Samedi Soir on Chante [SEP] original network
Samedi Soir on Chante
Samedi Soir on Chante (literally "Saturday Evening We Sing") is a French musical television and radio program hosted by Estelle Denis, directed by Pascal Duchêne and broadcast simultaneously on the television channel TF1 and the radio stations RFM (first episode) and RTL (second episode).
The concept of the pre-recorded program, written by Fabrice Clerté, sees a semi-regular troupe of sixteen relatively young yet more or less established singers such as Emmanuel Moire, Corneille and Tal performing over
Nevertheless, the channel has expressed its faith in the concept with the rapid launch of a spin-off based on comedians, "Samedi Soir on Rit" (lit. "Saturday Evening We Laugh"), hosted by Nikos Aliagas and with a first episode shot on June 3, 2013, two days after the broadcast of "Samedi Soir on Chante"'s second episode.
Controversies.
The program has been accused by some of being a thinly-veiled promotional machine aimed at selling recently released albums.