Many personalities and VIP’s traveled to the island of Reunion in 2015. Among those we had the pleasure to welcome during their stay in the tropics Amaury Lavernhe alias Moz , champion of bodyboard and honorary ambassador of the island of Reunion. Having won the title of champion of France 2014 World Champion in 2014 overall in the global trade round, two individual medals including one gold in drop-knee and silver in Open Men, two medals as captain the France team including one gold in team relay and a silver in the team standings at the end of the world championships (ISA Games 2014), Amaury Lavernhe continued to expand his list already rich by getting the award for best surfer in 2014 by the French Federation. In 2015, it is a well-deserved rest awaited on his native island where he came relax with family.
As every year, the triathlon champion David Hauss visited the island of Reunion in 2015. The honorary tourism ambassador of Reunion took advantage of his stay to recharge his batteries on the island. For one who is seeking qualification at the upcoming Rio Olympics in 2016, his stay also allowed him to train under the sun.
Journalist and honorary tourism ambassador of Reunion Sophie Gastrin made ??the move into the Indian Ocean to unveil her first cookbook Reunion cuisine. His book "Island of Reunion Kitchen" (Eyrolles) appeared in bookstores in February 2015. Inputs, dishes, desserts, side dishes, a total of 25 menus are cooked by personalities of the island La Réunion, including 50 recipes of starters and main courses, side dishes and 7 desserts twenty sparkle that make the taste buds of gourmets and gourmands. Note that the collection, richly illustrated, is accompanied by a complete list of outlets where to source products from Reunion, in all major metropolitan cities.
The Canadian singer Roch Voisine was on Reunion Island for a unique concert on Friday, April 10, 2015. The world tour Roch & Folk made ??a stopover in the Indian Ocean, to the delight of fans waiting to see him perform on Reunion for nearly 25 years. Beyond his concert, the Canadians made ??the most of their stay in the island and walked away with suitcases full of tasty memories of sharp Bourbon coffee, Bourbon vanilla, cane sugar, and that a book of Creole recipes.
A true legend of Indian music, Lakshminarayanan Shenkar alias L. Shenkar was on the island of Reunion in April 2015, as part of the 8th Night of Virtuosos. Violinist and exceptional vocalist, he performed a series of concerts in unusual settings across Reunion Island.
Babette Rozières needs no special introduction! Shooting on the island for the magazine "The Little Dishes of Babette", the queen of Creole cuisine was able to discover, beyond the typical products and culinary specialties, natural and cultural heritage of the island, without forgetting the local population just as mixed as gastronomy.
Chef Grégory Cuilleron also flew to the island of Reunion in 2015, for the second season of ‘La Tournee des Popotes’. New encounters with local specialities, he was introduced to Reunion cuisine, local products and recipes that are hallmarks of the cuisine of the island’s popular rougail sausages, lychees and pineapples sunny, herbal teas local and turmeric with beneficial properties, or the live larvae called unusual zendettes!
They are young, they are funny and failing to wear a mustache, they appear on all their videos. This is of course Golden Moustache, or at least four members of the group of comedians who shows their video clips and sketches on the Youtube channel. In 2015, Julien Josselin, Valentin Vincent, and Adrien Menielle Flober left their Parisian apartments and flew to the island of Reunion in order to turn a real fiction in the natural settings of the island. ‘Tresor de la Buse’ is a production with the Gentiles, villains, twists, effects (very) special action, derision and emotion in a word, almost, a blockbuster on the global web. A real buzz to the island of Reunion did this hit clip generate more than one million views!
Singer Julien Doré was visiting the island of Reunion for the Sakifo Musik Festival. With his musicians, he unplugged his hits "Heaven" and "Paris-Seychelles" on the beach of Grand Anse.
Jonny Joburg is a South African rapper. On the occasion of his concert at the Sakifo Musik Festival, he took the opportunity to shoot a session in the narrow lanes of the market of St. Peter.
The South African group Mi Casa also visited the island of Reunion for the Sakifo Musik Festival. Like Julien Doré and Johnny Joburg, they recorded an acoustic sequence in their song "La Vida" in front of a Banyan tree.
Cauet, the comedian, DJ, producer, in short the Swiss knife of PAF, was on the island of Reunion for a double show: the end of his tour with his one man show " Cauet on Stage "and as a DJ. Cauet visited Reunion to thank his fans who sent him many messages. Based on the west coast, he was able to enjoy the seaside resort of Saint-Gilles and had the opportunity to discover the island from the sky in a helicopter before returning to mainland France.
For its 400th issue, Archipelagos magazine had planned a series of reports devoted to the island of Reunion. For the presenter Akhoun Elyas, a native of the island and Honorary Tourism Ambassador of Reunion, the choice of destination does not happen by chance. In 2015, he was shooting sequences on the island for six special issues in Reunion.
The first time Ceet touched ground on Reunion was ten years ago. This world-famous street artist is a pioneer in the arena of graffiti and has imposed his talent and his signature chicken on the international stage. For him to come Reunion was a breath of fresh air. Ceet, who visited the island twice in 2015, also advises artists from around the world to discover Reunion, like him.
Mary Pierce, the last French winner of a French Open title at Roland Garros, was on the island of Reunion in May 2015. The former champion visited for the first edition of the WTA Internationaux de La Réunion for which she was the Patron.
Maxime Dereymez, Denitsa Ikonomova, Katrina Patchett … all artists of the troupe of Pendanse which introduces personalities through the program "Dancing with the Stars" took part in the tenth edition of the Vita Dance Festival 2015. Alongside these renowned figure heads, comedian Rayane Bensetti, also known for his duo with Denitsa Ikonomova at Dancing with the Stars 5, had made ??the trip. Beyond the event, the company was able to enjoy the pleasures of the beach and the lagoon Reunion and send into the air during a paragliding baptism.
Teddy Riner, the French judo legend and record holder of individual world titles in the men category, spent a week in Reunion in 2015, alternating between discovering the island and bringing awareness of the discipline to the public of Reunion. On this occasion, the judoka also received the honorary title of Tourism Ambassador of Reunion.
Yannick Jauzion has a most impressive sporting portfolio. Sponsor of the second edition of Golfers Rugbymen Trophy Reunion, the former international rugby star with 75 selections to the nationalteam was awarded the honorary degree of toursim ambassador of La Réunion in October 2015.
The French athlete Renaud Lavillenie was on Reunion Island at the end of November 2015. For the seventh consecutive year, the tourism honorary ambassador of Reunion came to train with the France pole vault team under the sun of the Southern Hemisphere. Athletes have also performed a special show jumping on the Boucan Canot beach with a demonstration of their discipline.
