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Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968
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Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "Quand tu reviendras", composed by Jo van Wetter, with lyrics by Roland Dero, and performed by Claude Lombard. The Belgian participating broadcaster, French-speaking Radiodiffusion-télévision belge (RTB), selected its entry through a national final.
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La Sélection Belge pour le Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1968 was the national final format developed by French-speaking broadcaster Radiodiffusion-télévision belge (RTB) in order to select the Belgian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1968. The competition was held on 13 February 1968.[1]
Competing entries
RTB, in collaboration with SABAM, selected 10 artists to participate in the contest, who each submitted their own song.[1]
Final
The final was held on 13 February 1968, in the Studio Mathonet, in Evere, Brussels, from 20:30 to 21:20 (CET), and was hosted by Paule Herreman.[2] Ten songs competed in the contest, with the winner being decided upon by regional public juries from 4 French-speaking provinces; Brussels, Liège, Mons, and Namur. The four juries each had 10 points which they could hand out to the songs.[1] Former Belgian representative Tonia (1966) and future participant Nicole Josy (1973, as one half of Nicole & Hugo) took part in the final.
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Lombard performed 3rd in the running order, following the Netherlands and preceding Austria. At the close of the voting "Quand tu reviendras" had received 8 points (3 from Italy and 1 apiece from Finland, France, Luxembourg, Portugal, and the United Kingdom), placing Belgium joint 7th (with Monaco and Yugoslavia) of the 17 participating countries. The Belgian jury awarded 6 of its 10 points to France.
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