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Eurovision Song Contest 1957
Participating broadcasterNIR
Country Belgium
National selection
Selection processArtist: internal selection
Song: national final
Selection date(s)19 February 1957
Selected artist(s)Bobbejaan Schoepen
Selected song"Straatdeuntje"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Harry Frekin
  • Eric Franssen
Finals performance
Final result10th, 3 points
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1956 • 1957 • 1958►

Belgium held a national final to select the song that would represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 1957. The winner was the song "Straatdeuntje". Bobbejaan Schoepen was chosen in an internal selection as the artist.

Before Eurovision

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Belgium was represented by the Flemish broadcaster NIR in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957.[1][2] The participating broadcaster NIR used an internal selection to choose Bobbejaan Schoepen as its artist.[1] Schoepen was contacted by telegram by NIR in 1956 while being on tour in the United States.[3] NIR announced its decision in late January 1957.[4][5]

Format and competing entries

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In order to select a song, NIR asked seven composers to write one song each, with each composer choosing freely their lyricist.[1] From these seven submitted songs, a ten-member-jury first chose three songs which were to compete in a national final.[1][2] The jury was appointed by Jan Boon [nl], director general of NIR.[3] It consisted of Nic Bal [nl], Francis Bay, Robert Bosmans (Charles Bens), Bob Boon [nl], Léonce Gras [nl], Jack Kluger, Albert Rollewagen, Paul Van Dessel [nl] and Renaat Verbruggen [nl], with Marcel Poot acting as jury president.[1] Since Schoepen was still in the United States, the jury based its first selection upon recordings of the songs with other artists, such as Rina Pia for "De jodelende koe."[3] It is not known which artists recorded the three finalist songs but according to André Vermeulen, "Straatdeuntje" was possibly sung by Jean Walter [nl], "Zomernacht in 'Gay Paree'" possibly by Eric Franssen, and one of the three songs was sung by Terry Lester.[3]

Competing entries[3]
Artist Song Composer Lyricist Result
Rina Pia [nl] "De jodelende koe" Johnny Steggerda Johnny Steggerda Eliminated
Wim Van de Velde "Brave boerinnekens" Jef Trappeniers Luc Verbist Eliminated
Wim Van de Velde "Voor jou chérie" Jack Say Nelly Byl Eliminated
Eric Franssen "O mijn huisje op de heide" Armand Preud'homme Eugeen De Ridder [nl] Eliminated
National final: Bobbejaan Schoepen "Zomernacht in 'Gay Paree'"
  • Jan Stevens
  • Max Sluys
  • Eric Franssen
  • Jan Stevens
  • Max Sluys
  • Eric Franssen
 Advanced
"Straatdeuntje" Harry Frekin Eric Franssen Advanced
"Het beeld van mijn moeder" Hans Flower [nl] Leo Campus Advanced

De TV maakt muziek

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De TV maakt muziek was a monthly program on Belgian Television with light music and dance performances.[5][6] It was broadcast from the Sonart studio in Brussels.[6][7] The edition of 19 February 1957 served as the national final.[7] It was broadcast on 20:45 CET (19:45 UTC) on NIR and also in the Netherlands on NTS, with a duration of 45 minutes.[5][7][8] De TV maakt muziek was produced by Paul Van Dessel [nl] and directed by Charles Kerremans.[8]

During the program, Bobbejaan Schoepen performed the three finalist songs.[9] In addition, the four non finalist songs were also performed, in this case by the original artists.[3]

It was planned that both the jury and members of the general public should be able to vote in order to decide Belgium's entry.[1] Initial plans foresaw public voting taking place in several cities, among them Brussels and Antwerp.[2] NIR later dropped the idea of the audience having their say, announcing that the jury alone was entirely representative.[3]

The jury was composed by the same 10-member panel as for the selection of the entries of the national final, with Gerd Mertens voting instead of either Robert Bosmans or jury president Marcel Poot.[a][3] Every jury member gave one point to their favourite song, two points to the second favorite and three points to their least favourite song so that the winner was the song with the lowest total score.[3] "Straatdeuntje"[b], written by Harry Frekin with lyrics by Eric Franssen, came first with 16 points and was selected by the jury as the Belgian entry.[3][11][13] "Zomernacht in 'Gay Paree'" reached 2nd place with 21 points, and "Het beeld van mijn moeder" placed 3rd with 23 points.

De TV maakt muziek was praised by TV magazine De TV-kijker for its set design by Jean Marlier, which included an authentic watermill with running water, an autumn landscape and a large telephone switchboard.[6][14] It also called the show "one of the best presented programs on Belgian television."[6]

De TV maakt muziek – Detailed voting results[3]
Song
Total score
Juror 1
Juror 2
Juror 3
Juror 4
Juror 5
Juror 6
Juror 7
Juror 8
Juror 9
Juror10
"Straatdeuntje" 16 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 2
"Zomernacht in 'Gay Paree'" 21 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 3
"Het beeld van mijn moeder" 23 3 3 1 3 2 3 1 3 3 1

At Eurovision to source

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The Belgian jury consisted of the same members as for the selection of the songs for the national final, i.e. Nic Bal [nl], Francis Bay, Robert Bosmans, Bob Boon [nl], Léonce Gras [nl], Jack Kluger, Albert Rollewagen, Paul Van Dessel [nl], Renaat Verbruggen [nl], and Marcel Poot.[2]

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At the Eurovision Song Contest held on 3 March 1957 in Frankfurt, Bob Martin performed fifth, following Italy and preceding Netherlands.[15] "Wohin, kleines Pony?" was conducted by Carl de Groof.[16] BLABLABLA The song received 17 points, placing second in a field of ten.[17] It was succeeded as French representative at the 1958 contest by André Claveau, with "Dors mon amour".[18]

The Eurovision Song Contest 1957 was broadcast in Belgium on the television channels of NIR and INR, as well as on NIR Dutch-language radio.[12][19]

Voting

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Every country had a jury of ten people.[16] Every jury member could give one point to their favourite song.[16]

Notes

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  1. ^ Just before the show, continuity announcer Terry Van Ginderen reads out the list of the jury members, giving eleven names, with Robert Bosmans alongside Gerd Mertens, and Marcel Poot as eleventh member and jury president.[10] However, according to André Vermeulen, Gerd Mertens replaced Robert Bosmans for the voting in the national final.[3] In any case, the final result was based on votes from ten jurors.[3]
  2. ^ The title of the song also appears as "Langs de straten danst er een deuntje" in Belgian press reports ahead of the contest[11][12][13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Op komst in de Televisie: Grote Eurovisiewedstrijd van het Europese lied". De radio- en televisieweek (in Dutch). Vol. 13, no. 4. 27 January 1957. p. 9. OCLC 1399842623.
  2. ^ a b c d "Op komst in de Vlaamse Televisie: De Grote Eurovisieprijs 1957 van het Europese lied te Frankfurt". De radio- en televisieweek (in Dutch). Vol. 13, no. 5. 3 February 1957. p. 11. OCLC 1399842623.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Vermeulen, André (2021). Van Canzonissima tot Eurosong: 65 jaar Belgische preselecties voor het Eurovisiesongfestival (in Dutch). Tielt: Kritak. pp. 14–17. ISBN 978-94-0147-609-6. OCLC 1281873016.
  4. ^ "Grote Eurovisiewedstrijd van het Europese lied". De Standaard (in Dutch). Vol. 34, no. 27. 27 January 1957. p. 6. ISSN 0779-3847. OCLC 1367774153. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via KBR BelgicaPress.
  5. ^ a b c Hendrickx, Jonathan; van Biesen, Jasper (2021). 65 jaar België op het Songfestival (in Dutch). Mechelen: Baeckens. p. 19. ISBN 978-90-5924-939-4. OCLC 1256401439.
  6. ^ a b c d "De TV maakt muziek". De TV-kijker (in Dutch). Vol. 2, no. 6. 1957. pp. 12–13. OCLC 649570706.
  7. ^ a b c "Deze week in de televisie". De radio- en televisieweek (in Dutch). Vol. 13, no. 7. 17 February 1957. p. 9. OCLC 1399842623.
  8. ^ a b "Binnen- en buitenlandse televisie programma's van 17 tot 23 februari 1957". De radio- en televisieweek (in Dutch). Vol. 13, no. 7. 17 February 1957. p. 24. OCLC 1399842623.
  9. ^ "NIR: Émissions flamandes de télévision". Micro magazine (in French). Vol. 13, no. 619. 17 February 1957. p. 41. OCLC 1400213208.
  10. ^ De T.V Maakt Muziek (Television production) (in Dutch). NIR. 19 February 1957. AIM00471468.
  11. ^ a b "Het Europese lichte lied: Wedstrijd te Frankfurt". Het laatste nieuws (in Dutch). Vol. 70, no. 61. 2 March 1957. OCLC 648019974.
  12. ^ a b "Binnen- en buitenlandse televisie programma's van 3 tot 9 maart 1957". De radio- en televisieweek (in Dutch). Vol. 13, no. 9. 3 March 1957. p. 22. OCLC 1399842623.
  13. ^ a b "In radio en tv: Bobbejaan Schoepen verdedigt onze kleuren op 3 maart te Frankfurt". De Standaard (in Dutch). Vol. 34, no. 54. 23 February 1957. p. 6. ISSN 0779-3847. OCLC 1367774153. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via KBR BelgicaPress.
  14. ^ Longshot, Daddy (1957). "Voor en achter de kamera's : Herfstbladeren". De TV-kijker (in Dutch). Vol. 2, no. 3. p. 21. OCLC 649570706.
  15. ^ "Final of Frankfurt 1957 – Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  16. ^ a b c Roxburgh, Gordon (2012). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Vol. One: The 1950s and 1960s. Prestatyn, United Kingdom: Telos Publishing. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-84583-065-6. OCLC 862793988.
  17. ^ "Final of Frankfurt 1957 – Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Participants of Hilversum 1958". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Brussel Vlaamse uitzendingen". De radio- en televisieweek (in Dutch). Vol. 13, no. 9. 3 February 1957. p. 12. OCLC 1399842623.
  20. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Frankfurt 1957". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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