Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987

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Eurovision Song Contest 1987
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
National selection
Selection processEurosong '87
Selection date(s)14 March 1987
Selected entrant Liliane Saint-Pierre
Selected song"Soldiers of Love"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result11th, 56 points
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄198619871988►

Belgium was represented by Liliane Saint-Pierre, with the song "Soldiers of Love", at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 9 may in Brussels, following Sandra Kim's victory for Belgium the previous year. Saint-Pierre was the winner of the Belgian national final for the contest, held on 14 March.

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Before Eurovision

Eurosong '87

Flemish broadcaster BRT was in charge of the selection of the Belgian entry for the 1987 Contest, while RTBF hosted the Eurovision Song Contest for Belgium due to their winning the previous year. The national final was held at the Amerikaans Theater in Brussels, hosted by Luc Appermont. Twelve singers had been invited to present a song in the selection, but Judith Vindevogel withdrew before the final, leaving eleven songs competing to become that year's Belgian entrant. Voting was by regional juries in the five Flemish provinces of Belgium, alongside a professional jury. Saint-Pierre emerged the winner by a 5-point margin, having been placed first by four of the regional juries (and second by the other), but being ranked only sixth by the professional jury. [1]

Final – 14 March 1987
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1 John Terra "Champagne voor iedereen"433
2Dan O'Neil"Oh, mon amour"199
3Vincent"De wereld als ik droom"011
4 Margriet Hermans "In Slow Motion"257
5Daan van den Durpel"Gigolo"375
6 Bart Kaëll "Carrousel"582
7Angie Dylan"Zeventien"404
8Sonia Pelgrims"Casanova"248
9Curt Lawrence"De dans der macht"910
10Sofie"Door jou"306
11 Liliane Saint-Pierre "Soldiers of Love"631

Voting

DrawSongProfessional
Jury
Regional JuriesTotal
AntwerpBrabantLimburgEast
Flanders
West
Flanders
1"Champagne voor iedereen"666108743
2"Oh, mon amour"33242519
3"De wereld als ik droom"0
4"In Slow Motion"18725225
5"Gigolo"87574637
6"Carrousel"121088101058
7"Zeventien"251267840
8"Casanova"74333424
9"De dans der macht"4111119
10"Door jou"102456330
11"Soldiers of Love"5121012121263

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Saint-Pierre performed 5th in the running order, following Iceland and preceding Sweden. At the close of the voting "Soldiers of Love" had received 56 points with votes from 12 countries (the highest mark being 8 from the United Kingdom), placing Belgium 11th out of 22 entries. [2] The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Ireland. [3]

Voting

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References

  1. ESC National Finals database 1987
  2. "Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ESC History - Belgium 1987
  4. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.