This is a list of French television related events from 1958.

Events

*12 March – France wins the 3rd

Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...

Hilversum Hilversum () is a city and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Gooi, it is the largest urban centre in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller towns. Hilvers ...

, Netherlands. The winning song is "

Dors, mon amour "Dors, mon amour" (; "Sleep, My Love") is a love song written in French by Hubert Giraud, composed by Pierre Delanoë and performed in 1958 by André Claveau as France's entry and the winner of the pan-European Eurovision Song Contest, gaining o ...

" performed by

André Claveau André Claveau (, 17 December 1911 – 4 July 2003) was a popular singer in France from the 1940s to the 1960s. He won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 singing "Dors, mon amour" (Sleep, My Love), with music composed by Pierre Delanoë and l ...

. The year marks the first time the contest was won by the male solo singer.

Debuts

Television shows

1940s

*'' Le Jour du Seigneur'' (1949–present)

1950s

A la découverte des Français ''A la découverte des Français'' is a documentary series directed by Jean-Claude Bergeret with Jacques Krier, hosted by Étienne Lalou, broadcast from April 5, 1957 to May 11, 1960 on RTF Television. The show was a 14 episode which covered eve ...

*'' Le Club du jeudi'' (1950–1961) *'' Magazine féminin'' (1952–1970) *''

Lectures pour tous Lectures pour tous was the first French television show discussing Literature. The show was created and presented by Pierre Dumayet, it was broadcast from March 27, 1953 to May 8, 1968, on RTF. Premise The shows principle was to analyse and ...

'' (1953–1968) *''

La Boîte à sel ''La Boîte à sel (English: The Salt Box)'' is a French satirical comedy and current affairs television program created and presented by Jacques Grello, Robert Rocca and Pierre Tchernia that aired on RTF (''French Radio and Television Broadcas ...

'' (1955–1960) *''

La Piste aux étoiles LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...

Events

Debuts

Television shows

1940s

1950s

Ending this year

Networks and services

Launches

Conversions and rebrandings

Closures

Births

Deaths

See also