Fan Club (TV series) facts for kids
Fan Club was a cool TV show from Quebec that aired on the youth channel VRAK.TV. It was like a special magazine show that let young fans get super close to their favorite celebrities!
The show started on August 28, 2008. Each episode, a famous person would share a peek into their daily life as a star. They would also give awesome gifts and special treats to a lucky fan who won a contest. Imagine getting to hang out with your idol for a day!
Who Hosted the Show?
For the first three seasons, from 2008 to 2010, the show was hosted by Yan England and Magalie Lépine-Blondeau. You might know Yan England from other shows like Une grenade avec ça or Ramdam. Magalie Lépine-Blondeau was also in R-Force.
In the fourth season, which aired in 2011, Caroline Gendron took over from Magalie Lépine-Blondeau. Caroline was also from Une grenade avec ça?. Yan England stayed on as a host for that fourth season too.
What Was the "Club Sandwich" Segment?
Fan Club also had a fun and unique part called "club sandwich." In this segment, a chosen celebrity was challenged to eat a very special sandwich. This sandwich was made with all sorts of different and sometimes surprising ingredients!
For the first three seasons, Jérémy Rodriguez-Carignan and Julien Adam were in charge of preparing this funny segment. In the fourth season (2011), Camille Felton and Antoine Blais took over as the hosts for the "club sandwich" challenge.
Featured Celebrities
Many famous people appeared on Fan Club over its four seasons. The show brought in a wide variety of stars from different fields, allowing fans to meet their idols. Here are just a few examples of the many celebrities who were featured:
- Season 1 (2008-2009)
- Guy Jodoin
- Julie Snyder
- Garou
- Mariloup Wolfe
- Véronique Cloutier
- Éric Salvail
- Ricardo Larrivée
- Season 2 (2009-2010)
- Jean Leloup
- Les Trois Accords
- Alexandre Barrette
- Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge
- Ima
- Gildor Roy
- Mike Ward
- Season 3 (2010-2011)
- Marie-Mai
- Jonas Brothers
- Joannie Rochette
- Rachid Badouri
- Gregory Charles
- Justin Bieber
- Éric Lapointe
- Season 4 (2011-2012)
- Kaïn
- Kim St-Pierre and Caroline Ouellette
- Joannie Rochette
- Selena Gomez
- Cody Simpson
- Lars Eller
- The Wanted