Elsa Fayer (born 9 November 1974) is a French

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and television presenter.

Early life and education

Elsa Fayer made her television debut in 1984 at the age of nine in the program ''Vitamine'' hosted by

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. She then appeared in an advertising campaign for

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in 1988, and in a Japanese television advertisement for the brand Superhighway in 1992. After studying law at the Panthéon-Assas University of Paris, she studied at the EFAP (École Française des Attachés de Presse) and graduated in 1997 with a master's degree in communication and media.

Television career

She began her career as a journalist on

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in the program ''Système Téva''. She started presenting on the

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in 1998 with programs for the new channel Fun TV. She then participated on TF1 in the program ''Y'a pas photo'' and later presented ''Toutes les télés du monde'' and ''Tubissimo'' on M6. She participated in 2003 at ''

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'' (titled ''

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'' during the first season) where she supported the contestants in the backstage during the prime time. In addition to national channels, she presented for two years ''Tous fans de série'' on

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, ''Jury de Stars'' and the

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''Poker Dome'' on NT1. She also presented the program of

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''L'avenir en direct'' on

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with the astrologer Isabelle Viant. She joined

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and became a columnist on the program ''On a tout essayé'' presented by

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from 2002 to 2007. She commented in direct from

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the

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, as well as the Junior contest later that year on the same channel. During summer 2004, she presented the program ''Tout peut arriver'' on France 2. In February 2005, she presented in prime time with Laurent Ruquier on France 3 the two programs of the French selection for the

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. In September 2010, she returned on TF1 to present the reality program ''Qui veut épouser mon fils ?'' that reached for its first season 4.5 million viewers. In March 2011, she presented on TF1 the new reality program '' Carré ViiiP'', but the broadcast was suspended the same month due to bad audience. She then presented on the same channel the second season of ''Qui veut épouser mon fils ?'' broadcast with success in 2012, and the third season in 2014. She presented in October 2014 the third season of the reality program ''Mon incroyable fiancé'' (French version of ''

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'') in

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on the second part of the evening. In April 2016, she presented ''Le Grand Bêtisier'' on TMC, succeeding to

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and

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. In December of that year,

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then replaced her. In November 2016, she presents daily with

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the debriefing of the second season of ''La Villa des cœurs brisés'' on NT1. In July 2017, she presents on the same channel the reality program ''10 Couples Parfais'' (French version of '' Are You the One?'').

Radio career

She has appeared since 1998 on Fun Radio in the daily program ''Fun Force'', and on

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in the program ''On va s'gêner'' with

from 2002 to 2013.

Participations

Elsa Fayer has regularly participated in numerous entertainment programs and game shows of different channels as a contestant such as ''Mot de Passe'' (French version of ''

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''), '' Fort Boyard'', '' Qui veut gagner des millions ?'', ''Le Grand Concours des animateurs'', ''Salut les Terriens'', ''Fan des années 80'' and ''Fan des années 90'', for the association in which she is the spokesperson.

Personal life

Elsa Fayer is married and has three daughters, Ambre (born in 1999) and twins Liv and Amy (born in September 2010).

References

External links

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