Belgium was represented by

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 caree ...

, with the song "Fleur de liberté", at the

1974 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Brighton, United Kingdom and was organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corpor ...

, which took place on 6 April in Brighton,

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. Hustin was the winner of the Belgian national final for the contest, held on 14 January.

Before Eurovision

Jacques Hustin

''Jacques Hustin'' was the name of the national final developed by RTB to select the Belgian entry for the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. 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

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and preceding the

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. 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 "Fleur de liberté" had received 10 points, placing Belgium 9th of the 17 competing entries.ESC History - Belgium 1974
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Voting

References

{{Eurovision Song Contest 1974 1974 Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 Eurovision