Cyril Hanouna

Cyril Hanouna

Cyril Hanouna at the studios of RTL Radio
Born (1974-09-23) 23 September 1974
Paris, France
Nationality French
Other names Valéry, Isaac
Occupation Radio, Television host, writer, actor, comedian, singer
Known for Touche Pas À Mon Poste

Cyril Valéry Hanouna (born 23 September 1974 in Paris) is a French radio and television presenter, writer, author, columnist, producer, singer and occasional actor and comedian of Tunisian origins.[1]

Early life

He is the son of a general practitioner and a saleswoman arrived in France from Tunis in 1969. He first studied to become a doctor like his father.[2] After having difficulties in high school, he decided to study management to become a chartered accountant but he gave up.[3]

Cyril Hanouna started his life as an oddjob man taking on jobs such as monitor camps, bank employee, vendor fabrics and door to door.

Career

Hanouna made his debut on television in 1999 on the television channel Comédie+ where he wrote the lyrics for the trailers. Hanouna became a television presenter in 2002 when he co-hosted the third series of La Grosse Émission alongside comedian duo Kad et Olivier. In February 2002 he was approached by RTL Radio[4] In 2002 he hosted a radio show called Planet Arthur[5] alongside Emmanuel Levy & Valérie Bénaïm. In 2003 he hosted the morning show on Morning Live[6] on M6.

Since 2008 he has been associated with the Eurovision Song Contest. At the 2008 Contest he presented the French tele-votes and then provided the French commentary for the 2009 & 2010 Contest alongside Julien Courbet & Stéphane Bern.[4]

Currently he is a host on Europe 1 and on television with Touche Pas à Mon Poste (Don't touch my TV set) up to 2012 on France 4, before moving with the whole TV show team to D8 since the new channel has been launched on 7 October.[7] The channel also bought the rights for Nouvelle Star, the French version of the Pop Idol Series, and Hanouna became the host of the show.

In 2011, he acted in the third installment of La Vérité si je mens !.[8]

Discography

Singles

Year Album Peak positions Certification
FR
[9]
2015 "Bogda Bogdanov" 34

Filmography

Radio

References

  1. ↑ "Outrage as man kisses woman's breast LIVE on French TV". 15 October 2016.
  2. ↑ (French) [Interview de Cyril Hanouna dans l'émission Il n’y a pas qu’une vie dans la vie sur Europe 1, 5 mai 2013]
  3. ↑ "FR Archives" (in French). lunion.com.
  4. 1 2 (French) Career of Cyril Hanouna, agenceartistiques.com
  5. ↑ (French) Rire & Chansons, une nouvelle matinale, radioactu.com
  6. ↑ (French) Cyril Hanouna, le commando du matin, ladepeche.fr
  7. ↑ (French) Official Website of Touche pas à mon poste, d8.tv
  8. ↑ (French) Cyril Hanouna at cast of La Vérité si je mens ! 3, Première.fr.
  9. ↑ "Cyril Hanouna discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2015.

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