Julien Lepers
Julien Lepers at Polymanga 2016
Born
Ronan Gerval Lepers

(1949-08-12) 12 August 1949
Paris, France
Career
ShowQuestions pour un champion
NetworkFrance 3, TV5Monde
CountryFrance

Julien Lepers (French pronunciation: [ʒyljɛ̃ ləpɛʁs]; whose real name is Ronan Gerval Lepers) is a French television and radio presenter, and a singer-songwriter, born on 12 August 1949 in Paris.

Biography

Early life

Son of the conductor Raymond Lepers and the singer Maria Rémusat, and grandson of the painter Claude Rémusat, Lepers was born in Paris but spent his childhood in Antibes, then in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. He studied law at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, and became licentiate.

Career as a host

Lepers won a presenter contest organised by Jean-Pierre Foucault at the radio station RMC where he became a radio host, from 1973 to 1978. There, he was Mister Hit parade before moving to RTL.

In the eighties, Lepers was the host for a year of À tout cœur, an entertainment programme broadcast by the Swiss TV channel TSR, which featured famous singers.

He debuted as a television host in France in 1986, at the age of 36, on FR3 in La Nouvelle Affiche, and then in the breakfast television show Télématin on Antenne 2.

From November 1988 until February 2016, Lepers hosted Questions pour un champion, the French version of the game show Going for Gold.

In August 1998, Lepers also hosted C'est l'été on France 3.

Musical career

In 1978 and 1979, Lepers recorded four songs: "De retour de vacances",[1] "Je t'aime trop", "Pleure sous la pluie"[2] and "Oh! Sylvie".

As a self-taught pianist, keen on music, he is the composer of three hits by French singer, Herbert Léonard: "Pour le plaisir" in 1981, "Amoureux fous" (duet with Julie Pietri) in 1983, and "Flagrant délit" (which became a number-one hit in Quebec) in 1985. He has also written many songs for Sylvie Vartan, Michel Delpech and Sheila.

In June 1996, he recorded an album with the Bratislava Symphonic Orchestra. In parallel with his television career, he continues his career as a musician.

Court cases

On 4 January 1994, Lepers, suspected of tax avoidance, was given a one-year suspended prison sentence as well as a fine of 150,000 French francs. As a consequence, French presenter Vincent Perrot replaced him as host of Questions pour un champion for a few days.

On 15 April 2010, in Cyril Hanouna's show Touche pas à mon poste! aired on France 4, he said that the tax officials made a mistake, were aware of it, and refunded him soon after the sentence.

Diversification

In 2009, Lepers appeared in a radio advertisement for Saint-Yorre,[3] a brand of bottled mineral water.

In September 2010, in an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro, Lepers says he would enjoy being a news anchor for France 3.

I would enjoy presenting a news programme . It would interest me, and reading a teleprompter is not exactly rocket science! But currently, I also really like economics programmes and, of course, music programmes. In any case, I'm still touring France, Belgium and Switzerland with my orchestra, and composing songs.

[4]

In August 2011, Lepers was a jury member for the "Prix Iznogoud" award of the "Humour et Eau Salée" French comedy festival held in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne.[5]

In November 2011, irritated by the misuse of the French language, Lepers published a book with the title Les fautes de Français ? Plus jamais ! (French mistakes? Never again!) in which he says:

Wrong notes offend my ears. They annoy me. A mistake in French has the same effect on me as a wrong note.

.[6][7]

Look-alike

Lepers is Michael Keaton's look-alike.[8][9] This resemblance to the American actor prompted a few sketches.[10][11]

Danse avec les stars

In 2016, he participated in the seventh season of Danse avec les stars – the French version of Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with professional dancer Silvia Notargiacomo. On November 10, 2016, they were eliminated finishing 8th out of 11 contestants.

In week 3, the public gives a note to each couples.

Week Dancing style Music Judge points Total Ranking Result
Fauve Hautot Jean-Marc Généreux Marie-Claude Pietragalla Chris Marques
1 Cha-Cha-Cha Can't Stop the Feeling! - Justin Timberlake 5 5 6 4 20/40 11/11 No eliminations
2 Waltz Hero - Mariah Carey 7 6 8 5 26/40 9/11 Safe
1 + 2 46/80 11/11
3 Foxtrot (+6/10) Supreme - Robbie Williams 6 5 7 5 29/50 9/10 Safe
4 Paso Doble

Cha-Cha-Cha Relay (+5 Points)

Encore un soir - Celine Dion

Medley - Boney M

7 + 5 6 + 5 7 + 6 5 + 4 50/125 9/9 Safe
5 Quickstep It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones 7 + 7 N/A 8 + 7 5 + 5 39/60 8/8 Eliminated

Career

Radio

  • RMC
    • Hit Parade
  • RTL
    • Challenger,
    • Studio 22,
    • Les Ambassadeurs
    • Départ Immédiat
    • Casinos Parade
    • Une journée pas comme les autres,
    • Et pour vous qu'est-ce qu'on peut faire ?
    • La vente aux enchères
    • Stop ou encore until September 1998

TV

Filmography

Lepers has made several appearances in movies and series where he plays himself.

  • 1995 : Fantôme avec chauffeur (Ghost with Driver) (directed by Gérard Oury): himself
  • 2001 : Un gars, une fille – episode Jean repasse le permis: the driving instructor
  • 2002 : Vu à la télé (directed by Daniel Losset): himself
  • 2005 : Edy (directed by Stéphan Guérin-Tillié): himself
  • 2008 : Vilaine (Ugly Melanie) (directed by Jean-Patrick Benes and Allan Mauduit): himself
  • 2009 : 8th Wonderland (directed by Nicolas Alberny and Jean Mach): himself
  • 2012 : Fais pas ci, fais pas ça – Fifth season: himself
  • 2013 : Y'a pas d'âge: himself

Discography

  • Je t'aime trop (1978)
  • Pleure sous la pluie (1978)
  • De retour de vacances[13] (1979)
  • Oh! Sylvie (1979)

Bibliography

  • Les fautes de Français ? Plus jamais !, Éditions Michel Lafon, 2011

See also

Notes and references

  1. "De retour de vacances" on Bide-et-Musique.com
  2. "Je t'aime trop/Pleure sous la pluie" on Bide-et-Musique.com
  3. "Julien Lepers : VIDEO : Il fait de la pub à la radio ! - Première sur LePost.fr (16:10)". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  4. "Programmes TV - Julien Lepers aimerait présenter le JT - Jeux - le Figaro TV". Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  5. Le Prix Iznogoud 2011 est décerné à Jean Tabary, Sud Ouest, 24 August 2011.
  6. "Michel LAFON - les fautes de français? Plus Jamais, Julien Lepers".
  7. "Liss dans la vallée des livres: Les fautes de Français ? Plus jamais ! De Julien Lepers". 4 April 2012.
  8. "Julien Lepers : Vidéo : Il fait de la pub à la radio ! - News vidéo TV". tele.premiere.fr. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  9. "Julien Lepers à la Foire".
  10. "Interview Michael Keaton et Questions pour un champion avec Julien Lepers".
  11. "[Vidéo] les vacances presque parfaites de Christine Bravo (NRJ12) : Julien Lepers ou Michael Keaton ? Christine Bravo est perdue... - Telle est la Télé !". Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  12. "Eurovision: France 3 fait confiance à un improbable duo". May 2008.
  13. Video on YouTube
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