Belgium was represented by Jacques Hustin, with the song "Fleur de liberté", at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 April in Brighton, England. 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.[1]
Final – 14 January 1974
Draw
Song
Songwriter(s)
Place
1
"Chanson pour un grain de riz"
Jacques Hustin, Bourdet
5
2
"Sur les chemins du monde"
Jacques Hustin
4
3
"Étranger, baladin, voyageur"
Michelle Senlis, Jacques Hustin
3
4
"Fleur de liberté"
Franck F. Gérald, Jacques Hustin
1
5
"Le foulard gris"
Michelle Senlis, Jacques Hustin, Roland Thyssen
6
6
"On dit de toi, on dit de moi"
Franck F. Gérald, Boris Bergman, Jacques Hustin
2
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Hustin performed 11th in the running order, following Monaco and preceding the Netherlands. 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.[2][3]
Belgium
