", composed by Hans Flower [nl] with lyrics by Wim Brabants, and performed by Jacques Raymond.
The Belgian participating broadcaster, Flemish Belgische Radio- en Televisieomroep (BRT), selected its entry through a national final.
Raymond had previously finished second in the 1961 national final, and would later represent the country in a duet with Lily Castel in 1971.
The 1966-1967 and 1970-1971 editions of the show acted as BRT's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest in their respective years.
Each semi-final consisted of twelve songs which would be scored by a jury panel and through audience voting.
[2] However, a list published by Brugsch Handelsblad [nl] prior to the start of the first show claimed that Chris Wijnen would compete, instead of Bob Benny.
[2] After semi-final 3, "Ode aan de zon" was disqualified as it was released by the composer Henk van Montfoort.
[2] The final was held on 16 February at the Amerikaans Theater in Brussels, hosted by Denise Maes and Bob Boon [nl].
[2] On the night of the final Raymond performed 14th in the running order, following Sweden and preceding Monaco.