Tony Aguilar (radio personality)

For the Mexican singer and actor, see Antonio Aguilar.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aguilar and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Tony Aguilar
Born
Antonio Aguilar Rodríguez

(1973-05-04) 4 May 1973 (age 51)
Cornellà de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain
Occupation(s)Radio DJ, television presenter

Antonio "Tony" Aguilar Rodríguez (born 4 May 1973) is a Spanish radio DJ and television presenter.

Career

Radio

In the early 1990s, Aguilar was the runner-up in a national disc jockey contest, and as a result he was hired for the local broadcast of Los 40 in Radio Barcelona.[1]

In 1995, Aguilar debuted in nationwide radio with radio breakfast show Anda ya on Los 40, which he hosted until 1998.[2] He also presents the hitlist show Del 40 al 1 since 1995.[3] In 1998, Aguilar started to present 40 Principales Radio Show.[4]

Since 2015, Aguilar hosts 40 Global Show, a music programme that airs in twelve (eleven before the creation of Los 40 Nicaragua in 2017) Spanish-speaking countries of the Los 40 radio network.[5]

Television

In television, Aguilar hosted the music shows Leña al mono que es de goma on Antena 3 in 1993, and Zona franca, alongside Arancha de Benito, on TVE in 1995.[6] On 40 TV, he hosted Fórmula Weekend alongside Joaquín Luqui in 1999,[7] as well as Los 40 Principales between 2000 and 2005, and the television version of the hitlist show Del 40 al 1 until the channel's closure in 2017.[8] Aguilar then hosted Coca Cola Music Experience on Cuatro.[9]

In 2014, Aguilar was an occasional panelist for the talk show ¡Qué tiempo tan feliz!, hosted by María Teresa Campos on Telecinco.[10] In 2017, he was a panelist on the Spanish version of the talent show Fantastic Duo, on La 1.[11] In 2017 and 2018, Aguilar was also an occasional panelist for the talk show Viva la vida, on Telecinco.[12] In 2019, Aguilar was a judge on the La 1 music show La mejor canción jamás cantada, as well as a regular panelist on the La 1 talk show A partir de hoy.[13][14]

Since 2018, Aguilar has been the Spanish co-commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest alongside Julia Varela.[15][16][17]

Awards

In 2011, Aguilar was nominated for a National Radio Award for Best Music Presenter.[18] In 2016, Aguilar won the Ondas Award for Best Music Programme for Del 40 al 1.[19]

References

  1. ^ Liceras, Patricia M. (5 December 2017). "Tony Aguilar: "Si tienes un sueño, ve a por él, que se cumplen, como me pasó a mí"". Fundación Coca Cola España. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ Moral, Selene (5 December 2017). "AQUELLOS LOCOS INICIOS DE ANDA YA, BY TONY AGUILAR". Los 40. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ^ EL AÑO 10 ES PARA MI EL 20!
  4. ^ Martín, Dani; Flores, Javier Menéndez (25 October 2011). Soñar no es de locos: Mi pequeño recorrido (in Spanish). Grupo Planeta Spain. ISBN 978-84-9998-069-0.
  5. ^ "NACE 40 GLOBAL SHOW, UN NUEVO PROGRAMA MUNDIAL DE 40 PRINCIPALES". Los 40. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. ^ Sant Cugat estrena el sábado el mayor musical joven de TVE
  7. ^ 40 TV refuerza su fin de semana musical con 'Fórmula weekend'
  8. ^ Xavi Martínez sustituirá a Tony Aguilar en el programa 'Del 40 al 1 diario' de Los 40 principales
  9. ^ El nuevo especial musical 'Coca-Cola Music Experience' llega a Cuatro el próximo sábado 22 de noviembre
  10. ^ Tony Aguilar: "Creo que el éxito de 'Auryn' reside en su cercanía con la gente"
  11. ^ Los comentaristas de 'Fantastic Duo'
  12. ^ Tony Aguilar: "Daddy Yankee quiere grabar una canción con Isabel Pantoja"
  13. ^ Tony Aguilar, primer juez confirmado para 'La mejor canción jamás cantada' de TVE
  14. ^ Gemma Nierga, Santiago Segura, Boris Izaguirre y Tony Aguilar serán colaboradores habituales de 'A partir de hoy'
  15. ^ "Tony Aguilar comentará junto a Julia Varela Eurovisión 2018" (in Spanish). RTVE. 14 March 2018.
  16. ^ "Tony Aguilar y Julia Varela comentarán Eurovisión 2019 y Nieves Álvarez será la portavoz del jurado español" (in Spanish). RTVE. 25 March 2019.
  17. ^ David, José (22 October 2019). "TVE emitirá el Festival de Eurovisión Junior 2019 por La 1 y TVE internacional". escplus.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  18. ^ "TONY AGUILAR, NOMINADO A LOS PREMIOS NACIONALES DE RADIO 2011" (in Spanish). Los 40. 21 September 2011.
  19. ^ Moral, Selene (21 September 2011). "LOS ONDAS PREMIAN A TONY AGUILAR EN EL 50 ANIVERSARIO DE LOS40" (in Spanish). Los 40.