Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969
In December 1968, BRT announced that they had internally selected Louis Neefs to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969.127 songs were received by the broadcaster at the end of the deadline, and on 28 January 1969, six were selected for the national final.[2] The final was held on 22 February 1969 from 9:05 to 10:00 CET at the Amerikaans Theater in Brussels and was hosted by Jan Theys.Neefs is remembered for his quirky performance, which involved throwing his arms in the air in an apparently random manner.At the close of the voting "Jennifer Jennings" had received 10 points (3 from the United Kingdom, 2 from Norway, Spain, and Switzerland and 1 from the Netherlands), placing Belgium joint 7th (with Ireland) of the 16 competing entries.