Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972

Eurovision Song Contest 1972
Eurovision Song Contest 1972
Country	Belgium
National selection
Selection process	Eurosong
Selection date(s)	15 February 1972
Selected entrant	Serge & Christine Ghisoland
Selected song	"À la folie ou pas du tout"
Finals performance
Final result	17th, 55 points
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest

Belgium was represented by Serge & Christine Ghisoland, with the song '"À la folie ou pas du tout", at the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Edinburgh on 25 March. "À la folie ou pas du tout" was the winner of the Belgian national final for the contest, held at the RTB studios in Brussels on 15 February. The Ghisolands had previously participated in the Belgian final in 1970.

Before Eurovision

Eurosong

The final took place on 15 February 1972, with the Ghisolands performing all ten songs. The winner was chosen by postcard and televoting, and the full rankings were announced.^[1]

Final – 15 February 1972
Draw	Song	Place
1	"À la folie ou pas du tout"	1
2	"Derrière mes carreaux"	5
3	"Femme"	2
4	"Je t'aimerai encore plus fort"	7
5	"La rose"	8
6	"Marylin"	9
7	"Quand on se réveille"	6
8	"Tant que mon coeur"	4
9	"Un enfant"	10
10	"Vivre sans toi"	3

At Eurovision

On the night of the final the Ghisolands performed 16th in the running order, following Monaco and preceding eventual winner Luxembourg. The song seemed rather quaint and old-fashioned in comparison to many of the year's other entries, and at the close of the voting "À la folie ou pas du tout" had received 55 points, placing Belgium 17th of the 18 entries, ahead only of Malta.^[2]

Points awarded to Belgium

Points awarded to Belgium
10 points	9 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
				Luxembourg
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points
Malta United Kingdom	Finland Ireland Monaco	France Italy Netherlands Portugal Switzerland	Austria Germany Norway Spain Sweden Yugoslavia

Points awarded by Belgium

10 points
9 points
8 points	Finland Luxembourg Yugoslavia
7 points	France Germany Portugal Sweden
6 points	Italy
5 points
4 points	Austria Ireland Monaco Norway Switzerland United Kingdom
3 points	Spain
2 points	Malta Netherlands

References

[1] ESC National Finals database 1972

[2] ESC History - Belgium 1972

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Artists	Roberto Bellarosa Bob Benny Blanche Lily Castel Vanessa Chinitor Ann Christy Clouseau Robert Cogoi Mélanie Cohl Copycat Lisa del Bo Barbara Dex Tom Dice Dream Express Eliot Frédéric Etherlinck Serge and Christine Ghisoland Gustaph Axel Hirsoux Hooverphonic Jacques Hustin Ingeborg Iris Ishtar Sandra Kim The KMG's Philippe Lafontaine Fud Leclerc Linda Lepomme Claude Lombard Jérémie Makiese Micha Marah Mony Marc Lize Marke Morgane Mustii Louis Neefs Nicole and Hugo Loïc Nottet Pas de Deux Pierre Rapsat Jacques Raymond Nuno Resende Reynaert Kate Ryan Liliane Saint-Pierre Bobbejaan Schoepen Sennek Sergio and the Ladies Nathalie Sorce Emly Starr Stella Telex Laura Tesoro Tonia Urban Trad Jean Vallée Witloof Bay Xandee Jacques Zegers
Songs	"1 Life" "À la folie ou pas du tout" "Als het weer lente is" "L'Amour ça fait chanter la vie" "Avanti la vie" "Baby, Baby" "Because of You" "Before the Party's Over" "City Lights" "Copycat" "Dis oui" "Door de wind" "Envie de vivre" "Euro-Vision" "Fleur de liberté" "Geef het op" "Gelukkig zijn" "Goeiemorgen, morgen" "Le Grand soir" "Hey Nana" "Hou toch van mij" "Iemand als jij" "Ik heb zorgen" "J'aime la vie" "Je t'adore" "Jennifer Jennings" "Judy et Cie" "Laat me nu gaan" "Laissez briller le soleil" "Liefde is een kaartspel" "Like the Wind" "Love Kills" "Love Power" "Ma petite chatte" "Macédomienne" "A Matter of Time" "Me and My Guitar" "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" "A Million in One, Two, Three" "Miss You" "Mon amour pour toi" "Mother" "Nous, on veut des violons" "O Julissi" "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel" "Le Plus beau jour de ma vie" "Près de ma rivière" "Quand tu reviendras" ~~"Release Me"~~ "Rendez-vous" "Rhythm Inside" "Samson" "Sanomi" "September, gouden roos" "Si tu aimes ma musique" "Sister" "Soldiers of Love" "Straatdeuntje" "Ton nom" "Viens l'oublier" "La Voix est libre" "Waarom?" "Wake Up" "What's the Pressure" "With Love Baby" "Would You?" "The Wrong Place"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Belgium did not compete

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Countries	Austria Belgium Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Nicola Di Bari Family Four Serge and Christine Ghisoland Anne-Marie Godart and Peter MacLane Helen and Joseph Sandie Jones Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg Tereza Kesovija Vicky Leandros Betty Mars Carlos Mendes Milestones Jaime Morey Véronique Müller The New Seekers Päivi Paunu and Kim Floor Mary Roos Sandra and Andres
Songs	"À la folie ou pas du tout" "Als het om de liefde gaat" "Amanece" "Après toi" "Beg, Steal or Borrow" "C'est la chanson de mon amour" "Ceol an Ghrá" "Comé-comédie" "Comme on s'aime" "Falter im Wind" "A festa da vida" "I giorni dell'arcobaleno" "Härliga sommardag" "L-imħabba" "Muistathan" "Muzika i ti" "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben" "Småting"