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
editA 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
edit| Season | Contestants | Episodes | Originally aired | Winner | Runner(s)-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||||
| 1 | 20 | 12 | August 19, 2010 | November 4, 2010 | Anne Alassane | Marine Crousnillon | |
| 2 | 21 | 12 | August 18, 2011 | November 3, 2011 | Élisabeth Biscarrat | Xavier Malandran | |
| 3 | 19 | 12 | August 23, 2012 | November 8, 2012 | Ludovic Dumont | Pierre Lefebvre | |
| 4 | 18 | 12 | September 20, 2013 | December 20, 2013 | Marc Boissieux | Marie-Hélène Metu | |
| 5 | 12 | 8 | June 25, 2015 | September 3, 2015 | Khanh-Ly Huynh | Elizabeth Cauvel | |
| 6 | 18 | 6 | August 23, 2022 | September 27, 2022 | Marc-Amaury Legrand | Clara Galand | |
Seasons
editSeason 1 (2010)
editThe first season ran from August 19 to November 4, 2010.
Contestants
edit| 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)
editThe second season ran from August 18 to November 3, 2011.
Season 3 (2012)
editThe third season ran from August 23 to November 8, 2012.
Season 4 (2013)
editThe fourth season ran from September 20 to December 20, 2013.
Season 5 (2015)
editThe fifth season ran from June 25 to September 3, 2015.
Season 6 (2022)
editThe sixth season ran on France 2 from August 23, 2022.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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)