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Fleur De Liberté
Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 with the song "", composed by Jacques Hustin, with lyrics by Franck F. Gérald, and performed by Hustin himself. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Walloon (RTB), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally. Before Eurovision ''Jacques Hustin'' ''Jacques Hustin'' was the name of the national final developed by Walloon broadcaster (RTB) to select the Belgian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1974. Six songs, all performed by Jacques Hustin, competed in the final which was hosted by Paule Herreman, and the winner was chosen by postcard voting. At Eurovision On the night of the final Hustin performed 11th in the running order, following and preceding the . The voting system tried between 1971 and 1973 was abandoned, and for 1974 returned to the previous system of ten jury members in each country awarding one vote each. At the close of the voting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radiodiffusion-télévision Belge
The ("Belgian Radio-television of the French Community"), shortened to RTBF (branded as rtbf.be), is a public service broadcaster for the French-speaking Community of Belgium. Its counterpart in the Flemish Community is the Dutch-language VRT (), and in the German-speaking Community it is BRF (). The RTBF operates five television channels (, , , and ) together with a number of radio channels, including , , , , , and . The organisation's headquarters in Brussels, which is shared with VRT, is sometimes referred to colloquially as ''Reyers''. This comes from the name of the avenue where the RTBF/VRT's main building is located, the /. History The National Institute of Radio Broadcasting (; ), the state-owned broadcasting organisation was established by law on 18 June 1930, and from 1938 was housed in the Flagey Building, also known as the ''Radio House'', a purpose-built building in the "paquebot" style of Art Deco architecture. On 14 June 1940, the INR was forced to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Hustin
Jacques Hustin (15 March 1940 – 6 April 2009) was a Belgian singer-songwriter and artist who was successful in his homeland in both fields, and is best known internationally for his participation in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. Early career Hustin was born in Liège. From an early age, Hustin was interested in both music and painting. He studied art and design, and worked at various times as an illustrator, stage designer and composer of incidental music. He released his first album in 1966 and moved to Paris, where he lived for several years. In 1968, he was winner of the first edition of the musical contest "Cerbul de aur" ("Golden Dear"), in the city of Brasov, Romania. His song was "Camelias". He imposed himself on the scene where well-known singers were also performing during the festival: Los Machucambos, Hugues Aufray, Caterina Caselli, Edita Piekha, Amália Rodrigues, Rika Zarai, Rita Pavone, Maria Mitiieva, Bobby Solo, Jean-Claude Pascal. Second place was Czech s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1974
The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 6 April 1974 in the Brighton Dome, Dome in Brighton, United Kingdom. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), and presented by Katie Boyle, this was the fifth time that the contest was staged in the United Kingdom. Although had won the with the song "" by Anne-Marie David, making (CLT) the presumptive host for 1974, the broadcaster opted not to organise the event as it had staged the contest in 1973, following in . As had placed second the previous year (TVE) was approached, however the Spanish broadcaster also declined the opportunity to stage the contest. The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), and the British broadcasters the BBC and ITV (TV network), ITV, all subsequently made bids to stage the contest, with the BBC ultimately winning out. This was the fourth time that the BBC had staged the conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paule Herreman
Paule Herreman (1919 – 3 October 1991) was a Belgian actress and television presenter for National Institute of Broadcasting (INR). Career Early life Daughter of the Dutch-speaking poet Raymond Herreman, Paule Herreman studied Germanic philology. She first worked as a parliamentary stenographer in the Belgian Senate and then as an executive secretary.. Broadcasting After the Liberation, she worked as head of the announcer department. In 1954, she joined the National Institute of Broadcasting (INR) to coordinate the programs broadcasting of Eurovision. With a significant general knowledge, from 1969 to 1980 she became the Belgian ambassador for the television program ''Le Francophonissime'', which was hosted by Pierre Tchernia, Georges de Caunes, Jean-Pierre Cuny, Jean Chatel and Fabrice.. The referee was Jacques Capelovici. These were friendly contests between representatives of several French-speaking countries. She also commentated for RTBF viewers at the ''Jeux Sans Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Senlis
Michelle Senlis (20 July 1933 – 21 July 2020) was a French lyricist and songwriter. She notably wrote songs for Jean Ferrat, Juliette Gréco, Fabienne Thibeault, and Hugues Aufray. Biography Édith Piaf was the first singer to perform a song written by Senlis. She wrote ''Les Amants d'un jour'' in 1956 and ''Comme moi'' 1958 for Marguertie Monnot. She co-wrote numerous songs with her partner, Claude Delécluse, including ''La Belle Amour'' for Léo Ferré in 1959. In 1963, among others, Senlis wrote ''C'est un jour à Naples'' for Dalida, ''Rachel'' for Juliette Gréco, and ''Quatre cents Enfants noirs'' Christine Sèvres. In 1967, with Fracis Lai, she wrote a song, titled ''Venise sous la neige'' and sung by Jacqueline Dulac. However, it was with Jean Ferrat that her career was most fruitful. She wrote thirty songs for Ferrant. Other performers she wrote for included Noëlle Cordier, Georgette Lemaire, Mireille Mathieu, Régine Zylberberg, and Jacques Hustin. For the last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium In The Eurovision Song Contest
Belgium has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 66 times since making its debut as one of seven countries at the first contest in . The only countries with more appearances are (68), (67) and the (67). Belgium has been absent only three times in total, in , , and , due to low scores in the previous contests that relegated them from the contest. Belgium has won the contest once, in . In the first 20 years of the contest, Belgium's best result was a fourth place with "" performed by Tonia in . In , "" by Jean Vallée achieved Belgium's first top three placement, when it was second. "" became the first and to date only win for Belgium in 1986, performed by a 13-year-old Sandra Kim. Belgium's only other top three result came in , when " Sanomi" by Urban Trad finished second, losing out by only two points. Belgium has finished last in the contest eight times, most recently in , and has twice received ''nul points'', in and . After the introduction of the semi-finals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries In The Eurovision Song Contest 1974
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign state, state with limited recognition, constituent country, or dependent territory. Most sovereign states, but not all countries, are members of the United Nations. There is no universal agreement on the number of "countries" in the world, since several states have disputed sovereignty status or limited recognition, and a number of non-sovereign entities are commonly considered countries. The definition and usage of the word "country" are flexible and have changed over time. ''The Economist'' wrote in 2010 that "any attempt to find a clear definition of a country soon runs into a thicket of exceptions and anomalies." Areas much smaller than a political entity may be referred to as a "country", such as the West Country in England, "big sky country" (used in various contexts of the American West), "coal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
