The selection consisted of three semi-finals, followed by the final on 5 February. All the shows were hosted by Luc Appermont and took place at the Amerikaans Theater in Brussels.
Semi-finalsedit
Three semi-finals were held in which the three selected groups performed three songs each, with the songs being marked by audience members and the lowest-scoring being eliminated while the remaining two went forward to the final.[1]
The final was held on 5 February 1977. Voting was by 192 audience members awarding each song a score between 1 and 6 points. All six songs were performed and voted on then, rather oddly, the higher-scoring song from each act was performed and voted on again by the same 192 people. The contemporary, disco-influenced "A Million in One, Two, Three" emerged the winner, being the only song of the three to receive a significantly different score in the second round of voting, and beating the similarly styled "Drop Drop Drop" into second place.[2]
The free-language rule which had applied in Eurovision between 1973 and 1976 was abolished by the European Broadcasting Union before the 1977 contest and participants were now obliged once again to perform in an official language of their country. However, as Belgium (along with Germany) had already chosen an English-language song and did not have a native-language version available, they were given dispensation to perform in English.
On the night of the final Dream Express performed 17th in the running order, following Finland and preceding the eventual winner France. At the close of the voting "A Million in One, Two, Three" had received 69 votes from 11 countries (including the maximum 12 from The Netherlands and 10 from the United Kingdom), placing Belgium 7th of the 18 entries.[3][4] Although this was Belgium's highest placing since 1969 it was seen as something of a disappointment, as prior to the contest the song had been widely tipped as a contender for victory. The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to the United Kingdom.
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Belgium was represented by Dream Express with the song A Million in One Two Three at the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest which took place in London on 7 May Eurovision Song Contest 1977Country BelgiumNational selectionSelection processEurosongSelection date s Semi finals15 January 197722 January 197729 January 1977Final5 February 1977Selected entrantDream ExpressSelected song A Million in One Two Three Selected songwriter s Luc SmetsFinals performanceFinal result7th 69 pointsBelgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 1977 1978 Contents 1 Before Eurovision 1 1 Eurosong 1 1 1 Semi finals 1 1 2 Final 2 At Eurovision 2 1 Voting 3 ReferencesBefore Eurovision editEurosong edit The selection consisted of three semi finals followed by the final on 5 February All the shows were hosted by Luc Appermont and took place at the Amerikaans Theater in Brussels Semi finals edit Three semi finals were held in which the three selected groups performed three songs each with the songs being marked by audience members and the lowest scoring being eliminated while the remaining two went forward to the final 1 Semi final 1 Two Man Sound 15 January 1977 Draw Song Points Place 1 Dancing Man 842 2 2 It s Wonderful 761 3 3 Bye Bye Love 1 014 1 Semi final 2 Trinity 22 January 1977 Draw Song Points Place 1 Go Get Your Mother 876 2 2 Let Your Love Shine On 791 3 3 Drop Drop Drop 1 075 1 Semi final 3 Dream Express 29 January 1977 Draw Song Points Place 1 A Million in One Two Three 978 2 2 Sold It for a Song 1 006 1 3 Spinning Top 745 3 Final edit The final was held on 5 February 1977 Voting was by 192 audience members awarding each song a score between 1 and 6 points All six songs were performed and voted on then rather oddly the higher scoring song from each act was performed and voted on again by the same 192 people The contemporary disco influenced A Million in One Two Three emerged the winner being the only song of the three to receive a significantly different score in the second round of voting and beating the similarly styled Drop Drop Drop into second place 2 First Round 5 February 1977 Draw Artist Song Points Result 1 Two Man Sound Dancing Man 808 Advanced 2 Two Man Sound Bye Bye Love 740 Eliminated 3 Dream Express A Million in One Two Three 947 Advanced 4 Dream Express Sold It for a Song 922 Eliminated 5 Trinity Go Get Your Mother 860 Eliminated 6 Trinity Drop Drop Drop 933 Advanced Second Round 5 February 1977 Draw Artist Song Points Place 1 Two Man Sound Dancing Man 812 3 2 Dream Express A Million in One Two Three 984 1 3 Trinity Drop Drop Drop 932 2At Eurovision editThe free language rule which had applied in Eurovision between 1973 and 1976 was abolished by the European Broadcasting Union before the 1977 contest and participants were now obliged once again to perform in an official language of their country However as Belgium along with Germany had already chosen an English language song and did not have a native language version available they were given dispensation to perform in English On the night of the final Dream Express performed 17th in the running order following Finland and preceding the eventual winner France At the close of the voting A Million in One Two Three had received 69 votes from 11 countries including the maximum 12 from The Netherlands and 10 from the United Kingdom placing Belgium 7th of the 18 entries 3 4 Although this was Belgium s highest placing since 1969 it was seen as something of a disappointment as prior to the contest the song had been widely tipped as a contender for victory The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to the United Kingdom Voting edit Points awarded to Belgium 5 Score Country 12 points nbsp Netherlands 10 points nbsp United Kingdom 8 points nbsp Germany 7 points nbsp Portugal 6 points nbsp Israel nbsp Norway 5 points nbsp Greece 4 points nbsp Ireland nbsp Luxembourg nbsp Sweden 3 points nbsp Finland 2 points 1 point Points awarded by Belgium 5 Score Country 12 points nbsp United Kingdom 10 points nbsp Netherlands 8 points nbsp Switzerland 7 points nbsp Spain 6 points nbsp Greece 5 points nbsp Norway 4 points nbsp France 3 points nbsp Ireland 2 points nbsp Monaco 1 point nbsp IsraelReferences edit ESC National Finals database Belgium 1977 semi finals ESC National Finals database Belgium 1977 final Final of London 1977 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 11 April 2021 Retrieved 11 April 2021 ESC History Belgium 1977 a b Results of the Final of London 1977 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 11 April 2021 Retrieved 11 April 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 amp oldid 1069451628, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
