| Year: | 1989 |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Preselection: | Eurosong 1989 |
| Preselection Date: | 18 March 1989 |
| Entrant: | Ingeborg |
| Song: | Door de wind |
| Final Result: | 19th, 13 points |
Belgium was represented by Ingeborg, with the song "Door de wind", at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Lausanne, Switzerland on 6 May. Ingeborg was the winner of the Belgian national final for the contest, held in Brussels on 18 March.
Flemish broadcaster BRT was in charge of the selection of the Belgian entry for the 1989 Contest. It was decided to hold another edition of Eurosong, the seventh time the name Eurosong was used for a BRT national final.
A total of 94 artists applied to compete in Eurosong 1989. The artists did not necessarily have to have a song ready when they applied. A 12-member jury chose twelve artists to compete in the national final. The professional jury consisted of: three representatives of SABAM (Salvatore Adamo, Will Tura, and Gaston Nuyts), three representatives of BRT TV (Luc Beerten, Maryse Van den Wijngart, and André Vermeulen), three representatives of BRT Radio (Michel Follet, Ann Lepère, and Jan Hautekiet), and three journalists (Marc Coenegracht, Mathias Danneels, and Carine Van de Ven). Known non-selected artists include: Isabelle A., Hugo Dellas, Rita Deneve, Ingriani, Beatrijs Kamoen, Micha Marah, Samantha, and Luc Steeno.
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angie Dylan | "Ik kies voor de nacht" | C. Lennarth, H. Dagleth, Johan Verminnen | |
| Anne Mie Gils | "Ik leef" | David Davidse, P. Van Coudenbergh, B. Bracke | |
| Bart Van den Bossche | "De kracht van een lied" | Bart Van den Bossche | |
| Boogie Boy | "Muziek" | Jean Blaute, Eric Melaerts | |
| Clouseau | "Anne" | Geert Hanssens | |
| Danny Caen | "Vergeten" | Danny Caen, Hedwig Duchateau, Gyuri Spies | |
| Expo | "Hey Hello" | H. De Meester, R. Carlsen, L. Redig | |
| Ingeborg | "Door de wind" | Stef Bos | |
| Jimmy Frey | "Vrijen met jou" | Jimmy Frey, Andy Free | |
| Karen Lowe | "De dromen die ons bonden" | Karin Ottelohe | |
| Margriet Hermans | "Wat ik bedoel" | Margriet Hermans, C. Peeters, Marc Dex | |
| Pascale | "Ballerina" | Pascale Van de Steen, B. Dewulf |
The national final was broadcast live at 20:25 CET on 18 March 1989 from the in Brussels, and was hosted by Luc Appermont. Twelve songs competed in Eurosong 1989, and were voted on by regional juries in the five Flemish provinces of Belgium, alongside a 12-member professional jury. The 12-member jury consisted of the same twelve members who chose the competing artists. Ingeborg emerged the winner by a 13-point margin, having received the highest overall score both from the regional juries and the professional jury.[1] [2] [3]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angie Dylan | "Ik kies voor de nacht" | 39 | 5 | |
| 2 | Pascale | "Ballerina" | 5 | 10 | |
| 3 | Ingeborg | "Door de wind" | 64 | 1 | |
| 4 | Clouseau | "Anne" | 51 | 2 | |
| 5 | Jimmy Frey | "Vrijen met jou" | 3 | 12 | |
| 6 | Margriet Hermans | "Wat ik bedoel" | 34 | 6 | |
| 7 | Expo | "Hey Hello" | 18 | 8 | |
| 8 | Boogie Boy | "Muziek" | 5 | 10 | |
| 9 | Karen Lowe | "De dromen die ons bonden" | 14 | 9 | |
| 10 | Anne Mie Gils | "Ik leef" | 46 | 3 | |
| 11 | Bart Van den Bossche | "De kracht van een lied" | 46 | 3 | |
| 12 | Danny Caen | "Vergeten" | 23 | 7 |
| Draw | Song | Professional Jury | Regional Juries | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Flanders | East Flanders | Antwerp | Limburg | Brabant | |||||
| 1 | "Ik kies voor de nacht" | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 39 | |
| 2 | "Ballerina" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 3 | "Door de wind" | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 64 | |
| 4 | "Anne" | 10 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 51 | |
| 5 | "Vrijen met jou" | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 6 | "Wat ik bedoel" | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | |
| 7 | "Hey Hello" | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 8 | "Muziek" | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| 9 | "De dromen die ons bonden" | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| 10 | "Ik leef" | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 46 | |
| 11 | "De kracht van een lied" | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 46 | |
| 12 | "Vergeten" | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | |
On the night of the final Ingeborg performed 6th in the running order, following Turkey and preceding the United Kingdom. At the close of the voting "Door de wind" had received 13 points, placing Belgium 19th out of 22 entries.[4] The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to Austria.[5]