Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989

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Eurovision Song Contest 1989
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
National selection
Selection processEurosong 1989
Selection date(s)18 March 1989
Selected entrant Ingeborg
Selected song"Door de wind"
Selected songwriter(s) Stef Bos
Finals performance
Final result19th, 13 points
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄198819891990►

Belgium was represented by Ingeborg, with the song "Door de wind", at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Lausanne, Switzerland on 6 May. Ingeborg was the winner of the Belgian national final for the contest, held in Brussels on 18 March.

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Before Eurovision

Eurosong 1989

Flemish broadcaster BRT was in charge of the selection of the Belgian entry for the 1989 Contest. The national final was held at the Amerikaans Theater in Brussels, hosted by Luc Appermont. Twelve songs competed to become that year's Belgian entrant, voted on by regional juries in the five Flemish provinces of Belgium, alongside a professional jury. Ingeborg emerged the winner by a 13-point margin, having received the highest overall score both from the regional juries and the professional jury. [1]

Final – 18 March 1989
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Angie Dylan"Ik kies voor de nacht"395
2Pascale"Ballerina"510
3 Ingeborg "Door de wind"641
4 Clouseau "Anne"512
5Jimmy Frey"Vrijen met jou"312
6 Margriet Hermans "Wat ik bedoel"346
7Expo"Hey Hello"188
8Boogie Boy"Muziek"510
9Karen Lowe"De dromen die ons bonden"149
10Anne Mie Gils"Ik leef"463
11 Bart Van den Bossche "De kracht van een lied"463
12Danny Caen"Vergeten"237

Voting

DrawSongProfessional
Jury
Regional JuriesTotal
West
Flanders
East
Flanders
AntwerpLimburgBrabant
1"Ik kies voor de nacht"77458839
2"Ballerina"11125
3"Door de wind"1210128121064
4"Anne"10671210651
5"Vrijen met jou"123
6"Wat ik bedoel"25677734
7"Hey Hello"1534518
8"Muziek"55
9"De dromen die ons bonden"43222114
10"Ik leef"3128651246
11"De kracht van een lied"8810106446
12"Vergeten"64343323

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Ingeborg performed 6th in the running order, following Turkey and preceding the United Kingdom. At the close of the voting "Door de wind" had received 13 points, placing Belgium 19th out of 22 entries. [2] The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to Austria. [3]

Voting

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References

  1. ESC National Finals database 1989
  2. "Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ESC History - Belgium 1989
  4. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.