Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956
Belgium was one of seven countries to enter the Eurovision Song Contest 1956, inaugural Eurovision Song Contest, in Lugano, Switzerland. RTBF, the Belgian broadcaster, held a national final to select the two entrants that would send to the contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 1956 | ||||
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Country | ![]() | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | National final | |||
Selection date(s) | 15 April 1956 | |||
Selected entrant | Fud Leclerc and Mony Marc | |||
Selected song | "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" and "Le plus beau jour de ma vie" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | N/A | |||
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
National final
The Belgian national final to select their entries, was held on 15 April 1956 at 20:40 CET. Ten songs from six acts took part in the contest, however, it is known only about 7 participating songs. Ten competing entries first faced a jury vote where one song was selected as one of the two winners: "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine", performed by Fud Leclerc. Then, second winner was selected from the remaining nine entries by the public postcard voting: "Le plus beau jour de ma vie", performed by Mony Marc.[1][2]
Public postcard vote winner Jury winner
Artist(s) | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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Denice Lebrun | Unknown | |
Fud Leclerc | "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" | Robert Montal, Jean Miret, Jack Say |
Fud Leclerc | Unknown | Robert Montal |
Ghislaine Mery | Unknown | |
Janine Michel | Unknown | |
Johnny Grey | Unknown | |
Mony Marc | "Le plus beau jour de ma vie" | Claude Alix, David Bee |
At Eurovision
Both of the Belgian entries were conducted at the contest by the composer Léo Souris.[3][4] The final votes of the first contest were never announced, so it is not known what place the songs finished at the actual Eurovision Song Contest.[5]
References
- "Eurovision Artists: Nationale finale Eurovisie Songfestival".
- "Nationale finale 1956".
- "Eurovision Song Contest : Belgium 1956 : Fud Leclerc, Messieurs les noyés de la Seine". esc-history.com. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- "Eurovision Song Contest : Belgium 1956 : Mony Marc, Le plus beau jour de ma vie". esc-history.com. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- "Lugano 1956". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 22 September 2021.