1981 in French television
# 1981 in French television

This is a list of French television related events from 1981.

## Events

* 8 March - Jean Gabilou is selected to represent France at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Humanahum". He is selected to be the twenty-fifth French Eurovision entry during a national final.

## Television shows

### 1940s

* Le Jour du Seigneur (1949–present)

### 1960s

* Les Dossiers de l'écran (1967-1991)
* Les Animaux du monde (1969-1990)
* Alain Decaux raconte (1969-1987)

### 1970s

* Aujourd'hui Madame (1970-1982)
* 30 millions d'amis (1976-2016)
* Les Jeux de 20 Heures (1976-1987)
* 1, rue Sésame (1978-1982)

### 1980s

* Julien Fontanes, magistrat (1980-1989)
* Dimanche Martin

## Births

* 10 February - Natasha St-Pier, Canadian-born singer & TV personality
* 16 March - Vincent Cerutti, TV & radio presenter
* 22 April - Virginie de Clausade, actress & TV & radio presenter

## Deaths

* 10 November – Abel Gance, film director, producer, writer, actor and editor (born 1889).
