Alessandro Cattelan

Alessandro Cattelan, born on 11 May 1980, built his name in Italian broadcasting by holding the country’s attention through music television. His early breakthrough came hosting the Italian edition of Total Request Live on MTV Italia, where he became one of the program’s main presenters across its ten-season run, anchoring the daily music show that defined pop culture viewing for a generation of Italian teens in the 2000s.

From there, Cattelan’s career widened across Italy’s biggest broadcasters. He fronted Le Iene on Mediaset’s Italia 1, then took over as presenter of the Italian version of The X Factor from series 5 in 2011 through series 14 in 2020, guiding the Sky Uno singing competition through an era that launched acts like Måneskin, Mahmood, and Francesca Michielin. During the 2018–19 season he also presented his own late-night programme, E poi c’è Cattelan (EPCC), on Sky Uno.

National recognition followed. Nominated as a possible candidate for the Sanremo Music Festival 2020, he was later confirmed by RAI as one of three hosts of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 alongside Laura Pausini and Mika, after signing a contract with the national broadcaster. In 2025 he co-hosted the Sanremo final with Carlo Conti and Alessia Marcuzzi.

Away from the studio, Cattelan is a devoted Inter Milan supporter, regularly spotted in the stadium and at the club’s training sessions, and he continues to work as a television, radio presenter, and soccer player.