Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960
| Eurovision Song Contest 1960 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Institut national belge de radiodiffusion (INR) | |||
| Country |  Belgium | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Finale Belge pour le Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne | |||
| Selection date(s) | 24 January 1960 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Fud Leclerc | |||
| Selected song | "Mon amour pour toi" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 6th, 9 points | |||
| Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 with the song "Mon amour pour toi", composed by Jack Say, with lyrics by Robert Montal, and performed by Fud Leclerc. The Belgian participating broadcaster, the Institut national belge de radiodiffusion (INR), selected its entry through a national final. This was the third of Leclerc's four appearances for Belgium at Eurovision.
Before Eurovision
[edit]Finale Belge pour le Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne
[edit]Finale Belge pour le Grand Prix Eurovision 1960 de la Chanson Européenne was the national final format developed by Walloon broadcaster Institut national belge de radiodiffusion (INR) in order to select the Belgian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1960. The national final was held during the first part of the show D'une scène à l'autre.[1]
Competing Entries
[edit]INR received 187 submissions, from which ten songs were chosen over three days by a 10-member jury. The jury then chose five songs to take part in the televised selection and at the same time, decided the results of the selection.[1]
Final
[edit]Five entries competed in the competition which was held on 24 January 1960 at the INR studios in Brussels, and was hosted by Georges Désir & Arlette Vincent. The winner was chosen by an "expert" jury. Among the other participants was Solange Berry, who had represented Luxembourg in the 1958 contest.[1][2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place |
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| 1 | Solange Berry | "À plein cœur" | Eric Channe, Marcel Mortier | - |
| 2 | Fud Leclerc | "Il y a bien longtemps" | Teddy Burns, Claude Alix | - |
| 3 | Fud Leclerc | "Mon amour pour toi" | Robert Montal, Jack Say | 1 |
| 4 | Mary Thé | "On m'attend" | Edgar Kermont, Charlie Runbel | - |
| 5 | Lily Vincent | "Vieux carnet" | Jean-Michel Thierry, Sylvie Dupont | - |
At Eurovision
[edit]"Mon amour pour toi" was conducted by Henri Segers and performed 5th in the running order, following Denmark and preceding Norway. At the close of the voting it had received 9 points, placing Belgium 6th of the 13 entries. The Belgian jury awarded its highest mark (3) to contest winners France.[3] It was succeeded as Belgian representative at the 1961 contest by Bob Benny performing "September, gouden roos".
Voting
[edit]Every participating broadcaster assembled a jury panel of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.
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References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Finale belge pour le Grand Prix Eurovision 1960".
- ^ ESC History - Belgium 1960
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of London 1960". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- [1] Info & lyrics for "Mon amour pour toi"