Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960
Eurovision Song Contest 1960 | ||||
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Country | Belgium | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Finale Belge pour le Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne | |||
Selection date(s) | 24 January 1960 | |||
Selected entrant | Fud Leclerc | |||
Selected song | "Mon amour pour toi" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 6th, 9 points | |||
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Belgium was represented by
Before Eurovision
Finale Belge pour le Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne
Finale Belge pour le Grand Prix Eurovision 1960 de la Chanson Européenne was the national final format developed by INR in order to select Belgium's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1960. The national final was held during the first part of the show "D'une scène à l'autre".[1]
Competing Entries
INR received 187 submissions, from which ten songs were chosen over three days by a 10-member jury. The jury then chose five songs to take part in the televised selection and at the same time, decided the results of the selection.[1]
Final
Five entries competed in the competition which was held on 24 January 1960 at the
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place |
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1 | Solange Berry | "À plein cœur" | Eric Channe, Marcel Mortier | - |
2 | Fud Leclerc | "Il y a bien longtemps" | Teddy Burns, Claude Alix | - |
3 | Fud Leclerc | "Mon amour pour toi" | Robert Montal, Jack Say | 1 |
4 | Mary Thé | "On m'attend" | Edgar Kermont, Charlie Runbel | - |
5 | Lily Vincent | "Vieux carnet" | Jean-Michel Thierry, Sylvie Dupont | - |
At Eurovision
"Mon amour pour toi" was conducted by Henri Segers and performed 5th in the running order, following
Voting
Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.
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References
- ^ OCLC 1240241113.
- ^ "Finale belge pour le Grand Prix Eurovision 1960".
- ^ ESC History - Belgium 1960
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of London 1960". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
External links
- [1] Info & lyrics for "Mon amour pour toi"