Évelyne Dhéliat (born 19 April 1948) is a French

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and former

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Early life and education

Évelyne Dhéliat was born in

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. Her father was a commercial director from

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...

and her mother a German perfume store owner. An only child, she grew up in the

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. In 1969, she studied English for one year at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle.

Television career

Entertainment programs

She began at the

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as a

from 1975 to 1982. She was at the same time a presenter on the French first channel that has become

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in January 1975. She started by presenting the program ''À la bonne heure''. In March 1980, on the same channel, she presented the two semi-finals and the final of the French preselection for the

Eurovision Song Contest 1980 The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in The Hague, Netherlands, and was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (NOS), which agreed to stage the eve ...

. The band Profil was chosen by the audience. The next month, during the Eurovision Song Contest at

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, she announced in the name of the French delegation, the live performance of Profil representing France with the song "

Hé, hé M'sieurs dames France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "", composed by Sylvano Santorio, with lyrics by Richard de Bordeaux and Richard Joffo, and performed by the band Profil. The French participating broadcaster, (TF1), se ...

". She then co-hosted from 1982 to 1988 the program ''La Maison de TF1'', dedicated to the house maintenance, gardening and tinkering. They were accompanied of the professionals Michel Galy, Cécile Ibane and Nicolas le Jardinier. She also presented the program ''Ravis de vous voir'' until 1988. In November 1987, she received the

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of the best continuity announcer. She then presented the programs about consumption ''À vrai dire'' and ''C'est bon à savoir'' until 1991.

Weather presenting

In 1991, she submitted her demand to present the

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on TF1. After being selected, she was trained on presenting with Alain Gillot-Pétré during the month of August 1992. She began presenting the weather on the channel in September 1992. In 2000, she was named director of the weather service on TF1, and since March 2009, she is the director of the weather service on LCI. In 2011, she was named favorite French weather presenter. In September 2012, Évelyne Dhéliat presents again the weather after several months of absence. In a statement published by TF1, she announced having undergone a surgical operation, which required a long period of rest and treatment.

Television roles and contests

In June 2013, she appeared in the prime-time ''Nos chers voisins fêtent l'été'' on

, in which she plays the mother of Alexandre Volange, played by Jean-Baptiste Shelmerdine. Évelyne Dhéliat has regularly participated at the television contest ''Le Grand Concours des animateurs''. In an episode from September 2013, she went to the final. In January 2014, she participated at the game show '' Qui veut gagner des millions ?'' in duet with Gilles Bouleau.

Personal life

Évelyne Dhéliat has a daughter named Olivia, who was born in 1968 and who is a lawyer. She stated in 2013 having two grandchildren.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dhéliat, Évelyne 1948 births Living people French television presenters French women television presenters French people of German descent