Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988

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Eurovision Song Contest 1988
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
National selection
Selection processEurosong '88
Selection date(s)27 February 1988
Selected entrant Reynaert
Selected song"Laissez briller le soleil"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result18th, 5 points
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄198719881989►

Belgium was represented by Reynaert, with the song "Laissez briller le soleil", at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Dublin on 30 April. Reynaert was the winner of the Belgian national final for the contest, held in Brussels on 27 February.

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Before Eurovision

Eurosong '88

French-language broadcaster RTBF was in charge of the selection of the Belgian entry for the 1988 Contest. The national final was held at the RTBF studios, hosted by Patrick Duhamel. The winner was chosen by an expert jury and a public jury. The full results of the voting were not made public, and only the winning song was announced. [1]

Final – 27 February 1988
DrawArtistSong
1Cap Segal"Les couleurs de tes nuits"
2Gil Cassan"Fragile"
3Yannick Darkman and Samantha Gilles"Exister pour aimer"
4Nathalie D."S'évader"
5Marianne Eden and Nico Zangardi"L'oeil médiatique"
6 Frank Michael and Martine Laurent"Mélodie"
7Chantal Nicaise"On a..."
8Gianni Polizzi"Betty Blue"
9 Reynaert "Laissez briller le soleil"
10Frédéric Ruyman"Puisque l'amour ne suffit pas"
11Fabienne Sevrin"Laissez-nous croire"
12Toxic"Perdu dans l'infini"

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Reynaert performed 16th in the running order, following Norway and preceding Luxembourg. At the close of the voting "Laissez briller le soleil" had received 5 points, placing Belgium joint 18th (with Portugal) of the 21 entries. [2] The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to the United Kingdom.

Voting

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References

  1. ESC National Finals database 1988
  2. "Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.