Camille Combal

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. He was the co-host of Touche pas à mon poste ! for six seasons.

Camille Combal
Born (1981-09-18) 18 September 1981
Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France
Alma materAix-Marseille University
Career
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Network
CountryFrance

Personal life

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

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.[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, a French adaption of the American gameshow Family Feud and the British gameshow Family Fortunes.[16][17]

Awards

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
  1. "Une ascension fulgurante à la télé et à la radio". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 6 June 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. "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 (in French). 24 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. "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. "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 (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. 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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