| Year: | 1984 |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Preselection: | Concours Eurovision de la Chanson '84 - Finale Nationale |
| Preselection Date: | 2 March 1984 |
| Entrant: | Jacques Zegers |
| Song: | Avanti la vie |
| Final Result: | 5th, 70 points |
Belgium was represented by Jacques Zegers, with the song "Avanti la vie", at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City. Zegers was the winner of the Belgian national final for the contest, held on 2 March.
French-language broadcaster RTBF was in charge of the selection of the Belgian entry for the 1984 Contest. The final was held at the RTBF studios in Brussels and was presented by Danielle Sornin de Leysat, with ten songs participating. The running order was done alphabetically by the artist's name as RTBF did not want to be accused of favouring any song. The programme was broadcast live at 20:05 CET on Télé2 and lasted for 40 minutes. Voting was done by a 50/50 split between an 12-member jury and 450 selected TV viewers. The jury consisted of three representatives from SABAM, three journalists, three representatives of the radio industry, and three representatives of the television industry. The results of the national final were then broadcast in a 10 minute-long show at 22:50 CET on RTBF 1. Only the top four placings were announced, with "Avanti la vie" being declared the winner.[1] [2] [3] [4]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marianne Croix | "En écoutant Mahler" | Marianne Croix, Willy Albimoor | — | |
| 2 | Albert Delchambre | "Traîner en ville" | Evert Verhees, Patricia Maessen, André Burton | — | |
| 3 | Anne-Marie du Bru | "Voyage" | F. Fievez, F. Charles | — | |
| 4 | Formule II | "Merci à la vie" | Alexandre Pascal, Eddy Pascal | 3 | |
| 5 | Martine Laurent | "Y a des amours heureuses" | Claude Barzotti, Anne-Marie Gaspard | 2 | |
| 6 | Jo Lemaire | "Je veux chanter l'hymne a l'amour" | Fa Vanham, Jo Lemaire | — | |
| 7 | Léonil McCormick | "Donnez-moi des ailes" | Léonil McCormick, M. Selac | — | |
| 8 | Night Force | "Lance un S.O.S." | Frank De Gryse, Tony Baron | — | |
| 9 | Franck Olivier | "L'amour est fort" | Pino Marchese, Franck Olivier | 4 | |
| 10 | Jacques Zegers | "Avanti la vie" | Henri Seroka, Jacques Zegers | 1 |
On the night of the final Zegers performed 8th in the running order, following Cyprus and preceding Ireland. At the close of the voting "Avanti la vie" had received 70 points from 11 countries (including maximum 12s from France and Luxembourg), placing Belgium joint fifth (with Italy) of the 19 competing entries.[5] The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to Ireland.[6]