Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Country	Belgium
National selection
Selection process	Eurosong '06
Selection date(s)	Heats:; 8 January 2006; 15 February 2006; 22 January 2006; 29 January 2006; Semi-finals:; 5 February 2006; 12 February 2006; Final:; 19 February 2006
Selected artist(s)	Kate Ryan
Selected song	"Je t'adore"
Selected songwriter(s)	Kate Ryan; Niklas Bergwall; Niclas Kings; Lisa Greene;
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Failed to qualify (12th)
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest

Last updated October 26, 2024

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 competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 18 May 2006. Performing during the show in position 7, "Je t'adore" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Belgium placed twelfth out of the 23 participating countries in the semi-final with 69 points.

Background

Prior to the 2006 contest, Belgium had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-seven times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in 1956.^[1] Since then, the country has won the contest on one occasion in 1986 with the song "J'aime la vie" performed by Sandra Kim. Following the introduction of semi-finals for 2004, Belgium had been featured in only one final. In 2005, Nuno Resende represented the country with the song "Le grand soir", placing twenty-second in the semi-final and failing to advance to the final.

The Belgian broadcaster for the 2006 contest, who broadcasts the event in Belgium and organises the selection process for its entry, was Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). The Belgian participation in the contest alternates between two broadcasters: the Flemish VRT and the Walloon Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF). Both broadcasters have selected the Belgian entry using national finals and internal selections in the past. In 2004 and 2005, both VRT and RTBF organised a national final in order to select the Belgian entry. On 19 June 2005, VRT confirmed Belgium's participation in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest and announced that the Eurosong national final would be held to select their entry.^[2]

Before Eurovision

Eurosong '06

The logo of Eurosong '06

Eurosong '06 was the national final that selected Belgium's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The competition consisted of seven shows that commenced on 8 January 2006 and concluded with a final on 19 February 2006 where the winning song and artist were selected. All shows took place at the Studio 100 in Schelle, hosted by Bart Peeters and were broadcast on Eén.^[3]^[4]

Format

Twenty-eight entries were selected to compete in Eurosong. Four heats took place on 8, 15, 22 and 29 January 2006 with each show featuring seven entries. The top three as determined by an expert jury, a press jury, two radio jury groups from the stations Radio 2 and Radio Donna and public televoting qualified to the semi-finals. The expert jury also selected two wildcards out of the non-qualifying acts in the heats to advance. Two semi-finals took place on 5 and 12 February 2006 with each show featuring seven entries. The top three as determined by the four jury groups and public televoting qualified to the final, while the expert jury also selected a wildcard out of the non-qualifying acts in the semi-finals to advance. The final took place on 19 February 2006 where the winner was chosen by an expert jury, a press jury, two radio jury groups from the stations Radio 2 and Radio Donna, three international jury groups and public televoting.^[5] Each jury group had an equal stake in the result during all shows, while the public televote had a weighting equal to the votes of two jury groups in the heats and the semi-finals and three jury groups in the final.^[6] 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 Flikken and then an episode of Witse 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.^[7]

During each of the seven shows, the expert jury provided commentary and feedback to the artists as well as selected entries to advance in the competition. The experts were:

Yasmine –singer and television presenter
Marcel Vanthilt –singer and television presenter
André Vermeulen –Belgian commentator at the Eurovision Song Contest
Johnny Logan –Irish singer-songwriter, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 and 1987

Competing entries

A submission period was opened on 19 June 2005 for artists and songwriters to submit their entries until 28 September 2005. The twenty-eight acts selected by VRT for the competition from 321 entries received during the submission period were announced on 6 December 2005.^[8] Among the competing artists were former Eurovision Song Contest participants Barbara Dex, who represented Belgium in 1993, and Vanessa Chinitor, who represented Belgium in 1999.^[9]

Artist	Song	Composer(s)
Afi	"Not That Beautiful"	Alain Vande Putte, Miguel Wiels
Ali vs. Laura	"I Belong to You Belong to Me"	Jamy Mahyar Bagheri
Axel Devries	"Alleen jij"	Ronald Vanhuffel, Tracy Atkins, Jurgen Coppieters
Barbara Dex	"Crazy"	Andre Remkes, Alidus Hidding
Beatoxic	"Feel Like"	Geert D'Haene
Belle Perez	"El mundo bailando"	Maribel Pérez, Juan Guerrero, Fernando De Meersman, Patrick Renier
Brahim	"P.O.W.E.R."	Fred Braikin, Brahim Attaeb, Jeremy Style
Casa Creola	"Easy esta noche"	Marc Paelinck, Jamie Winchester
Els de Schepper	"Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom"	Rick Denys, David Poltrock
Eve Kempbell	"Not Right"	Paul Drew, Greig Watts, Peter Barringer, Phillipa Alexanda, Ellie Wyatt
Fantoom	"Hier sta ik"	Servaas Binge, Hillert Binge
Jeason	"Dame amor, dame vida"	Jeason Herfs
Kaden	"In Your Heaven"	Marc Van Hie, Rudolf Hecke
Kate Ryan	"Je t'adore"	Katrien Verbeeck, Niklas Bergwall, Niclas Kings, Lisa Greene
Katerine	"Watch Me Move"	Mark Frisch, Anthony Galatis, Yannik Fonderie
Kaye Styles	"Profile"	Youssef Chelak
La Sakhra	"Wonderland"	Vincent Pierins, Patrick Hamilton
Laura D	"History Turning Round"	Daniel Boquist, Marcus Englöf, Johan Bejerholm, Nick Woodbridge
Peter Evrard	"Coward"	Stefaan Fernande, Luca Chiaravelli
Pim	"I'm Your Man"	Alain Vande Putte, Serge Hertoge
Roxane	"Push It"	Mon S'Jegers
Sonny O'Brien	"I'll Be There for You"	Ben "Jammin" Robbins, Lenna Bauerly Shelly
Tommy	"The Best Time of My Life"	Tommy Vlaeminck
Triskèl	"I'll Be There for You"	Kurt Burgelman, Alain Van Zeveren
Valérie Mouton	"I Can't Go On Like This"	Sofie Verbruggen, Herve Martens
Vanessa Chinitor	"Beyond You"	Gerard James Borg, Philip Vella
WOEST	"Gek"	Tom Van Landuyt
Zenna	"Someone Is Calling"	Inge Moortgat, Violetta Zimbardi, Sammy Merayah

Shows

Heats

The four heats took place on 8, 15, 22 and 29 January 2006. In each show seven entries competed and the combination of results from an expert jury, a press jury, two radio jury groups and a public televote determined the top three that qualified to the semi-finals. An additional two entries were awarded wildcards by the expert jury from the remaining non-qualifying acts in the heats to proceed to the semi-finals.

Heat 1 – 8 January 2006
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Televote	Total	Place	Result
1	Brahim	"P.O.W.E.R."	30	14	44	2	Advanced
2	Jeason	"Dame amor, dame vida"	14	10	24	3	Advanced
3	Sonny O'Brien	"I'll Be There for You"	19	4	23	4	Wildcard
4	Fantoom	"Hier sta ik"	7	8	15	6	Eliminated
5	Vanessa Chinitor	"Beyond You"	8	2	10	7	Eliminated
6	Zenna	"Someone Is Calling"	12	6	18	5	Eliminated
7	Katerine	"Watch Me Move"	34	18	52	1	Advanced

Detailed Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Expert Jury	Press Jury	Radio Jury		Total
Draw	Song	Expert Jury	Press Jury	Radio 2	Donna	Total
1	"P.O.W.E.R."	7	7	7	9	30
2	"Dame amor, dame vida"	5	2	3	4	14
3	"I'll Be There for You"	4	5	5	5	19
4	"Hier sta ik"	1	1	2	3	7
5	"Beyond You"	3	3	1	1	8
6	"Someone Is Calling"	2	4	4	2	12
7	"Watch Me Move"	9	9	9	7	34

Heat 2 – 15 January 2006
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Televote	Total	Place	Result
1	Casa Creola	"Easy esta noche"	13	4	14	6	Eliminated
2	Afi	"Not That Beautiful"	30	6	36	3	Advanced
3	Tommy	"The Best Time of My Life"	11	8	19	5	Eliminated
4	Barbara Dex	"Crazy"	26	18	44	1	Advanced
5	Beatoxic	"Feel Like"	4	2	6	7	Eliminated
6	Els de Schepper	"Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom"	15	10	25	4	Wildcard
7	Roxane	"Push It"	25	14	39	2	Advanced

Detailed Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Expert Jury	Press Jury	Radio Jury		Total
Draw	Song	Expert Jury	Press Jury	Radio 2	Donna	Total
1	"Easy esta noche"	2	4	2	5	13
2	"Not That Beautiful"	7	9	5	9	30
3	"The Best Time of My Life"	3	2	3	3	11
4	"Crazy"	5	5	9	7	26
5	"Feel Like"	1	1	1	1	4
6	"Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom"	4	3	4	4	15
7	"Push It"	9	7	7	2	25

Heat 3 – 22 January 2006
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Televote	Total	Place	Result
1	Valérie Mouton	"I Can't Go On Like This"	10	4	14	6	Eliminated
2	Kate Ryan	"Je t'adore"	34	10	44	1	Advanced
3	Kaye Styles	"Profile"	23	14	37	3	Advanced
4	Axel Devries	"Alleen jij"	8	2	10	7	Eliminated
5	Laura D	"History Turning Round"	18	6	24	4	Eliminated
6	Peter Evrard	"Coward"	24	18	42	2	Advanced
7	Pim	"I'm Your Man"	7	8	15	5	Eliminated

Detailed Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Expert Jury	Press Jury	Radio Jury		Total
Draw	Song	Expert Jury	Press Jury	Radio 2	Donna	Total
1	"I Can't Go On Like This"	4	3	2	1	10
2	"Je t'adore"	7	9	9	9	34
3	"Profile"	9	4	5	5	23
4	"Alleen jij"	1	1	3	3	8
5	"History Turning Round"	5	5	4	4	18
6	"Coward"	3	7	7	7	24
7	"I'm Your Man"	2	2	1	2	7

Heat 4 – 29 January 2006
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Televote	Total	Place	Result
1	Kaden	"In Your Heaven"	10	2	12	6	Eliminated
2	WOEST	"Gek"	14	8	22	4	Eliminated
3	Ali vs. Laura	"I Belong to You Belong to Me"	8	4	12	6	Eliminated
4	La Sakhra	"Wonderland"	28	10	38	2	Advanced
5	Triskèl	"I'll Be There for You"	8	6	14	5	Eliminated
6	Belle Perez	"El mundo bailando"	34	18	52	1	Advanced
7	Eve Kempbell	"Not Right"	22	14	36	3	Advanced

Detailed Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Expert Jury	Press Jury	Radio Jury		Total
Draw	Song	Expert Jury	Press Jury	Radio 2	Donna	Total
1	"In Your Heaven"	2	3	4	1	10
2	"Gek"	4	4	2	4	14
3	"I Belong to You Belong to Me"	1	2	3	2	8
4	"Wonderland"	5	9	7	7	28
5	"I'll Be There for You"	3	1	1	3	8
6	"El mundo bailando"	9	7	9	9	34
7	"Not Right"	7	5	5	5	22

Semi-finals

The two semi-finals took place on 5 and 12 February 2006. In each show seven entries competed and the combination of results from an expert jury, a press jury, two radio jury groups and a public televote determined the top three that qualified to the final. "P.O.W.E.R." performed by Brahim was awarded a wildcard by the expert jury from the non-qualifying acts in the semi-finals to proceed to the final.

Semi-final 1 – 5 February 2006
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Televote	Total	Place	Result
1	Jeason	"Dame amor, dame vida"	5	4	9	7	Eliminated
2	Eve Kempbell	"Not Right"	13	8	21	4	Eliminated
3	Els de Schepper	"Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom"	17	10	27	3	Advanced
4	Afi	"Not That Beautiful"	16	2	18	5	Eliminated
5	Katerine	"Watch Me Move"	9	6	15	6	Eliminated
6	Kaye Styles	"Profile"	30	14	44	2	Advanced
7	Kate Ryan	"Je t'adore"	34	18	52	1	Advanced

Detailed Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Expert Jury	Press Jury	Radio Jury		Total
Draw	Song	Expert Jury	Press Jury	Radio 2	Donna	Total
1	"Dame amor, dame vida"	1	1	2	1	5
2	"Not Right"	5	2	3	3	13
3	"Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom"	4	4	5	4	17
4	"Not That Beautiful"	2	5	4	5	16
5	"Watch Me Move"	3	3	1	2	9
6	"Profile"	9	7	7	7	30
7	"Je t'adore"	7	9	9	9	34

Semi-final 2 – 12 February 2006
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Televote	Total	Place	Result
1	La Sakhra	"Wonderland"	36	8	44	1	Advanced
2	Roxane	"Push It"	5	2	7	7	Eliminated
3	Sonny O'Brien	"I'll Be There for You"	7	4	11	6	Eliminated
4	Brahim	"P.O.W.E.R."	22	10	32	4	Wildcard
5	Belle Perez	"El mundo bailando"	20	14	34	3	Advanced
6	Peter Evrard	"Coward"	15	6	21	5	Eliminated
7	Barbara Dex	"Crazy"	19	18	37	2	Advanced

Detailed Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Expert Jury	Press Jury	Radio Jury		Total
Draw	Song	Expert Jury	Press Jury	Radio 2	Donna	Total
1	"Wonderland"	9	9	9	9	36
2	"Push It"	1	2	1	1	5
3	"I'll Be There for You"	2	1	2	2	7
4	"P.O.W.E.R."	7	7	4	4	22
5	"El mundo bailando"	5	3	7	5	20
6	"Coward"	3	4	5	3	15
7	"Crazy"	4	5	3	7	19

Final

The final took place on 19 February 2006 where the seven entries that qualified from the preceding two semi-finals competed. The winner, "Je t'adore" performed by Kate Ryan, was selected by the combination of results from an expert jury, a press jury, two radio jury groups, three international jury groups and a public televote.^[10] The international jury groups were selected following a study conducted by two independent professors in statistics on the three best forecasters of the Eurovision Song Contest in recent years.^[11]

Final – 19 February 2006
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Televote	Total	Place
1	Barbara Dex	"Crazy"	24	9	33	5
2	Brahim	"P.O.W.E.R"	23	15	38	4
3	Belle Perez	"El mundo bailando"	45	12	57	3
4	Els de Schepper	"Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom"	17	3	20	7
5	La Sakhra	"Wonderland"	41	21	62	2
6	Kaye Styles	"Profile"	18	6	24	6
7	Kate Ryan	"Je t'adore"	49	27	76	1

Detailed Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Expert Jury	Press Jury	Radio Jury		International Jury			Total
Draw	Song	Expert Jury	Press Jury	Radio 2	Donna				Total
1	"Crazy"	3	1	5	2	5	3	5	24
2	"P.O.W.E.R"	9	3	1	4	3	2	1	23
3	"El mundo bailando"	2	5	9	9	4	7	9	45
4	"Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom"	1	4	2	1	2	4	3	17
5	"Wonderland"	7	9	4	7	7	5	2	41
6	"Profile"	4	2	3	3	1	1	4	18
7	"Je t'adore"	5	7	7	5	9	9	7	49

Ratings

Viewing figures by show
Show	Date	Viewing figures		Ref.
Show	Date	Nominal	Share	Ref.
Heat 1	8 January 2006	1,182,000	42.90%	^[12]
Heat 2	15 January 2006	1,196,230	45.97%
Heat 3	22 January 2006	1,261,000	45.66%
Heat 4	29 January 2006	1,364,341	49.57%
Semi-final 1	5 February 2006	1,326,952	46.70%
Semi-final 2	12 February 2006	1,392,770	51.77%
Final	9 March 2006	1,772,000	60.30%

Promotion

Kate Ryan made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Je t'adore" as the Belgian Eurovision entry.^[13] Ryan took part in promotional activities in Macedonia on 7 April and performed during the HRT 1 programme Studio 10 in Croatia on 8 April.^[14] On 9 April, Ryan appeared in and performed during the TV SLO1 programme Spet doma in Slovenia.^[15] Ryan also took part in promotional activities in Greece on 13 and 14 April which included performances during the ANT1 show Proinos Kafes , and in Malta between 15 and 17 April where she appeared during the special Eurovision shows Lejn il-Eurovision on NET TV and Eurovision Fever on Super One TV.^[16]^[17] On 22 April, Ryan performed in Turkey during the Star TV show Popstar Türkiye .^[18] On 4 May, Ryan completed promotional activities in the Netherlands where she appeared during the talk shows RTL Boulevard on RTL 4 and Jensen! on RTL 5.^[19] The promotional tour also featured television and radio appearances in Cyprus, Germany, Latvia, Sweden and Switzerland, and was financially supported by Flemish Minister of Culture Bert Anciaux and Kate Ryan's record company EMI with each of them allocating a subsidy of €60,000.^[20]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) and the ten highest placed finishers in the 2005 contest are required to qualify from the semi-final on 18 May 2006 in order to compete for the final on 20 May 2006; the top ten countries from the semi-final progress to the final. On 21 March 2006, a special allocation draw was held which determined the running order for the semi-final and Belgium was set to perform in position 7, following the entry from Albania and before the entry from Ireland.^[21] At the end of the semi-final, Belgium was not announced among the top 10 entries and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Belgium placed twelfth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 69 points.^[22]

The semi-final and the final were broadcast in Belgium by both the Flemish and Walloon broadcasters. VRT broadcast the shows on één with commentary in Dutch by Bart Peeters and André Vermeulen.^[23] RTBF televised the shows on La Une with commentary in French by Jean-Pierre Hautier.^[24] All shows were also broadcast by VRT on Radio 2 with commentary in Dutch by Michel Follet and Sven Pichal, and by RTBF on La Première with commentary in French by Patrick Duhamel and Thomas Gunzig. The Belgian spokesperson, who announced the Belgian votes during the final, was Yasmine who held up a placard with the words "We Love Kate Ryan" during the final.

Voting

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Belgium and awarded by Belgium in the semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Armenia in the semi-final and the final of the contest.

Points awarded to Belgium

Points awarded to Belgium (Semi-final)^[25]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points	Andorra Malta Netherlands
6 points	Monaco
5 points	Ireland Slovenia Sweden
4 points	Iceland Poland
3 points	Denmark Estonia Finland France
2 points	Lithuania Portugal Spain
1 point	Cyprus

Points awarded by Belgium

Points awarded by Belgium (Semi-final)^[25]
Score	Country
12 points	Armenia
10 points	Finland
8 points	Turkey
7 points	Lithuania
6 points	Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 points	Sweden
4 points	Netherlands
3 points	Ireland
2 points	Russia
1 point	Poland

Points awarded by Belgium (Final)^[26]
Score	Country
12 points	Armenia
10 points	Greece
8 points	Finland
7 points	Turkey
6 points	Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 points	Sweden
4 points	Lithuania
3 points	Russia
2 points	Romania
1 point	Germany

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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 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 2021 with the song "The Wrong Place" written by Alex Callier and Charlotte Foret. The song was performed by the band Hooverphonic, which was internally selected by the Belgian broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) in March 2020 to represent the nation at the 2021 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands, after they were due to compete in the 2020 contest with "Release Me" before the 2020 event's cancellation. The song, "The Wrong Place", was presented to the public on 4 March 2021.

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.

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[1] "Belgium Country Profile". EBU . Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[2] "Flanders launches Eurosong 2006". Esctoday. 19 June 2005.

[3] "Kom naar een uitzending". een.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 December 2005. Retrieved 13 October 2022.

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[6] "Belgium 2006".

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[17] "Malta". een.be (in Dutch). 17 April 2006. Archived from the original on 9 April 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2022.

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Artists	Roberto Bellarosa Bob Benny Blanche Lily Castel Vanessa Chinitor Ann Christy Clouseau Robert Cogoi Mélanie Cohl Copycat Lisa del Bo Barbara Dex Tom Dice Dream Express Eliot Frédéric Etherlinck Serge and Christine Ghisoland Gustaph Axel Hirsoux Hooverphonic Jacques Hustin Ingeborg Iris Ishtar Sandra Kim The KMG's Philippe Lafontaine Fud Leclerc Linda Lepomme Claude Lombard Jérémie Makiese Micha Marah Mony Marc Lize Marke Morgane Mustii Louis Neefs Nicole and Hugo Loïc Nottet Pas de Deux Pierre Rapsat Jacques Raymond Nuno Resende Reynaert Kate Ryan Liliane Saint-Pierre Bobbejaan Schoepen Sennek Sergio and the Ladies Nathalie Sorce Emly Starr Stella Telex Laura Tesoro Tonia Urban Trad Jean Vallée Witloof Bay Xandee Jacques Zegers
Songs	"1 Life" "À la folie ou pas du tout" "Als het weer lente is" "L'Amour ça fait chanter la vie" "Avantila vie" "Baby, Baby" "Because of You" "Before the Party's Over" "City Lights" "Copycat" "Dis oui" "Door de wind" "Envie de vivre" "Euro-Vision" "Fleur de liberté" "Geef het op" "Gelukkig zijn" "Goeiemorgen, morgen" "Le Grand soir" "Hey Nana" "Hou toch van mij" "Iemand als jij" "Ik heb zorgen" " J'aime la vie " " Je t'adore " "Jennifer Jennings" "Judy et Cie" "Laat me nu gaan" "Laissez briller le soleil" " Liefde is een kaartspel " "Like the Wind" "Love Kills" "Love Power" "Ma petite chatte" "Macédomienne" "A Matter of Time" "Me and My Guitar" "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" "A Million in One, Two, Three" "Miss You" "Mon amour pour toi" "Mother" "Nous, on veut des violons" "O Julissi" "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel" "Le Plus beau jour de ma vie" "Près de ma rivière" "Quand tu reviendras" ~~"Release Me"~~ "Rendez-vous" "Rhythm Inside" "Samson" "Sanomi" "September, gouden roos" "Si tu aimes ma musique" "Sister" "Soldiers of Love" "Straatdeuntje" "Ton nom" "Viens l'oublier" "La Voix est libre" "Waarom?" "Wake Up" "What's the Pressure" "With Love Baby" "Would You?" "The Wrong Place"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Belgium did not compete