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Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with the song "Laissez briller le soleil", written by Joseph Reynaerts, Dany Willem, and Philippe Anciaux, and performed by Reynaert himself. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Walloon Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF), selected its entry through a national final.
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1988 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF) | |||
| Country |  Belgium | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurosong '88 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 28 February 1988 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Reynaert | |||
| Selected song | "Laissez briller le soleil" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 18th, 5 points | |||
| Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Finale Nationale du Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1988
Wallon broadcaster Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF) had the turn to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 representing Belgium. It held the national final on 28 February 1988 at 20:05 CET in its studios in Brussels, hosted by Patrick Duhamel. The winner was chosen by an expert jury and a public jury, consisting of 500 selected television viewers. The full results of the voting were not made public, and only the winning song was announced.[1][2][3]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cap Segal | "Les couleurs de tes nuits" | Nicole Maquinay, Guy Cabay |
| 2 | Gil Cassan | "Fragile" | Jean-Marie Renuart |
| 3 | Yannick Darkman and Samantha Gilles | "Exister pour aimer" | Claire Vangheluwe, Toni Kolenberg, Fred Beekmans |
| 4 | Nathalie D. | "S'évader" | Richard Drachman |
| 5 | Marianne Eden and Nico Zangardi | "L'oeil médiatique" | Nico Zangardi, R. Festraets |
| 6 | Frank Michael and Martine Laurent | "Mélodie" | Jonet, Frank Michael |
| 7 | Chantal Nicaise | "On a..." | Chantal Nicaise |
| 8 | Gianni Polizzi | "Betty Blue" | Pierre Lebattant, Gianni Polizzi, T. Patt |
| 9 | Reynaert | "Laissez briller le soleil" | Dany Willem, Joseph Reynaerts, Philippe Anciaux |
| 10 | Frédéric Ruyman | "Puisque l'amour ne suffit pas" | Frédéric Ruyman |
| 11 | Fabienne Sevrin | "Laissez-nous croire" | Fabienne Sevrin, R. Canteli, P. Julien |
| 12 | Toxic | "Perdu dans l'infini" | Bruno Emsens, Bernard Meeus |
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.[4] The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to the United Kingdom.
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