Belgian preliminary decisions for the Eurovision Song Contest
Most of the years Belgium held national preliminary rounds to find the candidate for the Eurovision .
An internal selection was only made in 1964 , 1990 , 1991 , 2003 , 2007 , 2009 , 2010 and 2014 . There is no information about the preliminary decision from 1956 .
Names
Today's Flemish preliminary rounds are mostly called Eurosong . In 1957 the preliminary decision was called De TV Maakt Muziek , in 1970 it was called Chanson euro '70 .
Formats
In over 50 years of Belgian participation in the contest, VRT and RTBF have used various formats:
- In 1957, the previously selected singer Bobbejan Schoepen presented three titles.
- In 1959 there were two semifinals of nine songs each before the final. The best placed qualified for the final.
- In 1970 two semifinals took place, from which the top 3 qualified for the final.
- In 1993 , 1996 , 1999 , 2002 and 2004 there were also semifinals before the final.
- In 2006 and 2008 there were even quarter-finals.
- In 2014 , the preliminary decision was set up as a casting show and, in addition to the final, also included three semifinals and several auditions.
De TV Maakt Muziek 1957
Bobbejaan Schoepen presented three titles. A jury of experts chose the winner.
| No. | song | translation | space |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Straatdeuntje | Street melody | 1 |
| 02 | Summer night in "Gay Paree" | Summer night in "Gay Paree" | - |
| 03 | Het beeld van mijn moder | My mother's picture | - |
Preliminary decision 1959
The winners of the two semifinals, Joe Leemans and Bob Benny , presented their entries again.
| No. | Interpreter | song | translation | space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Joe Leemans | Levens Symphony | Life symphony | 2 |
| 02 | Bob Benny | Hou touch van mij | So love me | 1 |
Preliminary decision 1960
On 26. January 1960 instead of the Belgian preliminary decision. Five candidates competed for a ticket to London .
| No. | Interpreter | song |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mary The | A plein cœr |
| 02 | Lily Vincent | Il ya bien longtemps |
| 03 | Fud Leclerc | Mon amour pour toi |
| 04 | Solange Berry | On m'atted |
| 05 | Ferry Devos | Vieux carnet |
Solange Berry represented Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 in Hilversum . She reached 9th place at the time. Fud Leclerc represented Belgium in 1956 and 1958 , as well as at the contest in 1962 and took part in the Swiss preliminary decision in 1960.
Eurosong 1993
Semifinals
From the semifinals, the three best titles each qualified for the final.
| No. | Interpreter | song | translation | space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Robin Nills | ballerina | ballerina | 2 |
| 02 | Kim | Voor jou avenues | Only for you | 4th |
| 03 | Paul Anderson | As je gaat | When you go | 10 |
| 04 | Glow | Loop me niet voorbij | Don't let me pass | 5 |
| 05 | Marleen | Tomorrow weer gewoon | Tomorrow will be ordinary | 6th |
| 06 | Freddie beer set | Europe my country | Europe, my country | 8th |
| 07 | Lisa del Bo | Vlinder | butterfly | 1 |
| 08 | Bert Decorte | Africa | Africa | 3 |
| 09 | Liz Larssen | Even vrij zijn | Be free for a moment | 8th |
| 10 | Go Nutz | Seeds | Together | 7th |
Lisa del Bo represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo .
| No. | Interpreter | song | translation | space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Petra | Ga door | Go forward | 1 |
| 02 | Bart Marcoen | Viegen op Eigen vleugels | Fly on your own wings | 7th |
| 03 | Hugo Dellas | Harlekijn | clown | 8th |
| 04 | Lily West | Lost, in love | In love, in love | 9 |
| 05 | Pol & Misj | Whiskey & tears | Whiskey and tears | 5 |
| 06 | Christoff | Zend een SOS | Send an SOS | 4th |
| 07 | Mieke | Waarom zou er vrede zijn | Why should there be peace there? | 2 |
| 08 | John Terra | Heel gewoon | Usually | 6th |
| 09 | Nadia | Vrij | Free | 3 |
| 10 | toast | Seeds zijn we sterk | Together we are strong | 10 |
| No. | Interpreter | song | translation | space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Vera Wesenbeek | Jij | You | 5 |
| 02 | Leopold 3 | Vergeet mij nietje | Do not forget me | 1 |
| 03 | Karin Recour | Stad van blauwe clouds | City of blue clouds | 9 |
| 04 | Erik Ahlens | Laat ons dansen | let's Dance | 8th |
| 05 | Wendy van Wanten | Zonder declaring | Without explanation | 3 |
| 06 | Bart Hermann | Ik ga dood aan jou | I would die for you | 2 |
| 07 | Gene Summer | In jouw | In your hands | 6th |
| 08 | Dominique | A small child | A small gesture | 7th |
| 09 | Ingrid Verhulst | Voel je goed | Feel well | 10 |
| 10 | Stampen & Dagen | Ik wil jou | I want you | 4th |
| NO. | Interpreter | song | translation | space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Rostevrij | Noem het maar geluk | Just call it happy | 2 |
| 02 | Ricky Fleming | Helemaal | Completely | 8th |
| 03 | Wim Ravell | Do everything | Do everything | 2 |
| 04 | Johan Lotigieters | The mooie uren | These wonderful hours | 9 |
| 05 | Sha-Na | Liefde | love | 5 |
| 06 | John Palmer | Waterman | Aquarius | 10 |
| 07 | Samantha Gilles | Vlieg met me away | Fly away with me | 6th |
| 08 | Patrick Onzia | Lena | 4th | |
| 09 | Barbara | Someone as jij | Someone like You | 1 |
| 10 | illusion | Vannacht | Tonight | 5 |
final
| No. | Interpreter | song | space |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Nadia | Vrij | 2 |
| 02 | Wendy van Wanten | Zonder declaring | 9 |
| 03 | Roestvrij | Noem het maar geluk | 5 |
| 04 | Leopold 3 | Vergeet-mij-nietje | 4th |
| 05 | Petra | Ga door | 10 |
| 06 | Lisa del Bo | Vlinder | 3 |
| 07 | Robin Nills | ballerina | 12 |
| 08 | Bart Herman | Ik ga dood an jou | 6th |
| 09 | Wim Ravell | Do everything | 8th |
| 10 | Barbara | Someone as jij | 1 |
| 11 | Bert Decorte | Africa | 11 |
| 12 | Mieke | Waarom zou er vredezijn | 7th |
Eurosong 2006
see: Eurosong 2006
Eurosong 2008
see: Eurosong 2008
Eurosong 2010
In 2010 the Flemish broadcaster VRT refrained from making a classic preliminary decision and chose the singer and song internally. Tom Dice featured his contribution Me and my guitar on a TV show called Eurosong 2010: een song voor Tom Dice .
Eurosong 2012
In 2012 the VRT elected the artist again internally, it became the 16-year-old Laura Van den Bruel , who will appear as Iris in Baku . In the show Eurosong 2012 - Een lied voor Iris , which was broadcast on March 17, 2012 , the singer presented two songs, the decision was made by telephone voting. Ultimately, Would you prevailed over Safety net with 53% of the vote.
Eurosong 2014
Eurosong 2016
After an internal selection in 2015, Belgium will return to a national preliminary decision in 2016. The station responsible VRT called on artists and composers to apply.
On November 16, 2015, the following five candidates were presented who will compete in the Eurosong final on January 17, 2016:
- Adil Aarab
- Amaryllis Uitterlinden
- Astrid Destuyver
- Laura Tesoro
- Tom Frantzis
First shipment
In the first broadcast on January 3, 2016, 8:25 p.m. (CET), the candidates presented a cover of a previously selected song. These are songs by five different participants in the Eurovision Song Contest:
| Interpreter | Cover |
|---|---|
| Adil Aarab | Hold Me Now by Johnny Logan |
| Amaryllis Uitterlinden | Euphoria by Loreen |
| Astrid Destuyver | Everyway That I Can by Sertab Erener |
| Laura Tesoro | Düm Tek Tek by Hadise |
| Tom Frantzis | Rhythm Inside by Loïc Nottet |
Second broadcast
The songs were presented in a second broadcast on January 10, 2016. Beverly Jo Scott and Tom Helsen , as experts, gave feedback to the artists.
| Interpreter | Song Music (M) and Text (T) |
|---|---|
| Adil Aarab |
In Our Nature M / T: Adil Arab, Bas Kennis, Will Knox, Joes Brands |
| Amaryllis Uitterlinden |
Kick the Habit M / T: Amaryllis Uitterlinden |
| Astrid Destuyver |
Everybody Aches M / T: Niko Westelinck |
| Laura Tesoro |
What's The Pressure M: Sanne Putseys , Birsen Uçar; T: Sanne Putseys, Louis Favre, Yannick Werther |
| Tom Frantzis |
I'm Not Lost M / T: Tom Frantzis, Yves Gaillard |
final
In the final on January 17, 2016, Laura Tesoro was able to prevail with What's the Pressure . This time Hadise and Christer Björkman acted as experts. In the first round, the audience and an international jury from ten other European countries each decided half on the two participants in the super final. In the super final, the winner was selected by the Belgian viewers by televoting.
First round
| space | Start number | Interpreter | song | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jury | spectator | total | ||||
| 1. | 2 | Laura Tesoro | What's the pressure | 107 | 120 | 227 |
| 2. | 3 | Tom Frantzis | I'm not lost | 100 | 100 | 200 |
| 3. | 1 | Adil Aarab | In our nature | 79 | 80 | 159 |
| 4th | 5 | Astrid Destuyver | Everybody aches | 65 | 60 | 125 |
| 5. | 4th | Amaryllis Uitterlinden | Kick the habit | 79 | 70 | 149 |
Overview of the evaluation of the international jury
| Start number | Interpreter | song |
 SE |
 AZ |
 GR |
 LV |
 FR |
 NL |
 GB |
 ME |
 IE |
 HU |
Overall jury |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adil Aarab | In Our Nature | 8th | 10 | 7th | 8th | 7th | 10 | 8th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 79 |
| 2 | Laura Tesoro | What's the pressure | 10 | 8th | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7th | 12 | 12 | 12 | 107 |
| 3 | Tom Frantzis | I'm not lost | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8th | 12 | 8th | 8th | 8th | 100 |
| 4th | Astrid Destuyver | Everybody aches | 6th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 65 |
| 5 | Amaryllis Uitterlinden | Kick the habit | 7th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 79 |
Great finale
| space | Interpreter | song |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Laura Tesoro | What's the pressure |
| 2. | Tom Frantzis | I'm not lost |
Junior Eurosong
For the Junior Eurovision Song Contest it was initially planned that VRT and RTBF would alternate. This was initially also retained. In 2005, when Belgium was the host and both broadcasters were responsible, a joint preliminary decision took place. Thereafter, however, the RTBF withdrew due to a lack of interest in Wallonia , since then all contributions have been determined by the VRT. The preliminary decision was initially called Eurosong for Kids , now Junior Eurosong . The preliminary decision has been broadcast on Ketnet since 2010, before that (like the JESC) it was broadcast on één.
In 2009 a special mode was used: all contributions were presented in two versions. The winners of the semi-finals moved into the final with one of the two versions. For example, there was a Classico version and a Yodelo version of the winning song Zo Verliefd . Laura Omloop won with the yodel version.