Commentators and Spokespersons
Since their debut in 1956 French television have sent their best television presenters and entertainers including Pierre Tchernia, Léon Zitrone, Robert Beauvais, Olivier Minne, Michel Drucker, Patrick Sabatier and Laurent Boyer. Every year until 1979 Monaco shared the French Commentary.
| Year(s) | Grand Final Television Commentator | Grand Final Dual Television Commentator | Spokesperson | Semi Final Television Commentator | Semi Final Dual Television Commentator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Michèle Rebel | No Dual Television Commentator | No Spokesperson | No Semi Finals | No Semi Finals |
| 1957 | Robert Beauvais | Claude Darget | |||
| 1958 | Pierre Tchernia | ||||
| 1959 | Claude Darget | Marianne Lecène | |||
| 1960 | Pierre Tchernia | Unknown | |||
| 1961 | Guy Lux | ||||
| 1962 | Pierre Tchernia | ||||
| 1963 | |||||
| 1964 | Robert Beauvais | ||||
| 1965 | Pierre Tchernia | ||||
| 1966 | François Deguelt | ||||
| 1967 | Pierre Tchernia | ||||
| 1968 | |||||
| 1969 | |||||
| 1970 | |||||
| 1971 | Georges de Caunes | No spokesperson | |||
| 1972 | Pierre Tchernia | ||||
| 1973 | |||||
| 1974 | Did not participate | ||||
| 1975 | Georges de Caunes | Unknown | |||
| 1976 | Jean-Claude Massoulier | ||||
| 1977 | Georges de Caunes | ||||
| 1978 | Léon Zitrone | Denise Fabre | |||
| 1979 | Marc Menant | No Dual Television Commentator | Fabienne Égal | ||
| 1980 | Patrick Sabatier | ||||
| 1981 | |||||
| 1982 | No television broadcast | Did not paricipate | |||
| 1983 | Léon Zitrone | Geneviève Moll | |||
| 1984 | Gillette Aho | ||||
| 1985 | Patrice Laffont | Élisabeth Tordjman | |||
| 1986 | Patricia Lesieur | ||||
| 1987 | Patrick Simpson-Jones | Lionel Cassan | |||
| 1988 | Lionel Cassan | Catherine Ceylac | |||
| 1989 | Marie-Ange Nardi | ||||
| 1990 | Richard Adaridi | Valérie Maurice | |||
| 1991 | Léon Zitrone | Marie-France Brière | |||
| 1992 | Thierry Beccaro | Laurent Romejko | |||
| 1993 | Patrice Laffont | ||||
| 1994 | |||||
| 1995 | Olivier Minne | Thierry Beccaro | |||
| 1996 | Laurent Broomhead | ||||
| 1997 | Frédéric Ferrer & Marie Myriam | ||||
| 1998 | Chris Mayne | Laura Mayne | Marie Myriam | ||
| 1999 | Julien Lepers | No Dual Television Commentator | |||
| 2000 | |||||
| 2001 | Marc-Olivier Fogiel | Dave | Corinne Hermès | ||
| 2002 | Marie Myriam | ||||
| 2003 | Laurent Ruquier | Isabelle Mergault | Sandrine François | ||
| 2004 | Elsa Fayer | Alex Taylor | No broadcast | No broadcast | |
| 2005 | Julien Lepers | Guy Carlier | Marie Myriam | Peggy Olmi | No Dual Commentator |
| 2006 | Michel Drucker | Claudy Siar | Sophie Jovillard | Eric Jeanjean | |
| 2007 | Julien Lepers | Tex | Vanessa Dolmen | Yann Renoard | |
| 2008 | Jean-Paul Gaultier | Cyril Hanouna | |||
| 2009 | Cyril Hanouna | Julien Courbet | Yann Renoard | ||
| 2010 | Stéphane Bern | Audrey Chauveau | |||
| 2011 | Laurent Boyer | Catherine Lara | Cyril Féraud | Audrey Chauveau | Bruno Berberes |
| 2012 | Cyril Féraud | Mireille Dumas | Amaury Vassili |
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