Miquita Oliver
Miquita Oliver (born 25 April 1984) is a British television presenter and a former child actress. Born in Paddington, London, her mother is former Rip Rig & Panic singer and television presenter Andrea Oliver.[1]
While still studying for her GCSEs she became presenter of Channel 4 music show Popworld in 2001, co-presenting with Simon Amstell. The pair were known for employing a great deal of sarcasm when interviewing their guests.[2] She frequently fronts the T4 strand. In February 2006 it was announced that the duo would finish their run presenting the programme in April of that year.
She has previously hosted shows on both BBC Radio 1 and Radio 1's digital black music sister station 1xtra, notably covering for Sara Cox and Spoony. After winning the Radio 1 Hot Thighs of the Year award, she left her early morning show "Oneclick" to focus on TV projects. In 2006 she featured in the Music Video "All about Knowing" by Mark.S.Taylor.
Miquita made a brief appearance in May 2007 on the BBC program "Neneh & Andi Dish It Up". Miquita is a guest at a massive barnyard barbecue hosted by her mother Andrea Oliver and Neneh Cherry. She also appeared as a panellist in Never Mind The Buzzcocks aired on 13 December 2007.
References
- ^ Barber, Nicholas (1998-11-15). "How We Met: Neneh Cherry and Andrea Oliver". The Independent. p. 2. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Davis, Johnny (2006-01-14). "Popworld: the irreverent music show". The Independent. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
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