On January 16, 1982,
Michel Drucker
presented the first issue of
“
Champs-Élysées
”
.
Forty years later, this variety show is considered cult.
Everyone remembers the arrival of the artists in a limousine to the credits music by Jean-Pierre Bourtayre and Jean-Claude Petit.
In the space of a few weeks, this entertainment, broadcast live, attracted more than ten million viewers every Saturday evening on Antenne 2 and became a must for experienced artists and beginners.
We meet Johnny Hallyday, Serge Lama, Dalida, Guy Bedos, Coluche, Sheila, Thierry Le Luron, but also Jeanne Mas, Mylène Farmer or Céline Dion.
“
Do
“
Champs-Élysées
”
, when we told you, that was all that mattered.
It was the Grail!
“says Patrick Bruel.
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The story of an era
In the first part of this documentary (1982-1985), Michel Drucker comments on archive images and reveals behind the scenes of the show.
“'
Champs-Élysées
'
is of course my story, that of the artists, but it's also the story of an era
,” summarizes the presenter.
Faced with competition from "Right of Reply" and then from
Dallas
on the front page, Michel Drucker won thanks to effective programming.
Even international artists visit him (John Travolta, Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston…).
Besides the
Thriller clip
by Michael Jackson is broadcast for the first time in France in "Champs-Élysées".
After a break in June 1985, Michel Drucker took over the show six months later.
A period mentioned in a second part, to come on France 3, and which will take us until 1990.
