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| Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1989 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Belgische Radio- en Televisieomroep (BRT) | |||
| Country |  Belgium | |||
| Selection process | Eurosong 1989 | |||
| Selection date | 18 March 1989 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Door de wind" | |||
| Artist | Ingeborg | |||
| Songwriter | Stef Bos | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 19th, 13 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Belgium was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song "Door de wind", written byStef Bos, and performed byIngeborg. The Belgian participating broadcaster, FlemishBelgische Radio- en Televisieomroep (BRT), selected its entry through a national final.
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Flemish broadcasterBelgische Radio- en Televisieomroep (BRT) had the turn to participate in theEurovision Song Contest 1989 representing Belgium. It was decided to hold another edition ofEurosong, the seventh time the nameEurosong was used for a BRT national final.
A total of 94 artists applied to compete inEurosong 1989. The artists did not necessarily have to have a song ready when they applied. A 12-member jury chose twelve artists to compete in the national final. The professional jury consisted of: three representatives ofSABAM (Salvatore Adamo,Will Tura, and Gaston Nuyts), three representatives of BRT Television (Luc Beerten, Maryse Van den Wijngart, andAndré Vermeulen), three representatives of BRT Radio (Michel Follet, Ann Lepère, and Jan Hautekiet), and three journalists (Marc Coenegracht, Mathias Danneels, and Carine Van de Ven). Known non-selected artists include: Isabelle A., Hugo Dellas,Rita Deneve, Ingriani, Beatrijs Kamoen,Micha Marah, Samantha, and Luc Steeno.[1]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Angie Dylan | "Ik kies voor de nacht" | C. Lennarth, H. Dagleth,Johan Verminnen |
| Anne Mie Gils | "Ik leef" | David Davidse, P. Van Coudenbergh, B. Bracke |
| Bart Van den Bossche | "De kracht van een lied" | Bart Van den Bossche |
| Boogie Boy | "Muziek" | Jean Blaute, Eric Melaerts |
| Clouseau | "Anne" | Geert Hanssens |
| Danny Caen | "Vergeten" | Danny Caen, Hedwig Duchateau, Gyuri Spies |
| Expo | "Hey Hello" | H. De Meester, R. Carlsen, L. Redig |
| Ingeborg | "Door de wind" | Stef Bos |
| Jimmy Frey | "Vrijen met jou" | Jimmy Frey, Andy Free |
| Karen Lowe | "De dromen die ons bonden" | Karin Ottelohe |
| Margriet Hermans | "Wat ik bedoel" | Margriet Hermans, C. Peeters, Marc Dex |
| Pascale | "Ballerina" | Pascale Van de Steen, B. Dewulf |
The national final was broadcast live at 20:25CET on 18 March 1989 from theAmerikaans Theater [nl] inBrussels, and was hosted byLuc Appermont. Twelve songs competed inEurosong 1989, and were voted on by regional juries in the five Flemish provinces of Belgium, alongside a 12-member professional jury. The 12-member jury consisted of the same twelve members who chose the competing artists. Ingeborg emerged the winner by a 13-point margin, having received the highest overall score both from the regional juries and the professional jury.[1][2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angie Dylan | "Ik kies voor de nacht" | 39 | 5 |
| 2 | Pascale | "Ballerina" | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Ingeborg | "Door de wind" | 64 | 1 |
| 4 | Clouseau | "Anne" | 51 | 2 |
| 5 | Jimmy Frey | "Vrijen met jou" | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Margriet Hermans | "Wat ik bedoel" | 34 | 6 |
| 7 | Expo | "Hey Hello" | 18 | 8 |
| 8 | Boogie Boy | "Muziek" | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | Karen Lowe | "De dromen die ons bonden" | 14 | 9 |
| 10 | Anne Mie Gils | "Ik leef" | 46 | 3 |
| 11 | Bart Van den Bossche | "De kracht van een lied" | 46 | 3 |
| 12 | Danny Caen | "Vergeten" | 23 | 7 |
| Draw | Song | Professional Jury | Regional Juries | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
West Flanders | East Flanders | Antwerp | Limburg | Brabant | ||||
| 1 | "Ik kies voor de nacht" | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 39 |
| 2 | "Ballerina" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | "Door de wind" | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 64 |
| 4 | "Anne" | 10 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 51 |
| 5 | "Vrijen met jou" | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | "Wat ik bedoel" | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | "Hey Hello" | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | |
| 8 | "Muziek" | 5 | 5 | |||||
| 9 | "De dromen die ons bonden" | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | "Ik leef" | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 46 |
| 11 | "De kracht van een lied" | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 46 |
| 12 | "Vergeten" | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
The contest was broadcast onTV1 (with commentary byLuc Appermont) andRTBF1 (with commentary byJacques Mercier), and on radio stationBRT 2 (with commentary by Ann Lepère).[3][4]
On the night of the final Ingeborg performed 6th in the running order, followingTurkey and preceding theUnited Kingdom. At the close of the voting "Door de wind" had received 13 points, placing Belgium 19th out of 22 entries.[5] The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points toAustria.[6]
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