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"Star Academy": flames, snowstorms or curtains of rain... the secrets of the sets of the TF1 show

1/13/2024, 9:56:50 AM

Highlights: Every week, 200 people work behind the scenes of the prime time of the reality show La Une. "It was in the DNA of the show to have the most beautiful sets on TV," says Mathieu Vergne, the show's producer. "We have a little bit of every season," laugh Marika Prochet and Gaëlle Lalanne, the two artistic directors of the singing competition, in charge of imagining and creating the sets. "Star Academy" competes with each other in ingenuity to impress viewers.


Every week, 200 people work behind the scenes of the prime time of the reality show La Une to perform, among other things, a technical feat that is a major development for the world.

A snowstorm, a burning floor, a torrential rain falling from the ceiling... Every Saturday night on TF1, the "Star Academy" competes with each other in ingenuity to impress viewers in terms of staging. "We have a little bit of every season," laugh Marika Prochet and Gaëlle Lalanne, the two artistic directors of the singing competition, in charge of imagining and creating the sets.

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"It was in the DNA of the show to have the most beautiful sets on TV and as soon as we relaunched the program, we immediately positioned ourselves to have a set that was up to the task," says Mathieu Vergne, the show's producer.

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