Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968

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Eurovision Song Contest 1968
Country Belgium
National selection
Selection processAvante-Première Eurovision
Selection date(s)13 February 1968
Selected entrantClaude Lombard
Selected song"Quand tu reviendras"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Jo van Wetter
  • Roland Dero
Finals performance
Final result7th, 8 points
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1967 1968 1969►

Belgium was represented by Claude Lombard, with the song "Quand tu reviendras", at the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 April in London. The song was chosen at the Belgian preselection, held on 13 February. Former Belgian representative Tonia (1966) and future participant Nicole Josy (1973, as one half of Nicole & Hugo) also took part.

Before Eurovision[edit]

Avante-Première Eurovision[edit]

La Sélection Belge pour le Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1968 was the national final format developed by RTB in order to select Belgium's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1968. The competition was held on 13 February 1968.[1][2]

Competing entries[edit]

RTB, in collaboration with SABAM, selected 10 artists to participate in the contest, who each submitted their own song.[1][2]

Final[edit]

The final was held on 13 February 1968, in the Studio Mathonet, in Evere, Brussels, from 20:30 to 21:15 CET, and was hosted by Paule Herreman. Ten songs competed in the contest, with the winner being decided upon by regional public juries from 4 Walloon provinces; Brussels, Liège, Mons, and Namur. The four juries each had 10 points which they could hand out to the songs.[1][2]

Final – 13 February 1968
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 André Brasseur "Écoute le vent" Ch. Pheeuws, André Brasseur 1 5=
2 Serge Davignac "La boîte à musique" Roland Thyssen, Serge Davignac 14 2
3 Eddy Pauly "Et je crie" Robert Dewasme 0 7=
4 Delphine "Quand un garçon vous écrit" David Bee, Robert Bichon 0 7=
5 Tonia "Il y avait" Phillipe Verdon, Paul Quintens 2 4
6 Jean Delsart "Toi" Gillis Remy 0 7=
7 Rosy Dany "Une tête renversée" Tony Talado, C. Cremers 6 3
8 Claude Lombard "Quand tu reviendras" Roland Dero, Jo van Wetter 16 1
9 Nicole Josy "À la Nouvelle-Orléans" Louis Noël, Jean Iliano 1 5=
10 Nathalie "Goutte à goutte" Tony Talado, Serge Chazaryzan 0 7=

At Eurovision[edit]

On the night of the final Lombard performed 3rd in the running order, following the Netherlands and preceding Austria. At the close of the voting "Quand tu reviendras" had received 8 points (3 from Italy and 1 apiece from Finland, France, Luxembourg, Portugal and the United Kingdom), placing Belgium joint 7th (with Monaco and Yugoslavia) of the 17 participating countries. The Belgian jury awarded 6 of its 10 points to France.[3]

Voting[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Vermeulen, André (2021). Van Canzonissima tot Eurosong. 65 jaar Belgische preselecties voor het Eurovisiesongfestival. Leuven: Kritak. ISBN 978-94-014-7609-6. OCLC 1240241113.
  2. ^ a b c "La selection belge pour l'Eurovision de la Chanson - België 1968".
  3. ^ ESC History - Belgium 1968
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of London 1968". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.