Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988

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Belgium in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Participating broadcasterRadio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF)
Country Belgium
Selection processEurosong '88
Selection date28 February 1988
Competing entry
Song"Laissez briller le soleil"
ArtistReynaert
Songwriters
Placement
Final result18th, 5 points
Participation chronology
◄1987 • 1988 • 1989►

Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with the song "Laissez briller le soleil", written by Joseph Reynaerts, Dany Willem, and Philippe Anciaux, and performed by Reynaert himself. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Walloon Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Finale Nationale du Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1988

Wallon broadcaster Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF) had the turn to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 representing Belgium. It held the national final on 28 February 1988 at 20:05 CET in its studios in Brussels, hosted by Patrick Duhamel. The winner was chosen by an expert jury and a public jury, consisting of 500 selected television viewers. The full results of the voting were not made public, and only the winning song was announced.[1][2][3]

Final – 28 February 1988
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s)
1 Cap Segal "Les couleurs de tes nuits" Nicole Maquinay, Guy Cabay
2 Gil Cassan "Fragile" Jean-Marie Renuart
3 Yannick Darkman and Samantha Gilles "Exister pour aimer" Claire Vangheluwe, Toni Kolenberg, Fred Beekmans
4 Nathalie D. "S'évader" Richard Drachman
5 Marianne Eden and Nico Zangardi "L'oeil médiatique" Nico Zangardi, R. Festraets
6 Frank Michael and Martine Laurent "Mélodie" Jonet, Frank Michael
7 Chantal Nicaise "On a..." Chantal Nicaise
8 Gianni Polizzi "Betty Blue" Pierre Lebattant, Gianni Polizzi, T. Patt
9 Reynaert "Laissez briller le soleil" Dany Willem, Joseph Reynaerts, Philippe Anciaux
10 Frédéric Ruyman "Puisque l'amour ne suffit pas" Frédéric Ruyman
11 Fabienne Sevrin "Laissez-nous croire" Fabienne Sevrin, R. Canteli, P. Julien
12 Toxic "Perdu dans l'infini" Bruno Emsens, Bernard Meeus

At Eurovision

The contest was broadcast on RTBF1 (with commentary by Pierre Collard-Bovy) and TV1 (with commentary by Luc Appermont).[4][5] It was also broadcast on radio station BRT 2.[6]

On the night of the final Reynaert performed 16th in the running order, following

Portugal) of the 21 entries.[7] The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to the United Kingdom
.

Voting

References

  1. OCLC 1240241113
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  2. ^ ESC National Finals database 1988
  3. ^ "RTB 1". Revue. 24 February 1988. p. 68.
  4. ^ "Televisie buitenland" [Television abroad]. De Telegraaf Weekeinde (in Dutch). Amsterdam, Netherlands. 30 April 1988. p. 4. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2023 – via Delpher.
  5. ^ "Zaterdag 30 april" [Saturday 30 April]. Brugsch Handelsblad Weekwijzer [nl] (in Dutch). Bruges, Belgium. 29 April 1988. p. 3. Retrieved 29 December 2024 – via Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge [nl].
  6. Limburgs Dagblad (in Dutch). Heerlen, Netherlands. 30 April 1988. p. 50. Archived
    from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2023 – via Delpher.
  7. ^ "Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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