
In 1993 the turning point arrives: Vittorio Salvietti entrusts him with the conducting the Festivalbar, with Fiorello, Claudio Cecchetto and Federica Panicucci. Fresh from the enormous success obtained in that edition, Amadeus leads the Festivalbar from 1994 to 1997. In 1996 he began his partnership with Claudio Lippi And Lorella Cuccarini with which it will lead Happy Sunday on Channel 5.
Together with Cuccarini, Amadeus will lead over time Thirty hours for life And Dance champions. He then leads the first edition of Freshmen with Simona Ventura, e Meteors with Gene Gnocchi and Alessia Merz.
1999 saw his return to Rai, who sees him busy as conductor for Class party And sworn of the Sanremo Festival conducted by Fabio Fazio. In September of the same year, the conductor from Romagna arrives at the management of Sunday in.
Amadeus: the lord of the pre-evening
With the new millennium the conductor is proclaimed “The gentleman of the pre-evening”. In the fall of 2000 he leads Good luck, inherited from Carlo Conti, e Quiz Show, and alongside Fiorello as a guest in the last episode of I’m paying tonight.
Designed by himself and Stefano Santucci, Amadeus, brings the very successful game to its debut The legacy, obviously in the pre-evening range; the program will have a resounding and unexpected success, so much so as to guarantee the dominance of the audience in the time slot. A golden season opens for Amadeus that leads him to present: Sanremo Summer, Miss Italy in the world, Music Farm.
Disagreements with Rai and return to Mediaset
Despite the great success in the pre-evening, Rai does not promote Amadeus to conduct prime time programs. The conductor, who in 2006 was supposed to lead the Festivalbar on Italia 1, Rai’s release is denied. Amadeus therefore returns to Mediaset in the pre-evening slot. However, not enjoying the same success obtained in Rai, the conductor leads for a single summer 1 against 100, together with his then-girlfriend Giovanna Civitillo. It then leads, with Checco Zalone, Sing and win, which is a great success. In recent years, however, Rai continues to court Amadeus, in fact, in 2008, with Manuela Arcuri Venice Music Award. In 2009 the conductor from Romagna definitively returned to Rai.
Return to Rai and rebirth
Amadeus he returned to Rai and was immediately entrusted with the management of Midday with the family; the success obtained will make him remain at the helm of the program for 4 consecutive years, from 2009 to 2013. He participates as a competitor in the celebrity talent Otherwise we get angry by Milly Carlucci.
The public returns to love him more than ever thanks to his participation in the program by Carlo Conti Such and what show. He ranks third in the competition and regains the affection of the public. Since 2014 he leads the lucky one Chain reaction – The winning agreement, which for plays even exceeds The secret of Channel 5. Then leads the Telethon with Fabrizio Frizzi, Paolo Belli, Caterina Balivo and others. On 31 December 2015 together with Rocco Papaleo, leads on Rai 1 the coming year live from Matera; it will be confirmed in the four subsequent editions in Basilicata.
The great success of Chain reaction, brings Amadeus and the prime time program in 2016. From 20 March 2017 he made his debut with the game-show Usual unknowns – The return. The program obtained a good success with the public and was reconfirmed in the following season; it will then be broadcast in the pre-evening band on Sunday, with a longer duration, and will change its title to Unusual Unknowns, which will host many well-known faces, one of the latest: Lillo from the comic duo Lillo & Greg.
Amadeus shares his instagram profile with his wife Giovanna Civitillo. With them 368 thousand followers, the two share jobs and private life.
Private life
Amadeus was married from 1993 to 2007 with Marisa Di Martino. A daughter was born from the marriage in 1997, Alice, which has been recently graduate with honneurs in Fashion Business at the Marangoni Institute of Milan.
While running the program he conceived The legacy, knows the showgirl and dancer Giovanna Civitillo. They fall in love and in 2009 the two give birth to the son Josè Alberto and get married. They renew their wedding vows 10 years later, in 2019, in the church. The three live in the city center of Milan, but also have a large house with a garden in Rome.
One of his closest friends is the Sicilian showman Rosario Fiorello. The two, who met on the radio in the eighties, have cultivated their friendship both in the private and professional fields. Fiorello was Amedeo’s wedding best man, and the latter was alongside the showman during the turbulent years that saw him addicted to drugs.
Sanremo 2020
In August 2019, it was announced by Rai la management and artistic direction of the Sanremo 2020 Festival. Amadeus will be at the helm of the Singing Festival from 4 to 8 February 2020, recording a great success and making it the most viewed edition since 1999. Characterized by the diatribe between Bugo and Morgan, the event is won by the singer Diodato who also triumphs at theEurovision, with her Make noise.
Shortly before the start of the Festival, Amadeus at the press conference was accused of sexism for a sentence about one of the 10 women who would accompany him to the Ariston. After more than a week of controversy, the situation has calmed down: the host apologized and explained his reasons.
The Sanremo 2020 Festival gets a great success. Amadeus and Fiorello receive the Biagio Agnes Award 2020 for the category Costume and society award And Prize Tv event of the year for the best Sanremo Festival done so far since:
managed, in a moment of fragmentation of thought and generalized confusion, to create a show that united the country
Sanremo 2021
During a live broadcast on Instagram, always together with Fiorello, Amadeus announces the conduct of the 2021 Festival. In 2020 Amadeus idea the television format AmaSanremo, which leads to the establishment of the participants in the Youth category of Sanremo 2021. The event was broadcast on Rai Uno and RaiPlay, conducted by Amadeus with the participation of Riccardo Rossi, and on Rai Radio 2 commented live by Ema Stokholma.
This year Fiorello will be at the Festival, and together with Amadeus we will see for some evenings: Elodie, Alice Campello, Matilda De Angelis, and as special guests Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Luca Argentero and Achille Lauro.
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Curiosity
- Amadeus is color blind, that’s why she almost always dresses in white and blue, because she has a hard time distinguishing colors.
- During a radio service from the 1986 Festivalbar, live on Radio Blu, from the Verona Arena, he comes into contact with Claudio Cecchetto, saying that he lives in Milan and that he is a voice actor, in fact lying;
- He took part in two cinema films: Laura is not here (Antonio Bonifacio, 1998) e Sunday lunch (Carlo Vanzina, 2003);
- He is the protagonist of the latest TIM advertisement;
- In 2020 he was chosen for the spot of Ministry of Health on Coronavirus.
Amadeus Video
Staying on the subject of Sanremo, January 24, 2021, on the occasion of the birthday of the well-known Sanremo journalist Vincenzo Mollica, Amadeus and Fiorello participate in the program of Fabio Fazio What’s the weather like, to pay tribute to the journalist.
Article by Emanuela Italia
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