Every week in his weekend notebook, The newspaper presents you with the help of some souvenir photos of remarkable moments in an artist's career.
A happy graduate
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When she graduated from the Collège Français in 1986 at the age of 18. On prom night, she will wear the engagement dress of her mother, who taught her the craft in her Matteau studio in the basement of the house. As a teenager, Patricia appeared in around fifty commercials and also modeled for flyers for Zellers and La Baie.
The beginnings
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In September 1992, 23-year-old Patricia, along with actor Patrice Bissonnette, hosted Gymtonik on Canal Famille, a rhythmic aerobics show designed to get teenagers moving. At this time she also hosted the youth show 0340 on Radio-Canada and then Star Plus on TVA before joining Flash. She was already one of the favorites of Chambres en ville.
For children
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The Pete (Francis Reddy) and Geneviève from Chambres en ville while hosting “Enfant soleil” on TVA in the 2000s. Patricia co-hosted the telethon for a total of 13 years, especially from 1991 with Alain Dumas, a major event that raised millions of dollars for sick children.
Years lightning
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In the summer of 2004, Patricia celebrated the tenth anniversary of TQS's popular cultural magazine Flash, which she had co-hosted with Alain Dumas since its inception in 1994. She was only 25 years old at the time, and even reading a text in public made her blush, and the stress and pressure overwhelmed her. Ten years later (photo) she enjoyed everything.
The host
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Patricia co-hosted the 20th edition of the Gémeaux Awards in 2005. The gala was exceptionally broadcast on Canal D amid controversy, despite the boycott of several key players in the industry who wanted the nominations to be reviewed. Patricia herself won several cultural presenter awards throughout her career; Gemini and Metrostar.
- Patricia Paquin takes part in the new season of reality TV Get me out of here!. With Jean-Philippe Dion and Alexandre Barrette. Starting Sunday, February 25, 6:30 p.m. on TVA.
- Fifteen years after their first show as a duo, Patricia and her ex Mathieu Gratton present the show The EXseparables. With a lot of humor they will… wash their dirty laundry in public! Directed by Joel Legendre. See musicorspectacles.com.
- Patricia is co-host of the show The Lunch Girls alongside Marie-Ève Janvier on Rythme FM (105.7 Montreal) weekdays from 11:30 a.m.
- She hosts the documentary series The word test Here it accompanies five adults on their journey to learn to read and write. From February 12th at 8 p.m. on Télé-Québec.
- Patricia is part of the team of employees Sweet saltyhosted in the summer on TVA by Mélanie Maynard.
- Together with her husband, chef Louis-François Marcotte, Patricia owns the two cafés Chez Cheval. They have two children, Gabriel and Florence.