Eurosong 1979 (Belgium)
| Eurosong '79 | |
|---|---|
| Preliminary decision data | |
| country |  Belgium
|
| place | Amerikaans Theater in Brussels |
| date | March 3, 1979 |
| Number of participants | 3 |
| Preliminary rounds | 4 semi-finals, in each of which a song is selected |
| poll | A jury of 20 members awards points |
| Moderation | |
| Karl Buts | |
The Belgian national preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 was called Eurosong 1979 .
system
There were four semi-finals before the final . In the first, the artist Micha Marah , previously selected by BRT , presented six songs. After the audience voted, the song with the fewest votes was selected. In the fourth semifinals, only three titles were supposed to start, but interpreter Micha Marah was able to "save" a previously selected title.
In the final, the three titles that were not selected in the fourth semi-final then competed.
Attendees
First semi-final
| No. | song | translation | be right | space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mooi prater | Rhetorician | 454 | 6th |
| 02 | Avenues | Alone | 504 | 5. |
| 03 | Everything zich zich weer used | Everything will repeat itself | 549 | 4th |
| 04 | Mijn dagboek | My diary | 571 | 3. |
| 05 | Hey nana | 766 | 2. | |
| 06 | Comment ça va | How are you | 849 | 1. |
The song Mooi prater was selected. Micha Marah didn't select it to go to the fourth semifinals.
Second semi-final
| No. | song | translation | be right | space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Avenues | Alone | 516 | 4th |
| 02 | Everything zich zich weer used | Everything will repeat itself | 424 | 5. |
| 03 | Mijn dagboek | My diary | 685 | 3. |
| 04 | Hey nana | 713 | 2. | |
| 05 | Comment ça va | How are you | 746 | 1. |
Everything zich weer herhalen was selected, but "preserved" by Micha Marah, so that it could still take part in the fourth semi-final.
Third semi-final
| No. | song | translation | be right | space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Avenues | Alone | 509 | 4th |
| 02 | Mijn dagboek | My diary | 632 | 3. |
| 03 | Hey nana | 690 | 2. | |
| 04 | Comment ça va | How are you | 832 | 1. |
Alleen was selected, but not saved by Micha Marah.
Fourth semi-final
| No. | song | translation | be right | space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Everything zich zich weer used | Everything will repeat itself | 233 | 4th |
| 02 | Mijn dagboek | My diary | 381 | 3. |
| 03 | Hey nana | 576 | 2. | |
| 04 | Comment ça va | How are you | 758 | 1. |
final
The three songs Mijn dagboek , Hey nana and Comment ça va qualified for the final .
| No. | song | translation | be right | space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mijn dagboek | My diary | 58 | 3. |
| 02 | Hey nana | 96 | 1. | |
| 03 | Comment ça va | How are you | 83 | 2. |
After the final, Micha Marah, who never agreed to the selection of titles, tried to replace Hey nana with Comment ça va . But this was unsuccessful, so the singer sang Hey nana in Jerusalem . The song brought her no luck: With five points - two each from Denmark and Great Britain and one from the Federal Republic of Germany - she and Christina Simons Today in Jerusalem came last.