Amadeus

Amedeo Umberto Rita Sebastiani (born 4 September 1962), known professionally as Amadeus, is an Italian television and radio presenter. Life and career Born in Ravenna to Sicilian parents, Sebastiani grew up in Verona. He started his career in 1979 as a deejay for a small radio station in Verona. In 1982, Sebastiani adopted the stage name ″Amadeus″ and started working for Radio DeeJay; he made his television debut in 1988, appearing in the Radio DeeJay spin-off DeeJay Television on Italia 1. During his career, Amadeus hosted several high-profile programmes, both for RAI and Mediaset, including , five editions of Festivalbar, four seasons of , the Sanremo Music Festival (2020 to 2024), , and several early evening quiz shows.