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Eurovision Song Contest 2002 | ||||
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Participating broadcaster | Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) | |||
Country | Belgium | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Eurosong 2002 | |||
Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 20 January 2002 27 January 2002 3 February 2002 10 February 2002 Final: 17 February 2002 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Sergio and the Ladies | |||
Selected song | "Sister" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 13th, 33 points | |||
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Sister", written by Dirk Paelinck and Marc Paelinck, and performed by the group Sergio and the Ladies. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Flemish Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT), selected its entry for the contest through the national final Eurosong 2002. Belgium returned to the contest after a one-year absence following their relegation from 2001 as one of the bottom six entrants in 2000. The national final featured twenty-eight competing entries and consisted of five shows. In the final on 17 February 2002, "Sister" performed by Sergio @ the Ladies was selected as the winner via the votes of five voting groups. The group was renamed as Sergio and the Ladies for Eurovision.
Belgium competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 25 May 2002. Performing during the show in position 16, Belgium placed thirteenth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 33 points.
Prior to the 2002 contest, Belgium had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-three times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in 1956. [1] Since then, they have won the contest on one occasion in 1986 with the song " J'aime la vie ", performed by Sandra Kim. In 2000, "Envie de vivre" performed by Nathalie Sorce placed twenty-fourth (last).
The Belgian participation in the contest alternates between two broadcasters: Flemish Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) and Walloon Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF) at the time, with both broadcasters sharing the broadcasting rights. Both broadcasters –and their predecessors– had selected the Belgian entry using national finals and internal selections in the past. VRT had the turn to participate in 2002. In 1999 and 2000, both VRT and RTBF organised a national final in order to select its entries. On 6 June 2001, VRT confirmed its participation in the 2002 contest and announced that the Eurosong national final would be held to select its entry. [2]
Eurosong 2002 was the national final organised by VRT to select its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. The competition consisted of five shows that commenced on 20 January 2002 and concluded with a final on 17 February 2002 where the winning song and artist were selected. All shows took place at the Studio 100 in Schelle, hosted by Bart Peeters and broadcast on TV1. [3] [4]
Twenty-eight entries were selected to compete in Eurosong. Four semi-finals took place on 20 January 2002, 27 January 2002, 3 February 2002 and 10 February 2002 with each show featuring seven entries. The winner of each semi-final qualified to the final, and the three highest scoring second placed acts in the semi-finals were also selected to advance. The final took place on 17 February 2002 where the winner was chosen. [5] The results of all shows were determined by an expert jury, an international jury consisting of 40 members from the participating countries at the Eurovision Song Contest, voting on Radio 2 and Radio Donna and public televoting. Each voting group had an equal stake in the result during all shows with the exception of the public televote which had a weighting equal to the votes of two groups. [6] For the radio voting, listeners of the two stations was able to vote in advance prior to each of the five shows via televoting between Tuesday and Friday and their votes were combined with a jury consisting of representatives of the respective stations. [7] Each show was broadcast in two parts: in the first part, the songs were performed and the results of the expert jury were announced; after the first part an episode of Stille Waters was aired while the rest of the results were being collected; and in the second part, the results of the international jury and three public voting groups were announced. [8]
During each of the five shows, the expert jury provided commentary and feedback to the artists as well as selected entries to advance in the competition. The experts were: [9]
A submission period was opened on 6 June 2001 for artists and songwriters to submit their entries until 31 October 2001. [2] The twenty-eight acts selected for the competition from 351 entries received during the submission period were announced on 3 December 2001. [10] [11]
Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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3 for You | "You and Me" | Evi van de Moortel, Tine van den Bulck, Bieke Mattheussen |
Bennett and Bosman | "Everything" | Gary Burr, Chely Wright |
Christoff | "Op naar de top" | Daniël Ditmar, John Terra |
Danaë | "What Goes Up" | Dirk Cassiers, Jos Cassiers |
Fantasie | "Nananana" | Geert van de Meutter, Lies Wuyts, Wim van Meensel |
Incredible Time Machine | "The Magic Times" | Rudolf Hecke |
Indiana | "Imitation Love" | Scott English, Jim Dyke |
Iris | "Forever Yours" | Kit Hain, Cheryl Beatty |
Ivan | "Time of My Life" | Raf van Bedts, Paul Vermeulen, Lou Roman |
Jimmy | "Shine On" | Eli Mizrahi |
Kim 'Kay | "The Sun Shines" | Kim 'Kay, John Terra |
Léa Dan | "Comme une enfant" | Vanessa van Strijthem, Jan Leyers |
Luc Schuit | "Meer" | Luc Schuit, Pallieter van Buggenhout |
Mistery | "Hollywood Star" | Ricky Mondes, Jimmy Towers, Dirk Winters |
Patrick Vinx | "Ik kan jou niet vergeten" | Dirk Paelinck, Marc Paelinck |
Peter Elkins | "If I..." | Dirk Paelinck, Marc Paelinck |
Raf Van Brussel | "Flyin'" | Raf van Brussel |
Raffaele | "I ragazzi di oggi" | Fred Bekky, Raffaele Vetrugno |
Sergio @ the Ladies | "Sister" | Dirk Paelinck, Marc Paelinck |
Severine Doré | "Wherever You'll Be" | Dirk Paelinck, Marc Paelinck |
Sonny | "All Out of Love" | Dirk Paelinck, Marc Paelinck |
Spark | "Someday" | Jess Leary, Mary Ann Kennedy, Kye Fleming |
Tanya Dexters | "When I Look in Your Eyes" | Gunther Thomas, Wim Claes |
VandaVanda | "All My Love" | Peter Gillis, Miguel Wiels, Alain van de Putte |
Wade and C | "Paco y Pacita" | Patsy Verfaille, Vincent Goeminne, Kristof Lesure, Pallieter van Buggenhout |
Wuyts and Schepens | "Without Love" | Danny Wuyts, Jan Schepens |
Wim Leys | "Nooit een dag te laat" | Ruud Houweling |
Yasmina | "Take This Heart" | Rudolf Hecke, Mark van Hie |
The four semi-finals took place on 20 January, 27 January, 3 February and 10 February 2002. In each show seven entries competed and the combination of results from two jury groups, two radio voting groups and a public televote determined the winner that qualified to the final. The three highest scoring second placed acts in the semi-finals also proceeded to the final. [12]
Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Radio | Televote | Total | Place |
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1 | Wuyts and Schepens | "Without Love" | 16 | 18 | 18 | 52 | 1 |
2 | 3 for You | "You and Me" | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 5 |
3 | Wim Leys | "Nooit een dag te laat" | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 6 |
4 | Sonny | "All Out of Love" | 14 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 2 |
5 | Mistery | "Hollywood Star" | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 |
6 | Kim 'Kay | "The Sun Shines" | 12 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 3 |
7 | Léa Dan | "Comme une enfant" | 8 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 4 |
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Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Radio | Televote | Total | Place |
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1 | Incredible Time Machine | "The Magic Times" | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 4 |
2 | Bennett and Bosman | "Everything" | 4 | 16 | 6 | 26 | 3 |
3 | Ivan | "Time of My Life" | 7 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 5 |
4 | Tanya Dexters | "When I Look in Your Eyes" | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
5 | Luc Schuit | "Meer" | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 6 |
6 | Severine Doré | "Wherever You'll Be" | 18 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 1 |
7 | Raf Van Brussel | "Flyin'" | 14 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 2 |
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Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Radio | Televote | Total | Place |
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1 | Raffaele | "I ragazzi di oggi" | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 4 |
2 | Danaë | "What Goes Up" | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 | 2 |
3 | Jimmy | "Shine On" | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
4 | Patrick Vinx | "Ik kan jou niet vergeten" | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 5 |
5 | Iris | "Forever Yours" | 12 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 3 |
6 | Wade and C | "Paco y Pacita" | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
7 | Spark | "Someday" | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | 1 |
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Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Radio | Televote | Total | Place |
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1 | Indiana | "Imitation Love" | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 4 |
2 | Christoff | "Op naar de top" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6 |
3 | Peter Elkins | "If I..." | 9 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 3 |
4 | Yasmina | "Take This Heart" | 18 | 16 | 14 | 48 | 1 |
5 | Sergio @ the Ladies | "Sister" | 14 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 2 |
6 | Fantasie | "Nananana" | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
7 | VandaVanda | "All My Love" | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 4 |
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The final took place on 17 February 2002 where the seven entries that qualified from the preceding four semi-finals competed. The winner, "Sister" performed by Sergio @ the Ladies, was selected by the combination of results from two jury groups, two radio voting groups and a public televote. [13] "Sister" received 220,436 of the record 330,140 televotes registered during the show. [14]
Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Radio | Televote | Total | Place |
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1 | Raf Van Brussel | "Flyin'" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
2 | Severine Doré | "Wherever You'll Be" | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 6 |
3 | Sonny | "All Out Of Love" | 10 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 5 |
4 | Sergio @ the Ladies | "Sister" | 18 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 1 |
5 | Wuyts and Schepens | "Without Love" | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 4 |
6 | Spark | "Someday" | 9 | 16 | 14 | 39 | 2 |
7 | Yasmina | "Take This Heart" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 3 |
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Show | Date | Viewing figures | Ref. | |
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Nominal | Share | |||
Final | 17 February 2002 | 1,680,000 | 74% | [15] [16] |
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the bottom six countries in the 2001 contest competed in the final. On 9 November 2001, a special allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Belgium was set to perform in position 16, following the entry from Bosnia and Herzegovina and before the entry from France. [17] The group performed at the contest under the new name Sergio and the Ladies, and Belgium finished in thirteenth place with 33 points. [18] [19]
The contest was broadcast in Belgium by both the Flemish and Walloon broadcasters. VRT broadcast the show on TV1 with commentary in Dutch by André Vermeulen and Bart Peeters. [20] RTBF televised the shows on La Une with commentary in French by Jean-Pierre Hautier. [21] The show was also broadcast by VRT on Radio 2 with commentary in Dutch by Julien Put and Michel Follet, and by RTBF on La Première with commentary in French by Laurent Daube and Éric Russon. VRT appointed Geena Lisa Peeters as its spokesperson to announce the Belgian votes during the show. [22]
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Belgium and awarded by Belgium in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Spain in the contest.
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Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Je t'adore" written by Kate Ryan, Niklas Bergwall, Niclas Kings and Lisa Greene. The song was performed by Kate Ryan. The Belgian entry for the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece was selected through the national final Eurosong '06, organised by the Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). The competition featured twenty-eight competing entries and consisted of seven shows. In the final on 19 February 2006, "Je t'adore" performed by Kate Ryan was selected as the winner via the votes of seven jury groups and a public televote.
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Le Grand Soir" written by Alec Mansion and Frédéric Zeitoun. The song was performed by Nuno Resende. The Belgian entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine was selected through the national final Finale Nationale Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 2005, organised by the Walloon broadcaster Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF). In the final on 20 March 2005 which featured two competing entries, "Le Grand Soir" performed by Nuno Resende was selected as the winner after gaining 50.2% of the public televote.
Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "1 Life", composed by Marc Paelinck, with lyrics by Dirk Paelinck, and performed by Xandee. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Flemish Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT), selected its entry for the contest through the national final Eurosong '04. The competition featured twenty-eight competing entries and consisted of five shows. In the final on 15 February 2004, "1 Life" performed by Xandee was selected as the winner via the votes of five voting groups.
Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Like the Wind", written by Ilia Beyers, John Terra, Emma Philippa-Hjälmås and Wim Claes, and performed by Vanessa Chinitor. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Flemish Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT), selected its entry for the contest through the national final Eurosong '99. The competition featured twenty-five competing entries and consisted of three shows. In the final on 28 February 1999, "Like the Wind" performed by Vanessa Chinitor was selected as the winner via the votes of three televoting groups and two jury groups.
Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Sanomi", written by Yves Barbieux, and performed by the group Urban Trad. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Walloon Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF), internally selected in December 2002 its entry for the contest. The song, "Sanomi", was presented to the public on 31 March 2003. This was the first-ever entry performed in a constructed language in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "O Julissi" written by Michel Vangheluwe. The song was performed by the band Ishtar. The Belgian entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia was selected through the national final Eurosong '08, organised by the Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). The competition featured twenty competing entries and consisted of seven shows. In the final on 9 March 2008, "O Julissi Na Jalini" performed by Ishtar was selected as the winner via a public televote. The song was later retitled as "O Julissi".
Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Dis oui", written by Philippe Swan, and performed by Mélanie Cohl. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Walloon Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF), selected its entry through a national final. The entry placed sixth out of the 25 entries, scoring 122 points.
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Copycat" written by Benjamin Schoos and Jacques Duvall. The song was performed by the group Copycat, which was internally selected by the Walloon broadcaster Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF) in February 2009 to represent the nation at the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. The song, "Copycat", was presented to the public on 10 March 2009.
Belgium participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Me and My Guitar" written by Tom Dice, Jeroen Swinnen and Ashley Hicklin. The song was performed by Tom Dice, who was internally selected by the Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) in November 2009 to represent the nation at the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. The song, "Me and My Guitar", was presented to the public on 7 March 2010 during the television special Eurosong 2010: een song voor Tom Dice!.
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "With Love Baby" written by RoxorLoops and Benoît Giaux. The song was performed by the group Witloof Bay. The Belgian entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany was selected through the national final Eurovision 2011: Qui? A vous de choisir!, organised by the Walloon broadcaster Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF). The competition featured thirty competing entries and consisted of two shows. In the final on 30 January 2011, "With Love Baby" performed by Witloof Bay was selected as the winner via the votes of a four-member jury panel and a public televote.
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Would You?" written by Nina Sampermans, Jean Bosco Safari and Walter Mannaerts. The song was performed by Iris, who was internally selected by the Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) in November 2011 to represent the nation at the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. The song was selected through the national final Eurosong 2012: Een song voor Iris, which was organised by VRT and featured two songs. In the final on 17 March 2012, "Would You?" was selected as the winning song after gaining 53% of the public televote.
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Love Kills" written by Jukka Immonen and Iain James. The song was performed by Roberto Bellarosa, who was internally selected by the Walloon broadcaster Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF) in November 2014 to represent the nation at the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden. The song was selected through the national final Eurovision 2013: A vous de choisir la chanson!, which was organised by RTBF and featured three songs. In the final on 16 December 2012, "Love Kills" was selected as the winning song via the votes of an expert jury and a public televote.
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Mother" written by Ashley Hicklin and Rafael Artesero. The song was performed by Axel Hirsoux. The Belgian entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark was selected through the national final Eurosong 2014, organised by the Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). The competition featured thirty competing acts and consisted of seven shows. In the final on 16 March 2014, "Mother" performed by Axel Hirsoux was selected as the winner via the votes of seven international jury groups and a public televote.
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Rhythm Inside" written by Loïc Nottet and Beverly Jo Scott. The song was performed by Loïc Nottet, who was internally selected by the Walloon broadcaster Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF) in November 2014 to represent the nation at the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. The song, "Rhythm Inside", was presented to the public on 10 March 2015.
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "What's the Pressure" written by Sanne Putseys, Louis Favre, Birsen Uçar and Yannick Werther. The song was performed by Laura Tesoro. The Belgian entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden was selected through the national final Eurosong 2016, organised by the Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). The competition featured five competing acts and consisted of two presentation shows and a final. In the final on 17 January 2016, the winner was selected over two rounds of voting: the first selected the top two via the votes of ten international jury groups and a public televote, while the second selected the winner solely by public televoting. "What's the Pressure" performed by Laura Tesoro was the winner after placing first during both rounds of voting.
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "City Lights" written by Pierre Dumoulin, Emmanuel Delcourt and Ellie Delvaux. The song was performed by Blanche, which is the artistic name of singer Ellie Delvaux who was internally selected by the Walloon broadcaster Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF) in November 2016 to represent the nation at the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. The song, "City Lights", was presented to the public on 8 March 2017.
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "A Matter of Time" written by Laura Groeseneken, Alex Callier and Maxime Tribeche. The song was performed by Sennek, which is the artistic name of singer Laura Groeseneken who was internally selected by the Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) in September 2017 to represent the nation at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. The song, "A Matter of Time", was presented to the public on 5 March 2018.
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Wake Up" written by Eliot Vassamillet and Pierre Dumoulin. The song was performed by Eliot, which is the artistic name of singer Eliot Vassamillet who was internally selected by the Walloon broadcaster Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF) in January 2019 to represent the nation at the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. The song, "Wake Up", was presented to the public on 28 February 2019.
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with "Miss You" performed by Jérémie Makiese. Makiese was internally selected by the Walloon broadcaster Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF) in September 2021 to represent the nation at the 2022 contest, while the song, "Miss You", was presented to the public on 10 March 2022.
Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Because of You", written by Stef Caers and Jaouad Alloul, and performed by Caers himself under his stage name Gustaph. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Flemish Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT), organised the national final Eurosong 2023 to select the Belgian entry for the contest. The competition featured seven competing acts and consisted of five songclub shows and a final. In the final on 14 January 2023, "Because of You" performed by Gustaph was selected as the winner via the votes of a fifteen-member jury panel and a public vote.