| Year: | 1971 |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Preselection: | Canzonissima |
| Preselection Date: | 6 February 1971 |
| Entrant: | Jacques Raymond and Lily Castel |
| Song: | Goeiemorgen, morgen |
| Final Result: | 14th, 68 points |
Belgium was represented by Jacques Raymond and Lily Castel, with the song "Goeiemorgen, morgen", at the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 April in Dublin. Raymond and Castel had not taken part in the original Belgian final, which was won with Nicole and Hugo performing the song.
Canzonissima was the national final format developed by BRT which determined the song that would represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 1971. This was the 4th edition of Canzonissima, after previously being used to select BRT's 1963 and 1967 entry, and a 3rd season that ran between 1967 and 1968 but wasn't related to the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition consisted of nine semi-finals held between October 1970 and January 1971, and a final on 6 February 1971. All shows were held in the Amerikaans Theater in Brussels, and hosted by Jan Theys.[1]
Canzonissima 1971 consisted of nine semi-finals and a final. The original format had ten artists compete in each semi-final and the top three songs chosen by a jury, as well as the public's favourite, would appear again in the next semi-final, while the other artists would have to select new songs, but after one of the competing artists died after semi-final 2, the remaining seven semi-finals only had nine artists. For a song to qualify to the final, it would have to place top three with the juries, or win the public vote, three times. A song could qualify with any combination of these, for example, it could get top three with juries twice and win the public vote once and then qualify to the final
BRT shortlisted eight singers and two groups for Canzonissima 1971: Ann Christy, Kalinka, Micha Marah, Mary Porcelijn, Ron Davis, Joe Harris,, Johnny White, Nicole & Hugo, and Kate's Kennel. A total of 58 songs competed in Canzonissima 1971.
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Christy | "Dag vreemde man" | Mary Boduin, Willy Crombé |
| "De kinderen rond mijn huis" | Augustijn Delhaye, S. Kaesen | |
| "Een droom nooit gedroomd" | Roland Thyssen, Ferre Vadyn | |
| "Het lied is uit of moet het nog beginnen" | Leo Rozenstraeten, Tim Visterin | |
| "n Kleine melodie" | Oscar Denayer, Ferre Vadyn | |
| "'n Zilveren kooi" | Ke Riema, Peter Laine | |
| Joe Harris | "Alles wordt oranje" | René Varner, Willy Albimoor, Mary Boduin, Luce Barcy |
| "Anne Marie" | R. De Mon, P. Loland | |
| "Jij bent mijn engel" | Ker Delva, Roland Dero | |
| "Nooit weer" | Leo Rozenstraeten, René Varner, Luce Barcy | |
| "Sunny Girl" | Ker Delva, Roland Dero | |
| "Valdemosa" | René Varner, Mary Boduin | |
| "Want je mist haar" | Mary Boduin, Roland Dero | |
| Johan Stollz | "Ballade voor Soraya" | Johan Stolle, Ker Delva, Henk André |
| "Brugge" | Henk André, Johan Stolle | |
| "Emigrant" | Johan Stolle, Ker Delva, F. De Backer | |
| "Er is altijd" | Johan Stolle | |
| "Eva" | Ker Delva, Johan Stolle | |
| "Ik mis je" | Mary Boduin, Johan Stolle | |
| "Melodie voor jou" | Leo Rozenstraeten, Rocco Granata | |
| "Zo ver van mij" | Will Ferdy, Marcel Mortier, Johan Stolle | |
| Johnny White | "De wereld blijft niet staan" | Ke Riema, Peter Laine |
| "Dromen zijn nog vrij" | Phil van Cauwenbergh, Paul Quintens | |
| "Je maakt me stapelgek" | Merino Costa, Franz André, Johnny White | |
| "Morgen is morgen" | Johnny White, Peter Laine | |
| "Te mooi om waar te zijn" | Ke Riema, Peter Laine | |
| "Verloren hart, verloren droom" | Ke Riema, Peter Laine | |
| Kalinka | "Canzonissima" | Greta Bogaert, C.M. Peters |
| "Een regenboog" | R. Mast, M. Peeters | |
| "Loop maar door" | Greta Bogaert, King Williams | |
| "Vroeg of laat" | Greta Bogaert, Scott Bradford | |
| "Wil je soms weten" | Greta Bogaert, King Williams | |
| Kate's Kennel | "Ach matroosje" | Jean Blaute, Dré Baekelandt |
| "De tijd is rijp" | Jean Blaute, Dré Baekelandt | |
| "De voetbalkampioen" | Jean Blaute, Dré Baekelandt | |
| "Droom" | Jean Blaute, Dré Baekelandt | |
| "Peloton… vuur!" | Jean Blaute, Dré Baekelandt | |
| "Regenlied" | Clee van Herzele, Dré Baekelandt | |
| "Rock and Roll" | Jean Blaute, Dré Baekelandt | |
| "Toen" | Jean Blaute, Dré Baekelandt | |
| "Wij lopen te vlug voorbij" | Jean Blaute, Dré Baekelandt | |
| Mary Porcelijn | "Als je terugkomt" | Mary Boduin, Al van Dam |
| "Hou je van mij?" | Valeer van Kerkhove, Al van Dam | |
| "Lachen" | Ker Delva, Roland Dero | |
| "Requiem" | Mary Porcelijn, Sus Nyens | |
| "Weet je nog wie ik was" | Mary Boduin, Ann Gaytan | |
| Micha Marah | "Balabaloe" | Karel Vanherck, R. Rendall |
| "Die ring" | Augustijn Delhaye, Karel Vanherck | |
| "Ik ben zeventien" | Karel Vanherck, Louis van Rymenant | |
| "Tamboerke (Parram… parram)" | Karel Vanherck, Rudi Witt, Francis Bay | |
| Nicole & Hugo | "A Song Is Born" | Leo Rozenstraeten, Freddy Sunder |
| "Goeiemorgen, morgen" | Phil van Cauwenbergh, Paul Quintens | |
| "Ik wil een papieren man" | Leo Rozenstraeten, Jef van den Berg | |
| "Ik wil met je mee" | Leo Rozenstraeten, René Varner | |
| "Mijn hele leven" | Leo Rozenstraeten, Rocco Granata | |
| "Pak je koffers" | Phil van Cauwenbergh, Paul Quintens | |
| Ron Davis | "Katialinda" | Daviny, Jo Deensen |
| "Mona Lisa" | Daviny, Jo Deensen |
Voting in the semi-finals was done by two separate juries and postcard voting. The first jury was a professional jury made up of five members who each gave between 1 and 10 points to every song. The members of the professional jury were non-voting chairman Herman Verelst (head of entertainment at BRT), Jo Leemans (singer), Jos Boudewijn (radio producer), Anton Peters (actor and director), Staf Knop (author and actor), and Raymond Stuyck (journalist). The second jury was a 5-member jury formed by people from the music industry. The music industry jury voted during every semi-final but did not impact the selection for Eurovision and their goal was to choose 'the best Flemish song'. The music industry jury only voted on any new songs in a semi-final and qualified songs kept their scores from previous semi-finals. The members of the music industry jury were non-voting chairman Nest Van der Eyken (SABAM), Gaston Nuyts (composer and conductor), Gerd Mertens (conductor and organist), Vic Nees (composer), Jef Claessen (radio producer), and Armand Preud'homme (composer).
Since songs introduced in semi-final 9 could not get to top three with the juries or win the public vote three times and qualify for the final, the rules to qualify for the final were changed for semi-final 9. Songs had to receive at least the average number of points that every song that qualified to the final got in their last semi-final from the jury. The public vote winner also qualified to the final.
After the second semi-final, on 21 October 1970, Ron Davis was involved in a car accident and remained absent from Canzonissima 1971 until his death on January 22, 1971. His death was commemorated by the juries at the start of the ninth semi-final.
The seventh semi-final did not take place live and was instead pre-recorded because it took place during the Christmas holidays.
| Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalinka | "Wil je soms weten" | 28 | 4= | 6 | 10 | Out | |
| 2 | Johnny White | "Je maakt me stapelgek" | 28 | 4= | 355 | 4 | Out | |
| 3 | Nicole & Hugo | "Mijn hele leven" | 27 | 6 | 167 | 6 | Out | |
| 4 | Johan Stollz | "Brugge" | 30 | 3 | 415 | 3 | Jury Qualifier | |
| 5 | Ann Christy | "Dag vreemde man" | 35 | 1 | 142 | 7 | Jury Qualifier | |
| 6 | Ron Davis | "Mona Lisa" | 23 | 9 | 321 | 5 | Out | |
| 7 | Mary Porcelijn | "Lachen" | 31 | 2 | 11 | 9 | Jury Qualifier | |
| 8 | Joe Harris | "Jij bent mijn engel" | 25 | 7 | 595 | 2 | Out | |
| 9 | Kate's Kennel | "Peloton… vuur!" | 24 | 8 | 61 | 8 | Out | |
| 10 | Micha Marah | "Tamboerke (Parram… parram)" | 20 | 10 | 1070 | 1 | Public Qualifier | |
| Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micha Marah | "Tamboerke (Parram… parram)" | 21 | 9 | 2504 | 1 | Public Qualifier | |
| 2 | Ron Davis | "Katialinda" | 24 | 8 | 571 | 5 | Out | |
| 3 | Kate's Kennel | "Wij lopen te vlug voorbij" | 20 | 10 | 26 | 10 | Out | |
| 4 | Joe Harris | "Sunny Girl" | 25 | 7 | 1448 | 2 | Out | |
| 5 | Kalinka | "Loop maar door" | 29 | 5 | 99 | 8 | Out | |
| 6 | Johan Stollz | "Brugge" | 27 | 6 | 364 | 6 | Out | |
| 7 | Ann Christy | "Dag vreemde man" | 39 | 1 | 603 | 4 | Jury Qualifier | |
| 8 | Nicole & Hugo | "Ik wil met je mee" | 31 | 3= | 139 | 7 | Jury Qualifier | |
| 9 | Mary Porcelijn | "Lachen" | 31 | 3= | 80 | 9 | Jury Qualifier | |
| 10 | Johnny White | "Verloren hart, verloren droom" | 38 | 2 | 982 | 3 | Jury Qualifier | |
| Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micha Marah | "Tamboerke (Parram… parram)" | 22 | 8 | 4906 | 1 | Public Qualifier - Final | |
| 2 | Kate's Kennel | "De tijd is rijp" | 21 | 9 | 25 | 8 | Out | |
| 3 | Johnny White | "Verloren hart, verloren droom" | 39 | 1= | 484 | 3 | Jury Qualifier | |
| 4 | Mary Porcelijn | "Lachen" | 32 | 3 | 115 | 5 | Jury Qualifier - Final | |
| 5 | Ann Christy | "Dag vreemde man" | 39 | 1= | 92 | 6 | Jury Qualifier - Final | |
| 6 | Joe Harris | "Anne Marie" | 28 | 6 | 687 | 2 | Out | |
| 7 | Nicole & Hugo | "Ik wil met je mee" | 31 | 4= | 71 | 7 | Out | |
| 8 | Johan Stollz | "Zo ver van mij" | 31 | 4= | 198 | 4 | Out | |
| 9 | Kalinka | "Een regenboog" | 27 | 7 | 13 | 9 | Out | |
| Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole & Hugo | "Ik wil een papieren man" | 17 | 8 | 99 | 6 | Out | |
| 2 | Joe Harris | "Want je mist haar" | 29 | 3= | 118 | 4 | Jury Qualifier | |
| 3 | Micha Marah | "Ik ben zeventien" | 29 | 3= | 3474 | 1 | Jury & Public Qualifier | |
| 4 | Johan Stollz | "Eva" | 15 | 9 | 299 | 2 | Out | |
| 5 | Ann Christy | "Een droom nooit gedroomd" | 27 | 5 | 35 | 8 | Out | |
| 6 | Kalinka | "Canzonissima" | 38 | 2 | 120 | 3 | Jury Qualifier | |
| 7 | Kate's Kennel | "Droom" | 22 | 7 | 27 | 9 | Out | |
| 8 | Johnny White | "Verloren hart, verloren droom" | 39 | 1 | 111 | 5 | Jury Qualifier - Final | |
| 9 | Mary Porcelijn | "Hou je van mij?" | 23 | 6 | 73 | 7 | Out | |
| Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kate's Kennel | "Regenlied" | 15 | 9 | 44 | 9 | Out | |
| 2 | Johnny White | "De wereld blijft niet staan" | 30 | 5 | 77 | 6 | Out | |
| 3 | Micha Marah | "Ik ben zeventien" | 27 | 7 | 4319 | 1 | Public Qualifier - Final | |
| 4 | Johan Stollz | "Er is altijd" | 26 | 8 | 94 | 4 | Out | |
| 5 | Ann Christy | "'n Zilveren kooi" | 34 | 2 | 86 | 5 | Jury Qualifier | |
| 6 | Mary Porcelijn | "Requiem" | 28 | 6 | 66 | 8 | Out | |
| 7 | Joe Harris | "Want je mist haar" | 31 | 4 | 119 | 3 | Out | |
| 8 | Kalinka | "Canzonissima" | 33 | 3 | 67 | 7 | Jury Qualifier | |
| 9 | Nicole & Hugo | "Goeiemorgen, morgen" | 38 | 1 | 607 | 2 | Jury Qualifier | |
| Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Harris | "Nooit weer" | 35 | 4 | 93 | 8 | Out | |
| 2 | Kalinka | "Canzonissima" | 31 | 6= | 74 | 9 | Out | |
| 3 | Ann Christy | "'n Zilveren kooi" | 34 | 5 | 96 | 7 | Out | |
| 4 | Kate's Kennel | "Ach matroosje" | 0 | 9 | 921 | 2 | Out | |
| 5 | Nicole & Hugo | "Goeiemorgen, morgen" | 43 | 1 | 662 | 4 | Jury Qualifier | |
| 6 | Micha Marah | "Die ring" | 36 | 2= | 4239 | 1 | Jury & Public Qualifier | |
| 7 | Johnny White | "Morgen is morgen" | 31 | 6= | 848 | 3 | Out | |
| 8 | Mary Porcelijn | "Als je terugkomt" | 36 | 2= | 136 | 6 | Jury Qualifier | |
| 9 | Johan Stollz | "Ik mis je" | 30 | 8 | 358 | 5 | Out | |
| Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny White | "Te mooi om waar te zijn" | 26 | 7 | 40 | 5 | Out | |
| 2 | Ann Christy | "De kinderen rond mijn huis" | 31 | 5= | 14 | 8 | Out | |
| 3 | Micha Marah | "Die ring" | 31 | 5= | 2710 | 1 | Public Qualifier - Final | |
| 4 | Johan Stollz | "Melodie voor jou" | 24 | 8 | 36 | 6 | Out | |
| 5 | Kalinka | "Vroeg of laat" | 37 | 2= | 13 | 9 | Jury Qualifier | |
| 6 | Nicole & Hugo | "Goeiemorgen, morgen" | 43 | 1 | 476 | 2 | Jury Qualifier - Final | |
| 7 | Mary Porcelijn | "Als je terugkomt" | 37 | 2= | 134 | 3 | Jury Qualifier | |
| 8 | Kate's Kennel | "Rock and Roll" | 16 | 9 | 50 | 4 | Out | |
| 9 | Joe Harris | "Valdemosa" | 35 | 4 | 28 | 7 | Out | |
| Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Stollz | "Ballade voor Soraya" | 33 | 6 | 4345 | 2 | Out | |
| 2 | Nicole & Hugo | "A Song Is Born" | 35 | 5 | 153 | 5 | Out | |
| 3 | Joe Harris | "Alles wordt oranje" | 39 | 1= | 161 | 4 | Jury Qualifier | |
| 4 | Kate's Kennel | "Toen" | 5 | 9 | 23 | 8 | Out | |
| 5 | Micha Marah | "Balabaloe" | 28 | 7 | 4371 | 1 | Public Qualifier | |
| 6 | Mary Porcelijn | "Als je terugkomt" | 39 | 1= | 180 | 3 | Jury Qualifier - Final | |
| 7 | Kalinka | "Vroeg of laat" | 38 | 3= | 19 | 9 | Jury Qualifier | |
| 8 | Johnny White | "Dromen zijn nog vrij" | 38 | 3= | 61 | 6 | Jury Qualifier | |
| 9 | Ann Christy | "Het lied is uit of moet het nog beginnen" | 24 | 8 | 33 | 7 | Out | |
| Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ann Christy | "'n Kleine melodie" | 37 | 4 | 27 | 8 | Out | |
| 2 | Nicole & Hugo | "Pak je koffers" | 36 | 5 | 678 | 3 | Out | |
| 3 | Johnny White | "Dromen zijn nog vrij" | 35 | 6= | 28 | 7 | Out | |
| 4 | Micha Marah | "Balabaloe" | 30 | 8 | 3504 | 2 | Out | |
| 5 | Mary Porcelijn | "Weet je nog wie ik was" | 42 | 2 | 99 | 4 | Jury Qualifier - Final | |
| 6 | Kalinka | "Vroeg of laat" | 41 | 3 | 7 | 9 | Jury Qualifier - Final | |
| 7 | Johan Stollz | "Emigrant" | 35 | 6= | 7242 | 1 | Public Qualifier - FInal | |
| 8 | Kate's Kennel | "De voetbalkampioen" | 21 | 9 | 68 | 6 | Out | |
| 9 | Joe Harris | "Alles wordt oranje" | 44 | 1 | 77 | 5 | Jury Qualifier - Final | |
The final took place on 6 February 1971 at the Amerikaans Theater in Brussels. Voting was by an "expert" jury of 11 members, which consisted of the five members of the professional jury in the semi-finals plus six journalists from Flemish newspapers, each giving one point to their favourite song. This turned out to be something of a non-event, as in the end, only three songs received any votes at all. "Goeiemorgen, morgen" was the choice of eight of the jury members.[2]
During the final, it was also announced that "Als je terugkomt" performed by Mary Porcelijn was the winner of the music industry jury and earned the title of 'the best Flemish song'.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ann Christy | "Dag vreemde man" | 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | Nicole and Hugo | "Goeiemorgen, morgen" | 8 | 1 | |
| 3 | Joe Harris | "Alles wordt oranje" | 0 | 4= | |
| 4 | Mary Porcelijn | "Lachen" | 0 | 4= | |
| 5 | Micha Marah | "Tamboerke (Parram... parram)" | 0 | 4= | |
| 6 | Johnny White | "Verloren hart, verloren droom" | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | Mary Porcelijn | "Als je terugkomt" | 0 | 4= | |
| 8 | Mary Porcelijn | "Weet je nog wie ik was" | 0 | 4= | |
| 9 | Kalinka | "Vroeg of laat" | 0 | 4= | |
| 10 | Micha Marah | "Ik ben zeventien" | 0 | 4= | |
| 11 | Micha Marah | "Die ring" | 0 | 4= | |
| 12 | Johann Stollz | "Emigrant" | 0 | 4= |
| Mary Porcelijn | "Als je terugkomt" | 35 | 1 |
| Nicole & Hugo | "A Song Is Born" | 35 | 2 |
| Mary Porcelijn | "Weet je nog wie ik was" | 34 | 3= |
| Ron Davis | "Katialinda" | 34 | |
| Ann Christy | "Dag vreemde man" | 32 | 5= |
| Mary Porcelijn | "Lachen" | 32 | |
| Mary Porcelijn | "Hou je van mij?" | 31 | 7 |
| Johnny White | "Te mooi om waar te zijn" | 30 | 8= |
| Kalinka | "Vroeg of laat" | 30 | |
| Ann Christy | "Een droom nooit gedroomd" | 29 | 10= |
| Ann Christy | "n Kleine melodie" | 29 | |
| Ann Christy | "'n Zilveren kooi" | 29 | |
| Johnny White | "De wereld blijft niet staan" | 29 | |
| Johnny White | "Dromen zijn nog vrij" | 29 | |
| Nicole & Hugo | "Goeiemorgen, morgen" | 29 | |
| Joe Harris | "Alles wordt oranje" | 28 | 16= |
| Joe Harris | "Valdemosa" | 28 | |
| Johan Stollz | "Ik mis je" | 28 | |
| Kalinka | "Een regenboog" | 28 | |
| Ann Christy | "Het lied is uit of moet het nog beginnen" | 27 | 20= |
| Johnny White | "Verloren hart, verloren droom" | 27 | |
| Kalinka | "Wil je soms weten" | 27 | |
| Kate's Kennel | "Wij lopen te vlug voorbij" | 27 | |
| Nicole & Hugo | "Pak je koffers" | 27 | |
| Johan Stollz | "Er is altijd" | 26 | 25= |
| Johnny White | "Morgen is morgen" | 26 | |
| Kate's Kennel | "Droom" | 26 | |
| Micha Marah | "Die ring" | 26 | |
| Johan Stollz | "Melodie voor jou" | 25 | 29= |
| Kate's Kennel | "De tijd is rijp" | 25 | |
| Mary Porcelijn | "Requiem" | 25 | |
| Nicole & Hugo | "Mijn hele leven" | 25 | |
| Ann Christy | "De kinderen rond mijn huis" | 24 | 33= |
| Joe Harris | "Want je mist haar" | 24 | |
| Kalinka | "Loop maar door" | 24 | |
| Nicole & Hugo | "Ik wil een papieren man" | 24 | |
| Joe Harris | "Nooit weer" | 23 | 37= |
| Johan Stollz | "Ballade voor Soraya" | 23 | |
| Kalinka | "Canzonissima" | 23 | |
| Joe Harris | "Sunny Girl" | 22 | 40= |
| Johan Stollz | "Emigrant" | 22 | |
| Kate's Kennel | "Peloton… vuur!" | 22 | |
| Nicole & Hugo | "Ik wil met je mee" | 22 | |
| Joe Harris | "Anne Marie" | 21 | 44 |
| Kate's Kennel | "Regenlied" | 20 | 45= |
| Micha Marah | "Ik ben zeventien" | 20 | |
| Ron Davis | "Mona Lisa" | 20 | |
| Johan Stollz | "Eva" | 19 | 48= |
| Johnny White | "Je maakt me stapelgek" | 19 | |
| Johan Stollz | "Zo ver van mij" | 17 | 50 |
| Joe Harris | "Jij bent mijn engel" | 16 | 51= |
| Johan Stollz | "Brugge" | 16 | |
| Micha Marah | "Tamboerke (Parram… parram)" | 16 | |
| Micha Marah | "Balabaloe" | 13 | 54 |
| Kate's Kennel | "Ach matroosje" | 10 | 55 |
| Kate's Kennel | "Rock and Roll" | 5 | 56 |
| Kate's Kennel | "De voetbalkampioen" | 0 | 57= |
| Kate's Kennel | "Toen" | 0 |
Shortly before the Dublin final, however, Nicole had fallen ill and was unable to travel, so broadcaster BRT drafted in Raymond and Castel as late replacements. Raymond had previously sung for Belgium at Eurovision in 1963. Nicole and Hugo would represent Belgium in 1973.
On the night of the final Raymond and Castel performed 10th in the running order, following the United Kingdom and preceding Italy. At the close of the voting "Goeiemorgen, morgen" had received 68 points, placing Belgium 14th of the 18 participating countries.[3] [4] The original version by Nicole and Hugo does, however, remain one of the better-remembered of Belgian Eurovision entries.