Jennifer Jennings was the Belgian entry fat the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Madrid performed by Louis Neefs.
The song is an ode to a fictional woman. After the Eurovision Song Contest 1969, however, it turned out that there was an actual real-life Jennifer Jennings living in England. She contacted Louis Neefs and he invited her over to a concert, after which they kept in touch.
It was performed tenth on the night, following Sweden and preceding Switzerland. At the close of voting, it finished in 7th place with 10 points, marking the third time in a row Belgium took that spot.
Lyrics[]
Londen-stad lag stil te dromen in de zon
Van zee te dromen in de zon rondom mij
Waar ik ging langsheen de zomen van ‘t gazon
Stonden de bomen in de zon er zalig bij
En toen kwam jij, Jennifer Jennings
En danste lief als de lente voorbij
Jij kwam, Jennifer Jennings
En blauwe ogen, die lachten naar mij
Naar mij, alleen naar mij
Jij hebt mij toen meegenomen door de stad
Langsheen de dromen die je had, zacht als zij
En sindsdien keren m’n dromen telkens weer
Naar al die dromen van weleer van jou en mij
En dan kom jij, Jennifer Jennings
Zo fris en speels als de liefde, zo blij
Want jij, Jennifer Jennings
Je bent precies wat ik droomde voor mij
Ja, dan kom jij, Jennifer Jennings
En blauwe ogen, die lachen naar mij
Maar jij, Jennifer Jennings
Je danste telkens en telkens voorbij
Voorbij, altijd voorbij
Steeds weer voorbij
Hopeloos voorbij
London City was dreaming silently in the sun
Dreaming of the sea in the sun around me
Where I went along the edges of the lawn
Stood the trees gloriously in the sun
And then you came, Jennifer Jennings
And danced by, as sweet as spring
You came, Jennifer Jennings
And blue eyes, that smiled at me
t me, only at me
Then you took me out through the city
Along the dreams that you had, soft as silk
And ever since, my dreams are coming back every time
To all those ancient dreams of you and me
And then you come, Jennifer Jennings
As freshly and playfully as love, so happily
Because you, Jennifer Jennings
You are exactly what I dreamt for me
Yes, then you come, Jennifer Jennings
And blue eyes, that smiled at me
But you, Jennifer Jennings
You were dancing by, time and time again
By, always by
Each time by
Hopelessly by
| Eurovision Song Contest 1969 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Ivan & 4M •  Romuald •  Salomé •  Jean Jacques •  Muriel Day •  Iva Zanicchi •  Lulu •  Lenny Kuhr •  Tommy Körberg •  Louis Neefs •  Paola del Medico •  Kirsti Sparboe •  Siw Malmkvist •  Frida Boccara •  Simone de Oliveira •  Jarkko & Laura
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| Songs | |||
| Pozdrav svijetu • Catherine • Vivo cantando • Maman, Maman • The Wages of Love • Due grosse lacrime bianche • Boom Bang-a-Bang • De troubadour • Judy, min vän • Jennifer Jennings • Bonjour, Bonjour • Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli • Primaballerina • Un jour, un enfant • Desfolhada portuguesa • Kuin silloin ennen
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