Melody, Nelson. Known for his singing and vocal talents in general, Nelson Montfort joins the cast of “Dancing with the Stars”. At 71, the sports presenter becomes the twelfth recruit for season 14 of the TF1 show, which will be hosted, again this year, by Camille Combal.
Sixteen Olympics and thirty-five Roland Garros
Regularly cited as the French’s favorite media personality, Nelson Montfort is an emblematic figure of sports journalism. His interviews in several languages, as close as possible to the sports fields, have forged his legend, with nearly forty years of experience.
Aged 71, the native of Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine) covered his first Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992. The commentator notably interviews the athletics champion Carl Lewis, considering this interview as “his strongest memory of his career. Later, he would comment on figure skating, forming a colorful duo with Philippe Candeloro. Nelson Montfort has covered no less than sixteen Olympics and thirty-five Roland-Garros tournaments.
A reunion with Manaudou
Among his legendary interviews, there are obviously renowned athletes, but also those of Bill Clinton at Roland Garros in 2001 or the sprinter Michael Johnson during the Atlanta Olympic Games, just after he had broken the world record. 200m world.
-During the Paris Olympic Games, Nelson Monfort was in the front row to comment on the exploits of our French athletes, including Léon Marchand and Florent Manaudou.
Laure’s brother also appears in the cast of “Dancing with the Stars”, like other athletes, such as footballers Franck Leboeuf and Adil Rami or even the legend of “Koh-Lanta”, Claude Dartois. No doubt, there will be sport in this 14th season of “DALS”.
