Date - March 19, 1983
Official name - Eurosong 1983
Organising broadcaster - BRT
Venue - Amerikaans Theater, Brussels
Host - Luc Appermont
Director - Rudi Sillen
Stage designers - Erwin Van Vlierberghe / Erik Van Hemelrijck
Producer - Tania Humblet
Expert jury - Tania Humblet (chairman) / Roel Van Bambost / Claude Blondeel / Jackie Dewaele "Zaki" / Rita Goossens / Jan Schoukens / Johannes Tuin / Mike Verdrengh / Paul De Wyngaert
Musical director - Freddy Sunder
Orchestra - BRT Big Band
Interval act - BRT Big Band performing 'Roof Garden' (arr. Ghislain Slingeneyer)
Number of entries - 9 in final (semi-finals with total of 27 songs)
Winning entry - 'Rendez-vous' Pas De Deux
Winning songwriters - Walter Verdin / Paul Peyskens
Winning orchestrator - Walter Verdin
Note 1 - Three semi-finals, held between February 19th and March 5th, 1983, each showcasing nine entries, performed by three different artists (three songs each), resulted in nine songs in total - three from each heat - qualifying for the grand final. In the semi-finals, there was no orchestra present on stage; instead, all songs were performed to tracks pre-recorded in the studio
Note 2 - After winning the national final, the winning song, 'Rendez-vous', was re-arranged by Walter Verdin in cooperation with his brother Joris Verdin, with strings being added to the score. At the instigation of conductor Freddy Sunder, a small piccolo line was added in the course of the rehearsals of the international final in Munich
PARTICIPATING ENTRIES (FINAL)
Song 1
Title – "Bye Bye Scoubidou"
Rendition – Venus
Lyrics – Willy Van Couwenberghe
Composition – Willy Van Couwenberghe
Studio arrangement – Gus Roan (unreleased)
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 7th place (1 vote)
Song 2
Title – "Zonder wikken en wegen"
Rendition – Gene Summer
Lyrics – Luc Smets / Bob Baelemans "Bobott"
Composition – Luc Smets / Bob Baelemans "Bobott"
Studio arrangement – unknown (probably Luc Smets)
Live orchestration – none (probably Luc Smets)
Score – 6th place (2 votes)
Song 3
Title – "Als je droomt van liefde"
Rendition – Yvette Ravell
Lyrics – Yvette Ravell
Composition – Luc Smets
Studio arrangement – Luc Smets (unreleased)
Live orchestration – Luc Smets
Score – 5th place (6 votes)
Song 4
Title – "Love"
Rendition – Espresso
Lyrics – René Van Wijk / Marc De Coninck
Composition – René Van Wijk / Marc De Coninck
Studio arrangement – unknown
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 7th place (1 vote)
Song 5
Title – "Tic-tac"
Rendition – Marina Marcia
Lyrics – Tony Kolenberg
Composition – Guy Grammant
Studio arrangement – unreleased
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 7th place (1 vote)
Song 6
Title – "Symfonie"
Rendition – Bart Kaëll
Lyrics – Tony Kolenberg
Composition – Bart Kaëll
Studio arrangement – unknown
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 4th place (32 votes)
Song 7
Title – "Rendez-vous"
Rendition – Pas De Deux
Lyrics – Paul Peyskens / Walter Verdin
Composition – Walter Verdin
Studio arrangement – Walter Verdin
Live orchestration – Walter Verdin
Score – 1st place (67 votes)
Song 8
Title – "Nummer één"
Rendition – Sofie (Verbruggen)
Lyrics – Fred Bekky
Composition – Fred Bekky
Studio arrangement – Gus Roan (unreleased)
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 2nd place (40 votes)
Song 9
Title – "Kristien"
Rendition – Wim De Craene
Lyrics – Wim De Craene
Composition – Wim De Craene
Studio arrangement – Dirk Bogaert
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 3rd place (34 votes)
ELIMINATED ENTRIES (SEMI-FINAL 1)
Eliminated song 1
Title – "Herinneringen"
Rendition – Yvette Ravell
Lyrics – Yvette Ravell
Composition – Jacques Ran
Studio arrangement – unreleased
Eliminated song 2
Title – "Niemand weet"
Rendition – Yvette Ravell
Lyrics – Yvette Ravell
Composition – Toni Muys
Studio arrangement – unreleased
Eliminated song 3
Title – "Love, Liebe"
Rendition – Marina Marcia
Lyrics – Tony Kolenberg
Composition – Guy Grammant
Studio arrangement – unreleased
Eliminated song 4
Title – "Goodbye"
Rendition – Marina Marcia
Lyrics – Tony Kolenberg
Composition – Guy Grammant
Studio arrangement – unreleased
Eliminated song 5
Title – "Met zondagochtend"
Rendition – Sofie (Verbruggen)
Lyrics – Fred Bekky
Composition – Fred Bekky
Studio arrangement – Gus Roan (unreleased)
Eliminated song 6
Title – "Ik wil enkel van je houden"
Rendition – Sofie (Verbruggen)
Lyrics – Gus Roan
Composition – Gus Roan
Studio arrangement – Gus Roan (unreleased)
ELIMINATED ENTRIES (SEMI-FINAL 2)
Eliminated song 7
Title – "Verliefd op twee"
Rendition – Gene Summer
Lyrics – Fred Bekky
Composition – Fred Bekky
Studio arrangement – unknown (possibly Luc Smets)
Eliminated song 8
Title – "Vlaanderen"
Rendition – Gene Summer
Lyrics – Henk van Montfoort
Composition – Gyuri Spies
Studio arrangement – unknown (possibly Luc Smets)
Eliminated song 9
Title – "Stop"
Rendition – Bart Kaëll
Lyrics – Tony Kolenberg
Composition – Guy Grammant
Studio arrangement – unknown
Eliminated song 10
Title – "Primaballerina"
Rendition – Bart Kaëll
Lyrics – Tony Kolenberg
Composition – Guy Grammant
Studio arrangement – unreleased
Eliminated song 11
Title – "Gisteren"
Rendition – Wim De Craene
Lyrics – Wim De Craene
Composition – Wim De Craene
Studio arrangement – unreleased
Eliminated song 12
Title – "Het exuberante leven van Leentje de Vries"
Rendition – Wim De Craene
Lyrics – Wim De Craene
Composition – Wim De Craene
Studio arrangement – Marc Malyster / Wim De Craene
ELIMINATED ENTRIES (SEMI-FINAL 3)
Eliminated song 13
Title – "Addio, addio"
Rendition – Venus
Lyrics – Gus Roan
Composition – Gus Roan
Studio arrangement – Gus Roan (unreleased)
Eliminated song 14
Title – "Boemerang"
Rendition – Venus
Lyrics – Fred Bekky
Composition – Fred Bekky
Studio arrangement – Gus Roan (unreleased)
Eliminated song 15
Title – "Rij je mee"
Rendition – Espresso
Lyrics – René Van Wijk / Marc De Coninck
Composition – René Van Wijk / Marc De Coninck
Studio arrangement – unreleased
Eliminated song 16
Title – "Het regent"
Rendition – Espresso
Lyrics – René Van Wijk / Marc De Coninck
Composition – René Van Wijk / Marc De Coninck
Studio arrangement – unknown
Eliminated song 17
Title – "Hartedief (Cardiocleptomanie)"
Rendition – Pas De Deux
Lyrics – Dett Peyskens
Composition – Frank Michiels / Walter Verdin
Studio arrangement – Walter Verdin
Eliminated song 18
Title – "Cello (Shadance)"
Rendition – Pas De Deux
Lyrics – Walter Verdin / Dett Peyskens
Composition – William Overloop / Walter Verdin
Studio arrangement – Walter Verdin (unreleased)
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