Jon Gomez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gomez and the second or maternal family name is Garai.

Jon Gomez
Born	Jon Gomez Garai (1990-05-17) May 17, 1990 (age 34) Galdakao, Spain
Citizenship	Spain
Alma mater	University of the Basque Country
Occupation(s)	TV presenter, musician
Years active	2007–present
Known for	Betizu
Notable work	Betizu
Television	Betizu El conquistador del fin del mundo SexSua

Jon Gomez Garai (born May 17, 1990) is a Spanish singer, musician and TV presenter.

He made his debut at the age of nineteen in Betizu on the ETB 1 channel, being one of several Betizu artists (a former Betizu Star).[1]

Early life

Jon Gomez was born in 1990, in Galdakao, Biscay, Basque Country (Spain).[2]

Career

He studied the Bachelor's degree in journalism in the University of the Basque Country.

He began as a television presenter in 2009 on the Hamaika Telebista network in the Gaztero program. But he did not stay long, as he started working for EITB Media. At the age of nineteen, he began as a presenter of Betizu, succeeding Nerea Alias. His participation and roles in Betizu brought him acclaimed success and made him a child star in the Basque Country, becoming well known among the children and the audience.

In 2010 he was the presenter of various contests, including a national cooking contest with chef David de Jorge. In addition to that, he has also been a presenter of the famous television program El conquistador del fin del mundo in ETB 2 channel.[3][4]

In 2011 he was the presenter of his own television program called IBIL2D on the ETB 1 channel,[5][6] becoming the youngest presenter in the history of EITB.[7]

Between 2015 and 2016, he was the presenter and director of the first sex education program on Basque television, SexSua.[8][9][10]

Currently he is also a member, musician and vocalist of the Basque music group Oxabi.[11][12][13]

Private life

He lives in Bilbao.

Filmography

Television

• 2009, Gaztero, Hamaika Telebista (presenter)
• 2010, Betizu, ETB 1 (presenter, actor)
• 2011, IBIL2D, ETB 1 (presenter)[14]
• 2015, SexSUA, ETB 1 (presenter)[15][16]
• 2018, El conquistador del fin del mundo, ETB 2 (presenter)

See also

• Betizu
• Betizu Taldea
• Egin kantu!
• Nerea Alias
• Elene Arandia
• Jon Urbieta

References

1. Goyoaga, Ander (March 9, 2015). "Jon Gomez Garai, a very versatile communicator from Galdakao". Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved January 21, 2023.
2. "Jon Gomez Garai: 'Galdakaok eta Usansolok eurek bakarrik trataera esklusiboa behar eta merezidu dabe'". bizkaie.biz (in Basque). Retrieved January 21, 2023.
3. "Jon Gomez Garai: Finlandiar asko ari da euskara ikasten". EITB (in Basque). September 10, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
4. "Gotzon es el conquistador del Pagasarri". EITB (in Spanish). October 18, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
5. "'Ibil2d' proyecto pionero multimedia de recorridos por Euskal Herria". EITB (in Spanish). Retrieved January 21, 2023.
6. "Nace Ibil2d, un nuevo programa de TV que muestra los rincones de Euskal Herria, también a través de internet". Euskal kultura (in Spanish). Retrieved January 21, 2023.
7. Urkizu, Urtzi (March 26, 2011). "Jon Gomez Garai: "Jendea errealitate areagotuarekin kuxkuxean dabilela ikusi dugu"". Berria (in Basque). Retrieved January 21, 2023.
8. Urkizu, Urtzi (May 13, 2015). "Hilaren 21ean sexu heziketari buruzko saio bat hasiko da ETB1en". Berria (in Basque). Retrieved January 21, 2023.
9. "La educación sexual en Educación, esta noche, en 'SexSua'". EITB (in Spanish). Retrieved January 21, 2023.
10. "Jon Gomez: 'Izugarri ikasi dut saio honekin'". EITB (in Basque). Retrieved January 21, 2023.
11. Galdakao, Susana Martín/ (November 14, 2021). "La alegría de Oxabi vuelve al escenario con tres conciertos en diciembre". Deia (in Spanish). Retrieved January 28, 2023.
12. "La romería Oxabi presenta hoy 'Espero dena', su primer tema propio". El Correo (in Spanish). June 7, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
13. "El grupo galdakoztarra Oxabi Erromeria Taldea presenta "Espero dena", su primera canción tras trece años actuando de pueblo en pueblo". Galdakaoko Udala. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
14. "IBIL2D: Euskal Herria alderik alde telebistan, Interneten eta errealitate areagotuan • ZUZEU". ZUZEU (in Basque). March 7, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
15. "Hezkuntza sexualaz, ETB1eko 'Sexsua' saio berrian". El Diario Vasco (in European Spanish). May 14, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
16. "'SexSua', hezkuntza sexualaz arituko den ETB1eko saio berria". sustatu.eus (in Basque). Retrieved January 21, 2023.

External links

• Jon Gomez at IMDb