Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982

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Eurovision Song Contest 1982
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
National selection
Selection processEurosong
Selection date(s)Heats
24 January 1982
31 January 1982
7 February 1982
Semi-final
14 February 1982
Final
21 February 1982
Selected entrant Stella
Selected song"Si tu aimes ma musique"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Fred Bekky
  • Rony Brack
  • Bobott
  • Jo May
Finals performance
Final result4th, 96 points
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄198119821983►

Belgium was represented by Dutch singer Stella Maessen (billed simply as Stella), with the song "Si tu aimes ma musique", at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Harrogate, England on 24 April.

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This was Stella's third appearance at Eurovision: She had appeared twice as part of the group Hearts of Soul/Dream Express for the Netherlands in 1970 and for Belgium in 1977. As a solo singer, she had also taken part in the Belgian preselection in 1981.

Before Eurovision

Eurosong

Eurosong consisted of three heats, a semi-final, and the final on 21 February 1982. All the shows took place at the RTBF studios in Brussels, hosted by Pierre Collard-Bovy.

Heats

The first heat took place on 24 January 1982 and six of the competing acts performed. The top two entries decided by televoting advanced to the semi-final. [1]

Heat 1 – 24 January 1982
DrawArtistSongResult
1 Stella "Si tu aimes ma musique"Advanced
2Joseph Cioppa"Vivons l'amour de demain"Advanced
3Frank Michael"Toi simplement toi"Eliminated
4Shema"Mon joujou"Eliminated
5Cricha"Lucifer"Eliminated
6Freddy Nieuland"Les mots chantent"Eliminated

The second heat took place on 31 January 1982 and six of the competing acts performed. The top two entries decided by televoting advanced to the semi-final. [1]

Heat 2 – 31 January 1982
DrawArtistSongResult
1Claude Michel"Si par bonheur"Advanced
2Gala"Patati patata"Eliminated
3Pascal Amory"Slow en tendresse"Advanced
4Chrome 17"Intuition"Eliminated
5Nicole Mery"Quelle surprise"Eliminated
6Eddy Pascal"Même"Eliminated

The third heat took place on 7 February 1982 and six of the competing acts performed. The top two entries decided by televoting advanced to the semi-final. [1]

Heat 3 – 7 February 1982
DrawArtistSongResult
1Tiziano"Par amour"Advanced
2Cologne Intime"Boomerang"Eliminated
3Baxter"Plus personne n'y croit"Advanced
4 Jacky Lafon "On l'appelle chanson d'amour"Eliminated
5Serge Mohimont"Au fond de ma mémoire"Eliminated
6Isabelle Rigaux"Partir"Eliminated

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 14 February 1982 and six of the competing acts performed. The top four entries decided by televoting advanced to the final. [1]

Semi-final – 14 February 1982
DrawArtistSongResult
1Claude Michel"Si par bonheur"Eliminated
2 Stella "Si tu aimes ma musique"Advanced
3Pascal Amory"Slow en tendresse"Eliminated
4Joseph Cioppa"Vivons l'amour de demain"Advanced
5Tiziano"Par amour"Advanced
6Baxter"Plus personne n'y croit"Advanced

Final

The final was held on 21 February 1982 with the winning song chosen by a 12-member jury panel. After Stella's win, it was reported that some RTBF executives were unhappy about the fact that they were to be represented by a Dutch-born singer who spoke very little French. [2]

Final – 21 February 1982
DrawArtistSongPlace
1 Stella "Si tu aimes ma musique"1
2Baxter"Plus personne n'y croit"2
3Tiziano"Par amour"3
4Joseph Cioppa"Vivons l'amour de demain"4

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Stella performed 11th in the running order, following Austria and preceding Spain. At the close of the voting "Si tu aimes ma musique" had received 96 points, placing Belgium 4th of the 18 entries. [3] Although the song did not receive any 12 points votes (the highest were 10 from Denmark and Spain), it achieved the distinction of being only the eighth song in Eurovision history to that date (and only the third non-winner) to receive points from every other participating country (excluding the 1971-1973 contests where each country had to award a minimum of 2 points to every song). The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to Switzerland. [4]

Voting

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