Peri Cochin
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Périhane Chalabi Cochin (more commonly known as Péri Cochin) is a French
TV host with Iraqi Lebanese origins. She was born in Beirut
on May 28, 1965 and grew up in Tyre in a Shi’a Muslim
family. She left Lebanon for France in 1975 when the Lebanese Civil War
broke.
She lives in Paris
where she married Guillaume Cochin, a famous French architect
. She has 4 sons. Although she also studied architecture, Péri Cochin has been involved in many other businesses. In 2001, she started to work as a TV host in “On a tout essayé”, a famous French TV show broadcast on France 2. She has now left Laurent Ruquier
's team and is expected to have her own show on decoration and “art de vivre” on the same channel in the beginning of 2008.
Péri Cochin also produces adaptations of French TV shows for the Arab
world (“Chakou Makou”, “Adam wa Awa”, “Taratata”…). Most of these shows are recorded in Lebanon and then broadcast by satellite
in all Arab countries.
In France
, Péri Cochin recently launched jadorelesdiners, a web site offering you the opportunity to register for dinners organised by her team in Paris and other French cities.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
TV host with Iraqi Lebanese origins. She was born in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
on May 28, 1965 and grew up in Tyre in a Shi’a Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
family. She left Lebanon for France in 1975 when the Lebanese Civil War
Lebanese Civil War
The Lebanese Civil War was a multifaceted civil war in Lebanon. The war lasted from 1975 to 1990 and resulted in an estimated 150,000 to 230,000 civilian fatalities. Another one million people were wounded, and today approximately 350,000 people remain displaced. There was also a mass exodus of...
broke.
She lives in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
where she married Guillaume Cochin, a famous French architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
. She has 4 sons. Although she also studied architecture, Péri Cochin has been involved in many other businesses. In 2001, she started to work as a TV host in “On a tout essayé”, a famous French TV show broadcast on France 2. She has now left Laurent Ruquier
Laurent Ruquier
Laurent Ruquier, born February 24, 1963 in Le Havre , Normandy, France is a popular French journalist, satirical comedian, and TV and radio host. He is also a columnist, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and impresario.-Biography:...
's team and is expected to have her own show on decoration and “art de vivre” on the same channel in the beginning of 2008.
Péri Cochin also produces adaptations of French TV shows for the Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
world (“Chakou Makou”, “Adam wa Awa”, “Taratata”…). Most of these shows are recorded in Lebanon and then broadcast by satellite
Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
in all Arab countries.
In France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Péri Cochin recently launched jadorelesdiners, a web site offering you the opportunity to register for dinners organised by her team in Paris and other French cities.
External links
- pericochin.com
- jadorelesdiners.com
- http://pourquelelibanvive.blogspot.com/2006/07/champs-de-marsmot-de-madame-peri.html Speech of Péri Cochin during a demonstration against the July 2006 war on Lebanon.