José Luis Uribarri
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José Luis Uribarri is a Spanish television presenter and director for TVE.
Uribarri was born in Avila
, after finishing school at Marist school in Palencia he went on to study law but left to work for Spanish television as a television announcer.
He debut as a television presenter in 1958 and has since then been one of the populest television presenters in Spanish television.
Uribarri is closely associated with the Eurovision Song Contest
, Uribarri even provided the TVE commentary on eighteen occasions between 1969
and 2010
and in 2009 he was elected as a judge for the Spanish heat.
In 2010 he began a programme on the Catholic Church.
Uribarri was born in Avila
Ávila
-History:In pre-Roman times , it was inhabited by the Vettones, who called it Obila and had here one of their strongest fortresses....
, after finishing school at Marist school in Palencia he went on to study law but left to work for Spanish television as a television announcer.
He debut as a television presenter in 1958 and has since then been one of the populest television presenters in Spanish television.
Uribarri is closely associated with the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, Uribarri even provided the TVE commentary on eighteen occasions between 1969
Eurovision Song Contest 1969
The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the 14th in the series. It was the first time that the contest resulted in a tie for first place, with four countries each gaining 18 votes. Since there was at the time no rule to cover such an eventuality, all four countries were declared joint winners...
and 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
and in 2009 he was elected as a judge for the Spanish heat.
In 2010 he began a programme on the Catholic Church.