Risto Mejide

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Risto Mejide
TV presenter
Spouse
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(m. 2017; sep. 2022)​

Risto Mejide Roldán (born 29 November 1974 in

Operación Triunfo, Tú sí que vales , Got Talent España, Factor X and Top Star. ¿Cuánto vale tu voz?, all five of them aired on Telecinco
.

Biography

Risto was born as "Ricardo Mejide Roldán",[2][3] and not as some sources claimed that his real name was "Evaristo".[4] He has made it clear in several interviews that his name is «Risto», and at the age of 18 decided officially change it and use the Finnish version of his name.[5][6]

Risto Mejide holds a Bachelor's degree and

MBA from the ESADE Business School (1997), where he also worked as a lecturer.[7][8]

Private life

On 20 May 2017, Mejide married model and social media personality Laura Escanes, twenty years his junior.[9][10] Both were the guest stars of an episode of the television series Planeta Calleja.[11] They have a daughter named Roma.[12]

Career

Mejide joined the jury of Operación Triunfo on its

music producer, associating himself with Labuat
.

In 2009, Mejide began to host his own show, titled G-20, on Telecinco, but it was cancelled shortly after its premiere due to low ratings. In 2011 he joined the jury of Tú sí que vales.

In 2014, he hosted three seasons of talk show Viajando con Chester on

Antena 3.[14]

In 2016, Mejide was rehired by Mediaset España. Mejide joined the jury of talent show

dating show hosted by Mejide and titled All You Need Is Love... O No premiered on Telecinco. In 2018, he joined the jury on talent show Factor X
. Since 2019, Mejide hosts the current affairs talk show Todo es mentira, on Cuatro.

References

  1. S.A.
    Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. ^ Los nombres reales que los famosos ocultan: descubrimos su verdadera identidad - Ecoteuve.es
  3. ^ Risto se sincera i revela la història del seu nom real
  4. ^ Las mejores «ristadas» de Evaristo Mejide en esta edición de «OT»
  5. ^ Si dices algo y no molestas a alguien, es que no has dicho nada
  6. ^ Risto Mejide: Charlas de Sofá y Talent Shows | ESDLB con Ricardo Moya #309
  7. Ramon Llull University
    . p. 30. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  8. Ramon Llull University
    . p. 223. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  9. ^ Domènech, Albert (20 May 2017). "Risto Mejide y Laura Escanes, una historia de amor bajo presión". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  10. ^ Clarós, Isabel (21 May 2017). "Risto Mejide y Laura Escanes se dan el 'sí, quiero'". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Avance de 'Planeta Calleja' con Risto Mejide y Laura Escanes". Bekia (in Spanish). Noxvo. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Laura Escanes y Risto Mejide dan la bienvenida a la pequeña Roma". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  13. Times Online. Madrid. Archived from the original
    on 27 July 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  14. Unidad Editorial Información General
    S.L.U. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

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