Belgium was represented by
Pierre Rapsat, with the song "Judy et Cie", at the
1976 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 April in
The Hague. Rapsat was the winner of the Belgian national final for the contest, held on 21 January.
Before Eurovision
Avant Eurovision
French-language broadcaster
RTB was in charge of the selection of the Belgian entry for the 1976 Contest. Five songs competed in the final hosted by
Jacques Mercier[1] (the venue is currently unknown). The winner was chosen by a jury consisting of "experts" and members of the public.
On the night of the final Rapsat performed 6th in the running order, following
Luxembourg and preceding
Ireland. At the close of the voting "Judy et Cie" had received 68 points from 11 countries, placing Belgium 8th of the 18 competing entries.[3] The Belgian jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners the
United Kingdom.[4]