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Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Participating broadcasterRadio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF)
Country Belgium
National selection
Selection processEurosong '88
Selection date(s)28 February 1988
Selected artist(s)Reynaert
Selected song"Laissez briller le soleil"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result18th, 5 points
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1987 • 1988 • 1989►

Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with the song "Laissez briller le soleil", written by Joseph Reynaerts, Dany Willem, and Philippe Anciaux, and performed by Reynaert himself. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Walloon Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Finale Nationale du Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1988

Wallon broadcaster Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF) had the turn to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 representing Belgium. It held the national final on 28 February 1988 at 20:05 CET in its studios in Brussels, hosted by Patrick Duhamel. The winner was chosen by an expert jury and a public jury, consisting of 500 selected television viewers. The full results of the voting were not made public, and only the winning song was announced.

Final – 28 February 1988
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s)
1 Cap Segal "Les couleurs de tes nuits" Nicole Maquinay, Guy Cabay
2 Gil Cassan "Fragile" Jean-Marie Renuart
3 Yannick Darkman and Samantha Gilles "Exister pour aimer" Claire Vangheluwe, Toni Kolenberg, Fred Beekmans
4 Nathalie D. "S'évader" Richard Drachman
5 Marianne Eden and Nico Zangardi "L'oeil médiatique" Nico Zangardi, R. Festraets
6 Frank Michael and Martine Laurent "Mélodie" Jonet, Frank Michael
7 Chantal Nicaise "On a..." Chantal Nicaise
8 Gianni Polizzi "Betty Blue" Pierre Lebattant, Gianni Polizzi, T. Patt
9 Reynaert "Laissez briller le soleil" Dany Willem, Joseph Reynaerts, Philippe Anciaux
10 Frédéric Ruyman "Puisque l'amour ne suffit pas" Frédéric Ruyman
11 Fabienne Sevrin "Laissez-nous croire" Fabienne Sevrin, R. Canteli, P. Julien
12 Toxic "Perdu dans l'infini" Bruno Emsens, Bernard Meeus

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Reynaert performed 16th in the running order, following Norway and preceding Luxembourg. At the close of the voting "Laissez briller le soleil" had received 5 points, placing Belgium joint 18th (with Portugal) of the 21 entries. The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to the United Kingdom.

Voting

Points awarded to Belgium
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points  France
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Belgium
Score Country
12 points  United Kingdom
10 points  Israel
8 points  Luxembourg
7 points  Denmark
6 points  Spain
5 points  Ireland
4 points   Switzerland
3 points  Norway
2 points  France
1 point  Sweden

References

  1. 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 1988
  3. "RTB 1". Revue. 24 February 1988. p. 68.
  4. "Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Results of the Final of Dublin 1988". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation
Artists
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"
  • "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"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Belgium did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Countries
Final
Withdrawn
Artists
Final
Withdrawn
  • Yiannis Dimitrou
Songs
Final
  • "Ben Adam"
  • "Chanteur de charme"
  • "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)"
  • "Clown"
  • "Croire"
  • "For vår jord"
  • "Go"
  • "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?"
  • "Laissez briller le soleil"
  • "Lied für einen Freund"
  • "Lisa Mona Lisa"
  • "Mangup"
  • "Nauravat silmät muistetaan"
  • "Ne partez pas sans moi"
  • "Shangri-La"
  • "Stad i ljus"
  • "Sufi"
  • "Take Him Home"
  • "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)"
  • "Vivo (Ti scrivo)"
  • "Voltarei"
Withdrawn
  • "Thimame"
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