Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956
| Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1956 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Institut national de radiodiffusion (INR) | |||
| Country | Belgium | |||
| Selection process | Finale Nationale du Grand Prix Eurovision 1956 de la Chanson Europeenne | |||
| Selection date | 15 April 1956 | |||
| Competing entries | ||||
| First entry | ||||
| Song | "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" | |||
| Artist | Fud Leclerc | |||
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| Second entry | ||||
| Song | "Le Plus Beau Jour de ma vie" | |||
| Artist | Mony Marc | |||
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| Final result | N/A | |||
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Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 with two songs: "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine", composed by Jean Miret and Jack Say, with lyrics by Robert Montal, and performed by Fud Leclerc; and "Le Plus Beau Jour de ma vie", composed by Claude Alix, with lyrics by David Bée, and performed by Mony Marc. The French-speaking department of the Belgian participating broadcaster, the National Broadcasting Institute (NIR/INR), organised a national final to determine its two entries for the contest. "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" was the first-ever entry from Belgium performed in the Eurovision Song Contest, and the first-ever entry in French in the contest.
Held on 15 April 1956, the national final saw ten songs compete to be the Belgian entries; the results were determined by the jury panel and postcard voting. The Belgian entries performed 3rd and 10th, respectively, out of the 14 entries competing in the contest.