Celebrity Biographies
JOE PÉREZ-ORIVE: HIS AGE, HIS TIME IN ‘OPERACIÓN TRIUNFO’ AND WHY HE IS FAMOUS
He was born in Madrid in April 1974 and when he was barely eight years old he moved to New York with his family. Because of his father’s job, he spent six years there, the time that served him to discover music, his great passion. MTV was largely to blame.
He studied music production and technology at the University of Berklee, in the United States. In Spain he also studied Law at the Complutense University of Madrid. Since then he began to have a great presence in the musical world.
Joe Pérez-Orive has become one of the most respected professionals in the industry, becoming director of marketing for companies such as Hard Rock Café, Warner, Clippers and Ticketmaster.
Since 2016 he signed for Live Nation, one of the most important concert promoters in the world. There he has led the tours of great artists such as The Cure, Depeche Mode, Guns n ‘Roses, Elton John, Lenny Kravitz, Paul McCartney, Rihanna, Shakira, Norah Jones, Korn, Ed Sheeran, among others.
Despite being a person with great influence, his popularity came to him as a jury of ‘OT 2017’ and ‘OT 2018’, where he coincided with his great friend Manuel Martos .
In the 2020 edition he was not present, something he announced on his social networks: «There are two editions behind that I would not change anything and that have brought me together with wonderful people. Thank you for letting me talk about what I like most about world, music Thank you for letting me enjoy the contestants and their talent, both on set and on tour…” In addition, he is one of the regular guests of ‘ Pasapalabra ‘ since Roberto Leal became a presenter.
YOUR FACET AS AN ENTREPRENEUR
He has recently inaugurated a new restaurant in the city of Madrid called ‘La peligrosa’, located in the Salamanca district of the capital. In addition to the gastronomic offer, it has a great atmosphere in the world of music and live performances.