Cyril Féraud (born 15 March 1985 in

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) is a French radio and television host and audiovisual producer. Féraud has been working primarily for the public broadcaster

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since 2008, where he is currently the host of the game shows ''Slam'', ''Duels en Familles'' and ''La Carte aux Trésors'' broadcast on

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, in addition to ''Le Quiz des Champions'' and ''100% Logique'' on

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, and a number of live annual events. Féraud was a co-commentator for France 3's coverage of the

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final from 2012 to 2014, having previously acted as the French vote spokesperson for the 2011 contest. He is the founder and manager of the audiovisual production company CyrilProd.

Biography

Cyril Féraud was born on 15 March 1985 in

(

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence or sometimes abbreviated as AHP (; oc, Aups d'Auta Provença; ) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France, bordering Alpes-Maritimes and Italy to the east, Var to the south, Vaucluse to the west ...

). He is an only child and was passionate about television game shows from a young age. In the early 2000s, from the age of 16, he sent game ideas to the production team of the show '' Fort Boyard''. After a master's degree in communication and management, he took his first steps in the industry as an assistant for this same programme "which made (him) want to do television".

Media career

From 2005 to 2015, Féraud worked as a journalist for the weekly ''

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'', as a reporter, head of the entertainment section, then as head of information. In 2006, he made his radio debut as a columnist on

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's ''Le Grand Direct'' program on

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, with whom he worked for four seasons on the radio and television on the ''Morandini!'' program on

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. From 29 August 2016 to 30 June 2017, he hosts ''Midi avec vous'' on

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, each weekday from noon to 1 p.m.

Television career

Féraud began his career as a television host in 2004 at the helm of children's programs ''

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'' and the programming block ''

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'' on

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. He provided French commentary for the

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and

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, respectively with singers

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and

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. Spotted by the national lottery operator Française des Jeux, he presented the new ''Loto'' draw live on

in October 2008. He continued as a host of the draw for three years. Since 26 October 2009, he has hosted the game show ''Slam'', which combines quizzes and crossword puzzles, every weekday afternoon on

. During his first two years as host, the show tripled the audience of the time slot with 1.4 million viewers on average, quickly making Féraud one of the channel's flagship hosts. Since 1 March 2015, he has been in charge of ''Le Grand Slam'', the weekly version of ''Slam'' in which the best candidates in the game compete each Sunday. From 2010 onwards,

entrusts him with the presentation of various prime time programs: '' Le Tournoi d'orthographe'' and ''Le Grand Bêtisier'' in 2010, ''Le Grand Jeu'' in 2011 and ''300 chœurs pour + de vie'' in 2012. After being the voting spokesperson for

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at the contest in 2011, he was co-commentator for the

grand final for three years: on 26 May 2012, with

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from

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, on 18 May 2013, again with Dumas, live from

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and on 10 May 2014, this time with

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, in

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. In March 2022, he was a member of the jury to help select France's entry for the

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. In 2011, 2015–2016 and again from 2018 to 2021, he presented the quiz show '' Personne n’y avait pensé!'' (an adaptation of BBC's ''

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'') on

, a game of general knowledge in which the candidates must score as less points as possible to win. In January 2018, the game moved to a daily broadcast just before ''Slam'' and replaced another game show ''

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''. Since April 2018, after campaigning for its return, he has presented the new version of the adventure game show ''La Carte aux Trésors'' in prime time on

, the show having been absent from the air for nine years. Since 2021, he has been presenting two major prime time events on

: '' Le Quiz des Champions'' (an adaptation of British ITV show ''Quiz Master''), which sees the greatest TV game champions in France compete against each other, and '' 100% Logique'' (an adaptation of another ITV show ''

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''), in which 100 candidates compete to test their logic and their sense of observation. In March 2022, he presented ''Quelle sera la meilleure danse folklorique de France?'' (What will be the best folk dance in France?), a major competition in which the French regions come to demonstrate their traditional dances in prime time on

. Since August 2022, he has presented every day ''Duels en Familles'' on

, a French game show created by himself, in which two families compete in general knowledge duels. The game show airs daily, just before ''Slam''.

Special events

In March 2009, he presented the ''

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'' evening live on

alongside

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which featured seventy artists singing together in the streets of

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. Then in March 2010, the ''Les Stars du Rire Spéciale Sidaction'' evening alongside

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live on France 2. A recurring host of the '' Téléthon'' since 2010, he has presented the launch party in prime time and live on

with

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since 2012. From 2013, he has played host at most of France 3's live performance programs in prime time: ''

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'' every year since 2013, ''Le Grand Spectacle du

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'' every summer since 2015, ''Musiques en Fête'' live from the

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every year since 2017, ''La Folie Offenbach'' in January 2018, ''La Grande Parade des Nations Celtes'' since 2018. In 2015 and 2016, during the whole ''

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'', he co-presented the France 3 program '' Village Départ'' with

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, and presented a sporting event every day, in which a local resident tries to beat a record, as well as a sequence on the heritage of the city visited. In 2016 and 2017, he presented the sixty concerts of ''Âge Tendre, the Idol Tour'', now produced by

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and which celebrated its tenth anniversary in the

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venues of France with a dozen artists such as

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, Les Rubettes. The recording of the show was broadcast on C8 on 22 February 2017 in prime time. In 2018, he presents the second season of the ''Age Tendre'' tour, with sixty-two performances in

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and

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given by a dozen artists including Sheila,

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and was broadcast by C8 on 6 June 2018 again in prime time.

Participation in shows

After being an production assistant on the

game show '' Fort Boyard'' in 2003 and 2004, he participated as a celebrity candidate for the first time on 23 July 2011. He participated again in 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2017. Since 2020, he has joined the show's team by playing the character of Cyril Gossbo (slang term for handsome guy, or beau gosse in French), presenter of the game "Slaïme", a parody inspired by

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material and his own show, ''Slam''. In 2014, he took part in ''Toute la télé chante'' for the ''

'' on

. On February 20, 2015, he finished second in the celebrity quiz show '' Grand Concours des Animateurs'' (an adaptation of ''

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'') behind Julien Arnaud, on

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. On April 16, 2015, he won the French version of ''

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'' on D8 for the association

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, sponsored by

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. Since 2016, he has occasionally participated in the program '' Vendredi, tout est permis'' with

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. On February 6, 2021, he participated as a guest in '' La Boîte à secrets'' presented by

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Charity work

In 2012, Féraud was the godfather of the association
Grandir
' which supports families whose children suffer from growth problems. Since 2020, he has been the godfather of the association ''Les lutins du Phoenix'', whose volunteer members dress up as superheroes to visit children hospitalized in the pediatric oncology department.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Feraud, Cyril 1985 births Living people People from Digne-les-Bains French television presenters French television journalists French radio presenters French game show hosts Eurovision commentators