According to the Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manhã, Catarina Furtado is going to be the host of the Operação Triunfo programme.

Catarina Furtado is one of the brightest stars of the Portuguese show business. She started her career in TV channel RTP at the age of 18, presenting a music programme.

In 1993 she moved on to the private station SIC to present Chuva de estrelas, the Portuguese version of Stars in their Eyes, produced by Endemol. After that she made several programmes in SIC, always concerning the host feature, even when studying in London.

Now she is back in RTP and the Portuguese public looks forward to seeing her as a great star.