Sabine Quindou

Of Martinique ancestry, Sabine Quindou studied at the Institution Sainte-Marie d'Antony, in Hauts-de-Seine. Holder of a master's degree in contemporary history , she made her debut as a reporter to France 2, Europe 1 and Agence France-Presse, before leaving for Africa (Togo, Madagascar, Djibouti), working for RFO and TV5. In November 1993, she entered France 3 where she was a journalist and columnist for magazines between 1998 and 1999 C'est clair pour tout le monde .

From November 1999 to 2012, she joined Frédéric Courant and Jamy Gourmaud and co-presented the fun program for popularizing science C'est pas sorcier (it's not rocket science).

Since 2004, his presence in “C'est pas sorcier” has been less frequent. In 2007, she presented on France 5 Attention fragile , a program on the environment. In 2008, she toured the world for Thalassa . At the same time, she directed documentaries for France Télévisions. In 2009, she is the host of a new dynamic attraction of Vulcania.

During the 2011-2012 season, she co-presented with Georges Pernoud and Laurent Bignolas the magazine Thalassa three Fridays a month in the first part of the evening on France 3.

From September 2012, she takes over the controls of the show Transportez-moi! On The Parliamentary Channel once a month, until 2015. It appears in 2013 in commercials produced as a fake program on behalf of a product brand dishwasher.

In October 2015, alongside Frédéric Courant, she hosted the show "Matière à penser, matière à rêver " at Country-Hall of Liège.

She hosts Les Témoins d'Outre-mer every noon on France Ô between February 2016 and January 2018.

In January 2017, she plays at the auditorium of Lyon "Souffler n'est pas jouer", an interactive and educational musical show, aimed at explaining the history and functioning of the instruments wind. She plays this show with the brass and percussion section of Orchestre national de Lyon.

In March 2018, we find her again alongside Frédéric Courant in the show “I love digital” at the Country-Hall in Liège (Belgium).

Between 2018 and 2020, she wrote, directed and performed three other musical shows accompanied by the Orchestre national de Lyon and the Orchestre national de France.

Since 2020, she presents again Thalassa , the magazine of the sea, every Sunday on France 3.

From December 2020, she writes, directs and performs in a web series, entitled Les petits Secrets des instruments. This web series is offered by the Orchestre national de Lyon, in partnership with Sabine Sorcières et Compagnie, her artistic company. At the rate of one episode per week, the small Secrets of the instruments offer to discover an object essential to a musician.

She is playing from October 2021 at the Seine Musicale for a series of five shows, accompanied by the pianist Simon Zaoui.

• Mediterranéa Festival: Best TV film for Festin sous la mer, carnet de plongées en Australie
• Toiles de Mer Festival: Audience award for Festin sous la mer, carnet de plongées en Australie
• European Festival of Underwater Image and the Environment: Master Pro-Silver for Festin sous la mer, carnet de plongées en Australie
• Association of Social Information Journalists: First prize for "Hôpital : une école de santé ?"
• Roberval Prize 2005: Winner in the audiovisual work category.

The asteroid (23890) Quindou named in his honor by NASA for its contribution to the democratization of science.

• https://www.sabinesorcieresetcompagnie.org/