Two weeks ago, Italy won the Eurovision Song Contest for the third time in its history, earning the right to host the 2022 event. Several Italian cities — from Rome to Turin via Sanremo and Milan — have already put themselves forward as potential host city. But a choice from host broadcaster RAI is still months away.
Another important knot that’s yet to unravel? Who will host the show next May.
Italy will face an important challenge to definitively erase the memory of the chaotic 1991 edition, presented by the country’s first two Eurovision winners, Gigliola Cinquetti and Toto Cutugno. They spoke almost entirely in Italian and many of their jokes fell flat for the European audience.
RAI will have to choose one or more hosts who can steer viewers through the show, conduct interviews with the competing artists from the green room and guide the voting procedure entirely in English with some parts in French.
Their options are limited: English is not a widely spoken language in Italy. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t people perfectly capable of hosting the event — and with great professionalism and gusto.
Could Alessandro Cattelan or Raffaella Carrà host Eurovision 2022?
One name has been circulating for years as a possible host of Eurovision: Alessandro Cattelan.
The 41-year-old Italian television and radio host became famous in the early 2000s as a veejay on MTV Italia, presenting programs such as Most Wanted and Total Request Live.
In 2011 he moved to Sky Italia to host X Factor, a program that he stuck with through the fourteenth edition in 2020.
He has also hosted E poi c’è Cattelan, a late-night talk show where he interviewed countless Italian and international showbiz personalities including Ed Sheeran, Robbie Williams, James Blunt, Natalie Imbruglia, Andy Garcia and Spike Lee. And all of this in fluent English.
Three months ago Cattelan left Sky to move to RAI, a move that sparked rumours he’d soon land at the Sanremo Music Festival as its next artistic director. But now the Italian broadcaster has to think about Eurovision…and the timing is perfect!
He is, without a doubt, the first person RAI will focus on. Cattelan is managed by LaTarma Management, owned by Marta Donà, who also manages Marco Mengoni, Francesca Michielin and, until a few days ago, Eurovision winners Måneskin.
The rock band, recently interviewed by TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, denied speculation that they’d host the event in 2022, passing the ball to the man who watched them participating in X Factor in 2017.
“Us hosting the contest? No, to each his own, we play music. Better ask Alessandro Cattelan.”
Another important name, which has always been connected to RAI, is that of Raffaella Carrà.
The 77-year-old Italian singer, dancer, television presenter and actress is a popular figure not only in Italy, but also in other parts of Europe and Latin America.
Carrà is a huge fan of the contest. She’s presented various programs in Spain related to the European competition. And in 2008, before Italy had returned to the contest, she had several Eurovision contestants sing on her hit Saturday night program Carràmba! Che fortuna. They included Dima Bilan, Ani Lorak, Simon Mathew and Pirates of the Sea.
Let’s not forget 2011. It was Raffaella herself who provided commentary for the event on Rai2 and she even awarded the Italian points. It was an iconic moment that many fans still remember years later.
As reported by BubinoBlog, the weekly magazine Oggi has revealed that RAI is thinking of having the Italian diva return to Rai1, and have presented her with a number of proposals. Could Eurovision be among them?
Among the other names on the tip of many tongues is Milly Carlucci. Another RAI veteran, she was, for many years, at the helm of Ballando con le stelle, the Italian version of Dancing with the stars. She was recently on air with Il cantante mascherato (The Masked Singer).
A true workaholic, she’s known for the painstaking attention with which she carries out each television project. In addition to Italian, she speaks English, French, Spanish and German.
Italian Eurofans ironically call her the Italian Petra Mede. Perhaps a possible pairing with Alessandro Cattelan will give us “Love, Love, Peace, Peace Part 2”?
What do you think of the rumoured hosts? Who would you like to see hosting Eurovision 2022 in Italy? Tell us in the comment section below!
Rest In Peace, Raffaella Carrà…
Sad news. Raffaella Carrà has died. Info posted some minutes ago on italian newspapers. She was 78y.o. I am so sad.
Please not Raffaella Carra, she speaks too slow and the show will last 5 hours!
I do hope that Toto Cutugno plays some part. It would be great to hear Insieme again on the Eurovision stage. With a big choir, it could be completely awesome. ‘Insieme’ (Together) could even be the motto of the contest next year.
What about giulio berruti?
He speaks english and look very good
So I have no idea who any of the people mentioned below are, other than previous contestants and Lady Gaga! However, the most successful hosts (Sweden 2016; The Netherlands 2021) are those who have a natural fluidity in English because you get their personality, humour, enjoyment of the event as they present. Those who are good in English but not fully relaxed in English eg Austria 2015 become a bit robotic and that affects the feel of the show. Those who are uncomfortable, eg Ukraine 2017 makes the viewer nervous. So whoever can carry a show in English with a… Read more »
I’m pretty much sure that Italy can manage to find at least three presenters that speak English fluently.
But I have one wish for them to keep LookLab this year too. It was really fun to watch (I still watch some interviews over and over lol). Nikkie did an incredible job, they can invite her for a second round or they can find a local talent to take her position.
At Sanremo 2018 Favino and Hunziker were a beautiful couple, self-confident and fun, I’d like to see them again as conductors at eurovision 2022.
They both speak perfect English
Totally agree
Honestly, Raffaela Carrara is an absolute icon so YES PLEASE. I would also love to see Laura Pausini presenting it, she is an amazing singer who is extremely well loved internationaly and she has been nominated for an oscar this very same year, her song Io si competed against Husavik!
https://youtu.be/M8dl-n0pS1M
Friends, whach this video ” Eurovision 2022- Ten possible hosts”
What a surprise !!!
The surprise is they are all actors, except 2, Cattelan and Hunziker. I still consider it’s a risk to put in front of 200Mln people in a live show, an actor, who is not used to manage a live event, which includes being able to manage any problem that may happen on the stage or in the show and doesn’t have enough familiarity with such a tight and fast show, where everything is programmed up to the millisecond. A presenter is used to be “live” with people, while an actor not because he is live in front of a camera… Read more »
i’d be here for them ! i would also love camilla raznovich
Well, Alessandro Cattelan seems a very good choice to me. He has quite an accent, but for italian standards (I’m Italian) his English is very good. Raffaella Carrà speaks a pretty decent English too, but I wouldn’t let her do the job all by herself. Still she is a good choice: for years she has been the only one in Italy speaking about the ESC in public and this may be a very good occasion to thank her for that. Finally Michelle Hunziker might be a good choice too to round up the trio. Her English is very good, she… Read more »
I have read that Alessandro Cattelan will be maybe the new Sanremo 2022 host, and I think that Mr Stefano Coletta (Rai1’s Director) will not choose Alessandro also for Eurovision… So I propose a trio of women: Mrs. Raffaella Carrà, Michelle Hunziker and Virginia Raffaele.
Virginia Raffaele is amazing, but I don’t see why Cattelan shouldn’t do both, Sanremo and Eurovision
Yes, it could be….. Anyway , I think Alessandro is better at Eurovision than Sanremo, together with Carrà, Hunziker and , if there will be the fourth host, Raffaele!!!! 🙂
P.s. I have a fifth option alternatively,: Alessandro Borghi, the actor of Suburra.
Ciao.
Borghi is indeed a very good option too. Very charismatic and his English is accent-free and close to perfection. I just hope RAI makes sure we can prove that we 1. didn’t come back to the competition to disprize it but because it was a mistake to leave, 2. that we can handle a show like this and 3. make that horrible 91 experience forgiven if not forgotten.
Holy Christ but let’s talk about Rai, the second public service in Europe, which organizes Sanremo, a unique show in the world that costs around 16 million euros every year! but what is this italic self-harm?
But have you seen other nations ask these questions when they had to organize Eurovision? Smaller nations than Italy?
I just can’t understand how some Italians think, then they complain that abroad they criticize us and are doubtful!
oh come on. I love Sanremo, but non-Italian blogs and their readers see it as an hours-long marathon with never ending chatting and some songs sparkled around it. And that’s not how the ESC should be done. Also, and if you put your nose outside the boot you would know that, we are widely seen as what we call “casinari”.
but who said that Eurovision in Italy will be like Sanremo? The format has been the same for decades in all the countries that organize it, who makes you think that it won’t be like this in Italy? Let’s stop poisoning the wells, especially by Italians who love self-denigration
Steve, it is not sure yet. There is a sarabanda of names, these days. Amadeus, Ranieri, Papi, whatever. It’s craxy. By the end of june we will know. Because as long as RAI doesn’t decide anything for Sanremo, they will not start to address the ESC organization. So we already have a delay of one month. So, RAI, whatever is the host presenting Sanremo, please start thinking about ESC because time is short.
Does Carrà (with De Filippi?) Go to Sanremo 2022.? Rumors! No Eurovision for Raffaella? 🙁
I believe Amadeus will do Sanremo 2022. Or Massimo Ranieri.
I don’t now if he’d be good in hosting, but I want to see Mahmood having a role in ESC 2022!
He will surely be in a Medley of Italian successes.
Can’t wait to see these hosts in Eurovision 2022!
Oh wow I remember Rafaella Carra from the song La Far L’amore Comincia Tu xD
Me too ! It was also a massive hit in Germany in 1977. A great artist !
Alessandro looks like Vjeze Fur.
I don’t know many Italian presenters, but I saw Francesco Facchinetti was mentioned in the comments. I’ve seen him on Ultimate Beastmaster and he seems likes a fun guy which it is good for a green room host lol
Francesco Facchinetti is absolutely not the right person for the ESC. For God’s sake. he’s full of himself and speaks a lot. He will make a mess.
oh god with some fans and their cheese suggestions to have previous ESC contestants host the show even though they have zero experience and poor English skills.
Italy is a big country with LOTS of experienced TV presenters that speak English. I am sure RAI has many options. Alessandro should be shortlisted already and the question mark is on the female host.
I love when previous contestants host, so why not Victoria De Angelis, Raphael Gualazzi, and Nina Zilli? They all speak fluent English, all of them had enough stage presence and charisma to get the former two into the top two (and Nina into the top 10), they’re familiar with Eurovision, we already know they can sing, and even if their acting is bad, we know that Italy knows how to put on a good show. I also think that Duncan should’ve been a host this year, but he had covid, so I guess he’d only be able to be in… Read more »
Edit: Francesca Michielin also would be a good choice. Also I just remembered that Senhit is actually from Italy and not San Marino, and everybody likes her, so maybe she could be the green room host. Another thing they can do is what they did in 2006 with Maria Menounos, 2018 with Daniela Ruah, and probably many other times where one of the hosts was from the diaspora in the USA, so if all or some of the people I named can’t/don’t want to host, maybe Danny De Vito and/or Lady Gaga would be good options.
Sophia Petrillo. #Sicily2022
Lady Gaga ? What a bad joke !
oh god why would they ask singers to host such a major contest? Italy has plenty of talented hosts.
I´m not a fan to see previous contestants hosting, sorry…..
Monica Bellucci will be a great host, English she know as well as French ))
monica bellucci and sophia loren old legends to teach us some manners!!
I doubt she’s even interested in ESC.
I don’t know if she speaks english but Virginia Raffaele could be a fantastic host. She was outstanding on Sanremo.
My dear Christian Scarpone. Is it possible you compare ore dare to associate Raffaela s name to some kind of swedesh joke????
Who is this Petra????
Please study a little bit. Read, get informed Christian.
Raffaela Carra is the one who has acted in Hollywood with Frank Sinatra, sang all over the world.
Petra who?
The one conducted ESC with Man’s????
Oh my dear. That’s a big difference
Hi nudiecrudi, I think I have read you many times on the ESCUnited forum, can it be? If you reread the article, the comparison is not between Petra and Raffaella, but between Petra and Milly Carlucci, and it is just an ironic joke that for some years you read in the groups of Italian eurofans, that’s all, nothing serious. I thank you for the advice, but I think I am quite informed about what I write, being among other things Italian myself.
I beg you pardon.
You’re right.
I was reading someone’s comments below and thinking you mentioned that in your article.
Yes Iim active in that forum
Scusami ancora ??????
I never found the 1991 contest in Rome to be bad. I recently rewatched it as part of Eurovision Again, and I actually thought it was refreshing to see two hosts behaving like 2 normal human beings (instead of like robots just blasting over-rehearsed lines one after the other). Pretty sure Italy can pull off a professional hosting while still preserving authenticity.
The behind-the-scenes were kinda a mess before the show.
theres a thin difference between not acting like a robot and being a total mess not knowing what to do and how to act and being disrespectful to other nationalists by speaking only in Italian.
Things have changed and EBU is in charge now. It won’t happen again and I’m sure they will add an Italian flavour to the contest.
Really hoping for the one about Alessandro Cattelan to be true! I’m Italian and right after Måneskin won, my mum and I started wondering who we’d wish to see hosting the competition next year…He’s the only one we were totally sure about from the very first moment. He’s funny, he knows a lot about music, he’s fluent in English (which, as you mentioned, is something that isn’t that common in Italy, unfortunately). We couldn’t wish for more, in my opinion!
FIESTA !!! https://youtu.be/7tdMP5i3Cj0
Eh, ma qui vuoi sbancare facile. Do you think at her current age she can do all this again, next year?
Yes, she can…but….I think she can be present only in the final. The two hosts present the two semifinals and Raffaella appears only in the final with the two hosts, after singing at the beginnig. Carrà must be there, as godmother, she is the only italian tv-star that had supported Eurovision , since 2008, and before in Spain, as Cristian Scarpone has written.
Steve Rossi, the only doubt I have regarding Raffaella Carrà’s medley performance is that typically only former ESC participants and former ESC songs are performed on stage. Unless they’re international guests, like Madonna or Timberlake. There have been exceptions, of course. It depends if EBU is OK with that. The other risk, especially in countries that don’t know her like Australia and so on, is that she could be perceived as the usual national/popular italian performance. You know, keeping the audience along all the evening is capital. Raffa is known in many countries. Probably RAI and record companies involved, would… Read more »
Davina Michelle has no relation to ESC and she still performed in the grand final, her own song. That has been the norm lately actually: inviting big local talents to do the interval act.
Ok. Yes. I agree. Only problem is Raffaella Carrà has no record to promote anymore. So it will be hard to convince the “music industry” to dedicate an interval act to a monument of the italian TV and also of music which is not anymore “sellable” on the music market. I totally agree on her to co host the final or have her interview the other singers in the green room. But marketing, record industry, have other preferences and I am sure they will prefer to dedicate 5 minutes of interval act in the final to somebody else. Maybe she… Read more »
Mrs. Raffaella Carrá https://youtu.be/v04DXI3FS3Q
My dream is that Mrs. Raffaella Carrà , at the beginning of Eurovision2022 Grand Final, sings ” A far l’ amore comincia tu” in four languages( italian, spanish, french and english) and then be the Eurovision godmother with two hosts , Cattelan and another one.
Raffaella is much loved by Italians, and Italians trust her.
Italian: ” A far l’ amore comincia tu”
Spanish: ” En el amor todo es empezar”
French: “Puisque tu l’aimes, dis le lui”
English: “Do it, do it again”
There´s also a german version sung by herself
What about Francesco Facchinetti, Flavio Insinna, Simona Venture, and Emma Marrone?
Yes, what about mia nonna in carriola? Roba da matti.
I think they don’t speak English.
The first may be alright (altough Cattelan is far more popular than him and far more loved), but as Steve said, I doubt Flavio Insinna and Simona Ventura speak English well enough to pull through a whole show. Also, Flavio Insinna was our commentator for the Grand Final in the last few year, and I’ll just tell you he’s the reason why I’ve started to watch the show without the comment, even though this means having to translate everything for my family (none of them speaks English), so for me he’s a “please, no”. As for Emma, I don’t know… Read more »
Emma Marrone’s English is extremely poor, just watch her press conference from ESC 2014 and you’ll understand why she is not a good fit.
Cmon guys, RAI has a long list of people to do the job, why would they ask Emma Marrone.
simona ventura’s english proficiency goes as far as “sdi le leiba”
Rafaella is well-known here in Spain, I don’t think there’s someone who doesn’t like her. I see her more as the green room host but would be fun to have here on the main stage.
OMG… Rafaella Carrà!!! Some Wiwireaders “stole” the words in my mind: She would definitely be the Italian Petra. She was a goddess in Latin America in the 70s and 80s, she had a string of many, many hits -one after another. She’s the ONE!!! By the way, did you realize Róisín Murphy paid homage to Rafaella Carrà in her latest music video “Narcissus”?
Again this Petra business… Carrá is away ahead of Petra by million light years. . She is so much more classy than Petra, who is really just camp… Never saw such an overrated person…
I was talking about Milly Carlucci not Raffaella Carrà, when I mentioned “the Italian Petra Mede”. It was just a joke, by the way.
OK, don’t ever use it.
Forget Mede.
What an unironically amazing representation of Italy with an energetic old lady with a wig, I really want to see her as Petra #2 (in terms of iconicness)
Petra is nothing compared to this grande Dame.
We’ll see in a few months hopefully!
Petra is an iconic Eurovision host. Raffaella is an icon from 70s/80s but here we’re talking about a global event in English. I doubt she has the stamina and the perfect English needed to go through hours of rehearsals, possible issues and live shows.
What about Elettra Lamborghini? She could speak English on Geordie shore and I’m sure she’ll be able to pay someone enough to get the job…
Wait, her boyfriend is the Dutch DJ Afrojack! However, this is a decision made by RAI, not a private person so RAI does not want to pick someone without experience. Besides, EBU would need to approve the choices too.
Victoria Cabello, Alessandro Cattelan, Raffaella Carra’, Michelle Hunzicker, Matilde de Angelis, Chiara Ferragni, Laura Pausini, Livio Beshir, Mika , ecc…choose who you want the choice is there
For everybody who wants Mahmood, Måneskin, Il Volo, Francesco Gabbani or any other past contestant to host, you’ll be disappointed, since most of them can’t even speak English. I think there are many poeple who can do this job properly but they are not among Eurovision singers.
Well, Damiano and Victoria speak english and I am sure the presence of Damiano as both a host and a performer would have thrilled a lot of people and increase the audience by X%, but he’s probably not professional enough as a host. Risk of bad words on live broadcast is very high. But I am sure his bisexual and gender fluidity presence would have melted the hearts of lots of people. Example, him, performing Kiss This with pole dancing would have melted the audience. I am curious to know if he will sing the cleaned version of zitti e… Read more »
Oh god, Damiano speaks English but it’s not high level. and Damiano would never do it, he’s a rock singer, not a celebrity.
I know, that’s what I think too. But his presence, considering the hype they have generated in the world, would be a way to increase the interest in the ESC2022, from Italians and from people abroad. Considering he could do a interval act with pole dancing … in high heels … well, I tell you the audience would be incredible. And he doesn’t have to speak all the time because if the hosts are 4, he can also limit his role in the green room. I just remind you that in 2013 there was Eric Saade to interview hosts in… Read more »
Absolutely !
I absolutely agree with your opinion ! There are definitely so far better possibilities than this names for being host. Mahmood is a great performer but I can´t imagine to see him for another opportunity…
What about Raphael Gualazzi, the first representative of Italy after ages of withdrawal? That would be epic, since he speaks fluent English..
Nina Zilli, too!
So Italy does not have professional TV presenters and is going to ask the singers to do the job of a presenter? LOL.
Here’s the thing. We live in a world where people of Italian diaspora lives worldwide, even in the United States of America. I’ve talked about how American YouTubers Rosanna Pansino and Paul Barbato make perfect MCs for Eurovision 2022 since they’re both part Italian from their families (Rosanna from her mother’s side and Paul from his father’s side). Their Italian isn’t the best, but hey, they do speak English so they can get over with hosting Eurovision 2022.
This is RAI selecting a RAI presenter and not a random youtuber with American accent.
Victoria (from Måneskin, but this is also true about the one from Bulgaria) speaks English quite well.
The problem with Victoria is that she cannot control the bad words. When she was on the Sanremo stage, after Maneskin won, she said not less than 20 or 30 bad words. Hopefully withot the microphone turned on. Fiorello did mention this during the live saying “Victoria sta dicendo parolacce da tre minuti” or something similar.
Another presenter, already working for RAI and ticking the boxes of multiculturalism, inclusivity and ethnicity of modern Europe, would be Livio Beshir. He’s an Italian with egyptian ancestry, like Mahmood. He is goodlooking, fluent in english and french. He is a professional in red carpet interviews (especially Venice and Rome film festivals), but I believe he could definitely co-host on the stage, as he already presented music shows or other TV shows. He currently presents MovieMag on Rai4 and RaiPlay. Take a look here:
https://youtu.be/CxF6IRSuDCA
Livio who? Oh dear! I guess you are kidding. So a presenter has to be chosen for his aesthetic appearance and his Egyptian ancestry and not for his skills and experiences? I see now has become more important to tick the boxes of multiculturalism and not the skills of a person. In many European countries, racism is increasing and it can be fought only trough education, not just giving to some people job roles they don’t deserve.
My dear, did you watch the video that I posted and all the other about him available on Youtune or you juat open your mouth while it is not connected to the brain? Livio Bechir is very good, very professional and very good in presenting and interviewing also very important actors etc. Watch the videos and then come back to comment. And, yes. Italy would show we have embraced the cultural and ethnical diversity in Italy and Europe having him presenting together with Alessandro Cattelan and two other ladies. Or eventually interviewing singers in the red carpet, green room or… Read more »
I don’t know if you are one of this Livio Bechir’s friend or you work for his press agency, but you are not helping him at all with this attitude. First of all, he is not well known, he is not a famous actor or presenter and the majority of Italian people don’t know him. You sent me a link where his voice is dubbed, but actually I saw him speaking in English in other videos and I don’t find him fluent enough to host a show like Eurovision. Plus I saw him in other videos interviewing some actors for… Read more »
No.m, I am not a friend of Livio Beshir and I am not working for his press agency. Shame on you for thinking that. I am only a TV viewer and a passionate of ESC (from 35 years, probably even before you were born). So I have all the right to think that Livio Beshir is professional, goodlooking, with a wonderful smile, stage presence and speaks wonderfully english and probably also french. And I am sure he will slay the stage with his charme and presenting/interviewing skills. Among the other comments I have read some crazy proposals like Flavio Insinna,… Read more »
‘To be good-looking, with a wonderful smile’ is not a requisite to be a Eurovision presenter. Mahmood is a great artist, but he doesn’t speak English well and he is not a presenter. Beshir is not more known than Mahmood, he never presented a relevant programme in Italy and he is not known among young people (about 8.000 followers on Instagram). You need to stop saying that I don’t like him, because his skin colour. Just stop. Insinna, Amedeus and Marrone will never present Eurovision. They don’t know English and Marrone is not a presenter. Yes, of course we need… Read more »
You are completely out of your mind!! Is voice is dubbed?????? Are you crazy? Did you really watch the links I posted? Did you watch Playmag on Rai4 (or Raimovie) and on RaiPlay? If you have never watched the red carpets ceremonies of all the film festivals of the last 6 o 7 years and the concert “La notte della taranta” is not my problem. Instead than saying stupid things like “he is dubbed” when it is his real voice of him interviewing Jim Carrey, Matt Damon in english, go study a little and them come back here to comment… Read more »
No, I am not unhinged. In the video you mentioned, the part in which the presenter interviews Matt Damon is dubbed and there is an Italian voice and I can’t hear his questions in English. Anyway, as I wrote in the previous comment, I watched other interviews in English by this Livio and I don’t find him so strikingly articulate in English . Also I don’t watch Amici or whatever shows you mentioned.
Flattering attitude? Do you understand with whom he is talking????? Do you think you can go to talk to Richard Gere, Matt Damon, George Clooney, Jim Carrey like if he was talking to your butcher? Do you exchange kindness with flattery? With Jim Carrey he was also very funny and he played along when Jim asked him “How are you really?” and he answered “Tired!” Come on. He doesn’t speak a good english? Are you an english teacher at the Oxford university to judge the english of other people? Can we ask English people here to judge his english, and… Read more »
In fact, you are entitled to your opinion. But this doesn’t mean that you can accuse me of being racist, when actually I told you that I despise any form of discrimination. You wrote that this Livio is good looking and with mixed heritage and thus they should take him as a presenter.
Actually, a perfect host, (better than Cattelan) would be Pierfrancesco Favino with a perfect English and who co-hosted Sanremo Festival previously.
Regarding interviewing Hollywood stars, I tend to prefer someone who avoids unnecessary flattery!
Ok, we all have undestood you prefer Pierfrancesco Favino, I don’t care! Pierfrancesco Favino already has a wonderful career in the motion picture industry. No need to have him on the stage, where he has to read a teleprompter and smile on the camera. And vocally he is not a singer and when he performed at Sanremo he was not exceptional. Do we have to bring an actor which is not able to sing on the ESC stage? Ok, let’s do like 1991, bring two singers on the stage who were not able to host a show and didn’t have… Read more »
Honestly I don’t need to defend Favino, he is an international and multi-awarded actor, very famous in Italy, unlike your candidate.
And he has never presented a show of that size, is not able to sing, is not able to dance, etc. He was perfect for the italian audience who is not very selective like an international audience. Do you believe an actor like Favino to be equally acclaimed in all the countries of Europe? And the show is only about music. Putting a singer in there is like putting a sea fish in a tropical sweet water acquarium.
Putting an actor, I mean.
Ridiculous comment!
Not as ridiculous as you.
For the series “he is not famous or not known” he will host a new TV show this summer on RAI2.
https://www.tvblog.it/amp/post/buongiorno-estate-rai-2-livio-beshir-cannuli-vaudetti
Dear man, no, I am not kidding at all. Did you take some time to actually watch the video I posted above? Livio Beshir is a wonderful presenter and interviewer and he speaks english and probably also french. We need to show the world that also Italy has embraced the cultural and ethnical diversity of Italy and Europe and we are not “racists”, in the sense we give a chance to any presenter ticking all the required boxes to be a wonderful host, interviewer, either on the red carpet or on the conference room, or in the green room. But… Read more »
“Be careful not to continue with this kind of concerns”: Is this a threat?
“don’t hide behind stupid concerns”: Which concerns exactly?
“there are people who would find your position totally outdated and unbearable”: What position exactly is outdated and unbearable? That people should be hired for a job based on their skills and not their skin colour?
Oh my dear. No threats on my side. But all your concerns may lead other people think that you are a racist. I have send a link to a video where Beshir is interviewing in english people that are much more important than some silly Eurovision singer. And you insist saying he is not a good proposal for the role. Sorry, but my only explanation is that you reject him for his ethnicity and the color of his skin. I just confirm to you he is Italian, born in Italy. And the readers of Wiwibloggs will judge you for what… Read more »
I told you. Whoever is this Livio, you are just damaging him with your comments. Nobody suggested him as a presenter for Eurovision, but just you (are you his friend by chance?). He is not a well known presenter or actor. I don’t need to be judged by anyone, you are the only judgmental one here, who think I am caucasian and a man. Unfortunately racists are everywhere and also in Italy, so I don’t need to see that someone is chosen as a presenter purely on his/her skin colour. This is racist!
Did I ever wrote he has to be selected only (or exclusively) for his skin color and not because he is a good host, good in interviewing people (also important ones) and speaks fluently english (but of course he is not mothertongue exactly like Alessandro Cattelan)? Just for your info, RAI may employ Alessandro Cattelan because he is coming to RAI (but also to Netflix). In RAI he has probably signed a non exclusive contract for one show only (because if it would be exclusive he wouldn’t be able to work also for Netflix). But only Alessandro Cattelan, Marta Donà,… Read more »
And, for your info, I have checked the interview with Matt Damon. Livio Beshir is speaking in english all the time with him (and it doesn’t seem Matt Damon is not understading what he’s saying) so let’s stop with the crap. The “dubbing” is the italian simultaneous translation. Just make an effort because in the background you can perfectly hear the good english spoken by Livio. I am sure he speaks english better than you. And he was born in Anagni close to Rome, his father is an American/Egyptian and his mother Italian. Additionally, here is the interview he did… Read more »
Hate to break it to you buddy, but Vicenzo is not damaging Livio’s image at all. By contrary, his comments were convincing enough for me and yours… Well let’s just say that you’re trying very hard to argue against having a person of color with experience to host ESC and that is not a good look for you lmao.
I am not arguing against having a person of colour. Stop writing this lie. As I said he is not a famous presenter and he is not well known at all in Italy and I don’t find him articulate enough in English.
I don’t find you intelligent enough to live on this world. But I believe you definitely had a place on this world to be. Does it sounds for you? Well … you are exactly acting the same way. According to what you think. nobody who is not already EXTRA MEGA FAMOUS can get a chance to reach a place based on his skills. You are rejecting the role because he is not know enough (to you only, as I already proved many times). But still you insist. Ok. so let’s continue to offer the jobs only to people who have… Read more »
You are offensive and your comment doesn’t make sense.
I don’t know if you are able to read. Are you able to read? I doubt it. I, posted links to videos to let you decide by yourself if he is good or not. Did you watch them? His voice is dubbed? Are you serious? Are you a human or a drone, an android who dreams of electric sheep? How many times did I wrote he is a good host, presenter, interviewer and speaks wonderfully english and you continue to write i prefer him only for his ethnicity, being goodlooking, or with a fantastic smile? Don’t worry, he is not… Read more »
As I said I don’t like his flattering approach when he interviewed people and also I don’t find articulate enough in English. This Livio is not a famous presenter and I doubt he will ever be considered. As interviewer for the green room, I believe they will chose someone with a large following on social media, like Nikkie. Stop playing the racism card to push your candidate.
Again, are you living in Italy? If not, what do you know if he is famous in Italy or not? You seem like the Italian who was living in Italy 20 years ago and you still pretend (or claim) to know Italy and what’s happening in Italy. One last friendly advice. Please read his wikipedia page before speaking “a vanvera”, without knowledge, perchè sennò “mi girano le balle”. https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livio_Beshir?wprov=sfla1 HAVE YOU READ THE LIST OF TV SHOWS, TV FICTIONS, FILMS and TV FILMS, THEATRE PLAYS HE HAS PARTICIPATED and PRICES HE HAS WON?????????? Do you live in Italy to pretend… Read more »
What prices did he win? How desperate you are to push your candidate!? He is not a famous presenter. He did not present the programme ‘David di Donatello’. Don’t write lies. You can check the presenters on the Wikipedia page of David di Donatello with the real names of the previous hosts. He probably interviewed people on the red carpet. It is not Gran Prix 2020, but Prix Italia. An unknown programme. As I said, stop crying racism, to push your candidate, who has 0 chances to be selected as a host.
My dear, I don’t care if he has zero chance to be selected. Do you think I’m scared because you write he has zero chance? Do you think a 53 y.o man is scared by a troll like you? Oh my dear. I like how you feel yourself to be so important. I suggested his name because there was people proposing for that stage Flavio Insinna, Amadeus, Emma Marrone, Paul Barbato (Barbs), Francesco Faccchinetti, Il Volo, All of these don’t speak english. So RAI already employs and pays the wage to a TV host, speaking english and french, that is… Read more »
I am not a troll. I have just expressed my opinion. Unlike you, I am not slanderous because you don’t like Favino. I am sure Favino will cope if he would not be considered/selected as a host for Eurovision.
You didn’t answer me? Do you prefer Favino because you are in love with him? Are you his lover? His friend? His PR agent? Just to let me know.
You wish.
No, I don’t care. I was reacting to you the same way you reacted to me when I proposed Beshir. Asking if I was his friend or press agent.
One thing is sure. You win the price of dumbness, stupidity, egoist behaviour, self centered thoughs, negation and abstraction from the real word.
I’m not a psychiatrist. Go to see someone to ask for help. You need it.
Bye.
Again you carry with your offensive comments (you called be dumb, stupid, egotist, etc. and invited me to see a psychiatrist). You should start to accept other people opinions. For me, this Livio is not a valid candidate as a host for Eurovision.
I don’t care. I never accept advices from stupid people.
So nice from you.
I will stop to push him when you will stop to reject him for the stupid reason you don’t know him. Additionally, you are not Mr. Claudio Coletta so I don’t care of your negative advice. You have extensively had the possibility to write about why you don’t like him. I believe it’s the time you stop to post against him because all this chat is becoming really boring. Let’s leave to the other Wiwibloggers the freedom to decide if he is good for the rtole or not. And according to what I see, some of them already agreed he… Read more »
I like your nice “Go against Livio Beshir” game. Again you say he is not articulate enough in english … come on … do you believe we need someone mothertongue from the UK for the role? No Italian host is articulate enough in english. Who the hell are you to judge the level of english or english articulation of other people, are you an english teacher? What is your TOEFL score? I am curious. And again the flattery thing. Oh dear. You are way pathetic. An interviewer’s or TV host’s skill is to adjusts the tone of the interview according… Read more »
No game here, just my personal opinion, which you struggle to respect. In fact you try to slander me with your accusations about me being racist. Livio is not a famous presenter and it is not just my opinion.
Unfortunately the list of TV shows taken from the Wikipedia page is not accepted by Wiwibloggs (don’t know why) and it’s currently under approuval. But you can easily read it in the Wikipedia’s page showreel. There are shows he hosted on all RAI channels. So saying he is NOT KNOWN is a lie. Maybe you just asked to your old grandma living still in Italy and she doesn’t know him. But ANY Italian who is constantly watching RAI channels and TV shows, especially those concerning film festivals, but not only,. has seen him somewhere, on some TV show, appearance, newscast,… Read more »
Nowadays anyone can have and write his one Wikipedia page. Your candidate is neither a famous presenter or actor in Italy. get over it. You are not helping him at all with your attitude.
Ah yes, I was missing the next chapter of your self centered crazy ego trip: “everybody can write his own wikipedia page”.
Ok. I give up. You’re taking the discussion on the absurdity of the metaphysical level. I cannot reach you up there in the sky of the stupidity.
I believe it’s clear to everybody your alterated mental state.
I stop here because there are enough proofs of your mental health. No need to dig deeper.
I really am worried for you. Go to see a good psychiatrist.
Bye dear.
Again you called me ‘stupid’ and you ‘invited’ me to see a psychiatrist. Proof that you are just offensive and you don’t accept other people opinions.
I’m offensive only in people who don’t admit “yes, now that I’ve seen the showreel of Livio Beshir, I admit he may be one of the candidates. Maybe not the best but he definitely has the standing to be among them”. You just rule him out because you don’t know him or just because you never seen him on TV. I send you links of his performances and you start accusing him of flattery, of not having a good english. You arrive to accuse him he was writing a fake profile on Wikipedia (each information written can be cross checked… Read more »
As I wrote nowadays anyone can have and write his one Wikipedia page.
Yes, you don’t accept my opinion on Beshir, so I don’t accept yours. it’s easy! It’s life. It’s only you who doesn’t see the crazyness of what you write or pretend from the others. I don’t respect you. I will never respect an arrogant being like you. That is able to distort the reality to his own benefit and negating the truth.
Yes, of course. On yours there could be only one sentence: I’m AN HUMAN BEING LIVING IN A PARALLEL REALITY.
This is getting boring.
Yes, I know. But it’s not my fault. You have started to turn it into a religion fight for nothing. You should have said, I don’t think Beshir is the right man. Without questioning the fact he was famous enough, speaking english perfectly enough. But you don’t only reject the man, you also throw sh*t on him. And as I like to defend people against stupid and false accusation, I like to reject all your fake arguments you were creating from nothing: 1) He is not know on Italian TV, and I sent you evidences it’s not true; 2) He… Read more »
Bla, bla, bla, bla.
Let’s try to split my long post on multiple parts: FIRST PART What prices did he win? Again, are you able to read italian?????? Are you an illetterate? From the wikipedia page (link posted) : “viene insignito del prestigioso Premio Vincenzo Crocitti International per la sua attività artistica.” And some of the plays and motion pictures he was in have received a prize. Concerts he presented: “Il 23 agosto 2014 conduce in diretta su Rai 5 il concerto finale della Notte della Taranta. L’evento, seguito sul posto da 150.000 persone, ha registrato uno share medio del 3.65%, record di ascolti… Read more »
You are hilarious. Practically you wrote his CV, I don’t even waste my time reading it. What is this Premio Vincenzo Crocitti International?
Are you able to use Google? Or you just think I am Google? https://premiovincenzocrocitti.com/ Did you read the Wikipedia page? Because knowledge is acquired by reading and if you don’t read you remain the ignorant you are. Of course, is not an oscar. Poor guy, I’m sure now you will start to downplay the value of this price. But he won it. And you are only here to write stupid things on a blog. Anyway, when you will win a price, yourself, you will be able to comment the importance of prices won by the others. Just let’s stop here,… Read more »
Good you informed him. So he will be able to see how you didn’t help him at all with your aggressive and rude attitude.
Hahahah. You are really living in a parallel world. Find a doctor. You need help.
SECOND PART And here is a list of all the TV shows he hosted. You don’t live in Italy? That’s why you don’t know them. I watched at least 10 of them. So, again, if you are ignorant it’s not my problem. He has hosted shows on every channel, RAI1, RAI2, RAI4, RAI5 and RAI Movie. He has presented Unomattina estate on RAI1, the most famous morning show in Italy. He has been speaker and the first male program announcer on Rai2, in his early career, being the one selected winner among 200 other male candidates. He has presented the… Read more »
FOURTH PART
You are even worse than racist. Because you are denying the candidature of somebody based on your own lack of knowledge or personal preferences denying the right to this man to be considered from the role, because you keep denying and downplaying his showreel. Your behavious is shameful and I believe people here has just understood all the picture.
Don’t worry.I cannot let a mean and evil troll win a battle of humanity, value recognition and tolerance with his pretextous statements.
Again, you are accusing me to have a ‘shameful behaviour and to be an ‘evil troll’, when the only disrespectful one is you. As I said your candidate is not famous and he never presented a famous programme in Italy.
I don’t care. For me he’s famous. For you not. I don’t care. You live outside Italy, but you’ve never confirmed. How many years are you living outside Italy? So what? Shameful behavious is to judge the respectable curriculum of a guy and judge him “not deserving” to be one of the candidature, because you don’t know him. Just let me know, the fact you don’t know him is a key factor why all the Italian cannot consider his candidature or the role of red carpet host, co-host on the stage or whatever? Don’t you understand you are totally out… Read more »
He never presented a famous program in Italy?
AGAIN? HAVE YOU READ THE LIST OF TV SHOWS HE HAS PRESENTED??????? UNO MATTINA ESTATE???? ON RAI1?????
Remember the only desperate here is you because you keep denying his showreel (available publicly on his Wikipedia page) so you are trying to deny the truth basing this on “so called” friends of yours who don’t know him. Remember ignorance will never win. Sorry, but I rely on Wikipedia and the times I’ve seen him on TV, more than the advice of your presumed friends. And I just remind you the famous Maneskin lyric. Parla, non sa di che …. parla. That’s also directed to people like you, throwing sh*t on other for some personal interests. First get informed,… Read more »
Oh gosh. You just carry out with your slanderous comments and lie about what I wrote, I never mention an LGBT issue.
I don’t despise anyone, I just want to reiterate that your candidate is not a famous presenter and he shouldn’t be selected because he is part of specific group.
Good, send him the link to this discussion and see how he will react to your unproductive comments, because as I said you are not helping him at all with this approach.
Yes, concerning the LGBT you are right, it was not you. Sorry for that. For the rest, I don’t care of what you think. I believe he is a potential candidate because of his experience, of the fact he speaks english and the fact he has already conducted red carpets interviews similar to the ESC one. But you don’t want to consider him even for the red carpet. You don’t want to consider him at all. So, what are we talkin about? And you already got another comment from a lady, that it’s more your stupid comments that are seen… Read more »
Yes, of course. You are right. ahahahahah
I am an ignorant and you are the clever one.
ahahahahahahah
The ignorant doesn’t know he is.
Anyway, I’m tired. You are a fu****g troll.
Go talk to other trolls like you. And stay ignorant because it seems you are perfectly comfortable with your own ignorance.
Good luck.
Just give up with your offensive and trolling comments.
As long as you don’t give up, I won’t give up.
And you didn’t reply me on what is the final score of your TOEFL test. I’m curious.
TOEFL! ahahahahah
It’s just because you judge the english of Livio Beshir. Let’s see if you passed the TOEFL test and what was the final score you reached. I’m sooo curious. Because you criticise the english of other people. You are an hypocrite.
‘Hypocrite’? Mmmm, another compliment.
Yeah!
Watch here, from minute 13:00 he is interviewing Matt Damon. You will tell me if he is not good enough.
https://youtu.be/ncFXcl3bK0Q
If finding English-speakers is complicated in Italy, they could invite hosts from other countries, for example The Whay-ay-ay-ay Lady and Justin Bieber.
It’s complicated, not impossible. Cattelan is a great choice, not need to involve people from other countries, it’s Italy’s time to shine now
I’d rather the presenters are from (or Atleast have some connections with) the host country, always.
Like American YouTubers Rosanna Pansino and Paul Barbato who are both part Italian in their families. Rosanna’s mom has a family in southern Italy and at one point she made tiramisu in one of her YouTube videos. As for Paul (or “Barbs” as he calls himself), he is a quarter Italian from his late father’s side. In a video where he went for a heritage trip with his video, he brought his father’s ashes to a small town called San Polo Matese. In another video where he describes the geography of Italy, even his pronunciation of Italian words is on… Read more »
Paul’s Italian pronunciation in the Italy video was awful…
I think that Paul Barbato identifies more as Korean than Italian and he can’t speak, let alone pronounce Italian.
No thanks…..
I think Rafaella would surely be up to the task… I just love her! She seems so lovely…
Google her super 1978 UK hit ‘Do It Again’. Ample proof of her brilliance at this level.
I like the idea of having an ‘older face’ host the eurovision song contest. I think raffaella carra is up to the task and they seem like a classy duo. Alessandro has experience with interviewing so he can also do the green room.
Ooo I know who Raffaella is now! She’s the singer of ‘a far l’amore comincia tu’. Iconic, dutch people will recognize it as ‘tebbie nou op je muil’ 😉
https://youtu.be/eslSLLeGoIM
I’m from Italy and well, the idea of an ‘older face’, as you say, isn’t bad in itself, though knowing our show business it kinda scares me, because most ‘older’ (or simply well established hosts, who have a longer career) tend to be very conservative and indulge in boring/weak/ very little classy jokes (when not barely sexist), so they wouldn’t be a good fit, in my opinion. Also, there is still the issue of finding someone who speaks English well enough, and younger people tend to be generally better at it – unless we’re talking someone with an international career,… Read more »
1991 was a very different time. Eurovision in Italy will be produced accordingly because it is, at the end of the day, EBU + RAI. so all these ideas of the show being long as Sanremo, or all the other strange concepts people have, are a little out of place. And also, even if it is true that a lot of people do not speak fluent English in Italy, it won’t be hard to find many potential hosts. Many names were cited in the comments and there are many more. As an Italian myself, is not something that worries me,… Read more »
I think Carrá would be such a great choice. She is very well known and for once we would have someone that represents a demographic group that is more and more forgotten by the ESC.
Yes,if Carra can stand to host the show, she will be absolutely a value for the show.
Great hosts prediction! My other predictions for the hosts are Mahmood and Chiara Ferragni.
I think you’re onto something with Chiara, I could see her having a role similar to that of Nikkie Tutorials from this year’s contest!
Her husband Fedez (2nd place in Sanremo behind Måneskin) has recently been sued by RAI, she won’t work with them.
Mahmood is not fluent in english at all.
Agreed… as much as I adore listening to him sing in Italian, I haven’t been impressed with his English tracks.
Yes Raffaella !!! Disco icon
also gay icon
What about elodie she co hosted sanremo this year? With alessandro?
I want her to compete?
Absolutely. She has amazing potential as an artist
Michelle Hunziker please 🙂
Anyone thinks Chiara Ferragni would be a good choice for a Eurovision host? She’s a very well-known public figure internationally and in years past many similarly well-known people have been selected to host such as Bar Refaeli in 2019 and Pilou Asbaek in 2014.
Chiara is not going to work with RAI after what happened between them and Fedez though.
What happened with Fedez and Rai?
Fedez gave a speech during an event broadcast by RAI that was considered too political by RAI directors, he complained on social media and before his speech about them trying to censor him, when RAI denied Fedez posted a recording of the phone call between him and the event’s staff. Now RAI has sued him for posting a private conversation without their consent.
This is obviously a simplified version of what happened, there are a lot more nuances to this whole mess.
Thank you!
Great choice! It can be also, if winners from the past will be part of hosting. Like Francesco gabani and il volo. Alessananro seems to be a great choice!.
Il volo are not fluent in english at all. They presented saturday evening a show tribute to Morricone in Verona’s Arena and a friend who was there told me they don’t speak english well.
Not Il Volo nor Gabbani are potential hosts, since they don’t speak English fluently.
If they are afraid of their jokes falling through, just do it like AVROTROS did – remove them completely from the show ?
Who was removed from the show?
I’d suggest Michelle Hunziker as well. She could be the kind of funny host we have every year
This year it was Nikkie so I guess she’d be responsible for the backstage and the interviews, that would be cool
What about her daughter, Aurora Ramazzotti? I haven’t been liking Michelle that much recently (despite loving her in the past), but her daughter seems to be a rising star. She’s young, funny, nice, has already some experience in musical programs and should have a fairly good knowledge of the matter, as her dad is a very famous musician too.
Let’s hope that they will present a tight show that will last less than 4 hours, and not something like the marathon of San Remo.
You can not compare Sanremo with Eurovision. First of all in Sanremo there is a live orchestra and each instrument is live, in Esc it’s not. Then you have many famous guests to performe. I’m sure Eurovision 2022 will last as every Esc.
Sanremo is the most popular and important TV show in Italy, it is not just a music contest. The most famous artists, actors and personalities in general have been on that stage. It certainly takes time. In terms of performance it is much more followed than Esc.
Sanremo is useful to RAI to present to the audience all the shows, fictions they will present to the public, during the incoming season. So it’s used as a showcase with an audience of 17/20 million people.
There will be no semifinal and all 40 countries will compete on Saturday.
For me, I think American YouTubers Rosanna Pansino and Paul Barbato should go on and host Eurovision 2022. They’re both part Italian. Rosanna’s mother is both Italian and American, and Paul (or “Barbs” as he calls himself) is a quarter Italian from his late father’s side. Their Italian isn’t the best, but they both speak English so they can get over with hosting Eurovision 2022.
im over people like this. its like that one person who constantly says k-pop groups or rice gum should represent countries they have no relation to
i mean…..i’m as big a fan of geography now as the next fella but really? barbs? hosting eurovision? when he literally did a video explaining what eurovision is very poorly? nahhhh
We have enough youtubers on our own. Thanks. Probably Chiara Ferragni with 20 millions followers would be more than enough. But I don’t vote for her. We need real presenters and singers able to perform a show, not only a presentation. It’s a musical contest, non a fashion one. A role like Nikki Tutorials will be better for her, especially on Youtube.
Sono completamente d’accordo con te.
Grazie fratello eurovisivo.
Oh please! Why not then Madonna, Ariana Grande and Lady gaga?
you’ve commented this multiple times and none are good candidates