On 17 January 2016 Laura Tesoro won Eurosong 2016 with her song What's the Pressure, co-written by Belgian singer Selah Sue. [14] Their song Release Me was released on the 17th of February and was supposed to be performed in the second half of the first semi-final on the 12th of May. Two public broadcasters in Belgium alternate their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest; RTBF, the French-language broadcaster and VRT, the Flemish broadcaster. On 8 March 2017, the song "City Lights" was officially announced as the Belgian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. After the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Belgium failed to reach the final for five consecutive years (2005–09). Both RTBF and VRT have used national finals as well as internal selections for the Eurovision Song Contest. Belgium has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 61 times since making its debut as one of seven countries at the first contest in 1956. Since 2011 Sven Pichal has replaced Daems as commentator, whilst Peter Van de Veire has replaced Peeters. the world's foremost alliance of public service media, representing 116 member organizations in Axel Hirsoux won the national final, with more than 50 percent of the televotes and four times (out of seven international juries) the maximum of 12 points from the international juries. Vind fantastische aanbiedingen voor eurovision belgium. Belgium has two public broadcast stations VRT (Dutch speaking region) & RTBF (French speaking region). By continuing to actively use this website, you agree to our use of cookies. During the 2019 contest, Flemish broadcaster VRT announced that it already was searching a representative for the 2020 contest and that it already had contacted several artists. Hooverphonic represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in the Netherlands with the song Release Me. Eurosong 2016 would span over three shows, but only in the last show could people vote for the entrant who would represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. It will be the fifth consecutive year that the Belgian representative was a former "The Voice" contestant. Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "City Lights", written by Pierre Dumoulin and Ellie Delvaux ().The song was performed by Blanche, who was selected by the Belgian broadcaster Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF) on 22 November 2016 to represent the nation at the 2017 contest in Kiev, Ukraine. He represented Belgium with his song Rhythm Inside in the first semi-final of the competition. The full results for the first contest in 1956 are unknown, only the winner was announced. They did not qualify for the finals, finishing 11th only one point behind Moldova, and thus one point behind the qualification. Kim received 77.2% of the maximum possible score, which, as of 2017, still ranks eighth among all Eurovision winners. As a result, the Belgians hosted the contest in Brussels the following year. Belgium have been absent only three times in total, in 1994, 1997 and 2001, due to low scores in the previous contests that relegated them from the contest. OGAE Eurovision Fan Contest: zo stemde OGAE Belgium. Tonia's fourth-place at the 1966 contest remained Belgium's best result until Jean Vallée finished second in 1978. Dice was internally selected and announced by VRT on 25 November 2009. However, from the 1991 Contest, André Vermeulen has provided the Dutch language commentary every year, with the exception of the 1996 Contest. Belgium's only other top three result came in 2003, when the group Urban Trad finished second in Riga, losing out by only two points. Belgium finished last in the contest for the fifth and (as of 2019) final time at the 2000 contest in Stockholm, before achieving its best result of the 21st century in 2003, where Urban Trad sang in an invented language and earned second place with 165 points, losing out to Turkey's Sertab Erener by just two points. The 2010 entry for Belgium was Tom Dice, runner-up of the Belgian Flemish version of The X Factor in 2008. ", "Belgische selectie 2020: "Gesprekken met artiesten op longlist aan de gang, "Hooverphonic gaat naar het Songfestival voor België: "het nummer zal ons DNA hebben, "Hooverphonic neemt volgend jaar deel aan het Eurovisiesongfestival:"We hebben er nog altijd enorm veel zin in, "Door coronacrisis kan ook Songfestival niet doorgaan in 2020, Hooverphonic reageert: "wereldgezondheid gaat voor, "Hooverphonic neemt volgend jaar deel aan het Eurovisiesongfestival: "We hebben er nog altijd enorm veel zin in, "Poll: Who was the worst dressed Barbara Dex Award winner? Belgium is one of the founding countries of the Eurovision Song Contest, participating in the very first competition in 1956. Competing in the first half of the first semi-final on 9 May 2017, Blanche qualified for the final on 13 May and performed in the second half of the show, finishing in fourth place. Two public broadcasters in Belgium alternate their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest; RTBF, the French-language broadcaster and VRT, the Flemish broadcaster. Het jaar 2020 zal ongetwijfeld in ieders geheugen gegrift staan. This website uses cookies to provide you with a better user experience. In the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, Belgium participated in the first semi-final on 12 May 2009, however they received just one point which came from Armenia and left them in second-last position. "Wake Up" by Eliot from Belgium at Eurovision Song Contest 2019. For the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, they choose 17-year-old singer Iris but decided to let the public choose what song she would sing to represent Belgium. Spain originally gave its 12 points to Israel and 10 to Norway. While VRT normally hosts a national final, Eurosong, when selecting their entries for Eurovision, it has been normal for RTBF to hold an internal selection process (although it has been known for RTBF to hold a national final at times, for example in 1998, 2005[17][18] and 2011, while VRT internally chose Tom Dice for the 2010 edition and Sennek for the 2018 edition). Blanche's fourth-place finish gave Belgium its third top six result of the decade. After the broadcast it was announced that Spanish broadcaster wrongly tallied the votes and Germany should have got the top mark - 12 points - instead of being snubbed, as it happened. Belgium is one of the founding countries of the Eurovision Song Contest, participating in the very first competition in 1956. I wake up every nightI can't find anyone to praySomewhere in the lightChanging all upI'm afraid on the sideLooking out for the lies to saySomeone has the lightFeeding our fire, I came to fightI came to fight over youDon't want your liesDon't want your lies, I need truthI came to fightI came to fight over youNo one will tryNo one will try if that's true, I won't wait for the signI can't find anyone to stayBut there's something in the lightSaving our lives, And I can face you nowNo, I won't break you downIf I can find you, I won't hide youIt's not what I do, Normal • Social distancing • Travel restrictions • Lockdown. [1][2] Tom Dice finished first in the first semi-final, allowing Belgium to participate to the final for the first time since the introduction of the semi-finals. Belgium has won the contest once, in 1986. Israel and Norway both received 2 points less than originally and Croatia, Malta, Portugal, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia and Turkey all received one point less than indicated during the broadcast. Blanche had also appeared on "The Voice Belgique", like her predecessors Roberto Bellarosa (2013), Axel Hirsoux (2014) and Loïc Nottet (2015). It was also the first time ever that an entry that finished fourth scored over 200 points. [13] On the 1st of October 2019 Hooverphonic was announced as the Belgian representative for the 2020 contest during the talk show "Vandaag". Whilst Jean-Pierre Hautier has provided the French language commentary every year since the 1994 Contest until the 2013 contest. The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, Radio télévision belge de la communauté française, Belgium in the Eurovision Choir of the Year, Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Belgium in the Eurovision Young Musicians, "Tom Dice gaat naar het Eurovisiesongfestival", "Eurovision 2010: complete televoting and jury results", "Eén begraaft Eurosong als selectie voor het Songfestival", http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1573, "Who are Eurovision Song Contest 2013 winners? In 1978, Jean Vallée achieved Belgium's first top three placement, when he was second. Since 2010, Belgium has become more successful, qualifying for the final in five out of nine contests and placing in the top 10 four times, with Tom Dice sixth (2010), Loïc Nottet fourth (2015), Laura Tesoro tenth (2016), and Blanche fourth (2017). Belgium finished 13th at Eurovision 2019 Semi-final 1 with 70 points hosted the contest in Brussels the following year. Since 1998 VRT has supplied a dual commentator to join André Vermeulen, between 1999 and 2010 Dual commentary was provided by Bart Peeters and Anja Daems. 56 countries and an additional 34 Associates in Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Americas. The official Eurovision site lists all the other songs as being placed second. In the final Loïc finished fourth with 217 points. On 26 May 2015 VRT confirmed that it would use Eurosong again as the national final for the 2016 competition. Although she claimed she was 15 years old, she was actually only 13, but was allowed to keep her victory. [4], Due to the good results and the Flemish population's choice, the VRT cancelled 'Eurosong' selection procedure and chose internally for 2012. Belgium has finished last in the contest five times, most recently in 2000, and has twice received "nul points" (no points); in 1962 and 1965. The entry finished 13th in the first semi-final scoring 70 points. The mistake was corrected and so Germany was placed 7th over Norway. This time the show only had five participants. Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.Their entry was selected through the national final Eurosong 2014, organised by the Belgian broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). In 2008 they entered another song in an imaginary language but failed to qualify for the Grand Final. [11][12] Although initially a favorite with bookmakers, "A Matter of Time" was the first Belgian entry since 2014 to not qualify for the final. In the first 20 years of the contest, Belgium's best result was Tonia's fourth place in 1966. By winning in 1986, Belgium became the last of the French-speaking countries to win the contest, as France, Luxembourg, Monaco and Switzerland all had won at least once before. He eventually finished sixth (placing second with the juries), Belgium's best result since 2003 and, along with 1959, the best result ever for a Flemish entrant (since all of Belgium's top five placings have been achieved by representatives of the French-language broadcaster RTBF).