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References
- ↑ Belgian Eurovision contestant information Archived 2010-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Eurovision Song Contest national finals database - Belgium 1970 semi final
- ↑ Eurovision Song Contest national finals database - Belgium 1970 final
- ↑ Eurovision Song Contest national finals database - 1972
- ↑ "À la folie ou pas du tout" at diggiloo.net
- ↑ Brief biography Archived 2012-07-07 at archive.today (in French)
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