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Camille Combal
Born (1981-09-18) 18 September 1981 (age 43)
Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France
Alma materAix-Marseille University
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Camille Combal (born 18 September 1981) is a French television and radio presenter. He is the current host of Danse avec les stars, Mask Singer, Qui veut gagner des millions ?, and Une famille en or [fr]. He was the co-host of Touche pas à mon poste ! for six seasons.

Personal life

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Combal was born on 18 September 1981 in Gap, Hautes-Alpes.[1] He went to primary school in Les Orres, and secondary school in Embrun.[1] He studied management at Aix-Marseille University.[1][2] In 2019, he married Marie in Aix-en-Provence.[3]

Career

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In 2006, Combal started as an intern at Fun Radio.[1] In 2007, he replaced Manu Payet at NRJ, working alongside Bruno Guillon and Florian Gazan [fr].[4] In 2008, he joined Virgin Radio, hosting their morning programme alongside Sébastien Cauet.[5] He worked at Virgin Radio until June 2018,[6] when he left to join TF1.[7]

In 2008, Combal also began presenting the Canal+ programme L'édition spéciale.[1] In 2009, Combal joined TV channel W9, and in 2010, he joined M6, working alongside Estelle Denis.[1] He presented the C8 talkshow Touche pas à mon poste ! alongside Cyril Hanouna,[8] before leaving the show in 2018 after six seasons.[4][9][10] He also hosted one series of Il en pense quoi Camille ? between 2016 and 2017.[11]

Combal has been the presenter of TF1 programme Danse avec les stars since season 9.[2][12] Since 2019, he has presented Mask Singer,[13] and Qui veut gagner des millions ?, the French version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. As part of the handover for Qui veut gagner des millions ?, the 2019 series started with a celebrity special hosted by Jean-Pierre Foucault in which Combal was a contestant.[14] He also hosts his own show, Plan C, which uses carpool karaoke.[7] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Combal hosted episodes of Qui veut gagner des millions ? from his living room.[15] In 2020, Combal became the presenter of Une famille en or [fr], a French adaption of the American gameshow Family Feud and the British gameshow Family Fortunes.[16][17]

Awards

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In 2015, Combal was second in the TV Notes award for best presenter, for his work on Touche pas à mon poste !, with 799,000 votes.[18] He won the 2016 TV Notes award for best presenter.[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Une ascension fulgurante à la télé et à la radio". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 6 June 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Danse avec les stars : ce que vous ignoriez sur Camille Combal". Le Figaro (in French). 20 October 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Camille Combal fait de rares confidences sur sa vie avec sa femme, Marie". Téléstar [fr] (in French). 24 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Camille Combal". Gala. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  5. ^ "BRUNO GUILLON ET CAMILLE COMBAL REJOIGNENT CAUET SUR VIRGIN RADIO". Stratégies (in French). 20 June 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Camille Combal quittera Virgin Radio à la fin de la saison prochaine". Ozap (in French). 9 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Camille Combal : «Les jeunes me disent : ma mère vous adore !»". Le Parisien (in French). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Le Poste de surveillance : Camille Combal propulsé en prime time sur D8 le vendredi 16 janvier". Toutelatele (in French). 22 December 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Camille Combal quitte TPMP". Le Parisien (in French). 20 April 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  10. ^ "INFO TELESTAR. Départ de Camille Combal vers TF1 : incompréhension totale chez les équipes de Cyril Hanouna". Téléstar [fr] (in French). 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Camille Combal : «Je ne voulais pas mon nom dans le titre de l'émission»". Le Figaro (in French). 6 September 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Camille Combal présentera la prochaine saison !". TF1 (in French). 20 June 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  13. ^ ""Mask Singer" : Kev Adams, Alessandra Sublet, Jarry et Anggun jurés du divertissement événement de TF1". Ozap (in French). 12 July 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  14. ^ ""Qui veut gagner des millions ?" : Jean-Pierre Foucault passe le relais à Camille Combal". La Chaîne Info (in French). 7 November 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Camille Combal : L'animateur victime d'un accident juste avant le déconfinement !". Public.fr (in French). 10 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  16. ^ ""Une famille en or" de retour avec Camille Combal sur TF1" (in French). Ozap.com. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Jean-Luc Reichmann : ce rêve auquel il a dû renoncer à cause de Camille Combal" (in French). Public.fr [fr]. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Camille Combal (TV Notes 2015) : "Il n'y a pas de compétition avec Bertrand Chameroy"". Ozap (in French). 24 June 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  19. ^ "TV Notes 2016 : "Le Petit Journal", "Grey's Anatomy" plébiscités... découvrez le palmarès". RTL (in French). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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