Tony Aguilar
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| Born | Antonio Aguilar Rodríguez (1973-05-04) 4 May 1973 (age 51) |
| Occupation(s) | Radio DJ, television presenter |
Antonio "Tony" Aguilar Rodríguez (born 4 May 1973) is a Spanish radio DJ and television presenter.
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 yaonLos 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]
In television, Aguilar hosted the music shows Leña al mono que es de gomaonAntena 3 in 1993, and Zona franca, alongside Arancha de Benito, on TVE in 1995.[6]On40 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 ExperienceonCuatro.[9]
In 2014, Aguilar was an occasional panelist for the talk show ¡Qué tiempo tan feliz!, hosted by María Teresa CamposonTelecinco.[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]
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]
