Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995

  • Pierre Theunis
Finals performanceFinal result20th, 8 pointsBelgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1993 • 1995 • 1996►

Belgium competed at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, represented by Frédéric Etherlinck with "La voix est libre".

Before Eurovision

Finale Nationale du Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1995

The Walloon broadcaster, RTBF, was in charge of the Belgian Eurovision entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, held in Dublin, Ireland. The selection was broadcast live at 20:10 CET on RTBF 1 on 12 March 1995 from studio 7 in the RTBF studios and was hosted by Thierry Luthers. Ten songs competed, chosen from 192 submitted entries. The winner was chosen by six regional juries (Brabant, Hainaut, Liège, Luxembourg, Namur, and Brussels), plus a jury consisting of music professionals. All the juries handed out songs in the same way as is done in the Eurovision Song Contest: 12 points to the top song, 10 points to the second top song, then 8 through to 1 points for the rest of the top ten songs.[1][2][3][4]

Final – 12 March 1995
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Frédérick Etherlinck "La voix est libre" Pierre Theunis 58 1
2 Belinda "Plus jamais" Dorthee, Defourny, Jakic, Murgia 52 2
3 Teddy Laventure "Soleil et lune" Pierre Gillet, Thérèsa Lagerval 37 8
4 Power People "Sileila" Power People, Jean-Louis Fayt 49 3
5 Dominique Malerat "Rien que pour lui" Yves Disclez 27 9
6 Bea Luna "L'univers" Tony Baron, Bea Luna 46 4
7 Elani "Pour l'éternité" Richard Jacques, Marie-Ange Herman 7 10
8 Largo "Lola" Marc Van Eyck, Philippe Van Heer, Mustafa Largo 45 5=
9 Nathalie Lavigne "Si je m'envole" Gianni Marzano, Antonio Crisci, Fred Derytd 40 7
10 Valerie Buggea "Si un jour" Daniel Willems, Jean-Luc Brasseur, Philippe Warlomont 45 5=
Draw Song Regional Juries Professional
Jury 		Total Place
Brussels Brabant Hainaut Liège Luxembourg Namur
1 "La voix est libre" 6 12 8 7 12 6 7 58 1
2 "Plus jamais" 4 10 10 12 7 5 4 52 2
3 "Soleil et lune" 2 5 2 3 8 7 10 37 8
4 "Sileila" 12 2 3 4 4 12 12 49 3
5 "Rien que pour lui" 3 3 5 5 5 4 2 27 9
6 "L'univers" 8 7 6 6 6 8 5 46 4
7 "Pour l'éternité" 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 10
8 "Lola" 7 4 4 2 10 10 8 45 5
9 "Si je m'envole" 10 8 7 8 2 2 3 40 7
10 "Si un jour" 5 6 12 10 3 3 6 45 5

At Eurovision

Frédéric Etherlinck performed 14th in the running order of the contest, following Hungary and preceding the United Kingdom. "La voix est libre" received 8 points, 7 from Spain and 1 from Austria, placing 20th of 23 countries competing.[5]

Voting

Points awarded to Belgium[6]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points  Spain
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point  Austria
Points awarded by Belgium[6]
Score Country
12 points  Spain
10 points  Austria
8 points  Cyprus
7 points  United Kingdom
6 points  France
5 points  Norway
4 points  Israel
3 points  Denmark
2 points  Greece
1 point  Turkey

References

  1. ^ "BELGIAN NATIONAL FINAL 1995". natfinals.50webs.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  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. ^ "RTBF". Revue. 8 March 1995. p. 117.
  4. ^ Van Den Abeele, Chris. "The Belgian Preselection 1995". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1995". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
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  • "Als het weer lente is"
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  • "Avanti la vie"
  • "Baby, Baby"
  • "Because of You"
  • "Before the Party's Over"
  • "City Lights"
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  • "Dis oui"
  • "Door de wind"
  • "Envie de vivre"
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  • "Liefde is een kaartspel"
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  • "Love Power"
  • "Ma petite chatte"
  • "Macédomienne"
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  • "A Million in One, Two, Three"
  • "Miss You"
  • "Mon amour pour toi"
  • "Mother"
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  • "O Julissi"
  • "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel"
  • "Le Plus beau jour de ma vie"
  • "Près de ma rivière"
  • "Quand tu reviendras"
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  • "Rendez-vous"
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  • "Si tu aimes ma musique"
  • "Sister"
  • "Soldiers of Love"
  • "Straatdeuntje"
  • "Ton nom"
  • "Viens l'oublier"
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