Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 explained

Year:1984
Broadcaster:French: [[RTBF|Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française]]|i=no (RTBF)
Country:Belgium
Preselection:French: Concours Eurovision de la Chanson '84 - Finale Nationale
Preselection Date:2 March 1984
Entrant:Jacques Zegers
Song:Italian: Avanti|i=no French: la vie|i=no
Final Result:5th, 70 points

Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Italian: Avanti|i=no French: la vie|i=no", composed by Henri Seroka, with lyrics by Jacques Zegers, and performed by Zegers himself. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Walloon French: [[RTBF|Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française]]|i=no (RTBF), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

French: Concours Eurovision de la Chanson '84 - Finale Nationale

Walloon broadcaster French: [[RTBF|Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française]]|i=no (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 Télé 2 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]

Final – 2 March 1984
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)Place
1Marianne Croix"En écoutant Mahler"Marianne Croix, Willy Albimoor
2Albert Delchambre"Traîner en ville"Evert Verhees, Patricia Maessen, André Burton
3Anne-Marie du Bru"Voyage"F. Fievez, F. Charles
4Formule II"Merci à la vie"Alexandre Pascal, Eddy Pascal3
5Martine Laurent"Y a des amours heureuses"Claude Barzotti, Anne-Marie Gaspard2
6Jo Lemaire"Je veux chanter l'hymne a l'amour"Fa Vanham, Jo Lemaire
7Léonil McCormick"Donnez-moi des ailes"Léonil McCormick, M. Selac
8Night Force"Lance un S.O.S."Frank De Gryse, Tony Baron
9Franck Olivier"L'amour est fort"Pino Marchese, Franck Olivier4
10Jacques Zegers"Avanti la vie"Henri Seroka, Jacques Zegers1

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Zegers performed 8th in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of the voting "Avanti la vie" had received 70 points from 11 countries (including maximum 12s from and), placing Belgium joint fifth (with) of the 19 competing entries.[4] The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to Ireland.[5]

Voting

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://natfinals.50webs.com/70s_80s/Belgium1984.html ESC National Finals database 1984
  2. Book: Vermeulen, André . Van Canzonissima tot Eurosong. 65 jaar Belgische preselecties voor het Eurovisiesongfestival. . 2021 . Kritak . 978-94-014-7609-6 . Leuven . 1240241113.
  3. News: TV aktuell – Freitag, 2. März 1984 . TV current – Friday, 2 March 1984 . 9 November 2024 . Grenz-Echo and . 1 March 1984 . Eupen, Belgium . 10 . de.
  4. Web site: Final of Luxembourg 1984 . European Broadcasting Union . 15 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415195208/https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1984/final/results . 15 April 2021 . live.
  5. http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=515 ESC History - Belgium 1984
  6. Web site: Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984 . European Broadcasting Union . 16 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416064906/https://eurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1984/final/results/belgium . 16 April 2021 . live.