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Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Country	Belgium
National selection
Selection process	Eurosong
Selection date(s)	Heats; 14 February 1981; 21 February 1981; 28 February 1981; Final; 7 March 1981
Selected entrant	Emly Starr
Selected song	"Samson"
Selected songwriter(s)	Kick Dandy; Giuseppe Marchese; Penny Els;
Finals performance
Final result	13th, 40 points
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Belgium was represented by Emly Starr, with the song '"Samson", at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Dublin on 4 April.

Before Eurovision

Eurosong

The Belgian preselection consisted of three heats, followed by the final on 7 March 1981. All the shows took place at the Amerikaans Theater in Brussels, hosted by Luc Appermont. Future Belgian representatives Stella Maessen (1982) and Liliane Saint-Pierre (1987) also took part in the selection.

Heats

Three heats were held with twelve songs in each, from which the top ten songs across the heats went forward to the final. The songs were not voted on at the time, but after the final heat a recap of all 36 songs was broadcast and viewers were then invited to vote for ten of the songs. Voting took place by the unusual means of filling out and submitting a lottery-style form. Prizes such as cars, holidays and home entertainment equipment were on offer to those who managed to forecast all ten qualifying songs correctly, and it is believed that over 180,000 forms were sent in. This led to some criticism that viewers were being asked to vote not for their own favourite songs, but rather for those which they thought would have the widest appeal to other people.^[1]

Heat 1 – 14 February 1981
Draw	Artist	Song	Result
1	Della Bosiers	"Mij kan niets meer gebeuren"	Eliminated
2	Ronald	"Als men iemand zo bemint"	Eliminated
3	Jacky Lafon	"Dag meneer"	Eliminated
4	Jef Elbers	"Gummibal"	Eliminated
5	Fancy Free	"De wereld is een showtoneel"	Advanced
6	Jo Vally	"De wereld draait"	Eliminated
7	Anne-Marie	"Twee is teveel"	Eliminated
8	John Sates	"Topconditie"	Eliminated
9	De Opera	"De opera"	Advanced
10	Gene Summer	"Zing het maar"	Advanced
11	Perte Totale	"Compagnie verliefd"	Eliminated
12	Johnny White	"Op dat kamertje voor ons twee"	Eliminated

Heat 2 – 21 February 1981
Draw	Artist	Song	Result
1	Jennifer	"In mijn armen"	Eliminated
2	Rick Heylen Group	"Vanavond en vannacht"	Eliminated
3	Stella	"Veel te veel"	Advanced
4	Dorina	"Het ware geluk"	Eliminated
5	Patty Devick	"Daar waar liefde is"	Eliminated
6	Cindy	"Ik ben verliefd"	Eliminated
7	Mary Helena	"Liefde is..."	Eliminated
8	Bea Cardon	"Elke traan"	Eliminated
9	Peter En Zout	"Eens was het anders"	Eliminated
10	Ria Geraerts	"Dromen bouwen"	Eliminated
11	Ann Michel	"Ik ben gelukkig"	Advanced
12	Claire	"Zonder jou"	Eliminated

Heat 3 – 28 February 1981
Draw	Artist	Song	Result
1	Johann Stollz	"Hello Hello"	Advanced
2	Nancy Dee	"Blij bij je te zijn"	Eliminated
3	Mary Scott	"Ik ga weg van jou"	Eliminated
4	Mark Manuel	"Marianne uit vroeger dagen"	Eliminated
5	Kathy and Nancy	"Zaterdagavond"	Eliminated
6	Emly Starr	"Samson en Delilah"	Advanced
7	Lester and Denwood	"Bonnie"	Advanced
8	Lode de Ceuster	"Dit wijsje vond ik in jouw ogen"	Eliminated
9	Mik Deboes	"Ik kom terug"	Eliminated
10	Venus	"Talisman"	Advanced
11	Liliane Saint-Pierre	"Brussel"	Advanced
12	Karin Setter	"Er was een tijd"	Eliminated

Final

The final was held on 7 March 1981 with the winning song chosen by a 7-member "expert" jury. Only the winner was announced, but it is understood that Liliane Saint-Pierre came second^[2]

Final – 7 March 1981
Draw	Artist	Song	Place
1	Fancy Free	"De wereld is een showtoneel"	—
2	De Opera	"De opera"	—
3	Gene Summer	"Zing het maar"	—
4	Stella	"Veel te veel"	—
5	Ann Michel	"Ik ben gelukkig"	—
6	Johann Stollz	"Hello, Hello"	—
7	Emly Starr	"Samson en Delilah"	1
8	Lester and Denwood	"Bonnie"	—
9	Venus	"Talisman"	—
10	Liliane Saint-Pierre	"Brussel"	2

At Eurovision

Prior to the contest, the song title was shortened to "Samson". On the night of the final Starr performed 16th in the running order, following Portugal and preceding Greece. At the close of the voting "Samson" had received 40 points (the highest being 8 from Yugoslavia), placing Belgium 13th of the 20 entries.^[3] The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to Denmark.^[4]

Voting

Points awarded to Belgium^[5]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points
8 points	Yugoslavia
7 points	Greece Turkey
6 points	Denmark
5 points	Cyprus
4 points
3 points	United Kingdom
2 points	Finland
1 point	Austria Israel

Points awarded by Belgium^[5]
Score	Country
12 points	Denmark
10 points	Germany
8 points	United Kingdom
7 points	Cyprus
6 points	Greece
5 points	Yugoslavia
4 points	Sweden
3 points	France
2 points	Netherlands
1 point	Ireland

References

^ ESC National Finals database - Belgium semi-finals 1981
^ ESC National Finals database - Belgium final 1981
^ "Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ ESC History - Belgium 1981
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

External links

Belgian Preselection 1981

[1] ESC National Finals database - Belgium semi-finals 1981

[2] ESC National Finals database - Belgium final 1981

[3] "Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[4] ESC History - Belgium 1981

[1981detailed-5] "Results of the Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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 | Year                   = 1981
 | Country                = Belgium
 | Preselection           = Eurosong
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+| Preselection date      = '''Heats'''<br />14 February 1981<br />21 February 1981<br />28 February 1981<br />'''Final'''<br />7 March 1981
 | Entrant                = [[Emly Starr]]
 | Song                   = [[Samson (Emly Starr song)|Samson]]
+| Writer                 = {{unbulleted list|Kick Dandy|Giuseppe Marchese|Penny Els}}
 | Final result           = 13th, 40 points
 }}
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 Three heats were held with twelve songs in each, from which the top ten songs across the heats went forward to the final.  The songs were not voted on at the time, but after the final heat a recap of all 36 songs was broadcast and viewers were then invited to vote for ten of the songs.  Voting took place by the unusual means of filling out and submitting a lottery-style form. Prizes such as cars, holidays and home entertainment equipment were on offer to those who managed to forecast all ten qualifying songs correctly, and it is believed that over 180,000 forms were sent in. This led to some criticism that viewers were being asked to vote not for their own favourite songs, but rather for those which they thought would have the widest appeal to other people.<ref>[http://natfinals.50webs.com/70s_80s/Belgium1981SF.html ESC National Finals database - Belgium semi-finals 1981]</ref>
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-| align="left" |'''Gene Summer'''
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-| align="left" |'''Ann Michel'''
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-| align="left" |"'''Ik ben gelukkig'''"
+| align="left" |"Ik ben gelukkig"
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 |-
 |12
-| align="left" |Claire
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 |-
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-| align="left" |Kathy & Nancy
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 | align="left" |"Zaterdagavond"
 | Eliminated
 |- style="font-weight:bold;background:navajowhite;"
 |6
-| align="left" |'''Emly Starr'''
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-| align="left" |"'''Samson en Delilah'''"
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 | Advanced
 |- style="font-weight:bold;background:navajowhite;"
 |7
-| align="left" |'''Lester & Denwood'''
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-| align="left" |"'''Bonnie'''"
+| align="left" |"Bonnie"
 | Advanced
 |-
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 |- style="font-weight:bold;background:navajowhite;"
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-| align="left" |'''Venus'''
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 |- style="font-weight:bold;background:navajowhite;"
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-| align="left" |'''[[Liliane Saint-Pierre]]'''
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-| align="left" |"'''Brussel'''"
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 The final was held on 7 March 1981 with the winning song chosen by a 7-member "expert" jury.  Only the winner was announced, but it is understood that Liliane Saint-Pierre came second<ref>[http://natfinals.50webs.com/70s_80s/Belgium1981.html ESC National Finals database - Belgium final 1981]</ref>
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-| align="left" |'''Emly Starr'''
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-| align="left" |"'''Samson en Delilah'''"
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 == At Eurovision ==
 Prior to the contest, the song title was shortened to "Samson". On the night of the final Starr performed 16th in the running order, following [[Portugal]] and preceding [[Greece]]. At the close of the voting "Samson" had received 40 points (the highest being 8 from [[Yugoslavia]]), placing Belgium 13th of the 20 entries.<ref>{{cite web |title=Final of Dublin 1981 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1981/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413070150/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1981/final |archive-date=13 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to [[Denmark]].<ref>[http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=465 ESC History - Belgium 1981]</ref>
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-==See also==
+== References ==
+{{reflist}}
-*[[Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest]]
-*[[Eurovision Song Contest 1981]]
 == External links ==
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110827085445/http://sites.zonien.be/chris_vandenabeele/selektie/1981/selek-81.htm Belgian Preselection 1981]
-== References ==
-{{reflist}}
 {{Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
 {{Eurovision Song Contest 1981}}
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+[[Category:Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest|1981]]
 [[Category:Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981]]
-[[Category:Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest]]
+[[Category:1981 in Belgian television|Eurovision]]
-[[Category:1981 in Belgium]]

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Participation	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Roberto Bellarosa Bob Benny Blanche Lily Castel Vanessa Chinitor Ann Christy Clouseau Robert Cogoi Mélanie Cohl Copycat Lisa del Bo Barbara Dex Tom Dice Dream Express Eliot Frédéric Etherlinck Serge and Christine Ghisoland Gustaph Axel Hirsoux Hooverphonic Jacques Hustin Ingeborg Iris Ishtar Sandra Kim The KMG's Philippe Lafontaine Fud Leclerc Linda Lepomme Claude Lombard Jérémie Makiese Micha Marah Mony Marc Lize Marke Morgane Mustii Louis Neefs Nicole and Hugo Loïc Nottet Pas de Deux Pierre Rapsat Jacques Raymond Nuno Resende Reynaert Kate Ryan Liliane Saint-Pierre Bobbejaan Schoepen Sennek Sergio and the Ladies Nathalie Sorce Emly Starr Stella Telex Laura Tesoro Tonia Urban Trad Jean Vallée Witloof Bay Xandee Jacques Zegers
Songs	"1 Life" "À la folie ou pas du tout" "Als het weer lente is" "L'Amour ça fait chanter la vie" "Avanti la vie" "Baby, Baby" "Because of You" "Before the Party's Over" "City Lights" "Copycat" "Dis oui" "Door de wind" "Envie de vivre" "Euro-Vision" "Fleur de liberté" "Geef het op" "Gelukkig zijn" "Goeiemorgen, morgen" "Le Grand soir" "Hey Nana" "Hou toch van mij" "Iemand als jij" "Ik heb zorgen" "J'aime la vie" "Je t'adore" "Jennifer Jennings" "Judy et Cie" "Laat me nu gaan" "Laissez briller le soleil" "Liefde is een kaartspel" "Like the Wind" "Love Kills" "Love Power" "Ma petite chatte" "Macédomienne" "A Matter of Time" "Me and My Guitar" "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" "A Million in One, Two, Three" "Miss You" "Mon amour pour toi" "Mother" "Nous, on veut des violons" "O Julissi" "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel" "Le Plus beau jour de ma vie" "Près de ma rivière" "Quand tu reviendras" ~~"Release Me"~~ "Rendez-vous" "Rhythm Inside" "Samson" "Sanomi" "September, gouden roos" "Si tu aimes ma musique" "Sister" "Soldiers of Love" "Straatdeuntje" "Ton nom" "Viens l'oublier" "La Voix est libre" "Waarom?" "Wake Up" "What's the Pressure" "With Love Baby" "Would You?" "The Wrong Place"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Belgium did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Israel Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Bacchelli Marty Brem Bucks Fizz Debbie Cameron and Tommy Seebach Yiannis Dimitras Jean Gabilou Habibi Island Finn Kalvik Seid Memić Vajta Modern Folk Trio and Ayşegül Carlos Paião Jean-Claude Pascal Peter, Sue and Marc Sheeba Björn Skifs Riki Sorsa Emly Starr Lena Valaitis Linda Williams
Songs	"Aldri i livet" "C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique" "Dönme Dolap" "Fångad i en dröm" "Feggari kalokerino" "Halayla" "Het is een wonder" "Horoscopes" "Humanahum" "Io senza te" "Johnny Blue" "Krøller eller ej" "Lejla" "Making Your Mind Up" "Monika" "Playback" "Reggae OK" "Samson" "Wenn du da bist" "Y sólo tú"