Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958

Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958, which took place on 12 March in Hilversum, by Fud Leclerc, with the song "Ma petite chatte". The song was chosen at the Belgian preselection entitled Concours Eurovision de la Chanson - Demi-Finale, held on 19 February.

Eurovision Song Contest 1958
Country Belgium
National selection
Selection processConcours Eurovision de la Chanson - Demi-Finale
Selection date(s)19 February 1958
Selected entrantFud Leclerc
Selected song"Ma petite chatte"
Finals performance
Final result5th, 8 points
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Concours Eurovision de la Chanson - Demi-Finale

Concours Eurovision de la Chanson - Demi-Finale was the national final format developed by INR in order to select Belgium's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1958. The competition was held on 19 February 1958 at 20:40 CET and broadcast on INR. Ten entries competed and the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, audience members exclusively selected the top five entries to proceed to the second round. In the second round, the winner, "Ma petite chatte" performed by Fud Leclerc, was selected through the votes of a jury panel among 5 superfinalists.[1][2]

At Eurovision

On the night of the final, Wednesday 12 March 1958, Fud Leclerc performed seventh in the running order, following Denmark and preceding Germany. At the close of voting "Ma Petite Chatte" had received 8 points, placing Belgium join fifth (with Austria) of the 10 entries.[3]

The Belgian entry was conducted at the contest by the musical director Dolf Van Der Linden.

Voting

Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.

References
  1. "Eurovision Artists: Nationale finale Eurovisie Songfestival".
  2. "Concours Eurovision de la Chanson - démi-finale 1958". Songfestival.be. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. "Eurovision Song Contest : Netherlands 1958 : Corry Brokken, Heel De Wereld". Esc-history.com.
  4. "Results of the Final of Hilversum 1958". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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