Eurosong 2014 (Belgium)

Eurosong 2014
Preliminary decision data
country	Belgium
Producing broadcaster
place	Castings & finals: Sportpaleis , Antwerp Callback & semi-finals: Videohouse, Vilvoorde
date	March 16, 2014
Time	8:00 p.m. ( CET )
Duration	approx. 90 & 120 minutes
Number of participants	30th
Number of contributions	16
Preliminary rounds	6th
Preliminary round dates	Castings: February 2, 2014 February 9, 2014 Callback: February 16, 2014 Semi-finals: February 23, 2014 0March 2, 2014 0March 9, 2014
poll	Castings: 100% jury voting Callback & semi-finals: 50% jury voting, 50% televoting Final: 50% international jury voting, 50% televoting
Moderation

Eurosong 2014 was the title of the Belgian preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 . It was regularly initiated by the Flemish radio VRT and broadcast on the television channel één . Axel Hirsoux emerged as the winner with the title Mother , which was the first time that a Wallon from VRT entered the international competition. All shows were moderated by Eva Daeleman and Peter Van de Veire.

format

After the VRT determined its last two representatives and in 2010 also the song internally, in 2014 they returned to a public preliminary decision with several preliminary rounds. A completely new mode was implemented:

Initially, two calls were launched, on the one hand the submission of songs and on the other hand the application as an artist. Soloists and groups should perform a previous title of the Eurovision Song Contest in their own version, film the performance in a video and upload it to YouTube or send it to the broadcaster on DVD. The VRT selected thirty soloists and groups who were allowed to audition in two casting rounds. The performances were rated by the jury, and each juror expressed their satisfaction in the form of a percentage. The arithmetic mean was calculated from these evaluations. The four performers with the highest overall ranking went straight to the semi-finals, the candidates in places five to eight competed against each other in the so-called callback. As a result, 14 of the original 30 candidates were eliminated after the auditions.

In the callback, each of the eight candidates performed another cover of an ESC song. For the first time, the audience's favor also flowed into the result, because the decision as to which four performers were allowed to enter the semi-finals was determined by the jury half and the other half by the result of the SMS and Internet voting. There were twelve candidates left for the semi-finals.

All candidates who at least made it into the callback were assigned a new title, but out of a total of 16 songs only twelve were performed in the live shows. All songs were published on a compilation CD and as a download. In the three semifinals, the candidates performed their potential songs for the ESC in Copenhagen for the first time . Here, too, the results of the judges and the audience each made up 50% of the total, with two songs each reaching the final.

A total of six songs competed in the final. The jury only had an advisory function; it was replaced by a European panel: seven juries from seven European countries assessed the entries. Your favorite got 12 points each, places two to five each received 10, 8, 6 and 4 points. One song came out empty-handed by every jury. The spectators made up the other half of the result. They awarded a total of 280 points (as many as all of the juries put together); the distribution was based on the overall result of all votes cast. So if a contribution received ten percent of the vote, it received ten percent of the 280 points, i.e. 28 points. The song with the most points won the competition. The awarding of points is based on the Swedish Melodifestivalen .

The auditions and the final took place in the Sportpaleis in Antwerp , the other live shows in the Videohouse, a television studio in Vilvoorde .

jury

The jury consisted of four members:

• Jef Martens aka Basto , disc jockey
• Piet Goddaer aka Ozark Henry , singer
• Ruslana , winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
• Bart Peeters , former presenter of Eurosong

Castings

The two castings were recorded on December 3, 2013 at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp . A total of 30 performers faced a three-person jury. Ruslana , who should also be part of the jury, was unable to attend due to the unrest in her Ukrainian homeland . 15 appearances were shown per broadcast. The performers had to perform a cover of a song that had previously been featured in the Eurovision Song Contest. Four performers qualified for the semi-finals, four for the program Callback.

First casting

The recording of the first casting was broadcast on February 2, 2014.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song (original artist)	Country / year of participation	jury
					Bart Peeters	Ozark Henry	Jef Martens	average
01.	15th	Udo	Ne partez pas sans moi ( Celine Dion )	Switzerland 1988	96	95	89	93
02.	11	Nelson	Glorious ( Cascada )	Germany 2013	90	89	80	86
03.	04th	Eva Jacobs	In your eyes ( Niamh Kavanagh )	Ireland 1993	86	85	86	86
04th	09	Axel Hirsoux	Tu te reconnaîtras ( Anne-Marie David )	Luxembourg 1973	86	82	83	84
05.	01	Joyce	Mister (original title: Sister ) ( Sergio & the Ladies )	Belgium 2002	88	78	79	82
06th	13	2 Fabiola feat. Loredana	My number one ( Elena Paparizou )	Greece 2005	84	81	79	81
07th	06th	Jessy	Euphoria ( Loreen )	Sweden 2012	86	82	75	81
08th.	03	White bird	Fly on the Wings of Love ( Olsen Brothers )	Denmark 2000	84	79	77	80
09.	14th	Di Stephano	L'amour ça fait chanter la vie ( Jean Vallée )	Belgium 1978	80	79	75	78
10.	05	The Fuckuleles	Waterloo ( ABBA )	Sweden 1974	79	80	73	76
11.	08th	Violet Sky	Door de wind ( Ingeborg )	Belgium 1989	76	73	69	73
12.	07th	Gracious Wild	In love for a while ( Anna Rossinelli )	Switzerland 2011	76	76	65	72
13.	12	Elvya Dulcimer	Sweet people ( Alyosha )	Ukraine 2010	76	70	69	72
14th	10	3M8S	Only Teardrops ( Emmelie de Forest )	Denmark 2013	75	75	62	71
15th	02	The Exclusive Strings	Hard Rock Hallelujah ( Lordi )	Finland 2006	72	64	68	68

 Candidate has qualified for the semifinals.

 Candidate has qualified for the callback broadcast.

Second casting

The recording of the second casting was broadcast on February 9, 2014.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song (original artist)	Country / year of participation	jury
					Bart Peeters	Ozark Henry	Jef Martens	average
01.	15th	Petra	All kinds of everything ( Dana )	Ireland 1970	94	92	89	92
02.	06th	Yass	L'oiseau et l'enfant ( Marie Myriam )	France 1977	92	89	85	89
03.	05	Tisha Cyrus	Düm Tek Tek ( Hadise )	Turkey 2009	90	86	81	86
04th	13	Axeela	Believe ( Dima Bilan )	Russia 2008	88	84	83	85
07th	05	Day One	Satellite ( Lena )	Germany 2010	91	89	75	85
06th	03	SIL	Where are you? ( Imaani )	United Kingdom 1998	86	85	80	84
07th	14th	Bandits	Geef het op ( Clouseau )	Belgium 1991	88	81	80	83
02.	08th	Mr. Jones	Standing Still ( Roman Lob )	Germany 2012	84	82	74	80
09.	10	Bastien	Fly on the Wings of Love (Olsen Brothers)	Denmark 2000	82	78	76	79
10.	09	Andrei Lugovski	In a moment like this ( Chanée & N'Evergreen )	Denmark 2010	76	75	74	75
11.	11	Maureen	Ding-a-dong ( teach-in )	Netherlands 1975	77	75	69	74
12.	08th	Dina Rodrigues	Ne partez pas sans moi ( Celine Dion )	Switzerland 1988	72	72	70	71
13.	01	Soulbrothers	Puppet on a String ( Sandie Shaw )	United Kingdom 1967	74	66	65	68
14th	04th	Aelia	Poupée de cire, poupée de son ( France Gall )	Luxembourg 1965	74	66	65	68
15th	12	Manuel Palomo	Eres tú ( Mocedades )	Spain 1973	66	60	62	63

 Candidate has qualified for the semifinals.

 Candidate qualified for the Callback broadcast.

Callback

The Callback broadcast took place on February 16, 2014. The stated percentages relate exclusively to the result of the jury, the overall result or the results of the audience voting were not published.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song (original artist)	Country / year of participation	jury
					Bart Peeters	Ozark Henry	Jef Martens	Ruslana	average
1.	4th	Bandits	Medley of Anne , Jennifer Jennings and Only Teardrops (Clouseau, Louis Neefs , Emmelie de Forest)	Belgian preliminary round 1989 , Belgium 1969 , Denmark 2013	95	87	80	86	87
2.	8th	SIL	J'aime la vie ( Sandra Kim )	Belgium 1986	93	92	81	90	89
3.	6th	Day One	Nocturne ( Secret Garden )	Norway 1995	95	98	80	90	91
4th	8th	2 Fabiola feat. Loredana	Euphoria ( Loreen )	Sweden 2012	90	80	65	65	75
5.	1	White bird	Love shine a light ( Katrina and the Waves )	United Kingdom 1997	88	84	75	80	82
6th	2	Jessy	Je t'adore ( Kate Ryan )	Belgium 2006	78	80	60	60	70
7th	3	Mr. Jones	My star ( brainstorm )	Latvia 2000	72	65	50	50	59
8th.	5	Joyce	Save your kisses for me ( Brotherhood of Man )	United Kingdom 1976	78	70	55	70	68

 Candidate has qualified for the semifinals.

Semifinals

The semi-finals took place in the Videohouse in Vilvoorde . There were four performers per semi-finals, of which two always qualified for the final. They presented their potential contributions with which they wanted to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. The audience and a jury decided equally on the result.

First semi-final

The first semi-final took place on February 23, 2014.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	jury
				Bart Peeters	Ozark Henry	Jef Martens	Ruslana	average
1.	2	Eva Jacobs	Nothing Is Impossible M / T: Mick Lee, Pernille Georgi, Chris "Ruff Diamond" Robinson	95	90	90	90	91
2.	3	Udo	Hero (In Flanders Fields) M / T: Pokka Jr., Nadge, Udo Mechels	85	70	69	75	75
3.	1	Day One	Whoever You Are M / T: Yves Gaillard	96	98	80	85	90
4th	4th	Petra	Killer touch M / T: Georgie Dennis, Christopher Wortley, Paul Drew, Greig Watts, Pete Barringer	86	75	68	70	75

 Candidate has qualified for the final.

Second semi-final

The second semi-final took place on March 2, 2014.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	jury
				Bart Peeters	Ozark Henry	Jef Martens	Ruslana	average
1.	4th	SIL	What's The Time Tn Tokyo? M / T: Marcella Detroit, Marcus Winther-John, Paul Drew, Greig Watts, Pete Barringer	96	95	87	95	93
2.	2	Yass	Need You Tonight M / T: Yass Smaali, Yves Gaillard, Ashley Hicklin, Leon Paul Palmen, Rupert Blackman	95	90	80	92	89
3.	3	2 Fabiola feat. Loredana	She's After My Piano M / T: Ovidiu Jacobsen , Phillip Halloun, Simen Eriksrud, Cecilie Harboe	90	80	75	90	84
4th	1	Axeela	Chasing Rainbows M / T: Bernd Klimpel, Dimitri Ehrlich, Lauren Amaris	88	78	72	85	81

 Candidate has qualified for the final.

Third semi-final

The third and final semi-final took place on March 9, 2014.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	jury
				Bart Peeters	Ozark Henry	Jef Martens	Ruslana	average
1.	2	Axel Hirsoux	Mother M / T: Ashley Hicklin , Rafael Artesero	98	100	99	100	99
2.	4th	Bandits	One M / T: Tony Adams Rosa	97	088	78	095	90
3.	1	Nelson	Wild Side M / T: Nelson Moraïs, Yves Gaillard	92	084	72	085	83
4th	3	Tisha Cyrus	Kitty Cat M / T: Big John Snr, Yves Gaillard	88	060	50	075	68

 Candidate has qualified for the final.

final

The winner of the Belgian preliminary decision: Axel Hirsoux

In the final on March 16, 2014, the winner of the Belgian preliminary decision was determined. A total of six performers competed in the final. Half of the overall result consisted of the votes of seven European juries (from Azerbaijan, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Macedonia, the Netherlands and Spain), and the other half of the votes of the audience. The juries awarded 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	DK	BY	IT	DK	NL	AZ	IE	Overall jury	Audience votes (SMS & online)		total
												%	Points
1.	6th	Axel Hirsoux	Mother M / T: Ashley Hicklin , Rafael Artesero	8th	8th	12	10	12	12	12	74	57.31%	160	234
2.	4th	Bandits	One M / T: Tony Adams Rosa	-	6th	8th	4th	10	10	4th	42	17.29%	048	090
3.	5	Eva Jacobs	Nothing Is Impossible M / T: Mick Lee, Pernille Georgi, Chris "Ruff Diamond" Robinson	10	10	6th	12	4th	-	10	52	13.12%	037	089
4th	1	Yass	Need You Tonight M / T: Yass Smaali, Yves Gaillard, Ashley Hicklin, Leon Paul Palmen, Rupert Blackman	12	12	10	8th	8th	8th	-	58	06.75%	019th	077
5.	2	SIL	What's The Time Tn Tokyo? M / T: Marcella Detroit, Marcus Winther-John, Paul Drew, Greig Watts, Pete Barringer	4th	-	4th	6th	6th	6th	6th	32	01.99%	006th	038
6th	3	Udo	Hero (In Flanders Fields) M / T: Pokka Jr., Nadge, Udo Mechels	6th	4th	-	-	-	4th	8th	22nd	03.54%	010	032

Participation in the ESC

At the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen , Belgium entered the first semifinals on May 6, 2014 with starting number 10. Ultimately, it was not possible to qualify for the final. Out of sixteen participants, Mother came in 14th place with 28 points.

Trivia

• Nelson (Moraïs) took part in the Belgian preliminary round in 2008 .
• The duo Aelia consisted of Veronica Codesal and Soetkin Collier. They belonged to the band Urban Trad , which represented Belgium at the ESC 2003 with the title Sanomi . When the group took second place in Riga , only Codesal was there.
• The members of the band Day One kept their identities a secret (at all appearances they wore masks that covered their entire face, and the singer wore a wig) and did not disclose it even after she left. Rumors that the singer could be Kate Ryan (she represented Belgium at the ESC 2006 with Je t'adore ) have not been confirmed or refuted to this day.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Day One wil gemaskerd blijven dead in Copenhagen (Dutch)
2. ↑ Nieuwe speculaties: Kate Ryan toch zangeres van Day One? (Dutch)