Maya Lauqué (born 11 February 1979) is a French

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and

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. Presenting on

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from 2007 to 2013, she co-hosts since September 2013 the program ''

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'' on

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Early life and education

Maya Lauqué was born in

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in the department of

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, the daughter of Henri Lauqué, presenter of the committee of the Fêtes de Bayonne. A passionate of dancing, she took classes at the

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and then at the

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from age thirteen to seventeen. She finally returned to her second passion, journalism. At age 18, she started working for the daily regional newspaper '' Sud-Ouest'' and also for magazines dedicated to dancing, while studying with a DEUG in modern literature. Once graduated, she studied with a bachelor's degree at the

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in 2000, after an internship of three months at Infosport+, she got a job and did not pass her final exams.

Television career

Hired at Infosport+ to work behind the scenes, she then passed on the other side and began as a presenter. In 2002, she joined

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, where she presented matches of the

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, helped by the knowledge of

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from her brother. Noticed by the director of the redaction of

, she joined the channel in 2006 as a newsreader of ''i matin'' with Aymeric Caron (7:00-9:00). From early 2007 to July 2009, she presents the evening news, especially in the program ''1 h 30 chrono'' (18:00-19:30) hosted by Thomas Hugues until July 2008, and then live news from 18:00 to 20:00 with Nicolas Demorand. Since September 2009, she joined the midday segment from 12:00 to 14:00 to co-host ''Le Forum de L'Info'' alongside Benjamin Vincent, and then alone since January 2010. In September 2011, she presented again the morning news on I-Télé from 6:00 to 9:00, and pursued the presentation of the weekly debate ''Ça se dispute'' that she started again in January 2011. In September 2012, Maya Lauqué presents the news of ''La grande édition'' hosted by Olivier Galzi between 22:00 and 0:00. In September 2013, she left I-Télé to co-host the consumption program ''

'' on

Personal life

Maya Lauqué announced on 18 November 2014 in direct on France 5 that she was

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, stating that she could not hide it anymore. She gave birth in early April 2015 to a boy named Lucien. In February 2018, she announced expecting her second child.

Television programs

;i-Télé (2007–13) * ''i matin'' and ''i matin week-end'' * ''1 h 30 Chrono'' * ''Le 18-20'' * ''À propos'' * ''Le forum de l'info'' * ''Le match des éditorialistes'' * ''Ça se dispute'' * ''L'info sans interdit'' * ''Le 6-9'' * ''Le journal de la nuit'' * ''La grande édition'' * ''L'édition de la nuit'' ;France 5 (2013–2021) * ''

'' ;France 2 (2021–present) * ''

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References

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