Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968

Eurovision Song Contest 1968

Country|  Belgium
National selection
Selection process| Avante-Première Eurovision
Selection date(s)| 13 February 1968
Selected entrant| Claude Lombard
Selected song| "Quand tu reviendras"
Selected songwriter(s)|

* Jo van Wetter
* Roland Dero

Finals performance
Final result| 7th, 8 points
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Belgium was represented by Claude Lombard, with the song "Quand tu reviendras", at the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 April in London. The song was chosen at the Belgian preselection, held on 13 February. Former Belgian representative Tonia (1966) and future participant Nicole Josy (1973, as one half of Nicole & Hugo) also took part.

## Before Eurovision[edit]

### Avante-Première Eurovision[edit]

La Sélection Belge pour le Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1968 was the national final format developed by RTB in order to select Belgium's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1968. The competition was held on 13 February 1968.[1][2]

#### Competing entries[edit]

RTB, in collaboration with SABAM, selected 10 artists to participate in the contest, who each submitted their own song.[1][2]

#### Final[edit]

The final was held on 13 February 1968, in the Studio Mathonet, in Evere, Brussels, from 20:30 to 21:15 CET, and was hosted by Paule Herreman. Ten songs competed in the contest, with the winner being decided upon by regional public juries from 4 Walloon provinces; Brussels, Liège, Mons, and Namur. The four juries each had 10 points which they could hand out to the songs.[1][2]

Final – 13 February 1968  Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Songwriter(s)  | Points  | Place

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1  | André Brasseur | "Écoute le vent"  | Ch. Pheeuws, André Brasseur  | 1  | 5=
2  | Serge Davignac  | "La boîte à musique"  | Roland Thyssen, Serge Davignac  | 14  | 2
3  | Eddy Pauly  | "Et je crie"  | Robert Dewasme  | 0  | 7=
4  | Delphine  | "Quand un garçon vous écrit"  | David Bee, Robert Bichon  | 0  | 7=
5  | Tonia | "Il y avait"  | Phillipe Verdon, Paul Quintens  | 2  | 4
6  | Jean Delsart  | "Toi"  | Gillis Remy  | 0  | 7=
7  | Rosy Dany  | "Une tête renversée"  | Tony Talado, C. Cremers  | 6  | 3
8  | Claude Lombard | "Quand tu reviendras"  | Roland Dero, Jo van Wetter  | 16  | 1
9  | Nicole Josy  | "À la Nouvelle-Orléans"  | Louis Noël, Jean Iliano  | 1  | 5=
10  | Nathalie  | "Goutte à goutte"  | Tony Talado, Serge Chazaryzan  | 0  | 7=

## At Eurovision[edit]

On the night of the final Lombard performed 3rd in the running order, following the Netherlands and preceding Austria. At the close of the voting "Quand tu reviendras" had received 8 points (3 from Italy and 1 apiece from Finland, France, Luxembourg, Portugal and the United Kingdom), placing Belgium joint 7th (with Monaco and Yugoslavia) of the 17 participating countries. The Belgian jury awarded 6 of its 10 points to France.[3]

### Voting[edit]

Points awarded to Belgium[4] | Score  | Country

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3 points  |  Italy
1 point  |

* Finland
* France
* Portugal
* Spain
* United Kingdom

Points awarded by Belgium[4] | Score  | Country

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6 points  |  France
2 points  |  United Kingdom
1 point  |

* Ireland
* Yugoslavia

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Vermeulen, André (2021). Van Canzonissima tot Eurosong. 65 jaar Belgische preselecties voor het Eurovisiesongfestival. Leuven: Kritak. ISBN 978-94-014-7609-6. OCLC 1240241113.
2. ^ a b c "La selection belge pour l'Eurovision de la Chanson - België 1968".
3. ^ ESC History - Belgium 1968
4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of London 1968". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

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Artists|

* Roberto Bellarosa
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* Mélanie Cohl
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* Jacques Hustin
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* Philippe Lafontaine
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* Linda Lepomme
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* Emly Starr
* Stella
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* Laura Tesoro
* Tonia
* Urban Trad
* Jean Vallée
* Witloof Bay
* Xandee
* Jacques Zegers

Songs|

* "1 Life"
* "À la folie ou pas du tout"
* "Als het weer lente is"
* "L'Amour ça fait chanter la vie"
* "Avanti la vie"
* "Baby, Baby"
* "Because of You"
* "City Lights"
* "Copycat"
* "Dis oui"
* "Door de wind"
* "Envie de vivre"
* "Euro-Vision"
* "Fleur de liberté"
* "Geef het op"
* "Gelukkig zijn"
* "Goeiemorgen, morgen"
* "Le Grand soir"
* "Hey Nana"
* "Hou toch van mij"
* "Iemand als jij"
* "Ik heb zorgen"
* "J'aime la vie"
* "Je t'adore"
* "Jennifer Jennings"
* "Judy et Cie"
* "Laat me nu gaan"
* "Laissez briller le soleil"
* "Liefde is een kaartspel"
* "Like the Wind"
* "Love Kills"
* "Love Power"
* "Ma petite chatte"
* "Macédomienne"
* "A Matter of Time"
* "Me and My Guitar"
* "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine"
* "A Million in One, Two, Three"
* "Miss You"
* "Mon amour pour toi"
* "Mother"
* "Nous, on veut des violons"
* "O Julissi"
* "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel"
* "Le Plus beau jour de ma vie"
* "Près de ma rivière"
* "Quand tu reviendras"
* ~~"Release Me"~~
* "Rendez-vous"
* "Rhythm Inside"
* "Samson"
* "Sanomi"
* "September, gouden roos"
* "Si tu aimes ma musique"
* "Sister"
* "Soldiers of Love"
* "Straatdeuntje"
* "Ton nom"
* "Viens l'oublier"
* "La Voix est libre"
* "Waarom?"
* "Wake Up"
* "What's the Pressure"
* "With Love Baby"
* "Would You?"
* "The Wrong Place"

* Note: Entries scored out signify where Belgium did not compete

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Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Ireland
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

Artists|

* Isabelle Aubret
* Chris Baldo and Sophie Garel
* Odd Børre
* Luci Capurso and Hamo Hajdarhodžić
* Sergio Endrigo
* Karel Gott
* Kristina Hautala
* Claes-Göran Hederström
* Line and Willy
* Claude Lombard
* Gianni Mascolo
* Massiel
* Pat McGeegan
* Carlos Mendes
* Wencke Myhre
* Cliff Richard
* Ronnie Tober

Songs|

* "À chacun sa chanson"
* "Chance of a Lifetime"
* "Congratulations"
* "Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej"
* "Guardando il sole"
* "Ein Hoch der Liebe"
* "Jedan dan"
* "Kun kello käy"
* "La La La"
* "Marianne"
* "Morgen"
* "Nous vivrons d'amour"
* "Quand tu reviendras"
* "La Source"
* "Stress"
* "Tausend Fenster"
* "Verão"

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