Risto Mejide

Risto Mejide
Born Risto Mejide Roldán[1]
(1974-11-29) November 29, 1974
Occupation Advertiser, author, music producer, talent show judge, TV presenter and songwriter

Risto Mejide Roldán[1] (born 29 November 1974 in Barcelona) -formerly named as Ricardo[2]- is a Spanish advertiser, author, music producer, talent show judge, TV presenter and songwriter, best known as a judge on the television show Operación Triunfo and Tú sí que vales, both shows were on Telecinco.

Risto Mejide holds a degree and MBA from the ESADE business school (1997) where he also worked as a lecturer.[3]

Mejide joined the jury of the show on its fifth series and became known for his comments, which often offended the contestants. He has been compared to Simon Cowell.[4] In 2008 Mejide published his first book, El Pensamiento Negativo ("The Negative Thinking"). In 2009 he began to work as a songwriter and music producer, associating himself with Labuat.

References

  1. 1 2 Tweet of Risto Mejide with he attached a photo of identity document
  2. ↑ "Los nombres reales que los famosos ocultan: descubrimos su verdadera identidad". eleconomista.es. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Visionomics". esade.edu. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Catan, Thomas (April 18, 2008). "Spanish pop judge is even ruder than Simon Cowell". The Times (London: Times Online). Retrieved May 22, 2010.
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