1963 in Belgian television

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This is a list of Belgian television related events from 1963.

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Jacques Raymond is a Belgian singer.

Eurovision Song Contest 1963 song contest

The Eurovision Song Contest 1963 was the eighth annual Eurovision Song Contest. The contest was held in London, United Kingdom, after the British broadcaster BBC stepped in to organise the event. France had won the 1962 edition with the right to host this following one but were unable to, due to financial shortcomings.

"Waarom?" ("Why") was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, performed in Dutch by Jacques Raymond.

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Goedele Liekens Belgian model, psychologist and radio host

Goedele Maria Gertrude Liekens, is a Belgian psychologist and sexologist. She is a former Miss Belgium (1986) and currently also works as a television presenter, in the Netherlands as well as her native Belgium. Outside the Low Countries, she may be best known for presenting Sex in Class on Channel 4 in the UK, early August 2015. She and Steve Jones present the second series of Sex Box.

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