Belgium was represented by
Reynaert, with the song "Laissez briller le soleil", at the
1988 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in
Dublin on 30 April. Reynaert was the winner of the Belgian national final for the contest, held in
Brussels on 27 February.
Before Eurovision
Eurosong '88
French-language broadcaster
RTBF was in charge of the selection of the Belgian entry for the 1988 Contest. The national final was held at the RTBF studios, hosted by Patrick Duhamel. The winner was chosen by an expert jury and a public jury. The full results of the voting were not made public, and only the winning song was announced.[1]
On the night of the final Reynaert performed 16th in the running order, following
Norway and preceding
Luxembourg. At the close of the voting "Laissez briller le soleil" had received 5 points, placing Belgium joint 18th (with
Portugal) of the 21 entries.[2] The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to the
United Kingdom.
Belgium was represented by
Reynaert, with the song "Laissez briller le soleil", at the
1988 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in
Dublin on 30 April. Reynaert was the winner of the Belgian national final for the contest, held in
Brussels on 27 February.
Before Eurovision
Eurosong '88
French-language broadcaster
RTBF was in charge of the selection of the Belgian entry for the 1988 Contest. The national final was held at the RTBF studios, hosted by Patrick Duhamel. The winner was chosen by an expert jury and a public jury. The full results of the voting were not made public, and only the winning song was announced.[1]
On the night of the final Reynaert performed 16th in the running order, following
Norway and preceding
Luxembourg. At the close of the voting "Laissez briller le soleil" had received 5 points, placing Belgium joint 18th (with
Portugal) of the 21 entries.[2] The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to the
United Kingdom.