MasterChef France

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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]

Contents

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.

Series overview

SeasonContestantsEpisodesOriginally airedWinnerRunner(s)-up
First airedLast aired
1 2012August 19, 2010 (2010-08-19)November 4, 2010 (2010-11-04)Anne AlassaneMarine Crousnillon
2 2112August 18, 2011 (2011-08-18)November 3, 2011 (2011-11-03)Élisabeth BiscarratXavier Malandran
3 1912August 23, 2012 (2012-08-23)November 8, 2012 (2012-11-08)Ludovic DumontPierre Lefebvre
4 1812September 20, 2013 (2013-09-20)December 20, 2013 (2013-12-20)Marc BoissieuxMarie-Hélène Metu
5 128June 25, 2015 (2015-06-25)September 3, 2015 (2015-09-03)Khanh-Ly HuynhPhilippe Jacquin
6 186August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23)September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)Marc-Amaury LegrandClara Galand

Seasons

Season 1 (2010)

The first season ran from August 19 to November 4, 2010.

Contestants

ContestantAgeHometownOccupationStatus
Anne Alassane33 Yvelines, Île-de-France FarmerWinner November 4
Marine Lucenê31 Fort-de-France, Martinique French teacherRunner-Up November 4
Romain Jacquet24 Paris, Île-de-France Air conditioning company manager2nd Runner-Up November 4
Agathe Accôn28 Guyane, French Guiana Waitress3rd Runner-Up November 4
Cyril Leidermer36 Cher, Centre-Val de Loire Executive in mass distributionEliminated October 28
Virginie Limpopo27 Calvados, Normandy Stylist and make-up artist
Audrey Poret43 Paris, Île-de-France HousewifeEliminated October 21
Philippe Montesieur33 Gard, Occitanie English teacher
Frédéric Mesusia39 Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine BartenderEliminated October 14
Joël Peries30 Aube, Grand Est Ready-to-lend store assistant
Cédric Longeraux39 Indre, Centre-Val de Loire BusinessmanEliminated October 7
Corinne Brideskei40 Bas-Rhin, Grand Est Secretary
Georgiana Vicine52 Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France HousewifeEliminated September 30
Steve Dorcas35 Bouches-du-Rhône, Région Sud Management Consultant
Philippe Clementin42 Paris, Île-de-France Press officerEliminated September 23
Thomas Escobar38 Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Pharmaceutical consulting manager
Julien Cavalhero21 Haute-Garonne, Occitanie Medicine studentEliminated September 16
Baïa Navatepe18 Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie Student
Jérôme Coveda23 Mayenne, Pays de la Loire Professional skaterEliminated September 9
Nathalie Matéro40 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.

See also

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References

  1. My TF1 website. Accessed 3 March 2014
  2. "Masterchef arrive sur TF1 le 19 août". programme.tv. 27 July 2010.
  3. "Carole Rousseau : la vérité sur son éviction de MasterChef" (10 October 2013) Le Figaro (French)
  4. "'MasterChef' judge: 'Great British Bake Off not as fancy as French version'" (Nov 4 2013) Digital Spy (Accessed 3 March 2014)