# MasterChef France

MasterChef France is a French television series broadcast on TF1 in France. It premiered on August 19, 2010. 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.
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.

## 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.

## Series overview

| Season | Contestants | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Winner | Runner(s)-up |
| Season | Contestants | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Winner | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 20 | 12 | 12 | August 19, 2010 (2010-8-19) | November 4, 2010 (2010-11-4) | Anne Alassane | Marine Crousnillon |
| 2 | 21 | 12 | 12 | August 18, 2011 (2011-8-18) | November 3, 2011 (2011-11-3) | Élisabeth Biscarrat | Xavier Malandran |
| 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | August 23, 2012 (2012-8-23) | November 8, 2012 (2012-11-8) | Ludovic Dumont | Pierre Lefebvre |
| 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | September 20, 2013 (2013-9-20) | December 20, 2013 (2013-12-20) | Marc Boissieux | Marie-Hélène Metu |
| 5 | 12 | 8 | 8 | June 25, 2015 (2015-6-25) | September 3, 2015 (2015-9-3) | Khanh-Ly Huynh | Philippe Jacquin |
| 6 | 18 | 6 | 6 | August 23, 2022 (2022-8-23) | September 27, 2022 (2022-9-27) | Marc-Amaury Legrand | Clara Galand |

## Seasons
### Season 1 (2010)

The first season ran from August 19 to November 4, 2010.

#### Contestants

| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
| Anne Alassane | 33 | Yvelines, Île-de-France | Farmer | Winner November 4 |
| Marine Lucenê | 31 | Fort-de-France, Martinique | French teacher | Runner-Up November 4 |
| Romain Jacquet | 24 | Paris, Île-de-France | Air conditioning company manager | 2nd Runner-Up November 4 |
| Agathe Accôn | 28 | Guyane, French Guiana | Waitress | 3rd Runner-Up November 4 |
| Cyril Leidermer | 36 | Cher, Centre-Val de Loire | Executive in mass distribution | Eliminated October 28 |
| Virginie Limpopo | 27 | Calvados, Normandy | Stylist and make-up artist | Eliminated October 28 |
| Audrey Poret | 43 | Paris, Île-de-France | Housewife | Eliminated October 21 |
| Philippe Montesieur | 33 | Gard, Occitanie | English teacher | Eliminated October 21 |
| Frédéric Mesusia | 39 | Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bartender | Eliminated October 14 |
| Joël Peries | 30 | Aube, Grand Est | Ready-to-lend store assistant | Eliminated October 14 |
| Cédric Longeraux | 39 | Indre, Centre-Val de Loire | Businessman | Eliminated October 7 |
| Corinne Brideskei | 40 | Bas-Rhin, Grand Est | Secretary | Eliminated October 7 |
| Georgiana Vicine | 52 | Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France | Housewife | Eliminated September 30 |
| Steve Dorcas | 35 | Bouches-du-Rhône, Région Sud | Management Consultant | Eliminated September 30 |
| Philippe Clementin | 42 | Paris, Île-de-France | Press officer | Eliminated September 23 |
| Thomas Escobar | 38 | Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Pharmaceutical consulting manager | Eliminated September 23 |
| Julien Cavalhero | 21 | Haute-Garonne, Occitanie | Medicine student | Eliminated September 16 |
| Baïa Navatepe | 18 | Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie | Student | Eliminated September 16 |
| Jérôme Coveda | 23 | Mayenne, Pays de la Loire | Professional skater | Eliminated September 9 |
| Nathalie Matéro | 40 | Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe | French teacher | Eliminated September 9 |

### 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.

### Season 6 (2022)

The sixth season ran on France 2 from August 23, 2022.