Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969

Eurovision Song Contest 1969

Country|  Belgium
National selection
Selection process| Artist: Internal selection
Song: Nationale Finale Eurovisiesongfestival
Selection date(s)| Artist: December 1968
Song: 22 February 1969
Selected entrant| Louis Neefs
Selected song| "Jennifer Jennings"
Selected songwriter(s)|

* Paul Quintens
* Phil van Cauwenbergh

Finals performance
Final result| 7th, 10 points
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Belgium was represented by Louis Neefs, with the song "Jennifer Jennings", at the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 29 March in Madrid. Neefs was chosen internally to be the Belgian representative, and the song was chosen in the national final on 22 February. Neefs had previously represented Belgium in the 1967 contest in Vienna.

## Before Eurovision[edit]

### Artist selection[edit]

In December 1968, BRT announced that they had internally selected Louis Neefs to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969.[1]

### Nationale Finale Eurovisiesongfestival[edit]

Nationale Finale Eurovisiesongfestival was the national final format developed by BRT in order to select Belgium's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1969.[2]

#### Competing entries[edit]

Following the announcement of Neefs as Belgian representative, a song submission period was opened where composers were able to submit their songs until 24 January 1969. 127 songs were received by the broadcaster at the end of the deadline, and on 28 January 1969, six were selected for the national final.[2]

#### Final[edit]

The final was held on 22 February 1969 from 9:05 to 10:00 CET at the Amerikaans Theater in Brussels and was hosted by Jan Theys. Six songs competed in the contest, with the winner being decided upon by a 7-member jury panel who each chose their favourite song. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, guest performers included Barry Ryan and Noëlle Cordier.[1][2]

Final – 22 February 1969  Draw  | Song  | Songwriter(s)  | Points  | Place

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1  | "Dans mooie vlinder"  | Ke Riema, André van Steyvoort  | 0  | 2=
2  | "Vanessa, I Love You"  | Phil van Cauwenbergh, Paul Quintens  | 0  | 2=
3  | "In elke lente"  | Jan Marcken, Jean Evans, Frans van Dyck  | 0  | 2=
4  | "Regenweer, regenweer"  | Eddy van Mouffaert  | 0  | 2=
5  | "Zo wondermooi"  | Co Flower, Hans Flower  | 0  | 2=
6  | "Jennifer Jennings"  | Phil van Cauwenbergh, Paul Quintens  | 7  | 1

## At Eurovision[edit]

On the night of the final Neefs performed 10th in the running order, following Sweden and preceding Switzerland. Neefs is remembered for his quirky performance, which involved throwing his arms in the air in an apparently random manner. At the close of the voting "Jennifer Jennings" had received 10 points (3 from the United Kingdom, 2 from Norway, Spain and Switzerland and 1 from the Netherlands), placing Belgium joint 7th (with Ireland) of the 16 competing entries. The result matched Neefs' 7th place in 1967. The Belgian jury awarded its highest mark (3) to joint contest winners Spain.[3]

### Voting[edit]

Points awarded to Belgium[4] | Score  | Country

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3 points  |  United Kingdom
2 points  |

* Norway
* Spain
* Switzerland

1 point  |  Netherlands
Points awarded by Belgium[4] | Score  | Country

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3 points  |  Spain
1 point  |

* Germany
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Portugal
* Switzerland
* Yugoslavia

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Nationale finale van het Songfestival 1969".
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ ESC History - Belgium 1969
4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Madrid 1969". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

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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|

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

Artists|

* Frida Boccara
* Muriel Day
* Paola del Medico
* Ivan and 4M
* Jarkko and Laura
* Jean Jacques
* Tommy Körberg
* Lenny Kuhr
* Lulu
* Siw Malmkvist
* Louis Neefs
* Simone de Oliveira
* Romuald
* Salomé
* Kirsti Sparboe
* Iva Zanicchi

Songs|

* "Bonjour, Bonjour"
* "Boom Bang-a-Bang"
* "Catherine"
* "Desfolhada portuguesa"
* "Due grosse lacrime bianche"
* "Jennifer Jennings"
* "Un jour, un enfant"
* "Judy, min vän"
* "Kuin silloin ennen"
* "Maman, maman"
* "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli"
* "Pozdrav svijetu"
* "Primaballerina"
* "De troubadour"
* "Vivo cantando"
* "The Wages of Love"

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