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]
A large number of amateur chefs compete in the MasterChef France kitchen to impress three judges in order to become the MasterChef France winner.
The first season ran from August 19 to November 4, 2010.
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 |
The second season ran from August 18 to November 3, 2011.
The third season ran from August 23 to November 8, 2012.
The fourth season ran from September 20 to December 20, 2013.
The fifth season ran from June 25 to September 3, 2015.
The sixth season ran on France 2 from August 23, 2022.
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