Maritie (12 December 1922 – 23 November 2002) and Gilbert (20 March 1920 – 18 September 2000) Carpentier, a married couple, were artistic producers of popular variety TV and radio shows in France and many French-speaking countries from the 1950s to the 1990s.
They first created numerous live TV shows with their friends Roger Pierre and Jean-Marc Thibault, broadcast on the ORTF.
Until the 1980s, and especially in the 1970s, they created and directed several variety TV shows in France, contributing to the popularity of many French artists in French-speaking countries, including Charles Aznavour, Gilbert Bécaud, Jane Birkin, Georges Brassens, Petula Clark, Dalida, Joe Dassin, Sacha Distel, Jacques Dutronc, Claude François, Serge Gainsbourg, France Gall, Chantal Goya, Johnny Hallyday, Serge Lama, Thierry Le Luron, Mireille Mathieu, Eddy Mitchell, Nana Mouskouri, Michel Sardou, Sheila, Alain Souchon, and Sylvie Vartan, among others.
Maritie and Gilbert Carpentier’s TV shows were distinctive for their unexpected artist duets, as well as actors singing and singers acting.
Some of their shows, particularly the "Top à..." and "Numéro 1" series, attracted an audience of 15 million viewers each week and were broadcast in 20 French-speaking countries.