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French television Television in France was introduced in 1931, Timeline of the introduction of television in countries, when the first experimental broadcasts began. Colour television was introduced in October 1967 on France 2, La Deuxième Chaîne. Digital terre ...

related events from 1961.

Events

*18 February –

Jean-Paul Mauric Jean-Paul Mauric (, 17 June 1933, Hyères, Var – 5 January 1971, Marseille) was a French singer, best known for his participation in the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest. Mauric studied at the Conservatoire de Toulon, and after touring around P ...

is selected to represent France at the

1961 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 1961 was the 6th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. Once again, the contest was held in the French seaside city of Cannes, having also hosted the . Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and ho ...

with his song "

Printemps, avril carillonne France was represented by Jean-Paul Mauric, with the song "Printemps, avril carillonne", at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, which took place on 18 March in Cannes following Jacqueline Boyer's victory for France the previous year. For 1961, broa ...

". He is selected to be the sixth French Eurovision entry during a national final. *18 March – The 6th

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 ...

is held at the

Palais des Festivals et des Congrès The Palais des Festivals et des Congrès (''Palace of Festivals and Conferences'') is a convention centre in Cannes, France, the venue for the Cannes Film Festival, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and the NRJ Music Award. Th ...

Cannes Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a communes of France, commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions I ...

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

wins the contest with the song "

Nous les amoureux "Nous les amoureux" (; "We, the Lovers" or "Us Lovers") was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in French for by French singer Jean-Claude Pascal. The song was performed fourteenth on the night (following 's Dario Cam ...

" performed by

Jean-Claude Pascal Jean-Claude Villeminot (24 October 1927 – 5 May 1992), better known as Jean-Claude Pascal (), was a French comedian, actor, singer and writer. Early life He was born in Paris into a family of wealthy textile manufacturers. His mother, ...

Debuts

Chambre noire Chambre noire was a French television show dedicated to photography. The show was broadcast between 1961 and 1969. Premise Chambre noire was presented by Michel Tournier Michel Tournier (; 19 December 1924 − 18 January 2016) was a French ...

*13 December – ''Les Coulisses de l'exploit'' (1961–1972)

Television shows

1940s

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Le Jour du Seigneur ''Le Jour du Seigneur'' (English: The Day of God) is a France 2 religious programme that presents Christianity, usually broadcasting Catholic mass and services, amongst other things related to religion. It was the first broadcast Vatican Catholi ...

'' (1949–present)

1950s

Art et magie de la cuisine Art et magie de la cuisine was a French television cooking show, it was created by the chef Raymond Oliver, and was co-presented by Catherine Langeais. The show was broadcast from December 6, 1954, to 1967 on RTF. Origins In 1953, RTF RTF may ...

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Cinq colonnes à la une Cinq colonnes à la une was a French television news programme. The programme used to last on 90 minutes and featured investigative television journalism it was a critically acclaimed television show. Bibliography * Hervé Brusini, Francis ...

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Discorama Discorama is a French musical television show, created and presented by Denise Glaser and broadcast from 1959 - 1975 on RTF. References External links * 1959 French television series debuts 1975 French television series endings 1960s Fre ...

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Magazine féminin ''Magazine féminin'' is a French television show that aired for female audiences on RTF from 21 April 1952 to 2 February 1970. It was presented by ''Marie Claire''s editor, Maïté Célérier de Sannois. Premise The show dealt with traditio ...

'' (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 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 ...

'' (1956–1978) *''Voyage sans passeport'' (1957–1969)

1960s

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La Tête et les Jambes ''La Tête et les Jambes'' () is a French game show which was broadcast from October 20 1960 to September 15 1975 to June 26 1978. It was created by Jacques Antoine in 1957 as a sequence in the show Télé Match, it was presented by Pierre Bell ...

'' (1960–1978)

Ending this year

*'' Le Club du jeudi'' (1950–1961)

Networks and services

Launches

Conversions and rebrandings

Closures

Births

*2 April –

Marie-Ange Nardi Marie-Ange Nardi (born 2 April 1961 in Marseille) is a French television presenter for TF1. She began in television as a continuity announcer for France 3 Marseille while studying psychology in university, later becoming a national announcer with ...

, television presenter *5 December – Annie Pujol, television presenter

Deaths

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