Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

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Eurovision Song Contest 2023
Participating broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT)
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
National selection
Selection processEurosong 2023
Selection date(s)Songclub shows:
9 January 2023
10 January 2023
11 January 2023
12 January 2023
13 January 2023
Final:
14 January 2023
Selected artist(s) Gustaph
Selected song"Because of You"
Selected songwriter(s)Stef Caers
Jaouad Alloul
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (8th, 90 points)
Final result7th, 182 points
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
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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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Belgium was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 11 May 2023. Performing during the show in position 5, "Because of You" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 13 May. It was later revealed that Belgium placed eighth out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 90 points. In the final, Belgium performed in position 16 and placed seventh out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 182 points.

Background

Prior to the 2023 contest, Belgium had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty-three 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 eight finals. In 2022, "Miss You" by Jérémie Makiese represented the nation, qualifying for the final and placing 19th.

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. On 4 July 2022, VRT –who had the turn– confirmed its intention to participate in the 2023 contest and announced on 20 August 2022 that the Eurosong national final would be held to select their entry. This marked the return of Eurosong for the first time since 2016. [2] [3]

Before Eurovision

Eurosong 2023

Eurosong 2023 was the national final that selected the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The competition consisted of five pre-recorded songclub shows that was broadcast between 9 and 13 January 2023, followed by a live final on 14 January 2023 where the winning song and artist was selected. All six shows was hosted by Peter Van de Veire and broadcast on Eén, as well as on the broadcaster's online streaming platform VRT MAX. [4] [5]

Format

Seven artists were sought to compete in Eurosong. The competition included five songclub shows that were broadcast between 9 and 13 January 2023. The shows featured each artist presenting their two candidate Eurovision songs in front of the six other artists that gave advice on which song should be selected for the final. Based on the advice, the artist selected one of the two songs to proceed to the final. [6] The final took place on 14 January 2023 where the winner was chosen by an expert jury and public televoting. [7] [8]

The jury panel consisted of: [9] [10]

Competing entries

The names of the seven acts selected for the competition were announced on 8 November 2022 during the radio MNM programme Kawtar & Keyaert. Among the competing artists was former Eurovision Song Contest participant Tom Dice (member of the Starlings), who represented Belgium in 2010. [11] The artists were selected by an A&R Team (Arts and Repertoire) consisting of music experts from VRT in consultation with record labels and artist managers. [12] [13] The candidate Eurovision songs to be performed by the artists were announced on 15 December 2022, along with 20-second snippets of each entry. [14]

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Loredana  [ nl ]"Dream in Colours"Tim Gosden, Maria Broberg, Tristan Henry, Loredana De Amicis, Serge Ramaekers
"You Lift Me Up" Udo Mechels, Loredana De Amicis, John Miles Jr., Pat Krimson
Chérine "Mon étoile"Chérine Mroue, Hans Francken, Domien Cnockaert
"Ça m'ennuie pas"Chérine Mroue, William Rousseau, François Welgryn
Hunter Falls"Ooh La La"Tchiah Ommar Abdulrahman, Michael Garvin, Christoffer Jonsson, John-Emil Johansson, Liam Erixon
"Home"Tchiah Ommar Abdulrahman, Thomas "TK" Karlsson, Douglas Thiele
Ameerah "Armageddon"Astrid Roelants, Zac Poor, Ellen Wilcox
"The Carnival"
Gala Dragot"Emotion Ollie"Max Robert Baby, Gala Aliaj
"T'inquiète"Jan Lemmens, Yello Staelens, Gala Aliaj, Pepijn Leenders
Gustaph "Because of You"Stef Caers, Jaouad Alloul
"The Nail"Stef Caers
The Starlings "Oceanside"Kato Callebaut, Tom Eeckhout, Jeroen Swinnen, Ashley Hicklin
"Rollercoaster"Kato Callebaut, Tom Eeckhout, Laurell Barker, Thomas Stengaard, Andreas Stone Johansson, Anderz Wrethov, Anna Grey

Shows

Songclub shows

The five songclub shows were recorded in Tournai and aired between 9 and 13 January 2023. During the shows each of the competing artists performed their two candidate songs for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest and selected one of them to qualify to the final, taking into account the advice given by the other artists. [15] All acts with the exception of the Starlings ultimately followed the advice of the songclub. [16]

Songclub shows – 9–13 January 2023
BroadcastArtistDrawSongResult
9 January Loredana  [ nl ]1"Dream in Colours"Eliminated
2"You Lift Me Up"Advanced
10 January Chérine 1"Mon étoile"Eliminated
2"Ça m'ennuie pas"Advanced
Hunter Falls1"Ooh La La"Advanced
11 January2"Home"Eliminated
Ameerah 1"Armageddon"Eliminated
2"The Carnival"Advanced
12 JanuaryGala Dragot1"Emotion Ollie"Eliminated
2"T'inquiète"Advanced
Gustaph 1"Because of You"Advanced
13 January2"The Nail"Eliminated
The Starlings 1"Oceanside"Eliminated
2"Rollercoaster"Advanced

Final

The final took place on 14 January 2023 at the Palais 12 in Brussels. [17] Each artist performed their selected candidate Eurovision song and the winner, "Because of You" performed by Gustaph, was selected by the combination of results from an expert jury and a public televote. The public and the jury each had a total of 780 points to award. Each member of the jury awarded points from 4-8, 10 and 12, while the televote awarded points based on the percentage of votes each song achieved. For example, if a song gained 10% of the viewer vote, then that entry would be awarded 10% of 780 points rounded to the nearest integer: 78 points. [18] Four members of the jury also provided commentary and feedback to the songs during the show: Alexander Rybak, Nikkie de Jager, Laura Tesoro and Jérémie Makiese. [19] [20]

In addition to the competing entries, the show was opened with a medley of past Eurovision songs performed by the competing artists: Ameerah performed "Euphoria", Gala Dragot performed "Rhythm Inside", Gustaph performed "Waterloo", Loredana performed "Rise Like a Phoenix", Hunter Falls performed "Heroes", Chérine performed "Voilà", the Starlings performed "Snap" and all artists together performed "Baby Baby". The interval acts included past Eurovision winners Duncan Laurence and Rybak performing their winning songs "Arcade" and "Fairytale", respectively.[ citation needed ]

Final – 14 January 2023
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1Hunter Falls"Ooh La La"84441287
2 Chérine "Ça m'ennuie pas"1451232684
3 The Starlings "Rollercoaster"941832772
4 Ameerah "The Carnival"107641715
5 Gustaph "Because of You"1211572781
6Gala Dragot"T'inquiète"1461252713
7Loredana"You Lift Me Up"83841676

Ratings

Viewing figures by show
ShowDateViewersRef.
Songclub show 19 January 2023775,323 [21]
Songclub show 210 January 2023790,522 [22]
Songclub show 311 January 2023631,988 [23]
Songclub show 412 January 2023715,039 [24]
Songclub show 513 January 2023606,507 [25]
Final14 January 2023892,781 [26]

Promotion

Gustaph made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Because of You" as the Belgian Eurovision entry. On 8 April, Gustaph performed during the PrePartyES event, which was held at the Sala La Riviera venue in Madrid, Spain and hosted by Victor Escudero, SuRie and Ruslana. [27] On 15 April, Gustaph performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the AFAS Live venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Hila Noorzai. [28]

At Eurovision

A video postcard introduced Gustaph's performance in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The postcard was filmed at the Atomium in Brussels in March 2023 in collaboration with the host broadcaster BBC. The Angel of the North sculpture in Gateshead and the Independence Monument in Kyiv were also featured in the Belgian postcard. Laeken Atomium 06.jpg
A video postcard introduced Gustaph's performance in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The postcard was filmed at the Atomium in Brussels in March 2023 in collaboration with the host broadcaster BBC. The Angel of the North sculpture in Gateshead and the Independence Monument in Kyiv were also featured in the Belgian postcard.

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 31 January 2023, an allocation draw was held, which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, and determined which half of the show they would perform in. Belgium has been placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 11 May 2023, and has been scheduled to perform in the first half of the show. [29]

Once all the competing songs for the 2023 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Belgium was set to perform in position 5, following the entry from Estonia and before the entry from Cyprus. [30]

The two semi-finals and the final was broadcast in Belgium by both the Flemish and Walloon broadcasters. VRT broadcast the shows on VRT 1 and Radio 2 with commentary in Dutch by Peter Van de Veire. The first semi-final reached over 549,000 viewers, [31] while the second semi-final reached over 1.044 million viewers and the final reached over 1.334 million viewers with a marker share of 69.7%. [32] [33] RTBF televised the shows with commentary in French by Jean-Louis Lahaye and Maureen Louys; the first semi-final was broadcast on Tipil which reached 90,000 viewers, [34] while the second semi-final and the final were broadcast on La Une with the former reaching 252,000 viewers and the latter reaching 344,000 viewers with a marker share of 31.4%. [35] [36] Vivacité also provided radio broadcasts for all three shows. [37]

Semi-final

Gustaph during a rehearsal before the second semi-final Eurovision 2023 - Jury Final - Belgium - Gustaph (01).jpg
Gustaph during a rehearsal before the second semi-final

Gustaph took part in technical rehearsals on 1 and 4 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 10 and 11 May. This included the jury show on 10 May where the professional back-up juries of each country watched and voted in a result used if any issues with public televoting occurred. [38]

The Belgian performance featured Gustaph in a pink and white outfit and performing on stage together with three backing vocalists and a dancer. The performance began with Gustaph on top of a stairway, after which he walked down the steps to join the backing vocalists which then walked from him to go on the stairs. At the second chorus, Gustaph and the backing vocalists appeared on the satellite stage and were joined by the dancer towards the end who vogued around the other performers. The stage colours were black, white and pink and the LED screens displayed dancing shadows. [39] [40] The Belgian performance was directed by Hans Pannecoucke. The three backing vocalists that joined Gustaph during the performance were: Chantal Kashala, Monique Harcum and Sandrine Van Handenhoven, while the dancer was PussCee West. [41] [42]

At the end of the show, Belgium was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Belgium placed eighth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 90 points. [43]

Final

Shortly after the first semi-final, a winners' press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. This draw was done in the order the countries appeared in the semi-final running order. Belgium was drawn to compete in the second half. [44] Following this draw, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final, as they had done for the semi-finals. Belgium was subsequently placed to perform in position 16, before the entry from Australia and before the entry from Armenia. [45]

Belgium once again took part in dress rehearsals on 12 and 13 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show. Gustaph performed a repeat of his semi-final performance during the final on 14 May. Belgium placed seventh in the final, scoring 182 points: 55 points from the televoting and 127 points from the juries.

Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting in the final vote, while the semi-final vote was based entirely on the vote of the public. [46] Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, each member of a national jury may only take part in the panel once every three years, and no jury was permitted to discuss of their vote with other members or be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member in an anonymised form as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final. [47] VRT appointed Bart Cannaerts as its spokesperson to announce the Belgian jury's votes in the final.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Belgium and awarded by Belgium in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:

Points awarded to Belgium

Points awarded by Belgium

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Belgian jury: [50]

Detailed voting results from Belgium (Semi-final 2) [48]
DrawCountryTelevote
RankPoints
01Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 13
02Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 112
03Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 14
04Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 92
05Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
06Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 74
07Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 101
08Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 12
09Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 47
10Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 83
11Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 11
12Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 15
13Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 210
14Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 38
15Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 65
16Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 56
Detailed voting results from Belgium (Final) [49]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
Juror 1Juror 2Juror 3Juror 4Juror 5RankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 12711511212
02Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1314171861415
03Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 178187231314
04Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1010114219274
05Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 23221919122224
06Flag of France.svg  France 125824410192
07Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 21122123111913
08Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 41324105622
09Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 151412238210
10Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 2015915161883
11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7610314747
12Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 691110201217
13Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 142462365112
14Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3414978318
15Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2195697419
16Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
17Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 1971313241556
18Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 11212221192111
19Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 182524251323101
20Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2516128171738
21Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 22182020222423
22Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 9111522141620
23Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 83311821065
24Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 52025581121
25Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 24232317252516
26Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 16171616152025

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"Because of You" is a song by Belgian singer Gustaph, released as a single on 13 January 2023. The song represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after winning Eurosong 2023, Belgium's national final for that year's Eurovision Song Contest. At the contest in finished in 7th place at the final, with 182 points. It reached number two on the Belgium Singles Charts and was certified Platinum. Elsewhere it reached the charts in Australia, Lithuania, Sweden, Netherlands, and UK.

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