Belgium was represented at the

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with the song "", written by

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, and performed by

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. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Flemish (BRT), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

''Eurosong 1989''

Flemish broadcaster (BRT) had the turn to participate in the

representing Belgium. It was decided to hold another edition of ''Eurosong'', the seventh time the name ''Eurosong'' was used for a BRT national final.

Competing entries

A total of 94 artists applied to compete in ''Eurosong 1989''. The artists did not necessarily have to have a song ready when they applied. A 12-member jury chose twelve artists to compete in the national final. The professional jury consisted of: three representatives of

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(

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, and Gaston Nuyts), three representatives of BRT Television (Luc Beerten, Maryse Van den Wijngart, and

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), three representatives of BRT Radio (

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, Ann Lepère, and Jan Hautekiet), and three journalists (Marc Coenegracht, Mathias Danneels, and Carine Van de Ven). Known non-selected artists include: Isabelle A., Hugo Dellas, Rita Deneve, Ingriani, Beatrijs Kamoen,

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, Samantha, and Luc Steeno.

Final

The national final was broadcast live at 20:25

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on 18 March 1989 from the in

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, and was hosted by

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. Twelve songs competed in ''Eurosong 1989'', and were voted on by regional juries in the five Flemish provinces of Belgium, alongside a 12-member professional jury. The 12-member jury consisted of the same twelve members who chose the competing artists. Ingeborg emerged the winner by a 13-point margin, having received the highest overall score both from the regional juries and the professional jury.

At Eurovision

The contest was broadcast on TV1 (with commentary by

) and RTBF1 (with commentary by

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), and on radio station BRT 2 (with commentary by Ann Lepère). On the night of the final Ingeborg performed 6th in the running order, following and preceding the . At the close of the voting "Door de wind" had received 13 points, placing Belgium 19th out of 22 entries. The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to .

Voting

References

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