Denise Fabre is a former French television personality, best known for her role as an in-vision continuity announcer.

Fabre, born in Nice

Nice

Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...

, began her career with Télé Monte Carlo

Télé Monte Carlo

Télé Monte Carlo or TMC Monte Carlo, traditionally known as TMC is a Monégasque general entertainment television channel.-History:The oldest private channel in Europe, TMC dates back to 1954, inaugurated by Rainier III, Prince of Monaco...

 in 1961 before she progressed to announcing work with Antenne 2 (now France 2) and most famously, TF1

TF1

TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...

, where Fabre was chief announcer until live continuity was axed in 1992.

She co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1978

Eurovision Song Contest 1978

The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd of its kind, and was held on 22 April 1978 in Paris. With Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone as the presenters - the first time more than one presenter hosted the contest - the contest was won by Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta who represented Israel, with their...

 which was staged in Paris, as well as a variety of French television programmes during the 1970s and 1980s.

Fabre is now municipal advisor to the presiding mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi

Christian Estrosi

Christian Estrosi is a French politician of Italian origin, member of the French Parliament , mayor of Nice since 2008. He is a supporter of Nicolas Sarkozy....

.