| Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1974 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radiodiffusion-télévision belge (RTB) | |||
| Country |  Belgium | |||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: National final | |||
| Selection date | 14 January 1974 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Fleur de liberté" | |||
| Artist | Jacques Hustin | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 10 points | |||
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Belgium was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1974 with the song "Fleur de liberté", composed byJacques Hustin, with lyrics by Franck F. Gérald, and performed by Hustin himself. The Belgian participating broadcaster, WalloonRadiodiffusion-télévision belge (RTB), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally.
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Jacques Hustin was the name of the national final developed by Walloon broadcasterRadiodiffusion-télévision belge (RTB) to select the Belgian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1974. Six songs, all performed byJacques Hustin, competed in the final which was hosted byPaule Herreman, and the winner was chosen by postcard voting.[1]
| Draw | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place | |
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| Composer(s) | Lyricist(s) | |||
| 1 | "Chanson pour un grain de riz" | Jacques Hustin | Bourdet | 5 |
| 2 | "Sur les chemins du monde" | Jacques Hustin | 4 | |
| 3 | "Étranger, baladin, voyageur" | Jacques Hustin | Michelle Senlis | 3 |
| 4 | "Fleur de liberté" | Jacques Hustin | Frank Gérald [fr] | 1 |
| 5 | "Le foulard gris" | Jacques Hustin,Roland Thyssen [nl] | Michelle Senlis | 6 |
| 6 | "On dit de toi, on dit de moi" | Jacques Hustin,Frank Gérald [fr],Boris Bergman [fr] | 2 | |
On the night of the final Hustin performed 11th in the running order, followingMonaco and preceding theNetherlands. The voting system tried between 1971 and 1973 was abandoned, and for 1974 returned to the previous system of ten jury members in each country awarding one vote each. At the close of the voting "Fleur de liberté" had received 10 points, placing Belgium 9th of the 17 competing entries.[2]
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