Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1984 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF) | |||
| Country |  Belgium | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Concours Eurovision de la Chanson '84 - Finale Nationale | |||
| Selection date(s) | 2 March 1984 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Jacques Zegers | |||
| Selected song | "Avanti la vie" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 5th, 70 points | |||
| Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Avanti la vie", composed by Henri Seroka, with lyrics by Jacques Zegers, and performed by Zegers himself. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Walloon Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
[edit]Concours Eurovision de la Chanson '84 - Finale Nationale
[edit]Walloon broadcaster Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF) had the turn to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 representing Belgium. It held the national final at its studios in Brussels and was presented by Danielle Sornin de Leysat, with ten songs participating. The running order was done alphabetically by the artist's name as RTBF did not want to be accused of favouring any song. The programme was broadcast live at 20:05 CET on Télé2 and lasted for 40 minutes. Voting was done by a 50/50 split between an 12-member jury and 450 selected TV viewers. The jury consisted of three representatives from SABAM, three journalists, three representatives of the radio industry, and three representatives of the television industry. The results of the national final were then broadcast in a 10 minute-long show at 22:50 CET on RTBF 1. Only the top four placings were announced, with "Avanti la vie" being declared the winner.[1][2][3][4]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place |
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| 1 | Marianne Croix | "En écoutant Mahler" | Marianne Croix, Willy Albimoor | — |
| 2 | Albert Delchambre | "Traîner en ville" | Evert Verhees, Patricia Maessen, André Burton | — |
| 3 | Anne-Marie du Bru | "Voyage" | F. Fievez, F. Charles | — |
| 4 | Formule II | "Merci à la vie" | Alexandre Pascal, Eddy Pascal | 3 |
| 5 | Martine Laurent | "Y a des amours heureuses" | Claude Barzotti, Anne-Marie Gaspard | 2 |
| 6 | Jo Lemaire | "Je veux chanter l'hymne a l'amour" | Fa Vanham, Jo Lemaire | — |
| 7 | Léonil McCormick | "Donnez-moi des ailes" | Léonil McCormick, M. Selac | — |
| 8 | Night Force | "Lance un S.O.S." | Frank De Gryse, Tony Baron | — |
| 9 | Franck Olivier | "L'amour est fort" | Pino Marchese, Franck Olivier | 4 |
| 10 | Jacques Zegers | "Avanti la vie" | Henri Seroka, Jacques Zegers | 1 |
At Eurovision
[edit]On the night of the final Zegers performed 8th in the running order, following Cyprus and preceding Ireland. At the close of the voting "Avanti la vie" had received 70 points from 11 countries (including maximum 12s from France and Luxembourg), placing Belgium joint fifth (with Italy) of the 19 competing entries.[5] The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to Ireland.[6]
Voting
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References
[edit]- ^ ESC National Finals database 1984
- ^ Vermeulen, André (2021). Van Canzonissima tot Eurosong. 65 jaar Belgische preselecties voor het Eurovisiesongfestival. Leuven: Kritak. ISBN 978-94-014-7609-6. OCLC 1240241113.
- ^ "RTBis Belgique 2". Revue. 23 February 1984. p. 87.
- ^ "RTB Belgique 1". Revue. 23 February 1984. p. 87.
- ^ "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Belgium 1984
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.