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Nice People (TV France)
''Nice People'' was a French reality television show presented by Flavie Flament (daily) and Arthur (specials) and broadcast on TF1 from 26 April 2003 to 5 July 2003. The show was produced by So Nice Production and Endemol. Principle The show, inspired by the film ''L'Auberge Espagnole'', put 12 young people representing different European countries in a luxurious villa in the Cote d'Azur in Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ... to live for two and a half months. Much as in ''Loft Story'', the French version of ''Big Brother'', broadcast on M6 in 2001 and 2002, these young people were filmed 24 hours and eliminated progressively by the public. Each week, one or two celebrities also visited and stayed a few days with the contestants. The celebrities also joined the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flavie Flament
Flavie Flament (née Lecanu, born 2 July 1974) is a French television and radio presenter. Early life She was born in Valognes, Normandy, the daughter of Jean-Paul Lecanu, a former professional football player (1970–1974) for Stade Malherbe de Caen, who subsequently worked for the SNCF. Her mother worked for the state's children-protection agency, ''Aide sociale à l'enfance'' (ASE). She has two older brothers, Olivier and Maxime. In 1988, she was elected " Miss OK" in the show ''L'élection de Miss OK 88'', broadcast on M6 and hosted by Marie-Pierre Lacq and Jean-Luc Delarue). TV career Flament began her career as a production assistant for the TV show ''Frou-Frou'' hosted by Christine Bravo on Antenne 2. She then worked for Philippe Alfonsi's production ''Ça déméninge!'' on La Cinquième. In 1998, she became weather presenter on Canal + and then worked on the shows ''Un autre journal'' with Philippe Gildas, ''Unisex'', and ''Toutes les Télés'' on M6. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophélie Winter
Ophélie Kleerekoper-Winter (born 20 February 1974) is a French pop and R&B singer, songwriter, model and actress. The daughter of Dutch singer, David Alexandre Winter and French fashion model, Catherine Fefeu. She rose to prominence in much of Europe after signing with EastWest Records in 1995 and released her hit song "Dieu m'a donné la foi" which reached number one on the French singles chart as well as other hits: " le feu qui m'attise", " Shame on U", " Elle Pleure"" and "Sache"". Early life Winter was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine. Her father David Alexandre Winter was a Dutch pop singer who had some success during the 1970s, while her mother Catherine Fefeu was a French fashion model, who is now her agent. Her brother Michael is a singer and TV-presenter. Her parents divorced when she was just 2 years old and she moved to Paris with her mother and brother, while her father left for the United States. In 1984, at the age of 10, she recorded her first so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mareva Galanter
Mareva Galanter (born 4 February 1979) is a French singer, actress and former beauty queen. Galanter won the 1998 "Miss World Islands" and then the 1998 "Miss Tahiti" beauty contest that allowed her to compete for the Miss France 1999 crown, which she won. She also competed in Miss Universe 1999, in which she did not place. Career Galanter was born in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. She started early in modeling. She was not 16 that she was already doing photoshoots in French Polynesia (with Dominique Petras in Bora Bora, for instance). She kept modeling in Europe, where she headed for the "Miss France" Contest. She also modeled for her partner Jean Charles de Castelbajac, designer of his own brand, living in Paris. Galanter expanded her work into music and singing, releasing ''Ukuyéyé'', under Warner Music, in 2006. She has released videos for seven of her songs. She hosted Do you Do you scopitone a French TV programme on the Paris Première channel, dedicated to scopitone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pascal Lacoste
Jean-Pascal Lacoste (also known as Jean-Pascal or Jipé; born 21 June 1978) is a French television personality, TV host and former singer and actor. Career In 2001, he participated in the first edition of French TV reality show ''Star Academy'', but was eliminated on 5 January 2002. He was semi-finalist and participated in the Star Academy Tour. He remained famous for his quarrels with Jenifer Bartoli. After his participation, he released his singles "L'Agitateur" (#2 in France, #1 in Belgium) and "Rue de la liberté" (#13 in France, #3 in Belgium) and his debut album ''Jean-Pascal, qui es-tu ?'' (#7 in France, #1 in Belgium). In June 2002, he became a TV host in a sport program ''Tous ensemble'', then in a ''Incroyable mais vrai !'', along with Bruno Roblès, Roger Pierre et Sophie Favier, on TF1. In 2006, he started a career as actor in the police series ''Section de recherches''. In January 2007, he participated in the "Grand Concours des Animateurs", hosted by Carole Rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Lalanne
Francis Lalanne (born Francis-José Lalanne on 8 August 1958 in Bayonne Bayonne (; eu, Baiona ; oc, label= Gascon, Baiona ; es, Bayona) is a city in Southwestern France near the Spanish border. It is a commune and one of two subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine re ...) is a French-Uruguayan singer, songwriter and poet. He is the brother of composer Jean-Félix Lalanne and film director René Manzor. Free Art He opposed the HADOPI law"Collectif d'auteurs - In Libro Veritas" ''inlibroveritas.net'', Novembre 13, 2009. in 2009 and has supported the French free software community saying that the purpose of art is not to make money but conscience, and it is the duty of any author to promote the Free culture movement, free dissemination of this co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smaïn
Smaïn (born Smaïn Fairouze, on January 3, 1958 in Constantine, Algeria) is a French comedian, humorist, writer, actor and director of Algerian descent. Filmography * 1984 : ''La smala ''La Smala'' ( en, The Entourage) is a 1984 French comedy film directed by Jean-Loup Hubert. Plot Simone, a former rocker, is a dedicated homemaker who works in a city of the suburbs of Lyon. She deals especially with Robert, a former virtuos ...'' References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smain 1958 births Living people People from Constantine, Algeria French people of Algerian descent French humorists French male stage actors French male film actors French male television actors French male voice actors French male writers La France a un incroyable talent Algerian stand-up comedians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahim Asloum
Brahim Asloum ( ar, إبراهيم اسلوم, born 31 January 1979 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Isère) is a French boxer. He won the Light Flyweight Gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. His Olympic win was France's first Olympic gold medal in boxing in 64 years. Asloum is the former WBA light flyweight world champion. Olympic results *Defeated Mohamed Rezkalla (Egypt) 12-3 *Defeated Brian Viloria (United States) 6-4 *Defeated Kim Ki-Suk (South Korea) 12-8 *Defeated Maikro Romero (Cuba) 13-12 *Defeated Rafael Lozano (Spain) 23-10 Professional career Asloum began his professional career in 2001 and went on a streak of 19 consecutive victories to earn a shot at WBA Flyweight Title holder Lorenzo Parra. Parra dominated the fight, dropping Asloum in the 2nd and taking a unanimous decision. On 8 December 2007 he defeated Juan Carlos Reveco to become the WBA Light Flyweight Champion. Asloum was inactive after the Reveco fight until his return to the ring 27 April 2009. In July 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Montagné
Gilbert Montagné (; born 28 December 1951) is a French singer, musician, pianist and organist from the Ménilmontant neighbourhood of Paris and Bourbonnais historical region of central France. Blind since shortly after birth, he is best remembered for his international hit "The Fool" which was a number 1 single across Europe and South America in 1971, as well as his songs "On va s'aimer" (1983) and "Les Sunlights des tropiques" (1984). In France, he is still a popular albums and concert artist, having toured and sung with the likes of Johnny Hallyday and Kool & the Gang. In 2009, he participated in the television show ''Rendez-vous en terre inconnue'' in Zanskar. He was made a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1982, an Officer in the National Order of Merit in 2011 and an Officer in the Order of the Legion of Honour in 2020. Montagné was active in politics within the Union for a Popular Movement under the presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy. In the 2010 regional electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe Dechavanne
Christophe Dechavanne (; born 23 January 1958), is a French television and radio host and program producer. Biography Dechavanne attended the Cours Hattemer, a private school. He started working as a radio host in the early 1980s. In 1985, he presented the daily talk-show ''C'est encore mieux l'après-midi'' on the state-owned television channel Antenne 2. In 1987, he went to work for the newly privatized channel TF1 : his first show, ''Panique sur le 16'', was not a success, but he soon found his niche with the late-night weekly talk-show ''Ciel mon mardi !'', a program which could be compared to Jerry Springer productions in United States. Dechavanne's energetic public persona and the frequent heated arguments between his guests proved popular among audiences, despite attracting criticism from several French media outlets. Dechavanne became his own producer in 1989, by creating the company Coyote productions. From 1992 to 1994, Dechavanne presented the popular daily talk-show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doc Gynéco
Bruno Beausir (; born May 10, 1974), known by his stage name Doc Gynéco (), is a French hip hop musician. His music is typically characterized as a ragga/rap style, that has found its fan base in France. Early life, family and education Born in Clichy-sous-Bois, France on May 10, 1974, Beausir's mother was of Guadeloupean origin and his father white. In 1990, he moved with his family to Paris, to Porte de la Chapelle, a district to which he would often pay homage in his songs. Career Doc Gynéco launched his career at age 19, writing a few tracks for the hardcore rap group Ministère AMER. After this rap group parted, Virgin Records signed him with the intent of converting his demos into an album in Paris. This project partially fell through; Doc Gynéco then traveled to Los Angeles to work with American producer Ken Kessie. The result of this work would be ''Première Consultation'', released in April 1996, which received large media praise and huge success both in France an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prosper Masquelier
Prosper Masquelier (born March 19, 1981 in Montpellier) is a French businessman, television producer, actor and entrepreneur, and creator of the first French television series about poker, ''Le Tournoi des As'' (or ''Tournament of Aces''), and the French online gambling website PokerXtrem.fr. Background Masquelier is the son of Jean and Marlene Masquelier. Marlene, his mother, is owner of Brasserie du Théâtre de Montpellier and a member of the Partouche family, operators of French casinos. Jean, his father, heads the casinos Palavas-les-Flots and La Grande-Motte for the Partouche group. In September 2001, Prosper Masquelier entered the French drama school Cours Florent to study acting. and during the summer of 2002, he worked for Palavas-les-Flots, prior to his joining the show '' Nice People'' in 2003. Career In 2003, Masquelier participated as French representative in the reality show ''Nice People'', produced by So Nice Productions and Endemol, and broadcast on the TF1 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |