Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971

Eurovision Song Contest 1971
Eurovision Song Contest 1971
Participating broadcaster	Belgische Radio- en Televisieomroep (BRT)
Country	Belgium
National selection
Selection process	Canzonissima
Selection date(s)	6 February 1971
Selected artist(s)	Jacques Raymond and Lily Castel
Selected song	"Goeiemorgen, morgen"
Selected songwriter(s)	Paul Quintens; Phil van Cauwenbergh;
Placement
Final result	14th, 68 points
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest

Last updated February 11, 2025

Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 with the song "Goeiemorgen, morgen", composed by Paul Quintens, with lyrics by Phil van Cauwenbergh, and performed by Jacques Raymond and Lily Castel. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Flemish Belgische Radio- en Televisieomroep (BRT), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Canzonissima

Canzonissima was the national final format developed by Flemish broadcaster Belgische Radio- en Televisieomroep (BRT) which determined the song that would represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971. This was the 4th edition of Canzonissima, after previously being used to select BRT's 1963 and 1967 entry, and a 3rd season that ran between 1967 and 1968 but wasn't related to the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition consisted of nine semi-finals held between October 1970 and January 1971, and a final on 6 February 1971. All shows were held in the Amerikaans Theater in Brussels, and hosted by Jan Theys.^[1]

Format

Canzonissima1971 consisted of nine semi-finals and a final. The original format had ten artists compete in each semi-final and the top three songs chosen by a jury, as well as the public's favourite, would appear again in the next semi-final, while the other artists would have to select new songs, but after one of the competing artists died after semi-final 2, the remaining seven semi-finals only had nine artists. For a song to qualify to the final, it would have to place top three with the juries, or win the public vote, three times. A song could qualify with any combination of these, for example, it could get top three with juries twice and win the public vote once and then qualify to the final^[1]

Competing Entries

BRT shortlisted eight singers and two groups for Canzonissima1971: Ann Christy, Kalinka [ nl ], Micha Marah, Mary Porcelijn [ nl ], Ron Davis [ nl ], Joe Harris [ nl ], Johan Stollz [ nl ], Johnny White [ nl ], Nicole & Hugo, and Kate's Kennel. A total of 58 songs competed in Canzonissima1971.^[1]

Competing entries^[1]
Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)
Artist	Song	Composer(s)	Lyricist(s)
Ann Christy	"Dag vreemde man [ nl ]"	Willy Crombé	Mary Boduin [ nl ]
	"De kinderen rond mijn huis"	A. Delhaye, S. Kaesen
	"Een droom nooit gedroomd"	Roland Thyssen [ nl ], F. Vadyn
	"Het lied is uit of moet het nog beginnen"	Tim Visterin [ nl ]	Leo Rozenstraten [ nl ]
	"n Kleine melodie"	Oscar Denayer, F. Vadyn
	"'n Zilveren kooi"	Peter Laine [ de ]	Ke Riema [ nl ]
Joe Harris [ nl ]	"Alles wordt oranje"	Mary Boduin [ nl ], K. Vanes, Albimoor
	"Anne Marie"	R. De Mon, P. Loland
	"Jij bent mijn engel"	R. Dero	Ker Delva
	"Nooit weer"	R. Varner, L. Barey	Leo Rozenstraten [ nl ]
	"Sunny Girl"	R. Dero, Ker Delva
	"Valdemosa"	Varner	Mary Boduin [ nl ]
	"Want je mist haar"	R. Dero	Mary Boduin [ nl ]
Johan Stollz [ nl ]	"Ballade voor Soraya"	Johan Stolle [ nl ], Ker Delva, Henk André
	"Brugge"	Johan Stolle [ nl ]	Henk André
	"Emigrant"	Johan Stolle [ nl ], Ker Delva, E. De Backer
	"Er is altijd"	Johan Stolle [ nl ], BDG
	"Eva"	Johan Stolle [ nl ]	Ker Delva
	"Ik mis je"	Johan Stolle [ nl ]	Mary Boduin [ nl ]
	"Melodie voor jou"	Rocco Granata	Leo Rozenstraten [ nl ]
	"Zo ver van mij"	Johan Stolle [ nl ], Will Ferdy, M. Mortier
Johnny White [ nl ]	"De wereld blijft niet staan"	Peter Laine [ de ]	Ke Riema [ nl ]
	"Dromen zijn nog vrij"	Paul Quintens	Phil Van Cauwenbergh
	"Je maakt me stapelgek"	Merino Costa, Franz André, Johnny White [ nl ]
	"Morgen is morgen"	Peter Laine [ de ], Johnny White [ nl ]
	"Te mooi om waar te zijn"	Peter Laine [ de ]	Ke Riema [ nl ]
	"Verloren hart, verloren droom"	Peter Laine [ de ]	Ke Riema [ nl ]
Kalinka [ nl ]	"Canzonissima"	C. M. Peters, G. Bogaert
	"Een regenboog"	R. Mast, C. M. Peeters
	"Loop maar door"	King Williams, Greta Bogaert
	"Vroeg of laat"	Scott Bradford	G. Bogaert
	"Wil je soms weten"	King Williams	Greta Bogaert
Kate's Kennel	"Ach matroosje"	Jean Blaute [ nl ], Dré Baekelandt
	"De tijd is rijp"	Jean Blaute [ nl ], Dré Baekelandt
	"De voetbalkampioen"	Jean Blaute [ nl ], Dré Baekelandt
	"Droom"	Jean Blaute [ nl ], Dré Baekelandt
	"Peloton… vuur!"	Jean Blaute [ nl ], Dré Baekelandt
	"Regenlied"	Clee Van Herzele, Dré Baekelandt
	"Rock and Roll"	Jean Blaute [ nl ], Dré Baekelandt
	"Toen"	Jean Blaute [ nl ], Dré Baekelandt
	"Wij lopen te vlug voorbij"	Jean Blaute [ nl ], Dré Baekelandt
Mary Porcelijn [ nl ]	"Als je terugkomt"	Al Van Dam [ nl ]	Mary Boduin [ nl ]
	"Hou je van mij?"	Al Van Dam [ nl ]	Valeer Van Kerkhove [ nl ]
	"Lachen"	R. Dero	Valeer Van Kerkhove [ nl ]
	"Requiem"	Mary Porcelijn [ nl ], Sus Nyens
	"Weet je nog wie ik was"	Ann Gaytan [ fr ], Mary Boduin [ nl ]
Micha Marah	"Balabaloe"	K. Van Herck, T. Rendall
	"Die ring"	A. Delhaye, Karel Van Herck
	"Ik ben zeventien"	K. Van Herck, Joka
	"Tamboerke (Parram… parram) [ nl ]"	Rudi Witt	Karel Van Herck
Nicole & Hugo	"A Song Is Born"	Freddy Sunder [ nl; de ]	Leo Rozenstraten [ nl ]
	"Goeiemorgen, morgen"	Paul Quintens	Phil Van Cauwenbergh
	"Ik wil een papieren man"	Jef Van den Berg [ nl ]	Leo Rozenstraten [ nl ]
	"Ik wil met je mee"	R. Varner	Leo Rozenstraten [ nl ]
	"Mijn hele leven"	Rocco Granata	Leo Rozenstraten [ nl ]
	"Pak je koffers"	Paul Quintens	Phil Van Cauwenbergh
Ron Davis [ nl ]	"Katialinda"	Daviny, Jo Deensen
Ron Davis [ nl ]	"Mona Lisa"	J. Deensen	Daviny

Shows

Semi-Finals

Voting in the semi-finals was done by two separate juries and postcard voting. The first jury was a professional jury made up of five members who each gave between 0 and 10 points to every song. The members of the professional jury were non-voting chairman Herman Verelst [ nl ] (head of entertainment at BRT), Jo Leemans (singer), Jos Boudewijn (radio producer), Anton Peters (actor and director), Staf Knop [ fr ] (author and actor), and Raymond Stuyck (journalist). The second jury was a 5-member jury formed by people from the music industry. The music industry jury voted during every semi-final but did not impact the selection for Eurovision and their goal was to choose 'the best Flemish song'. The music industry jury only voted on any new songs in a semi-final and qualified songs kept their scores from previous semi-finals. The members of the music industry jury were non-voting chairman Nest Van der Eyken (SABAM), Gaston Nuyts [ nl ] (composer and conductor), Gerd Mertens (conductor and organist), Vic Nees (composer), Jef Claessen (radio producer), and Armand Preud'homme (composer).

Since songs introduced in semi-final 9 could not get to top three with the juries or win the public vote three times and qualify for the final, the rules to qualify for the final were changed for semi-final 9. Songs had to receive at least the average number of points that every song that qualified to the final got in their last semi-final from the jury. The public vote winner also qualified to the final.^[1]

After the second semi-final, on 21 October 1970, Ron Davis was involved in a car accident and remained absent from Canzonissima1971 until his death on 22 January 1971. His death was commemorated by the juries at the start of the ninth semi-final.^[1]

The seventh semi-final did not take place live and was instead pre-recorded because it took place during the Christmas holidays.^[1]

Qualified to final Qualified to next semi-final

**Semi-final 1–3 October 1970**
R/O	Artist	Song	Jury		Public		Result
R/O	Artist	Song	Points	Place	Votes	Place	Result
1	Kalinka [ nl ]	"Wil je soms weten"	28	4=	6	10	Out
2	Johnny White [ nl ]	"Je maakt me stapelgek"	28	4=	355	4	Out
3	Nicole & Hugo	"Mijn hele leven"	27	6	167	6	Out
4	Johan Stollz [ nl ]	"Brugge"	30	3	415	3	Jury Qualifier
5	Ann Christy	"Dag vreemde man [ nl ]"	35	1	142	7	Jury Qualifier
6	Ron Davis [ nl ]	"Mona Lisa"	23	9	321	5	Out
7	Mary Porcelijn [ nl ]	"Lachen"	31	2	11	9	Jury Qualifier
8	Joe Harris [ nl ]	"Jij bent mijn engel"	25	7	595	2	Out
9	Kate's Kennel	"Peloton… vuur!"	24	8	61	8	Out
10	Micha Marah	"Tamboerke (Parram… parram) [ nl ]"	20	10	1070	1	Public Qualifier

**Semi-final 2–17 October 1970**
R/O	Artist	Song	Jury		Public		Result
R/O	Artist	Song	Points	Place	Votes	Place	Result
1	Micha Marah	"Tamboerke (Parram… parram) [ nl ]"	21	9	2504	1	Public Qualifier
2	Ron Davis [ nl ]	"Katialinda"	24	8	571	5	Out
3	Kate's Kennel	"Wij lopen te vlug voorbij"	20	10	26	10	Out
4	Joe Harris [ nl ]	"Sunny Girl"	25	7	1448	2	Out
5	Kalinka [ nl ]	"Loop maar door"	29	5	99	8	Out
6	Johan Stollz [ nl ]	"Brugge"	27	6	364	6	Out
7	Ann Christy	"Dag vreemde man [ nl ]"	39	1	603	4	Jury Qualifier
8	Nicole & Hugo	"Ik wil met je mee"	31	3=	139	7	Jury Qualifier
9	Mary Porcelijn [ nl ]	"Lachen"	31	3=	80	9	Jury Qualifier
10	Johnny White [ nl ]	"Verloren hart, verloren droom"	38	2	982	3	Jury Qualifier

**Semi-final 3–31 October 1970**
R/O	Artist	Song	Jury		Public		Result
R/O	Artist	Song	Points	Place	Votes	Place	Result
1	Micha Marah	"Tamboerke (Parram… parram) [ nl ]"	22	8	4906	1	Public Qualifier - Final
2	Kate's Kennel	"De tijd is rijp"	21	9	25	8	Out
3	Johnny White [ nl ]	"Verloren hart, verloren droom"	39	1=	484	3	Jury Qualifier
4	Mary Porcelijn [ nl ]	"Lachen"	32	3	115	5	Jury Qualifier - Final
5	Ann Christy	"Dag vreemde man [ nl ]"	39	1=	92	6	Jury Qualifier - Final
6	Joe Harris [ nl ]	"Anne Marie"	28	6	687	2	Out
7	Nicole & Hugo	"Ik wil met je mee"	31	4=	71	7	Out
8	Johan Stollz [ nl ]	"Zo ver van mij"	31	4=	198	4	Out
9	Kalinka [ nl ]	"Een regenboog"	27	7	13	9	Out

**Semi-final 4–14 November 1970**
R/O	Artist	Song	Jury		Public		Result
R/O	Artist	Song	Points	Place	Votes	Place	Result
1	Nicole & Hugo	"Ik wil een papieren man"	17	8	99	6	Out
2	Joe Harris [ nl ]	"Want je mist haar"	29	3=	118	4	Jury Qualifier
3	Micha Marah	"Ik ben zeventien"	29	3=	3474	1	Jury & Public Qualifier
4	Johan Stollz [ nl ]	"Eva"	15	9	299	2	Out
5	Ann Christy	"Een droom nooit gedroomd"	27	5	35	8	Out
6	Kalinka [ nl ]	"Canzonissima"	38	2	120	3	Jury Qualifier
7	Kate's Kennel	"Droom"	22	7	27	9	Out
8	Johnny White [ nl ]	"Verloren hart, verloren droom"	39	1	111	5	Jury Qualifier - Final
9	Mary Porcelijn [ nl ]	"Hou je van mij?"	23	6	73	7	Out

**Semi-final 5–28 November 1970**
R/O	Artist	Song	Jury		Public		Result
R/O	Artist	Song	Points	Place	Votes	Place	Result
1	Kate's Kennel	"Regenlied"	15	9	44	9	Out
2	Johnny White [ nl ]	"De wereld blijft niet staan"	30	5	77	6	Out
3	Micha Marah	"Ik ben zeventien"	27	7	4319	1	Public Qualifier - Final
4	Johan Stollz [ nl ]	"Er is altijd"	26	8	94	4	Out
5	Ann Christy	"'n Zilveren kooi"	34	2	86	5	Jury Qualifier
6	Mary Porcelijn [ nl ]	"Requiem"	28	6	66	8	Out
7	Joe Harris [ nl ]	"Want je mist haar"	31	4	119	3	Out
8	Kalinka [ nl ]	"Canzonissima"	33	3	67	7	Jury Qualifier
9	Nicole & Hugo	"Goeiemorgen, morgen"	38	1	607	2	Jury Qualifier

Semi-final 5 – Detailed jury voting results^[2]
R/O	Song	Raymond Stuyck	Staf Knop	Jo Leemans	Anton Peters	Jos Boudewijn	Total
1	"Regenlied"	2	3	3	5	2	15
2	"De wereld blijft niet staan"	5	7	7	6	5	30
3	"Ik ben zeventien"	4	6	6	6	5	27
4	"Er is altijd"	2	6	8	4	6	26
5	"'n Zilveren kooi"	6	8	8	7	5	34
6	"Requiem"	4	6	5	7	6	28
7	"Want je mist haar"	5	5	7	7	7	31
8	"Canzonissima"	5	8	8	5	7	33
9	"Goeiemorgen, morgen"	6	8	8	8	8	38

**Semi-final 6–12 December 1970**
R/O	Artist	Song	Jury		Public		Result
R/O	Artist	Song	Points	Place	Votes	Place	Result
1	Joe Harris [ nl ]	"Nooit weer"	35	4	93	8	Out
2	Kalinka [ nl ]	"Canzonissima"	31	6=	74	9	Out
3	Ann Christy	"'n Zilveren kooi"	34	5	96	7	Out
4	Kate's Kennel	"Ach matroosje"	0	9	921	2	Out
5	Nicole & Hugo	"Goeiemorgen, morgen"	43	1	662	4	Jury Qualifier
6	Micha Marah	"Die ring"	36	2=	4239	1	Jury & Public Qualifier
7	Johnny White [ nl ]	"Morgen is morgen"	31	6=	848	3	Out
8	Mary Porcelijn [ nl ]	"Als je terugkomt"	36	2=	136	6	Jury Qualifier
9	Johan Stollz [ nl ]	"Ik mis je"	30	8	358	5	Out

**Semi-final 7–26 December 1970 (Pre-recorded)**
R/O	Artist	Song	Jury		Public		Result
R/O	Artist	Song	Points	Place	Votes	Place	Result
1	Johnny White [ nl ]	"Te mooi om waar te zijn"	26	7	40	5	Out
2	Ann Christy	"De kinderen rond mijn huis"	31	5=	14	8	Out
3	Micha Marah	"Die ring"	31	5=	2710	1	Public Qualifier - Final
4	Johan Stollz [ nl ]	"Melodie voor jou"	24	8	36	6	Out
5	Kalinka [ nl ]	"Vroeg of laat"	37	2=	13	9	Jury Qualifier
6	Nicole & Hugo	"Goeiemorgen, morgen"	43	1	476	2	Jury Qualifier - Final
7	Mary Porcelijn [ nl ]	"Als je terugkomt"	37	2=	134	3	Jury Qualifier
8	Kate's Kennel	"Rock and Roll"	16	9	50	4	Out
9	Joe Harris [ nl ]	"Valdemosa"	35	4	28	7	Out

**Semi-final 8–9 January 1971**
R/O	Artist	Song	Jury		Public		Result
R/O	Artist	Song	Points	Place	Votes	Place	Result
1	Johan Stollz [ nl ]	"Ballade voor Soraya"	33	6	4345	2	Out
2	Nicole & Hugo	"A Song Is Born"	35	5	153	5	Out
3	Joe Harris [ nl ]	"Alles wordt oranje"	39	1=	161	4	Jury Qualifier
4	Kate's Kennel	"Toen"	5	9	23	8	Out
5	Micha Marah	"Balabaloe"	28	7	4371	1	Public Qualifier
6	Mary Porcelijn [ nl ]	"Als je terugkomt"	39	1=	180	3	Jury Qualifier - Final
7	Kalinka [ nl ]	"Vroeg of laat"	38	3=	19	9	Jury Qualifier
8	Johnny White [ nl ]	"Dromen zijn nog vrij"	38	3=	61	6	Jury Qualifier
9	Ann Christy	"Het lied is uit of moet het nog beginnen"	24	8	33	7	Out

**Semi-final 9–23 January 1971**
R/O	Artist	Song	Jury		Public		Result
R/O	Artist	Song	Points	Place	Votes	Place	Result
1	Ann Christy	"'n Kleine melodie"	37	4	27	8	Out
2	Nicole & Hugo	"Pak je koffers"	36	5	678	3	Out
3	Johnny White [ nl ]	"Dromen zijn nog vrij"	35	6=	28	7	Out
4	Micha Marah	"Balabaloe"	30	8	3504	2	Out
5	Mary Porcelijn [ nl ]	"Weet je nog wie ik was"	42	2	99	4	Jury Qualifier - Final
6	Kalinka [ nl ]	"Vroeg of laat"	41	3	7	9	Jury Qualifier - Final
7	Johan Stollz [ nl ]	"Emigrant"	35	6=	7242	1	Public Qualifier - FInal
8	Kate's Kennel	"De voetbalkampioen"	21	9	68	6	Out
9	Joe Harris [ nl ]	"Alles wordt oranje"	44	1	77	5	Jury Qualifier - Final

Semi-final 9 – Detailed jury voting results^[3]
R/O	Song	Raymond Stuyck	Staf Knop	Anton Peters	Jo Leemans	Jos Boudewijn	Total
1	"'n Kleine melodie"	5	7	9	9	7	37
2	"Pak je koffers"	7	9	7	7	6	36
3	"Dromen zijn nog vrij"	5	7	8	9	6	35
4	"Balabaloe"	6	4	5	7	8	30
5	"Weet je nog wie ik was"	6	6	10	10	10	42
6	"Vroeg of laat"	7	10	8	8	8	41
7	"Emigrant"	6	8	6	9	6	35
8	"De voetbalkampioen"	5	10	6	0	0	21
9	"Alles wordt oranje"	6	9	10	10	9	44

Final

The final took place on 6 February 1971 at the Amerikaans Theater in Brussels. Voting was by an "expert" jury of 11 members, which consisted of the five members of the professional jury in the semi-finals plus six journalists from Flemish newspapers, each giving one point to their favourite song. This turned out to be something of a non-event, as in the end, only three songs received any votes at all. "Goeiemorgen, morgen" performed by Nicole & Hugo was the choice of eight of the jury members.^[1]^[4]

During the final, it was also announced that "Als je terugkomt" performed by Mary Porcelijn was the winner of the music industry jury and earned the title of 'the best Flemish song', despite not gaining the most points from the music industry jury.^[1]

Final – 6 February 1971
R/O	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Ann Christy	"Dag vreemde man [ nl ]"	2	2
2	Nicole & Hugo	"Goeiemorgen, morgen"	8	1
3	Joe Harris [ nl ]	"Alles wordt oranje"	0	4=
4	Mary Porcelijn [ nl ]	"Lachen"	0	4=
5	Micha Marah	"Tamboerke (Parram… parram) [ nl ]"	0	4=
6	Johnny White [ nl ]	"Verloren hart, verloren droom"	1	3
7	Mary Porcelijn [ nl ]	"Als je terugkomt"	0	4=
8	Mary Porcelijn [ nl ]	"Weet je nog wie ik was"	0	4=
9	Kalinka [ nl ]	"Vroeg of laat"	0	4=
10	Micha Marah	"Ik ben zeventien"	0	4=
11	Micha Marah	"Die ring"	0	4=
12	Johann Stollz	"Emigrant"	0	4=

Music Industry Jury Ranking^[1]
Artist	Song	Result	Place
Nicole & Hugo	"A Song Is Born"	36	1
Mary Porcelijn [ nl ]	"Als je terugkomt"	35	2
Mary Porcelijn [ nl ]	"Weet je nog wie ik was"	34	3=
Ron Davis [ nl ]	"Katialinda"	34	3=
Ann Christy	"Dag vreemde man [ nl ]"	32	5=
Mary Porcelijn [ nl ]	"Lachen"	32	5=
Mary Porcelijn [ nl ]	"Hou je van mij?"	31	7
Johnny White [ nl ]	"Te mooi om waar te zijn"	30	8=
Kalinka [ nl ]	"Vroeg of laat"	30	8=
Ann Christy	"Een droom nooit gedroomd"	29	10=
Ann Christy	"n Kleine melodie"
Ann Christy	"'n Zilveren kooi"
Johnny White [ nl ]	"De wereld blijft niet staan"
Johnny White [ nl ]	"Dromen zijn nog vrij"
Nicole & Hugo	"Goeiemorgen, morgen"
Joe Harris [ nl ]	"Alles wordt oranje"	28	16=
Joe Harris [ nl ]	"Valdemosa"
Johan Stollz [ nl ]	"Ik mis je"
Kalinka [ nl ]	"Een regenboog"
Ann Christy	"Het lied is uit of moet het nog beginnen"	27	20=
Johnny White [ nl ]	"Verloren hart, verloren droom"
Kalinka [ nl ]	"Wil je soms weten"
Kate's Kennel	"Wij lopen te vlug voorbij"
Nicole & Hugo	"Pak je koffers"
Johan Stollz [ nl ]	"Er is altijd"	26	25=
Johnny White [ nl ]	"Morgen is morgen"
Kate's Kennel	"Droom"
Micha Marah	"Die ring"
Johan Stollz [ nl ]	"Melodie voor jou"	25	29=
Kate's Kennel	"De tijd is rijp"
Mary Porcelijn [ nl ]	"Requiem"
Nicole & Hugo	"Mijn hele leven"
Ann Christy	"De kinderen rond mijn huis"	24	33=
Joe Harris [ nl ]	"Want je mist haar"
Kalinka [ nl ]	"Loop maar door"
Nicole & Hugo	"Ik wil een papieren man"
Joe Harris [ nl ]	"Nooit weer"	23	37=
Johan Stollz [ nl ]	"Ballade voor Soraya"
Kalinka [ nl ]	"Canzonissima"
Joe Harris [ nl ]	"Sunny Girl"	22	40=
Johan Stollz [ nl ]	"Emigrant"
Kate's Kennel	"Peloton… vuur!"
Nicole & Hugo	"Ik wil met je mee"
Joe Harris [ nl ]	"Anne Marie"	21	44
Kate's Kennel	"Regenlied"	20	45=
Micha Marah	"Ik ben zeventien"
Ron Davis [ nl ]	"Mona Lisa"
Johan Stollz [ nl ]	"Eva"	19	48=
Johnny White [ nl ]	"Je maakt me stapelgek"	19	48=
Johan Stollz [ nl ]	"Zo ver van mij"	17	50
Joe Harris [ nl ]	"Jij bent mijn engel"	16	51=
Johan Stollz [ nl ]	"Brugge"
Micha Marah	"Tamboerke (Parram… parram) [ nl ]"
Micha Marah	"Balabaloe"	13	54
Kate's Kennel	"Ach matroosje"	10	55
Kate's Kennel	"Rock and Roll"	5	56
Kate's Kennel	"De voetbalkampioen"	0	57=
Kate's Kennel	"Toen"	0	57=

At Eurovision

Shortly before the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 final, however, Nicole had fallen ill and was unable to travel, so broadcaster BRT drafted in Jacques Raymond and Lily Castel as late replacements. Raymond had previously sung for Belgium in 1963. Nicole & Hugo would represent Belgium in 1973.

On the night of the final Raymond and Castel performed 10th in the running order, following the United Kingdom and preceding Italy. At the close of the voting "Goeiemorgen, morgen" had received 68 points, placing Belgium 14th of the 18 participating countries.^[5]^[6] The original version by Nicole & Hugo does, however, remain one of the better-remembered of Belgian Eurovision entries.

The contest was broadcast on BRT (with commentary by Anton Peters) and RTB (with commentary by Paule Herreman).^[7]^[8] It was also broadcast on radio stations BRT 2 (with commentary by Fred Braeckman [ nl ]) and RTB 1.^[9]

Voting

Points awarded to Belgium^[10]
Score	Country
10 points
9 points
8 points
7 points
6 points	Finland Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom
5 points	France Monaco Sweden
4 points	Ireland Norway Switzerland
3 points	Austria Italy Yugoslavia
2 points	Germany Luxembourg Malta Spain

Points awarded by Belgium^[10]
Score	Country
10 points	Finland Monaco
9 points
8 points	United Kingdom
7 points	Germany
6 points	Norway Sweden
5 points
4 points	Malta Portugal Spain
3 points	Austria France Ireland Luxembourg Switzerland
2 points	Italy Netherlands Yugoslavia

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Vermeulen, André (2021). Van Canzonissima tot Eurosong. 65 jaar Belgische preselecties voor het Eurovisiesongfestival. Leuven: Kritak. ISBN 978-94-014-7609-6. OCLC 1240241113.
↑ Canzonissima 28/11/1970 (Television production) (in Dutch). BRT. 28 November 1970. AQIA_VRT_037728_1.
↑ Canzonissima 23/01/1971 (Television production) (in Dutch). BRT. 23 January 1971. AQIA_VRT_037729_1.
↑ ESC National Finals database - Belgium final 1971
↑ "Final of Dublin 1971". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
↑ "ESC History - Belgium 1971". Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
↑ "Teevee Programma's B.R.T." [BRT TV Programmes]. Gazet van Halle (in Dutch). Halle, Belgium. 2 April 1971. p. 9. Retrieved 5 July 2024– via Krantencollectie.be.
↑ "revue telewoche – samstag 3. april" [revue teleweek – Saturday 3 April]. Revue (in French and German). Vol. 26, no. 14. 2 April 1971. pp. 78–79. Retrieved 17 May 2024– via National Library of Luxembourg.
↑ "Radio– en TV–programma's van zaterdag 3 april" [Radio and TV programmes of Saturday 3 April]. De Standaard (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium. 3 April 1971. p. 29. Retrieved 31 January 2025– via BelgicaPress [ nl ].
1 2 "Results of the Final of Dublin 1971". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Vermeulen, André (2021). Van Canzonissima tot Eurosong. 65 jaar Belgische preselecties voor het Eurovisiesongfestival. Leuven: Kritak. ISBN 978-94-014-7609-6. OCLC 1240241113.

[:1-2] Canzonissima 28/11/1970 (Television production) (in Dutch). BRT. 28 November 1970. AQIA_VRT_037728_1.

[3] Canzonissima 23/01/1971 (Television production) (in Dutch). BRT. 23 January 1971. AQIA_VRT_037729_1.

[4] ESC National Finals database - Belgium final 1971

[5] "Final of Dublin 1971". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

[6] "ESC History - Belgium 1971". Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2010.

[7] "Teevee Programma's B.R.T." [BRT TV Programmes]. Gazet van Halle (in Dutch). Halle, Belgium. 2 April 1971. p. 9. Retrieved 5 July 2024– via Krantencollectie.be.

[8] "revue telewoche – samstag 3. april" [revue teleweek – Saturday 3 April]. Revue (in French and German). Vol. 26, no. 14. 2 April 1971. pp. 78–79. Retrieved 17 May 2024– via National Library of Luxembourg.

[9] "Radio– en TV–programma's van zaterdag 3 april" [Radio and TV programmes of Saturday 3 April]. De Standaard (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium. 3 April 1971. p. 29. Retrieved 31 January 2025– via BelgicaPress [ nl ].

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v t e Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Artists	Roberto Bellarosa Bob Benny Blanche Lily Castel Vanessa Chinitor Ann Christy Clouseau Robert Cogoi Mélanie Cohl Copycat Lisa del Bo Barbara Dex Tom Dice Dream Express Eliot Frédéric Etherlinck Serge and Christine Ghisoland Gustaph Axel Hirsoux Hooverphonic Jacques Hustin Ingeborg Iris Ishtar Sandra Kim The KMG's Philippe Lafontaine Fud Leclerc Linda Lepomme Claude Lombard Jérémie Makiese Micha Marah Mony Marc Lize Marke Morgane Mustii Louis Neefs Nicole and Hugo Loïc Nottet Pas de Deux Pierre Rapsat Jacques Raymond Red Sebastian Nuno Resende Reynaert Kate Ryan Liliane Saint-Pierre Bobbejaan Schoepen Sennek Sergio and the Ladies Nathalie Sorce Emly Starr Stella Telex Laura Tesoro Tonia Urban Trad Jean Vallée Witloof Bay Xandee Jacques Zegers
Songs	"1 Life" "À la folie ou pas du tout" "Als het weer lente is" "L'Amour ça fait chanter la vie" "Avantila vie" "Baby, Baby" "Because of You" "Before the Party's Over" "City Lights" "Copycat" "Dis oui" "Door de wind" "Envie de vivre" "Euro-Vision" "Fleur de liberté" "Geef het op" "Gelukkig zijn" "Goeiemorgen, morgen" "Le Grand soir" "Hey Nana" "Hou toch van mij" "Iemand als jij" "Ik heb zorgen" " J'aime la vie " " Je t'adore " "Jennifer Jennings" "Judy et Cie" "Laat me nu gaan" "Laissez briller le soleil" " Liefde is een kaartspel " "Like the Wind" "Love Kills" "Love Power" "Ma petite chatte" "Macédomienne" "A Matter of Time" "Me and My Guitar" "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" "A Million in One, Two, Three" "Miss You" "Mon amour pour toi" "Mother" "Nous, on veut des violons" "O Julissi" "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel" "Le Plus beau jour de ma vie" "Près de ma rivière" "Quand tu reviendras" ~~"Release Me"~~ "Rendez-vous" "Rhythm Inside" "Samson" "Sanomi" "September, gouden roos" "Si tu aimes ma musique" "Sister" "Soldiers of Love" "Straatdeuntje" "Strobe Lights" "Ton nom" "Viens l'oublier" "La Voix est libre" "Waarom?" "Wake Up" "What's the Pressure" "With Love Baby" "Would You?" "The Wrong Place"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Belgium did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1971
Countries	Austria Belgium Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset Lily Castel and Jacques Raymond Katja Ebstein Family Four Angela Farrell Joe Grech Karina Hanne Krogh Serge Lama Monique Melsen Marianne Mendt Peter, Sue and Marc Massimo Ranieri Clodagh Rodgers Saskia and Serge Séverine Krunoslav Slabinac Tonicha
Songs	"L'amore è un attimo" " Un banc, un arbre, une rue " "Diese Welt" " En un mundo nuevo " "Goeiemorgen, morgen" "Les Illusions de nos vingt ans" "Jack in the Box" "Un jardin sur la terre" "Lykken er" "Marija l-Maltija" "Menina do alto da serra" "Musik" "One Day Love" "Pomme, pomme, pomme" "Tie uuteen päivään" "Tijd" "Tvoj dječak je tužan" "Vita vidder"