▁the ▁Belg ian ▁national ▁final ▁for ▁the ▁contest , ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁January . ▁ ▁Before ▁Euro vision ▁ ▁Eu ros ong ▁ ▁French - language ▁broad c aster ▁R TB ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁selection ▁of ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁entry ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Cont est . ▁Five ▁songs ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁( the ▁ven ue ▁and ▁host ▁are ▁currently ▁unknown ). ▁The ▁winner ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁a ▁j ury ▁consisting ▁of ▁" ex per ts " ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁public . ▁▁ ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁whether ▁the ▁full ▁ranking ▁was ▁given , ▁or ▁just ▁the ▁winner ▁announced . ▁ ▁At ▁Euro vision ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁R aps at ▁performed ▁ 6 th ▁in ▁the ▁running ▁order , ▁following ▁Luxemb ourg ▁and ▁preceding ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁the ▁voting ▁" J ud y ▁et ▁C ie " ▁had ▁received ▁ 6 8 ▁points ▁from ▁ 1 1 ▁countries ▁( including ▁a ▁maximum ▁ 1 2 ▁from ▁Finland ), ▁placing ▁Belg ium ▁ 8 th ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 ▁compet ing ▁entries . ▁ ▁The ▁Belg ian ▁j ury ▁awarded ▁its ▁ 1 2 ▁points ▁to ▁contest ▁w inners ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Point s ▁awarded ▁by ▁Belg ium ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Belg ium ▁in ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Count ries ▁in ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est