Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984

  • Henri Seroka
  • Jacques Zegers
Finals performanceFinal result5th, 70 pointsBelgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1983 • 1984 • 1985►

Belgium was represented by Jacques Zegers, with the song "Avanti la vie", at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City. Zegers was the winner of the Belgian national final for the contest, held on 2 March.

Before Eurovision

Concours Eurovision de la Chanson '84 - Finale Nationale

French-language broadcaster RTBF was in charge of the selection of the Belgian entry for the 1984 Contest. The final was held at the RTBF studios in Brussels and was presented by Danielle Sornin de Leysat, with ten songs participating. The running order was done alphabetically by the artist's name as RTBF did not want to be accused of favouring any song. The programme was broadcast live at 20:05 CET on Télé2 and lasted for 40 minutes. Voting was done by a 50/50 split between an 12-member jury and 450 selected TV viewers. The jury consisted of three representatives from SABAM, three journalists, three representatives of the radio industry, and three representatives of the television industry. The results of the national final were then broadcast in a 10 minute-long show at 22:50 CET on RTBF 1. Only the top four placings were announced, with "Avanti la vie" being declared the winner.[1][2][3][4]

Final – 2 March 1984
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Place
1 Marianne Croix "En écoutant Mahler" Marianne Croix, Willy Albimoor —
2 Albert Delchambre "Traîner en ville" Evert Verhees, Patricia Maessen, André Burton —
3 Anne-Marie du Bru "Voyage" F. Fievez, F. Charles —
4 Formule II "Merci à la vie" Alexandre Pascal, Eddy Pascal 3
5 Martine Laurent "Y a des amours heureuses" Claude Barzotti, Anne-Marie Gaspard 2
6 Jo Lemaire "Je veux chanter l'hymne a l'amour" Fa Vanham, Jo Lemaire —
7 Léonil McCormick "Donnez-moi des ailes" Léonil McCormick, M. Selac —
8 Night Force "Lance un S.O.S." Frank De Gryse, Tony Baron —
9 Franck Olivier "L'amour est fort" Pino Marchese, Franck Olivier 4
10 Jacques Zegers "Avanti la vie" Henri Seroka, Jacques Zegers 1

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Zegers performed 8th in the running order, following Cyprus and preceding Ireland. At the close of the voting "Avanti la vie" had received 70 points from 11 countries (including maximum 12s from France and Luxembourg), placing Belgium joint fifth (with Italy) of the 19 competing entries.[5] The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to Ireland.[6]

Voting

Points awarded to Belgium[7]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points  Netherlands
7 points
6 points
5 points  Turkey
4 points  Germany
3 points
2 points  Spain
1 point  Italy
Points awarded by Belgium[7]
Score Country
12 points  Ireland
10 points  France
8 points  Denmark
7 points  Sweden
6 points  Germany
5 points   Switzerland
4 points  Turkey
3 points  Spain
2 points  United Kingdom
1 point  Norway

References

  1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1984
  2. ^ 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. ^ "RTBis Belgique 2". Revue. 23 February 1984. p. 87.
  4. ^ "RTB Belgique 1". Revue. 23 February 1984. p. 87.
  5. ^ "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. ^ ESC History - Belgium 1984
  7. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  • Belgian selection 1984
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "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"
  • "Before the Party's Over"
  • "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"
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  • "Anna Maria Lena"
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  • "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles"
  • "Avanti la vie"
  • "Ciao, amore"
  • "Det' lige det"
  • "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley"
  • "Einfach weg"
  • "Halay"
  • "Hengaillaan"
  • "Ik hou van jou"
  • "Lady, Lady"
  • "Lenge leve livet"
  • "Love Games"
  • "Silêncio e tanta gente"
  • "Terminal 3"
  • "I treni di Tozeur"
  • "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?"