| Eurovision Song Contest 1986 | ||||
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| Country |  Belgium | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurovision '86 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 2 March 1986 | |||
| Selected entrant | Sandra Kim | |||
| Selected song | "J'aime la vie" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 176 points | |||
| Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Belgium was represented by Sandra Kim with the song "J'aime la vie" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, Norway.
For 1986 (like in other even-numbered years), the Walloon broadcaster in Belgium, Radio télévision belge de la communauté française (RTBF), took responsibility for Eurovision song selection. As a result, all of the competing songs for 1986 were sung in French.
Before Eurovision
[edit]Finale Nationale du Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1986
[edit]The Belgian national final to select their entry, was held on 2 March at 20:05 CET in the RTBF-TV Studios in Brussels, and was hosted by Patrick Duhamel. After the initial broadcast, the winning song was decided by the following formula: 50% of the final tabulation would come from 12 "music experts" and 50% would come from 500 Belgian TV viewers polled to make up a fair segment of the Belgian population. Another programme was then broadcast at 22:30 CET announcing the results of the national final. The winning entry was "J'aime la vie", performed by Sandra Kim, composed by Jean-Paul Furnémont and Angelo Crisci, with lyrics written by Rosario Marino Atria.[1][2][3]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place |
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| 1 | Michel Almann | "Toi" | Frank Degryse, Francis Weyer, Michel Detry | 3 |
| 2 | Axel Faye | "Tope là!" | Luce Bove, Claude Vougeot | 8 |
| 3 | Formule II | "Tout, je te donne tout" | Eddy Pascal, Alexandre Pascal | 2 |
| 4 | Elizabeth Granec | "Mon pays, c'est la terre" | Alex Busanel, Elizabeth Granec | 4 |
| 5 | Dino Lizi | "Chante avec nous" | Roland De Greef, Dino Polizzi | 9 |
| 6 | Makof | "S.O.S." | Makof, Suzy | 5 |
| 7 | Sandra Kim | "J'aime la vie" | Jean-Paul Furnémont, Angelo Crisci, Rosario Marino Atria | 1 |
| 8 | Toxic | "L'aventure c'est toi" | B. Brochier, S.P. Nicolais | 6 |
| 9 | Jean-Claude Watrin | "Au-delà de nos rêves" | Jean-Claude Watrin, Paul Elias | 7 |
At Eurovision
[edit]Sandra Kim performed thirteenth on the night of the Contest, following Ireland and preceding Germany. At the close of the voting the song had received 176 points, placing 1st in a field of 20 competing countries.[4] It was the first win for Belgium in the Contest, something they have not been able to replicate since.
Belgium scored an absolute record at the time, with Sandra Kim earning a never seen before number of 176 points (that record remained until 1993, with Ireland scoring 187 points), an average of 9.26 points per voting nation. Kim received 77.2% of the maximum possible score, which, as of 2024 still ranks 8th among all Eurovision winners.
Voting
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References
[edit]- ^ "BELGIAN NATIONAL FINAL 1986". natfinals.50webs.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Vermeulen, André (2021). Van Canzonissima tot Eurosong. 65 jaar Belgische preselecties voor het Eurovisiesongfestival. Leuven: Kritak. ISBN 978-94-014-7609-6. OCLC 1240241113.
- ^ "RTB Belgique 1". Revue. 27 February 1986. p. 93.
- ^ "Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.