Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
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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[]
Eurovision '86[]
The Belgian national final to select their entry, Eurovision '86, was held on 2 March at the RTBF-TV Studios in Brussels, and was hosted by Patrick Duhamel. 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 random Belgians polled to make up a fair segment of the Belgian population. 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.
Draw | Artist | Song |
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1 | Michel Almann | "Toi" |
2 | Axel Faye | "Tope là!" |
3 | Formule II | "Tout, je te donne tout" |
4 | Elisabeth Granec | "Mon pays c'est la terre" |
5 | Dino Lizi | "Chante avec nous" |
6 | Makof | "SOS" |
7 | Sandra Kim | "J'aime la vie" |
8 | Toxic | "L'aventure c'est toi" |
9 | Jean-Claude Watrin | "Au-delà de nos rêves" |
At Eurovision[]
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.[1] 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 2016, still ranks 8th among all Eurovision winners.
Voting[]
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References[]
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
- 1986 in Belgian television