MasterChef France
MasterChef France is a French television series broadcast on TF1 in France.[1] It premiered on August 19, 2010.[2] It is produced by Shine France and TF1 and has run for four seasons. The original presenter, Carole Rousseau, was controversially removed from the programme in 2013.[3]
Michel Roux Jr, a judge in the original British series, has stated that he believes the British MasterChef should be more ambitious and emulate some of the content of the French version.[4]
Plot
    
A large number of amateur chefs compete in the MasterChef France kitchen to impress three judges in order to become the MasterChef France winner.
Seasons
    
    Season 1 (2010)
    
The first season ran from August 19 to November 4, 2010.
Contestants
    
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Alassane | 25 | Yvelines, Île-de-France | Medicine student | Winner November 4 | 
| Marine Lucenê | 37 | Fort-de-France, Martinique | Baker | 1st Runner-Up November 4 | 
| Romain Jacquet | 46 | Paris, Île-de-France | Businessman | 2nd Runner-Up November 4 | 
| Agathe Accôn | 22 | Guyane, French Guiana | Law student | 3rd Runner-Up November 4 | 
| Cyril Leidermer | 38 | Cher, Centre-Val de Loire | Former football player | Eliminated October 28 | 
| Virginie Limpopo | 27 | Calvados, Normandy | Stylist and make-up artist | |
| Audrey Poret | 43 | Paris, Île-de-France | Housewife | Eliminated October 21 | 
| Phillipe Montesieur | 33 | Gard, Occitanie | English teacher | |
| Frédéric Mesusia | 22 | Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Model | Eliminated October 14 | 
| Joël Peries | 18 | Aube, Grand Est | Gastronomy student | |
| Cédric Longeraux | 39 | Indre, Centre-Val de Loire | Businessman | Eliminated October 7 | 
| Corinne Brideskei | 63 | Bas-Rhin, Grand Est | Retired | |
| Georgiana Vicine | 52 | Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France | Housewife | Eliminated September 30 | 
| Steve Dorcas | 24 | Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Pizza deliver | |
| Phillipe Clementin | 59 | Paris, Île-de-France | Retired | Eliminated September 23 | 
| Thomas Escobar | 38 | Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Language teacher | |
| Julien Cavalhero | 21 | Haute-Garonne, Occitanie | Medicine student | Eliminated September 16 | 
| Baïa Navatepe | 18 | Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie | Student | |
| Jérôme Coveda | 23 | Mayenne, Pays de la Loire | Professional skater | Eliminated September 9 | 
| Nathalie Matéro | 40 | Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe | French teacher | 
Season 2 (2011)
    
The second season ran from August 18 to November 3, 2011.
Season 3 (2012)
    
The third season ran from August 23 to November 8, 2012.
Season 4 (2013)
    
The fourth season ran from September 20 to December 20, 2013.
Season 5 (2015)
    
The fifth season ran from June 25 to September 3, 2015.
References
    
- My TF1 website. Accessed 3 March 2014
- "Masterchef arrive sur TF1 le 19 août". programme.tv.
- "Carole Rousseau : la vérité sur son éviction de MasterChef" (10 October 2013) Le Figaro (French)
- "'MasterChef' judge: 'Great British Bake Off not as fancy as French version'" (Nov 4 2013) Digital Spy (Accessed 3 March 2014)
