This is a list of
Belgian television
Television in Belgium was introduced in 1953 and began with one channel each in Dutch and French. The country is heavily cabled, with 93% of households watching television through cable as of 2003.
History
The three Belgian Communities – Dutch ...
related events from 1978.
Events
*8 February -
Jean Vallée
Jean Vallée (born Paul Goeders in Verviers on 2 October 1941 – 12 March 2014, Clermont-sur-Berwinne) was a Belgian songwriter and performer. Vallée was appointed Knight of the Order of the Crown by HM Albert II in 1999.
Career
In 1967 Val ...
is selected to represent Belgium at the
1978 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Paris, France, following the country's victory at the with the song " L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" by Marie Myriam. Organised by the European ...
with his song "
L'amour ça fait chanter la vie
Belgium was represented by Jean Vallée, with the song "L'amour ça fait chanter la vie", at the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 22 April in Paris.
Before Eurovision
Eurosong
French-language broadcaster RTBF was in charge of ...
". He is selected to be the twenty-third Belgian Eurovision entry during Eurosong.
Debuts
Television shows
Ending this year
Births
*3 May -
Anneke van Hooff
Anneke is a Dutch language, Dutch and Low German language, Low German female diminutive given name, meaning ''little Anna'' or ''little Anne'', i.e., ''Annie'', an alternate pet or endearing form of Anna (name), Anna. The given name and later surna ...
, actress & singer
*26 May -
Elke Vanelderen, TV host
*7 June -
Mathias Coppens
Mathias, a given name and a surname which is a variant of Matthew (name), may refer to:
Places
* Mathias, West Virginia
* Mathias Township, Michigan
People with the given name or surname ''Mathias'' In music
* Mathias Eick, Norwegian Jazz Musicia ...
, actor
*10 June -
Gerrit De Cock
Gerrit is a Dutch language, Dutch male name meaning "''brave with the spear''", the Dutch and Frisian form of Gerard.Beh ...
, TV host
*13 August -
Tiany Kiriloff, TV host
*24 October -
Christophe Haddad Christophe may refer to:
People
* Christophe (given name), list of people with this name
* Christophe (singer) (1945–2020), French singer
* Cristophe (hairstylist) (born 1958), Belgian hairstylist
* Georges Colomb (1856–1945), French comic str ...
, actor
*9 November -
Evi Hanssen
Evi Greta Roberta Hanssen (born 9 November 1978) is a Flanders, Flemish singer and presenter.
Biography
Hanssen grew up with three older brothers in Antwerp. She started as a background singer in the ''Samson en Gert (TV series), Samson en Gert'' ...
, singer & TV host
Deaths
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