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Cyril Féraud
Cyril Féraud (born 15 March 1985 in Digne-les-Bains) is a French radio and television host and audiovisual producer. Féraud has been working primarily for the public broadcaster France Télévisions since 2008, where he is currently the host of the game shows ''Duels en Familles'' and ''La Carte aux Trésors'' broadcast on France 3, in addition to ''Le Quiz des Champions'', ''100% Logique'', '' The Floor, à la conquête du sol'' and '' Tout le monde veut prendre sa place'' on France 2, and a number of live annual events. Féraud was a co-commentator for France 3's coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest 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 Digne-les-Bains (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence). He is an only child and was passionate about television game shows from a young age. In the ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festival Interceltique De Lorient
__NOTOC__ The (French), Emvod Ar Gelted An Oriant (Breton) or Inter-Celtic Festival of Lorient in English, is an annual Celts (modern), Celtic festival, located in the city of Lorient, Brittany, France. It was founded in 1971 by . This annual festival takes place in the heart of the city every August and is dedicated to the cultural traditions of the Celtic nations (''pays celtes'' in French), highlighting Celtic music and dance and also including other arts such as painting, photography, theatre, sculpture, traditional artisanry as well as sport and gastronomy. Participants come from Brittany, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Cornwall, Cumbria, the Isle of Man, Cape Breton Island, Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Asturias, Acadia, and the entire Celtic diaspora. Programme of events The main festival sites are located throughout the city, with more formal events taking place at the ''Palais des Congrès'', ''Grand Théâtre'' or ''Église Saint Louis''. The larger events take place at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europe 1
Europe 1, (''Europe un'') formerly known as Europe nº 1, is a privately owned radio station created in 1955. It was owned and operated by Lagardère News, a subsidiary of the Lagardère Group, it was one of the leading radio broadcasting stations in France and its programmes were received throughout the country. In January 2022, the right-wing populist media mogul Vincent Bolloré took over the station. History In 1955, to circumvent the prohibition of commercial broadcasting in France after the Second World War, Europe n° 1 was established in the Saarland, a German state that borders France and Luxembourg. Transmissions were not legally authorised, however, until France's post-war administration of the Saarland ceased and sovereignty returned to West Germany in 1957; so, during its first two years (1955–1957), under the direction of Sebastian Kralik, who had defected from Radio Luxembourg, Europe n° 1 was a pirate radio station. In 1959 the French government bough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Française Des Jeux (lottery)
La Française des Jeux (; FDJ) is the operator of France's and the Republic of Ireland's national lottery games, and the title sponsor of the FDJ cycling team. The name of the company loosely translates as The French Company of Games. The company was previously owned and operated by the French government. In July 2018, the French government, which owned 72% of FDJ, took the company public and sold off 50% of its ownership to bolster public finances. In addition to lottery games, the company also provides online games and sports betting markets, such as association football, cycling, rugby union, and track and field. The company sponsors two professional cycling teams: Groupama–FDJ in the UCI World Tour since 1997, and FDJ Suez Futuroscope in the UCI Women's World Tour since 2017. History The French National Lottery, established in 1933, is the precursor to the current organization. Initially known as the "Société de la Loterie nationale et du Loto national" (SLNLN) in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickelodeon (French TV Channel)
Nickelodeon is a French pay television channel and is the local variant of the American children's network Nickelodeon in France, as well as in other French-speaking countries such as of Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco, Francophone Africa, Lebanon, Overseas France, and Haiti. The network has two sister networks, Nickelodeon Junior and Nickelodeon Teen. The network is solely branded as "Nickelodeon" in Francophone regions, with the common branding shortening of "Nick" used in all other markets completely unused due to "Nick" sounding similar to the French swear word '' niquer''. History On 10 January 2003, Nicktoons was launched as a programming block in France on Canal J. The French variant of Nickelodeon was announced in 2005, and was officially launched on 16 November of that same year. The channel's application to broadcast on French digital terrestrial television was rejected by the CSA in favor of Gulli, a child-oriented channel (launched as a joint-venture be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sliimy
Janis Sahraoui (; born 16 September 1988) is a French pop musician and singer-songwriter. Sahraoui debuted in the late 2000s under the stage name Sliimy (rhyming with "Jimmy") through social networking websites where she released her songs. The artist soon received attention online and signed into recording label Warner Music Group, releasing the single ''Wake Up'' and her debut album '' Paint Your Face'' in 2009, which reached number 2 in the French charts. The singer then performed on stage, in concerts and in opening acts for Britney Spears and Katy Perry. Singing mostly in English in an accent that has been described as "mockney", with androgynous looks and a falsetto voice, the artist was compared to Mika or Prince by the press. Sahraoui was sometimes also dubbed "the French Mika" in her native France and internationally. Sahraoui performed as "Yanis" from 2015 to 2023 and released the EP ''L'heure Bleue'' in 2016. Life and career Early life Sahraoui was born on 16 Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Kids' Choice Awards
The 22nd Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on March 28, 2009, on the Nell and John Wooden Court of Pauley Pavilion, with Dwayne Johnson as host. Voting commenced on March 2, 2009. Performers and presenters for the event were announced on its official website. The show marks the last time that the Nickelodeon Orange Blimp was used on the Kids' Choice Awards logo, as Nickelodeon rebranded its logo six months after the ceremony, until the 2013 show. According to Nickelodeon, the show was broadcast in more than "228 million households across Nickelodeon's 50 channels in Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and Latin America." It was watched by 7.7 million viewers in the United States. More votes than ever were cast for this year's KCAs. A record 91.1 million votes were cast on Nickelodeon websites. Prior to the live telecast, Lily Collins, Pick Boy (played by Jeff Sutphen) and Lil' JJ hosted the "orange carpet", featuring celebrity interviews and a li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Kids' Choice Awards
The 21st Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on March 29, 2008, at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, and was the first live-action/animated ceremony. The event was hosted by Jack Black. Voting began March 3 on Nick.com and Nicktropolis. A "Bring on the Nominees" special hosted by Lil' JJ also aired. The Naked Brothers Band and Miley Cyrus were the musical performers. A sweepstakes was announced to promote the show. The number of votes cast broke the record previously set in 2007. 86,708,020 kids cast 88,254,272 votes (since kids were allowed to vote multiple times) between March 3–29 in 18 categories, to honor and vote for their favorites. Votes were cast via Nick.com, Nicktropolis, TurboNick, and for the first time via Nick's new mobile website (wap.nick.com). The award show attracted 7.7 million viewers. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, also known as the KCAs or Kids' Choice, is an American annual awards ceremony show produced by Nickelodeon. Usually held on a Saturday night in March or early April, the show honors the year's biggest in television, film, music, and sports as voted by viewers worldwide of Nickelodeon networks. Winners receive a hollow orange blimp figurine, a logo outline for much of the network's 1984–2009 era, which also functions as a kaleidoscope. The show features numerous celebrity guests and musical acts. Since 2002, Slime (toy), slime stunts have been incorporated into the show. The KCAs also host live entertainment. It has also been known to cover people with the network's trademark Green slime (You Can't Do That on Television), green slime. The animated series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' has won the most KCA awards, with twenty-one overall through the series' run. Individually, Selena Gomez and Adam Sandler are tied for the most trophies won with tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney Channel (French TV Channel)
Disney Channel is a French Specialty channel, television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company France. The channel was launched on 22 March 1997. It was free with ISPs from April 2011 to April 2020, and returned in some ISPs from January 2025 after leaving its historic distributor Canal+ from which the channel was exclusive in France and Africa. In 2013, Disney Channel had the largest audience share of thematic pay channels in France (0.8%), according to a study carried out by Médiamétrie. History The channel launched on 22 March 1997 at 6:00pm (Central European Time, Paris Time), at its inception, was available as an option on Canal+ (French TV provider), Canal Satellite. The channel used to be ad-free when it launched. On 2 November 2002, the portfolio of Disney-branded channels in France expanded from one to four channel with the launch of Toon Disney, Playhouse Disney, and Disney Channel +1. The movie channel Disney Cinemagic (later Disney Cinéma) was launched in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
