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"Laat me nu gaan" ("Let Me Go Now") was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 , performed in Dutch by Linda Lepomme .
The song was performed eighth on the night (following Turkey 's MFÖ with "Didai didai dai " and preceding Portugal 's Adelaide with "Penso em ti, eu sei "). At the close of voting, it had received 7 points (all from Turkey), placing 19th (last) in a field of 19.
The song is a slow ballad sung from the perspective of a woman trapped in a loveless relationship. She asks her lover to "let me go" and wonders how he could not have seen that this was necessary. Lepomme also recorded the song in French (as "Délivre-moi") and English ("Just a Charade").
It was succeeded as Belgian representative at the 1986 Contest by Sandra Kim performing "J'aime la vie ".
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Participation Artists 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
Countries Artists Songs
"Bra vibrationer "
"Children, Kinder , Enfants "
"Didai didai dai"
"Eläköön elämä "
"Femme dans ses rêves aussi "
"La fiesta terminó "
"Für alle "
"Kinder dieser Welt "
"La det swinge "
"Laat me nu gaan "
"Love Is... "
"Magic Oh Magic"
"Miazoume "
"Olé, Olé "
"Penso em ti, eu sei "
"Piano, piano "
"Sku' du spørg' fra no'en? "
"To katalava arga "
"Wait Until the Weekend Comes"