That same month he became the last-minute Belgian representative at the second Eurovision Song Contest 1957 . He was rushed by his manager Jacques Kluger from the US to Germany in order to take part in the event . This performance was memorable for having featured a whistling solo . Schoepen is also rumoured not to have known which song he was to perform at the Contest until he arrived , only rehearsing his entry a few days before performance . The song that was finally chosen was the lightly poetic " Straatdeuntje " ( ' Street Tune ' ) . Belgium tied for eighth place with the Swiss
Eurovision Song Contest 1957
Eurovision Song Contest 1957
Bobbejaan Schoepen