Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
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| Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1980 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF) | |||
| Country |  Belgium | |||
| Selection process | Eliminatoires Belges du Grand Prix de la Chanson Européenne | |||
| Selection date | 24 February 1980 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Euro-Vision" | |||
| Artist | Telex | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 14 points | |||
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Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Euro-Vision", written by Michel Moers, Dan Lacksman, and Marc Moulin, and performed by themselves under their stage name Telex. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Walloon Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
[edit]Eliminatoires Belges du Grand Prix de la Chanson Européenne
[edit]Walloon broadcaster Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF) had the turn to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 representing Belgium. The final took place on 24 February 1980 and was hosted by former Belgian Eurovision entrant Jean Vallée. Each song was presented as a pre-recorded video from the RTBF studios. The show was broadcast at 19:55 CET until 20:35 CET, after which a jury deliberated for 2 hours and at 22:35 CET a five minute show was broadcast with the announcement of the winning song, but no other results were revealed.[1][2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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| 1 | Bruno Brel | "Être heureux, rien qu'une heure" | Bruno Brel |
| 2 | Domani | "Tu es toute ma vie" | Luigi Verderame, Nelly Byl |
| 3 | Lou and The Hollywood Bananas | "Et puis, et puis... rien" | Lou Deprijck, Jay Alanski |
| 4 | Kevin Morane | "Ivre de vie" | Kevin Morane |
| 5 | Sonia | "La star maniaque" | Michel Croiseau, Eliane Pamart, Roquery |
| 6 | Telex | "Euro-Vision" | Dan Lacksman, Michel Moers, Marc Moulin |
| 7 | Timothy | "Parle-moi, grand-père" | Timothy Hagelstein, Collins |
At Eurovision
[edit]On the night of the final Telex performed last in the running order, following Spain. At the close of the voting "Euro-Vision" had received 14 points, placing Belgium 17th of the 19 entries.[3] Singer Marc Moulin later claimed that the band had hoped to finish last and blamed the Portuguese jury for thwarthing their aims, although how much of this was bravado after a bad result in the contest is open to conjecture.[citation needed] The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Ireland.[4]
Voting
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References
[edit]- ^ Vermeulen, André (2021). Van Canzonissima tot Eurosong. 65 jaar Belgische preselecties voor het Eurovisiesongfestival. Leuven: Kritak. ISBN 978-94-014-7609-6. OCLC 1240241113.
- ^ "Télévision Belge Première chaîne". Luxemburger Wort. 22 February 1980. p. 30.
- ^ "Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Results of the Final of The Hague 1980". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.