Samedi Soir on Chante
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| Samedi Soir on Chante | |
|---|---|
 Program logo | |
| Written by | Fabrice Clerté |
| Directed by | Pascal Duchêne |
| Presented by | Estelle Denis |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language | French |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Saint-Denis |
| Cinematography | Jean-Philippe Bourdon |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 121-124 minutes |
| Production company | DMLSTV |
| Original release | |
| Network | TF1 |
| Release | January 19, 2013 – present |
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 the course of two hours covers of songs written and/or sung by a major French star from an older generation in front of a live studio audience and occasionally accompanied by guest stars, thus potentially reintroducing them to a younger crowd.
Four episodes of the show have been produced and three broadcast so far, centered on Jean-Jacques Goldman, France Gall, the hits of 2013 and Edith Piaf respectively. The first episode was a ratings success for TF1, however the second faltered and lost half of its predecessor's viewers.
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.[1]
