Alyson Eckmann

Alyson "Aly" Rae Eckmann (born November 8, 1990) is an American journalist, singer, television and radio host.

Alyson Eckmann
Eckmann in 2015
Born
Alyson Rae Eckmann

(1990-11-08) November 8, 1990
Seattle, Washington, United States
OccupationJournalist, singer, television and radio host

Early life

Eckmann was born in Seattle, Washington on November 8, 1990, although at the age of eighteen, she moved to Mexico and later, at the age of twenty, she moved to Madrid, Spain. Initially, Eckmann would stay for about ten months, although after finding work as a babysitter she stayed for two more years. After this, Eckmann went on vacation to the Canary Islands where she found the recording of the television program "Un príncipe para Corina", with which according to her: "I happened to stumble upon Corina's program, and without really knowing how, I ended up on TV."[1][2] A casting director actually proposed the idea of participating in Cuatro's dating show. At first she was reluctant to it but finally accepted.

Career

Television

After this, Eckmann signed for the television program Hable con ellas for the television channel Telecinco, where she became a presenter for the first time, and also works as a reporter.[3][4] On the other hand, Eckmann also works as an announcer in the radio program No te cortes, from Los 40 Principales.

On October 22, 2014, she started as a reporter for the program Todo va bien de Cuatro. In April 2015, Eckmann made an appearance in the television series La que se avecina, where she starred as Megan Simons, Trevor's wife, Judith's ex-partner. Since 2014, Alyson has collaborated with Vevo Spain presenting the Vevo Fresh program and the DCODE festivals.[5]

In 2015, Eckmann joined Non Stop People a Movistar+ channel run by and for young people to present the Xtraǃ program.[6] On 29 September 2016, she participated in the program-contest Sígueme el Rollo[7] on Ten. On 9 January 2017, she became one of the contestants on the Telecinco reality show Gran Hermano VIP 5. She won the 100,000 euros prize with 58.8% of the audience in her favor.[8]

Music

Eckmann was the vocalist of a jazz group for 8 years. Later, she composed two singles, one in 2014, called "Believe Me" and another in 2015 titled "Day After Day." She has also participated in various musicals such as Cats, Seussical and Annie.[9][10][11][12]

In 2016, she went to the Antena 3 musical program Tu cara me suena, where she played Tracy Chapman.[13] At the end of that same year, Eckmann collaborated as a vocalist in "Get Over It", a song by Les Castizos that came out to the sold under the music label Clipper's Sounds.

Filmography
Television
Year Program Network Notes
2013Un príncipe para CorinaCuatroParticipant
2014Hable con ellasTelecincoPresenter
2014-2015Todo va bienCuatroCollaborator
2015Xtra!Non Stop PeopleReporting co-host
2016Tu cara me suenaAntena 3Guest
2017Gran Hermano VIP 5TelecincoContestant and winner
2017Sábado Deluxe TelecincoGuest (2 episodes)
2017SálvameTelecincoGuest
2017Me lo dices o me lo cantasTelecincoContestant
2017Gran Hermano RevolutionTelecincoCollaborator and guest VIP
2017MorningloryBe MadCollaborator
2018Xtra!Non Stop PeoplePresenter
2018Gran Hermano VIP 6TelecincoGuest VIP
Radio
Year Program Network Notes
2013-2016No te cortesLos 40 principalesPresenter and reporter
Internet
Yeark Program Network Notes
2014-2015Vevo freshVEVOPresenter
2017English for SummerMtmadPresenter
Television series
Year Program Network Notes
2015-2016La que se avecinaTelecincoMegan Simons (3 episodes)

References
  1. "Aly Gator: "Llegué a España para cuidar niños y he acabado trabajando en #NTC de Los 40, el mejor programa de radio"" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. Cuatro. "Fiesta en Tenerife: Aly se marca un Amy" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  3. Fórmula TV. "Hable con ellas en Telecinco en FórmulaTV" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  4. Fórmula TV. "Telecinco estrena 'Hable con ellas en Telecinco' el próximo martes en el late night" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  5. Toda la actualidad musical en "Vevo Fresh"
  6. El canal juvenil, Non Stop People, ficha a la ex de Telecinco Alyson Eckmann
  7. Vertele. "Ten lanza su primer concurso, 'Sígueme el rollo', con Sara Escudero" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  8. Alyson Rae Eckmann, confirmada para 'GH VIP' en un error de 'Sálvame Deluxe'
  9. "Las múltiples caras de Alyson Rae Eckman". Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  10. Alyson Eckmann se hace cantautora
  11. Alyson Eckamann estrena su videoclip más extremo
  12. Alyson Eckman, la norteamericana que vino a aprender español y triunfa en 'Hable con ellas'
  13. La presentadora Alyson Eckmann será Tracy Chapman en 'Tu cara me suena'
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