Eurovision Song Contest 1976 | ||||
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National selection | ||||
Selection process | Avant Eurovision | |||
Selection date(s) | 21 January 1976 | |||
Selected entrant | Pierre Rapsat | |||
Selected song | "Judy et Cie" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 8th, 68 points | |||
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Belgium was represented by Pierre Rapsat, with the song "Judy et Cie", at the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 April in The Hague. Rapsat was the winner of the Belgian national final for the contest, held on 21 January.
French-language broadcaster RTB was in charge of the selection of the Belgian entry for the 1976 Contest. Five artists were invited to the competition who then submitted one song each. As well as the eventual participants, Two Man Sound and Johan Verminnen were also invited but declined. Johan Verminnen stated that he was asked too late and was unable to find a suitable song in the short time. [1]
The national final only lasted a total of 20 minutes. [2] Pre-recorded performances of the five songs were aired on 21 January 1976 at 20:25 CET until 20:40 CET in a show hosted by Jacques Mercier. RTB then aired a programme about skating, and at 21:55 CET a five minute programme was aired where Henri Billen, the artistic director for RTB, announced the winning song. [1] [2]
Only the winner was ever announced, which was chosen by a jury consisting of prominent members of RTB as well as journalists and specialists who represented the public. This was controversial as some newspapers claimed that the jury was effectively a professional jury and did not represent the public. Known members of the jury are composers Frank Engelen and Willy Albimoor. [1]
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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1 | Didier Vincent | "Je viens chanter" | Didier Vincent, Jean-Paul Gréven |
2 | Le Grand Frisson | "La musique" | Christian Bragard |
3 | Délizia | "Monsieur, chante pour moi" | Salvatore Adamo |
4 | Pierre Rapsat | "Judy et Cie" | Pierre Rapsat, Eric van Hulse |
5 | Andrée Simons | "H Coco" | Andrée Simons, Claude Lombard |
On the night of the final Rapsat performed 6th in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding Ireland. At the close of the voting "Judy et Cie" had received 68 points from 11 countries, placing Belgium 8th of the 18 competing entries. [3] The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners the United Kingdom. [4]
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