Julia Varela
| Julia Varela | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Julia Varela Ruano June 30, 1981 Pontevedra, Spain |
| Occupation | Journalist, presenter |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Employer | RTVE |
Julia Varela Ruano (born 30 June 1981 in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain) is a Spanish television and radio presenter, newsreader and reporter.
Biography
After graduating in journalism at the Complutense University of Madrid, Varela began her professional career at RTVE in 2005 in RNE's news department as a newsreader for Radio Exterior de España. In 2008, she moved to RNE Radio 3 to work as a presenter and redactor in music programmes like Siglo 21, 180 Grados or Los Conciertos de Radio 3, and in the broadcast of different music festivals. Since 2013, Varela works as a TV reporter for TVE in shows like Comando Actualidad and La mañana de La 1; in the latter she is also the commentator of the show-business section.
Since 2015, Varela is TVE's commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest, together with José María Íñigo. Varela and Íñigo also provided the Spanish commentary for Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits, the show that commemorated the Eurovision Song Contest's 60th anniversary.[1] In 2016, Varela co-hosted Objetivo Eurovisión, the show that selected the Spanish entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[2]
References
- ↑ "Julia Varela acompañará a José María Íñigo como comentarista de TVE para Eurovisión 2015". RTVE.es. 28 April 2015.
- ↑ "Julia Varela estará en la "green room" de 'Objetivo Eurovisión'" [Julia Varela will be in the "green room" of 'Objetivo Eurovisión']. formulatv.com (in Spanish). Fórmula TV. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.