Silvia Jato: "I am not Risto Mejide, but I am a bit of a witch"

No,

is not going to start singing -"not even crazy"-, but she is going to become the new Jesús Vázquez of Telemadrid.

The presenter returns to television at the age of 51 with

, the new

that

opens tonight and that will search for the best regional voice.

A format in which

arrives 'rookie', but with "great enthusiasm" and with a very clear idea:

.

Television in Spain is inconceivable without

.

From

, which he raised between cotton wool and which showed the way to become the great television contest, going through

, innumerable programs on Galician television and many other galas that marked incredible audience data such as Miss Spain , among other.

Retired for several years from the small screen for her children and for her work as

,

, "is the best comeback" for the former model.

You return to television with a musical

, a format in which you debut.

Are there nerves? Man, of course!

Nerves, always.

On television the bug always comes out and that bug goes inside.

And the nerves, of course.

The older you are, the more nervous.

Age makes you aware.

Now I understand grandmothers or mothers when they tell you 'don't tell me those things because I'm too old for this'.

You live everything with great intensity, but the truth is that I am very excited that people like it, because deep down you work for people. Why do you return to television? The truth is that it has a lot to do with the

format

.

When the production company introduced me to the format, I really liked it.

The stage has always been one of my passions, much more than the sets.

It's a more direct feeling with the people at home.

And seeing myself on top of him again is what made me consider going back.

In

, 96 chosen from a casting of more than a thousand people from the Community of Madrid participate.

During the first eight installments of the contest,

compete against each other, but only two will advance to the semifinal in each of the programs.

"What makes La la la unique compared to other musical

is that those two people who go to the semifinal, one is chosen by the jury -

, better known as Poty, and others by his colleagues. It is a very fair election and with absolute respect", explains the presenter.

The criticism that is going to be made here is very constructive.

The

will aim to reach the final and qualify for the prize of becoming the best voice in Madrid

Is it difficult to make a music program on television today? These formats exist and are there, but when they are given from a more secluded, closer place, the viewer is also closer.

They are people who live next to the spectators, who are identified much faster by the public because a community is smaller.

It gives it a much more homely touch and especially since the criticism that is going to be made here is very constructive.

The objective was to make a non-hurtful criticism.

Let what is heard be valued. So, neither Silvia Jato nor the jury are going to become the Risto Mejide of OT, right? I didn't want to say it, but... (Laughter).

No, but I am a bit of a witch.

Not on stage, certainly not.

The reality is that it will be a program made with a lot, a lot of love,

where everyone will be able to enjoy the music of yesteryear, of today and with great voices that will give their tone and nuance to our music of always.

Who is bitter about a bit of music?

Ricky Merino is your co-anchor.

He comes directly from

musical

Have you used him a lot to face

?

Not just Ricky, the entire jury.

It is that there is Lorena Gómez, Daniel Diges who have lived in their own flesh facing all this to gain a foothold.

They know perfectly well what it's like to compete for that space, and that's why I've not only listened to them and asked them questions, but they've conveyed the suffering of a competition in which you want to be chosen.

It has been very nice to see how not only Ricky treated them but everyone, the entire jury.

It has been difficult for them, but they have done it all the time in the most constructive way.

My biggest fear has been that they would make me sing.

At 30 you do it, at 51 you don't

Applicants from more than 30 different municipalities of the Community of Madrid appeared at the

auditions .

Madrileños with a high level, voice power in different musical genres and, of course, of different ages, from children as young as 7, to a woman aged 82, whose dream was to sing.

What was your biggest fear after saying yes to

? I tell you with my hand on my heart, that they made me sing.

After all the telethons on air 3 and so many galas, the first thing I thought was that if someone thought of dressing me up and putting me on stage to be Gloria Gaynor or Tina Turner I would kill it.

At 30 years old I do it, at 51 years old, no.

It terrified me.

I don't know if it's because you have children at home and you think they might tell you that you're making a fool of yourself, but it's the biggest fear that gave me.

Seasoned in contests, interviews... What is it like to see the incredible success of

having been his first 'mother'?

How much is Silvia Jato to blame for the current success of the contest? Well, very happy.

I am the mother of the alien.

It is very nice to see that it continues because it is a contest that arose with great affection.

And to see them continue to do so well is an honor and a privilege.

I always said that if she lost weight, she would leave it on top.

And I left it there and it's still at the top.

It is true that I long for the tests to be more oriented towards Spanish and not so much show, but it is true that you have to evolve because otherwise it would be boring. Would you like to come back? I was a guest recently.

I don't like competing at all and even less in the one that was my contest, but I did not do badly.

I had a great time and I saw people from my team who are still in

.

Will there be an opportunity to see Silvia Jato again on national television? You never know why those of us who live and work in this profession are true gypsies, but hopefully it will be on a national channel like it is on Canal Sur.

Nowadays it is very annoying to differentiate a national television, from a regional one or from a platform because you can already access everything.

The fan has opened up in such a big way that the nice thing is to bet on a format and something that you like.

The national ones have very good formats, but the regional ones too.

Now, if people want to see me again on national television, they should open a vote there for Jato to return.

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