Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960

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Eurovision Song Contest 1960
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
National selection
Selection processFinale 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)
  • Jack Say
  • Robert Montal
Finals performance
Final result6th, 9 points
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Belgium was represented by Fud Leclerc, with the song "Mon amour pour toi", at the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 19 March in London. The song was chosen in the Belgian national final on 24 January. This was the third of Leclerc's four appearances for Belgium at Eurovision.

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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 INR studios in Brussels, and was hosted by Georges Désir & Arlette Vincent. The winner was chosen by an "expert" jury. Among the other participants was Solange Berry, who had represented Luxembourg in the 1958 contest. [1] [2]

Final - 24 January 1960
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)Place
1Solange Berry"À plein cœur"Eric Channe, Marcel Mortier-
2Fud Leclerc"Il y a bien longtemps"Teddy Burns, Claude Alix-
3 Fud Leclerc "Mon amour pour toi"Robert Montal, Jack Say1
4Mary Thé"On m'attend"Edgar Kermont, Charlie Runbel-
5Lily 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 Denmark and preceding Norway. At the close of the voting it had received 9 points, placing Belgium 6th of the 13 entries. The Belgian jury awarded its highest mark (3) to contest winners France. [3] It was succeeded as Belgian representative at the 1961 contest by Bob Benny performing "September, gouden roos".

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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