Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963
| Eurovision Song Contest 1963 | ||||
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| Country |
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurosong | |||
| Selection date(s) | 16 February 1963 | |||
| Selected entrant | Jacques Raymond | |||
| Selected song | "Waarom?" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 10th, 4 points | |||
| Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Belgium was represented by Jacques Raymond, with the song '"Waarom?", at the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 23 March in London. The song was chosen in the national final on 16 February. Raymond had previously finished second in the Belgian final in 1961, and would later represent the country in a duet with Lily Castel in 1971.
Final
The venue and host of the national final are currently unknown. Six songs qualified for the final having survived a series of qualifying rounds, the details of which are also unknown. The winner was chosen by an "expert" jury and a public jury, although how points were allocated is also unclear. Among the other participants was future Belgian representative Lize Marke (1965)[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lize Marke | "Saksisch porselein" | 247 | 4 |
| 2 | Rina Pia | "Er speelt een orgel" | 274 | 3 |
| 3 | Jo Leemans | "Zo mooi" | 241 | 5 |
| 4 | Lieve Olga | "Con amore" | 186 | 6 |
| 5 | Jacques Raymond | "Waarom?" | 292 | 1 |
| 6 | Lize Marke | "Luister naar de wind" | 289 | 2 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Raymond performed 14th in the running order, following Sweden and preceding Monaco. Voting was by each national jury awarding 5-4-3-2-1 to their top 5 songs, and at the close of the voting "Waarom?" had received 4 points (all from Austria), placing Belgium 10th of the 16 competing entries. The Belgian jury awarded its 5 points to contest winners Denmark.[2]