MasterChef France
MasterChef France is a French television series broadcast on TF1 in France.[1] It premiered on August 19, 2010.[2] It is produced by Shine France and TF1 and has run for four seasons. The original presenter, Carole Rousseau, was controversially removed from the programme in 2013.[3]
Michel Roux Jr, a judge in the original British series, has stated that he believes the British MasterChef should be more ambitious and emulate some of the content of the French version.[4]
Plot
A large number of amateur chefs compete in the MasterChef France kitchen to impress three judges in order to become the MasterChef France winner.
Seasons
Season 1 (2010)
The first season ran from August 19 to November 4, 2010.
Contestants
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Anne Alassane | 25 | Yvelines, Île-de-France | Medicine student | Winner November 4 |
Marine Lucenê | 37 | Fort-de-France, Martinique | Baker | Runner-Up November 4 |
Romain Jacquet | 46 | Paris, Île-de-France | Businessman | 2nd Runner-Up November 4 |
Agathe Accôn | 22 | Guyane, French Guiana | Law student | 3rd Runner-Up November 4 |
Cyril Leidermer | 38 | Cher, Centre-Val de Loire | Former football player | Eliminated October 28 |
Virginie Limpopo | 27 | Calvados, Normandy | Stylist and make-up artist | |
Audrey Poret | 43 | Paris, Île-de-France | Housewife | Eliminated October 21 |
Phillipe Montesieur | 33 | Gard, Occitanie | English teacher | |
Frédéric Mesusia | 22 | Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Model | Eliminated October 14 |
Joël Peries | 18 | Aube, Grand Est | Gastronomy student | |
Cédric Longeraux | 39 | Indre, Centre-Val de Loire | Businessman | Eliminated October 7 |
Corinne Brideskei | 63 | Bas-Rhin, Grand Est | Retired | |
Georgiana Vicine | 52 | Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France | Housewife | Eliminated September 30 |
Steve Dorcas | 24 | Bouches-du-Rhône, Région Sud | Pizza deliver | |
Phillipe Clementin | 59 | Paris, Île-de-France | Retired | Eliminated September 23 |
Thomas Escobar | 38 | Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Language teacher | |
Julien Cavalhero | 21 | Haute-Garonne, Occitanie | Medicine student | Eliminated September 16 |
Baïa Navatepe | 18 | Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie | Student | |
Jérôme Coveda | 23 | Mayenne, Pays de la Loire | Professional skater | Eliminated September 9 |
Nathalie Matéro | 40 | Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe | French teacher |
Season 2 (2011)
The second season ran from August 18 to November 3, 2011.
Season 3 (2012)
The third season ran from August 23 to November 8, 2012.
Season 4 (2013)
The fourth season ran from September 20 to December 20, 2013.
Season 5 (2015)
The fifth season ran from June 25 to September 3, 2015.
Season 6 (2022)
The sixth season ran on France 2 from August 23, 2022.
References
- My TF1 website. Accessed 3 March 2014
- "Masterchef arrive sur TF1 le 19 août". programme.tv. 27 July 2010.
- "Carole Rousseau : la vérité sur son éviction de MasterChef" (10 October 2013) Le Figaro (French)
- "'MasterChef' judge: 'Great British Bake Off not as fancy as French version'" (Nov 4 2013) Digital Spy (Accessed 3 March 2014)