Alessia Merz is an Italian model, television host and showgirl.

Biography

She debuted in 1992 in the Canale 5

Canale 5

Canale 5 is an Italian private television network of Mediaset, the media branch of Fininvest. Canale 5 was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980, based on a local channel, TeleMilano 58, founded in 1978....

 show Bulli e pupe. In September she took part in Non è la RAI

Non è la RAI

Non è la RAI was an Italian TV show, on air from 9 September 1991 to 30 June 1995. Initially broadcasted by Canale 5, from January 1993 it was moved to Italia 1....

s second edition, where she remained until 1995. After this experience, she took part to the Canale 5

Canale 5

Canale 5 is an Italian private television network of Mediaset, the media branch of Fininvest. Canale 5 was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980, based on a local channel, TeleMilano 58, founded in 1978....

 show Striscia la notizia

Striscia la notizia

Striscia la notizia is an Italian television program on the Mediaset-controlled Canale 5. Its name in Italian translates as "the news slithers", a probable parody of the slighting italian journalist, submitted to politicians and overwhelmed with shame...

, where she acted as dancer within Cristina Quaranta until 1996.

In 1995 she played a role in the film Ragazzi della notte and debuted as television host in the first edition of the show Meteore, with Amadeus and Gene Gnocchi

Gene Gnocchi

Gene Gnocchi , best known by his stage name is an Italian television presenter, comedian and footballer.Gene Gnocchi was born in Fidenza into a working class family...

, on air on Italia 1

Italia 1

Italia 1 is an Italian commercial television channel on the Mediaset network. It is oriented especially at young people.Italia 1 was launched in January 1982 and, originally, was owned by Rusconi; after a few months, however, due to the aggressive dumping practices of Silvio Berlusconi's rival...

. In the last 1990s she also took part at several films for the cinema and for television like Gli inaffidabili, Mamma per caso, Jolly blu, Vacanze sulla neve and L'ispettore Giusti.

Later in that year she hosted in RAI

RAI

RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...

 the program Sanremo famosi, with Max Pezzali

Max Pezzali

Massimo "Max" Pezzali was the singer and main song writer of the pop group "883". He released his first solo album in 2004 , "Il Mondo Insieme A Te". The album was successful in Italy and from then on Pezzali decided to continue his work as a solo artist.- Early life :Max Pezzali was born on...

. In 1999 has been released some calendar for magazines Boss and Maxim.

In 2000 she presented the second edition of Meteore and, with Samantha De Grenet, Filippa Lagerbäck and Marco Balestri, the candid camera

Candid Camera

Candid Camera is a hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as Candid Microphone June 28, 1947...

 show Candid Angels. In the same year she took part at the b-movie Intrigo a Cuba, with Carolina Marconi.

After that, she participated at the show Quelli che il calcio and, in 2004, she presented the show Festival: Gruppo d'ascolto, on air on RaiSat Extra

Raisat Extra

Rai Extra was an Italian television channel owned RAI and broadcasted on Digital terrestrial television in Italy.Initially the channel was called RaiSat Extra...

 and Rai Utile

Rai Utile

Rai Utile was an Italian TV channel devoted to Italian government and administration, owned by RAI and launched in 2004.Has shared its frequencies to Rai Festival during the Festival della canzone italiana in April 2004, to Rai Azzurri during the UEFA Euro 2004 and to Rai Olimpia during the 2004...

. In 2004 she entered in the second edition's cast of the Italian version of Celebrity Survivor

Celebrity Survivor

Celebrity Survivor, also known promotionally as Celebrity Survivor: Vanuatu and Australia's Celebrity Survivor, was an Australian television series that screened on the Seven Network in 2006, based on the popular reality television show, Survivor...

, named L'isola dei famosi.

Personal life

Later she married Fabio Bazzani

Fabio Bazzani

Fabio Bazzani is an Italian association football striker, who currently plays for A.S.D. Mezzolara.He is a striker, notable for his headers, as well as his shooting and strength.-Career:...

 and became the mother of Niccolò (2006) and Martina (2008).

Filmography

• Ragazzi della notte (1995)
• Gli inaffidabili (1997)
• Panarea (1997)
• Mamma per caso (1997)
• Jolly Blu (1998)
• Cornetti al miele (1999)
• Vacanze sulla neve (1999)
• Il commissario Montalbano (one episode: La voce del violino) (1999)
• Un medico in famiglia
  Un medico in famiglia
  Un medico in famiglia is an Italian television TV series. The show is inspired, to an extent, by Spanish TV series Médico de familia. It is one of the most successful series in Italy.-Seasons 1 and 2:...
  
   (1999)
• L'ispettore Giusti (1999)
• Intrigo a Cuba (2000)
• Turbo (2000)
• Il Bacio di Dracula (2002)

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