Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971

Eurovision Song Contest 1971

Country|  Belgium
National selection
Selection process| Canzonissima
Selection date(s)| 6 February 1971
Selected entrant| Jacques Raymond and Lily Castel
Selected song| "Goeiemorgen, morgen"
Selected songwriter(s)|

* Paul Quintens
* Phil van Cauwenbergh

Finals performance
Final result| 14th, 68 points
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
| ◄1970 • | 1971 | • 1972►

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Belgium was represented by Jacques Raymond and Lily Castel, with the song "Goeiemorgen, morgen", at the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 April in Dublin. Raymond and Castel had not taken part in the original Belgian final, which was won with Nicole and Hugo performing the song.

## Before Eurovision[edit]

### Canzonissima[edit]

Canzonissima was the national final format developed by BRT which determined the song that would represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971. This was the 4th edition of Canzonissima, after previously being used to select BRT's 1963 and 1967 entry, and a 3rd season that ran between 1967 and 1968 but wasn't related to the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition consisted of nine semi-finals held between October 1970 and January 1971, and a final on 6 February 1971. All shows were held in the Amerikaans Theater in Brussels, and hosted by Jan Theys.[1]

#### Format[edit]

Canzonissima 1971 consisted of nine semi-finals and a final. The original format had ten artists compete in each semi-final and the top three songs chosen by a jury, as well as the public's favourite, would appear again in the next semi-final, while the other artists would have to select new songs, but after one of the competing artists died after semi-final 2, the remaining seven semi-finals only had nine artists. For a song to qualify to the final, it would have to place top three with the juries, or win the public vote, three times. A song could qualify with any combination of these, for example, it could get top three with juries twice and win the public vote once and then qualify to the final[1]

#### Competing Entries[edit]

BRT shortlisted eight singers and two groups for Canzonissima 1971: Ann Christy, Kalinka, Micha Marah, Mary Porcelijn, Ron Davis, Joe Harris, Johan Stollz [nl], Johnny White, Nicole & Hugo, and Kate's Kennel. A total of 58 songs competed in Canzonissima 1971.[1]

Artist  | Song  | Songwriter(s)

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Ann Christy | "Dag vreemde man"  | Mary Boduin, Willy Crombé
"De kinderen rond mijn huis"  | Augustijn Delhaye, S. Kaesen
"Een droom nooit gedroomd"  | Roland Thyssen, Ferre Vadyn
"Het lied is uit of moet het nog beginnen"  | Leo Rozenstraeten, Tim Visterin
"n Kleine melodie"  | Oscar Denayer, Ferre Vadyn
"'n Zilveren kooi"  | Ke Riema, Peter Laine
Joe Harris  | "Alles wordt oranje"  | René Varner, Willy Albimoor, Mary Boduin, Luce Barcy
"Anne Marie"  | R. De Mon, P. Loland
"Jij bent mijn engel"  | Ker Delva, Roland Dero
"Nooit weer"  | Leo Rozenstraeten, René Varner, Luce Barcy
"Sunny Girl"  | Ker Delva, Roland Dero
"Valdemosa"  | René Varner, Mary Boduin
"Want je mist haar"  | Mary Boduin, Roland Dero
Johan Stollz  | "Ballade voor Soraya"  | Johan Stolle, Ker Delva, Henk André
"Brugge"  | Henk André, Johan Stolle
"Emigrant"  | Johan Stolle, Ker Delva, F. De Backer
"Er is altijd"  | Johan Stolle
"Eva"  | Ker Delva, Johan Stolle
"Ik mis je"  | Mary Boduin, Johan Stolle
"Melodie voor jou"  | Leo Rozenstraeten, Rocco Granata
"Zo ver van mij"  | Will Ferdy, Marcel Mortier, Johan Stolle
Johnny White  | "De wereld blijft niet staan"  | Ke Riema, Peter Laine
"Dromen zijn nog vrij"  | Phil van Cauwenbergh, Paul Quintens
"Je maakt me stapelgek"  | Merino Costa, Franz André, Johnny White
"Morgen is morgen"  | Johnny White, Peter Laine
"Te mooi om waar te zijn"  | Ke Riema, Peter Laine
"Verloren hart, verloren droom"  | Ke Riema, Peter Laine
Kalinka  | "Canzonissima"  | Greta Bogaert, C.M. Peters
"Een regenboog"  | R. Mast, M. Peeters
"Loop maar door"  | Greta Bogaert, King Williams
"Vroeg of laat"  | Greta Bogaert, Scott Bradford
"Wil je soms weten"  | Greta Bogaert, King Williams
Kate's Kennel  | "Ach matroosje"  | Jean Blaute, Dré Baekelandt
"De tijd is rijp"  | Jean Blaute, Dré Baekelandt
"De voetbalkampioen"  | Jean Blaute, Dré Baekelandt
"Droom"  | Jean Blaute, Dré Baekelandt
"Peloton… vuur!"  | Jean Blaute, Dré Baekelandt
"Regenlied"  | Clee van Herzele, Dré Baekelandt
"Rock and Roll"  | Jean Blaute, Dré Baekelandt
"Toen"  | Jean Blaute, Dré Baekelandt
"Wij lopen te vlug voorbij"  | Jean Blaute, Dré Baekelandt
Mary Porcelijn  | "Als je terugkomt"  | Mary Boduin, Al van Dam
"Hou je van mij?"  | Valeer van Kerkhove, Al van Dam
"Lachen"  | Ker Delva, Roland Dero
"Requiem"  | Mary Porcelijn, Sus Nyens
"Weet je nog wie ik was"  | Mary Boduin, Ann Gaytan
Micha Marah | "Balabaloe"  | Karel Vanherck, R. Rendall
"Die ring"  | Augustijn Delhaye, Karel Vanherck
"Ik ben zeventien"  | Karel Vanherck, Louis van Rymenant
"Tamboerke (Parram… parram)"  | Karel Vanherck, Rudi Witt, Francis Bay
Nicole & Hugo | "A Song Is Born"  | Leo Rozenstraeten, Freddy Sunder
"Goeiemorgen, morgen"  | Phil van Cauwenbergh, Paul Quintens
"Ik wil een papieren man"  | Leo Rozenstraeten, Jef van den Berg
"Ik wil met je mee"  | Leo Rozenstraeten, René Varner
"Mijn hele leven"  | Leo Rozenstraeten, Rocco Granata
"Pak je koffers"  | Phil van Cauwenbergh, Paul Quintens
Ron Davis  | "Katialinda"  | Daviny, Jo Deensen
"Mona Lisa"  | Daviny, Jo Deensen

#### Shows[edit]

##### Semi-Finals[edit]

Voting in the semi-finals was done by two separate juries and postcard voting. Jury A was a professional jury made up of five members who each gave between 0 and 10 points to every song, and Jury B was a 5-member jury formed by people from the music industry. Jury B didn't impact the selection for Eurovision and their goal was to choose 'the best Flemish song'. Since songs introduced in semi-final 9 could not get to top three with the juries or win the public vote three times and qualify for the final, the rules to qualify for the final were changed for semi-final 9. Songs had to receive at least the average number of points that every song that qualified to the final got in their last semi-final from the jury. The public vote winner also qualified to the final.[1]

Semi-final 1–3 October 1970 Draw | Artist | Song | Jury A Points  | Public  | Jury B Points

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1  | Kalinka  | "Wil je soms weten"  | 28  | 6  | 27
2  | Johnny White  | "Je maakt me stapelgek"  | 28  | 355  | 19
3  | Nicole & Hugo  | "Mijn hele leven"  | 27  | 167  | 25
4 | Johan Stollz | "Brugge" | 30 | 415 | 16
5 | Ann Christy | "Dag vreemde man" | 35 | 142 | 32
6  | Ron Davis  | "Mona Lisa"  | 23  | 321  | 20
7 | Mary Porcelijn | "Lachen" | 31 | 11 | 32
8  | Joe Harris  | "Jij bent mijn engel"  | 25  | 595  | 16
9  | Kate's Kennel  | "Peloton… vuur!"  | 24  | 61  | 22
10 | Micha Marah | "Tamboerke (Parram… parram)" | 20 | 1070 | 16
Semi-final 2–17 October 1970 Draw | Artist | Song | Jury A Points  | Public  | Jury B Points

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1 | Micha Marah | "Tamboerke (Parram… parram)" | 21 | 2504 | 16
2  | Ron Davis  | "Katialinda"  | 24  | 571  | 34
3  | Kate's Kennel  | "Wij lopen te vlug voorbij"  | 20  | 26  | 27
4  | Joe Harris  | "Sunny Girl"  | 25  | 1448  | 22
5  | Kalinka  | "Loop maar door"  | 29  | 99  | 24
6  | Johan Stollz  | "Brugge"  | 27  | 364  | 16
7 | Ann Christy | "Dag vreemde man" | 39 | 603 | 32
8 | Nicole & Hugo | "Ik wil met je mee" | 31 | 139 | 22
9 | Mary Porcelijn | "Lachen" | 31 | 80 | 32
10 | Johnny White | "Verloren hart, verloren droom" | 38 | 982 | 27

After Semi-final 2, on 21 October 1970, Ron Davis was involved in a car accident and remained absent from Canzonissima 1971 until his death on January 22, 1971. His death was commemorated at the start of the ninth semi-final.

Semi-final 3–31 October 1970 Draw | Artist | Song | Jury A Points  | Public  | Jury B Points

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1 | Micha Marah | "Tamboerke (Parram… parram)" | 22 | 4906 | 16
2  | Kate's Kennel  | "De tijd is rijp"  | 21  | 25  | 25
3 | Johnny White | "Verloren hart, verloren droom" | 39 | 484 | 27
4 | Mary Porcelijn | "Lachen" | 32 | 115 | 32
5 | Ann Christy | "Dag vreemde man" | 39 | 92 | 32
6  | Joe Harris  | "Anne Marie"  | 28  | 687  | 21
7  | Nicole & Hugo  | "Ik wil met je mee"  | 31  | 71  | 22
8  | Johan Stollz  | "Zo ver van mij"  | 31  | 198  | 17
9  | Kalinka  | "Een regenboog"  | 27  | 13  | 28
Semi-final 4–14 November 1970 Draw | Artist | Song | Jury A Points  | Public  | Jury B Points

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1  | Nicole & Hugo  | "Ik wil een papieren man"  | 17  | 99  | 24
2 | Joe Harris | "Want je mist haar" | 29 | 118 | 24
3 | Micha Marah | "Ik ben zeventien" | 29 | 3474 | 20
4  | Johan Stollz  | "Eva"  | 15  | 299  | 19
5  | Ann Christy  | "Een droom nooit gedroomd"  | 27  | 35  | 29
6 | Kalinka | "Canzonissima" | 38 | 120 | 23
7  | Kate's Kennel  | "Droom"  | 22  | 27  | 26
8 | Johnny White | "Verloren hart, verloren droom" | 39 | 111 | 27
9  | Mary Porcelijn  | "Hou je van mij?"  | 23  | 73  | 31
Semi-final 5–28 November 1970 Draw | Artist | Song | Jury A Points  | Public  | Jury B Points

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1  | Kate's Kennel  | "Regenlied"  | 15  | 44  | 20
2  | Johnny White  | "De wereld blijft niet staan"  | 30  | 77  | 29
3 | Micha Marah | "Ik ben zeventien" | 27 | 4319 | 20
4  | Johan Stollz  | "Er is altijd"  | 26  | 94  | 26
5 | Ann Christy | "'n Zilveren kooi" | 34 | 86 | 29
6  | Mary Porcelijn  | "Requiem"  | 28  | 66  | 25
7  | Joe Harris  | "Want je mist haar"  | 31  | 119  | 4
8 | Kalinka | "Canzonissima" | 33 | 67 | 23
9 | Nicole & Hugo | "Goeiemorgen, morgen" | 38 | 607 | 29
Semi-final 6–12 December 1970 Draw | Artist | Song | Jury A Points  | Public  | Jury B Points

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1  | Joe Harris  | "Nooit weer"  | 35  | 93  | 23
2  | Kalinka  | "Canzonissima"  | 31  | 74  | 23
3  | Ann Christy  | "'n Zilveren kooi"  | 34  | 96  | 29
4  | Kate's Kennel  | "Ach matroosje"  | 0  | 921  | 10
5 | Nicole & Hugo | "Goeiemorgen, morgen" | 43 | 662 | 29
6 | Micha Marah | "Die ring" | 36 | 4239 | 26
7  | Johnny White  | "Morgen is morgen"  | 31  | 848  | 26
8 | Mary Porcelijn | "Als je terugkomt" | 36 | 136 | 35
9  | Johan Stollz  | "Ik mis je"  | 30  | 358  | 28
Semi-final 7–26 December 1970 Draw | Artist | Song | Jury A Points  | Public  | Jury B Points

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1  | Johnny White  | "Te mooi om waar te zijn"  | 26  | 40  | 30
2  | Ann Christy  | "De kinderen rond mijn huis"  | 31  | 14  | 24
3 | Micha Marah | "Die ring" | 31 | 2710 | 26
4  | Johan Stollz  | "Melodie voor jou"  | 24  | 36  | 25
5 | Kalinka | "Vroeg of laat" | 37 | 13 | 30
6 | Nicole & Hugo | "Goeiemorgen, morgen" | 43 | 476 | 29
7 | Mary Porcelijn | "Als je terugkomt" | 37 | 134 | 35
8  | Kate's Kennel  | "Rock and Roll"  | 16  | 50  | 5
9  | Joe Harris  | "Valdemosa"  | 35  | 28  | 28
Semi-final 8–9 January 1971 Draw | Artist | Song | Jury A Points  | Public  | Jury B Points

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1  | Johan Stollz  | "Ballade voor Soraya"  | 33  | 4345  | 23
2  | Nicole & Hugo  | "A Song Is Born"  | 35  | 153  | 36
3 | Joe Harris | "Alles wordt oranje" | 39 | 161 | 28
4  | Kate's Kennel  | "Toen"  | 5  | 23  | 0
5 | Micha Marah | "Balabaloe" | 28 | 4371 | 13
6 | Mary Porcelijn | "Als je terugkomt" | 39 | 180 | 35
7 | Kalinka | "Vroeg of laat" | 38 | 19 | 30
8 | Johnny White | "Dromen zijn nog vrij" | 38 | 61 | 29
9  | Ann Christy  | "Het lied is uit of moet het nog beginnen"  | 24  | 33  | 27
Semi-final 9–23 January 1971 Draw | Artist | Song | Jury A Points  | Public  | Jury B Points

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1  | Ann Christy  | "'n Kleine melodie"  | 37  | 27  | 29
2  | Nicole & Hugo  | "Pak je koffers"  | 36  | 678  | 27
3  | Johnny White  | "Dromen zijn nog vrij"  | 35  | 28  | 29
4  | Micha Marah  | "Balabaloe"  | 30  | 3504  | 13
5 | Mary Porcelijn | "Weet je nog wie ik was" | 42 | 99 | 34
6 | Kalinka | "Vroeg of laat" | 41 | 7 | 30
7 | Johan Stollz | "Emigrant" | 35 | 7242 | 22
8  | Kate's Kennel  | "De voetbalkampioen"  | 21  | 68  | 0
9 | Joe Harris | "Alles wordt oranje" | 44 | 77 | 28

##### Final[edit]

The final took place on 6 February 1971 at the Amerikaans Theater in Brussels. Voting was by an "expert" jury of 11 members, each nominating their favourite song. This turned out to be something of a non-event, as in the end, only three songs received any votes at all. "Goeiemorgen, morgen" was the choice of eight of the jury members.[1][2]

Final – 6 February 1971  Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Points  | Place

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1  | Ann Christy | "Dag vreemde man"  | 2  | 2
2  | Nicole and Hugo | "Goeiemorgen, morgen"  | 8 | 1
3  | Joe Harris  | "Alles wordt oranje"  | 0  | 4
4  | Mary Porcelijn  | "Lachen"  | 0  | 4
5  | Micha Marah | "Tamboerke (Parram... parram)"  | 0  | 4
6  | Johnny White  | "Verloren hart, verloren droom"  | 1  | 3
7  | Mary Porcelijn  | "Als je terugkomt"  | 0  | 4
8  | Mary Porcelijn  | "Weet je nog wie ik was"  | 0  | 4
9  | Kalinka  | "Vroeg of laat"  | 0  | 4
10  | Micha Marah | "Ik ben zeventien"  | 0  | 4
11  | Micha Marah | "Die ring"  | 0  | 4
12  | Johann Stollz  | "Emigrant"  | 0  | 4

## At Eurovision[edit]

Shortly before the Dublin final, however, Nicole had fallen ill and was unable to travel, so broadcaster BRT drafted in Raymond and Castel as late replacements. Raymond had previously sung for Belgium at Eurovision in 1963. Nicole and Hugo would represent Belgium in 1973.

On the night of the final Raymond and Castel performed 10th in the running order, following the United Kingdom and preceding Italy. At the close of the voting "Goeiemorgen, morgen" had received 68 points, placing Belgium 14th of the 18 participating countries.[3][4] The original version by Nicole and Hugo does, however, remain one of the better-remembered of Belgian Eurovision entries.

### Voting[edit]

Points awarded to Belgium[5] | Score  | Country

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10 points  |
9 points  |
8 points  |
7 points  |
6 points  |

* Finland
* Netherlands
* Portugal
* United Kingdom

5 points  |

* France
* Monaco
* Sweden

4 points  |

* Ireland
* Norway
* Switzerland

3 points  |

* Austria
* Italy
* Yugoslavia

2 points  |

* Germany
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Spain

Points awarded by Belgium[5] | Score  | Country

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10 points  |

* Finland
* Monaco

9 points  |
8 points  |  United Kingdom
7 points  |  Germany
6 points  |

* Norway
* Sweden

5 points  |
4 points  |

* Malta
* Portugal
* Spain

3 points  |

* Austria
* France
* Ireland
* Luxembourg
* Switzerland

2 points  |

* Italy
* Netherlands
* Yugoslavia

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ ESC National Finals database - Belgium final 1971
3. ^ "Final of Dublin 1971". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
4. ^ "ESC History - Belgium 1971". Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
5. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1971". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

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Participation|

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* ~~2020~~
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Artists|

* Roberto Bellarosa
* Bob Benny
* Blanche
* Lily Castel
* Vanessa Chinitor
* Ann Christy
* Clouseau
* Robert Cogoi
* Mélanie Cohl
* Copycat
* Lisa del Bo
* Barbara Dex
* Tom Dice
* Dream Express
* Eliot
* Frédéric Etherlinck
* Serge and Christine Ghisoland
* Gustaph
* Axel Hirsoux
* Hooverphonic
* Jacques Hustin
* Ingeborg
* Iris
* Ishtar
* Sandra Kim
* The KMG's
* Philippe Lafontaine
* Fud Leclerc
* Linda Lepomme
* Claude Lombard
* Jérémie Makiese
* Micha Marah
* Mony Marc
* Lize Marke
* Morgane
* Mustii
* Louis Neefs
* Nicole and Hugo
* Loïc Nottet
* Pas de Deux
* Pierre Rapsat
* Jacques Raymond
* Nuno Resende
* Reynaert
* Kate Ryan
* Liliane Saint-Pierre
* Bobbejaan Schoepen
* Sennek
* Sergio and the Ladies
* Nathalie Sorce
* Emly Starr
* Stella
* Telex
* 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
* Malta
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

Artists|

* Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset
* Lily Castel and Jacques Raymond
* Katja Ebstein
* Family Four
* Angela Farrell
* Joe Grech
* Karina
* Hanne Krogh
* Serge Lama
* Monique Melsen
* Marianne Mendt
* Peter, Sue and Marc
* Massimo Ranieri
* Clodagh Rodgers
* Saskia and Serge
* Séverine
* Krunoslav Slabinac
* Tonicha

Songs|

* "L'amore è un attimo"
* "Un banc, un arbre, une rue"
* "Diese Welt"
* "En un mundo nuevo"
* "Goeiemorgen, morgen"
* "Les Illusions de nos vingt ans"
* "Jack in the Box"
* "Un jardin sur la terre"
* "Lykken er"
* "Marija l-Maltija"
* "Menina do alto da serra"
* "Musik"
* "One Day Love"
* "Pomme, pomme, pomme"
* "Tie uuteen päivään"
* "Tijd"
* "Tvoj dječak je tužan"
* "Vita vidder"

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