Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984

Belgium was represented by Jacques Zegers, with the song "Avanti la vie", at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City. Zegers was the winner of the Belgian national final for the contest, held on 2 March.

Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Country Belgium
National selection
Selection processConcours Eurovision de la Chanson '84 - Finale Nationale
Selection date(s)2 March 1984
Selected entrantJacques Zegers
Selected song"Avanti la vie"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result5th, 70 points
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Concours Eurovision de la Chanson '84 - Finale Nationale

French-language broadcaster RTBF was in charge of the selection of the Belgian entry for the 1984 Contest. The final was held at the RTBF studios in Brussels and was presented by Danielle Sornin de Leysat, with ten songs participating. Voting was by a 50/50 split between an expert jury and 500 randomly chosen TV viewers. Only the top four placings were announced, with "Avanti la vie" being declared the winner.[1][2]

Marianne Croix would go on to the German semi-final of 1987 with the song "Ich fliege zu dir"

Final – 2 March 1984
Draw Artist Song Place
1 Marianne Croix "En écoutant Mahler" —
2 Albert Delchambre "Trainer en ville" —
3 Anne-Marie du Bru "Voyage" —
4 Formule II "Merci à la vie" 3
5 Martine Laurent "Y'a des amours heureuses" 2
6 Jo Lemaire "Je veux chanter l'hymne a l'amour" —
7 Léonil McCormick "Donnez-moi des ailes" —
8 Night Force "Lance un S.O.S." —
9 Franck Olivier "L'amour est fort" 4
10 Jacques Zegers "Avanti la vie" 1

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Zegers performed 8th in the running order, following Cyprus and preceding Ireland. At the close of the voting "Avanti la vie" had received 70 points from 11 countries (including maximum 12s from France and Luxembourg), placing Belgium joint fifth (with Italy) of the 19 competing entries.[3] The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to Ireland.[4]

Voting

References
  1. ESC National Finals database 1984
  2. Vermeulen, André (2021). Van Canzonissima tot Eurosong. 65 jaar Belgische preselecties voor het Eurovisiesongfestival. Leuven: Kritak. ISBN 978-94-014-7609-6. OCLC 1240241113.
  3. "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ESC History - Belgium 1984
  5. "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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