Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
National selection
Selection processEurosong for Kids 2006
Selection date(s)Semi-finals:
17 September 2006
24 September 2006
Final:
1 October 2006
Selected entrant Thor!
Selected song"Een tocht door het donker"
Finals performance
Final result7th, 71 points
Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄200520062007►

Belgium chose their Junior Eurovision entry for 2006 through Eurosong for Kids, a national final consisting of 10 songs competing over two semi-finals and a final. The winner of Junior Eurosong was Thor!, with the song "Een tocht door het donker". [1]

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Before Eurovision

Eurosong for Kids 2006

Eurosong for Kids was the national final for Belgium at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006, organised by Belgian broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT).

Format

The format of the competition consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. In all shows, the results were based on the votes from a three-member adult "expert" jury, a kids jury, Radio 2 jury, Radio Donna jury and televoting. The televote counted for 1/3 of the overall vote, with the other 4 juries counting for 1/6. The members of the "expert" jury were Els De Schepper, Heidi Lenaerts and Ronny Mosuse. [2] The winning song from each semi-final qualified for the final along with the 3 overall best scoring non-winners.

Semi-final

The first semi-final took place on 17 September 2006. Thor! advanced directly for the final, winning the semi-final with 70 points. Lizz@xy and Attic also qualified as two of the three overall best scoring non-winners with 67 and 60 points respectively. [3]

Semi-final 1 – 17 September 2006
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1Kristel"Zal je ooit"3418524
2Attic"Ik doe alle dingen"4020603
3Suzanne"Zeg het mij"3516515
4Lizz@xy"Ik doe wat ik wil"4522672
5 Thor! "Een tocht door het donker"4624701

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final took place on 24 September 2006. The Fireflies advanced directly for the final, winning the semi-final with 71 points. Nicolas also qualified as one of the three overall best scoring non-winners with 62 points. [4]

Semi-final 2 – 24 September 2006
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1Nikkie"Echte vrienden"3916554
2Nicolas"Ik wil je nooit meer kwijt"4022622
3Arlieke"Waarom liet je mij daar staan"3618545
4Melissa"Hé jij"3720573
5The Fireflies"Waarom?"4724711

Final

The final was held on 1 October 2006. The winner was "Een tocht door het donker" performed by Thor!. [1]

Final – 1 October 2006
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1 Thor! "Een tocht door het donker"4724711
2The Fireflies"Waarom?"3920592
3Lizz@xy"Ik doe wat ik wil"3522573
4Attic"Ik doe alle dingen"3918573
5Nicolas"Ik wil je nooit meer kwijt"4016565

At Eurovision

At Junior Eurovision, Belgium performed in thirteenth position, before Croatia and after Belarus. [5] Belgium placed in 7th position with 71 points; the highest of which was 10 points, which came from Croatia. [6] [7]

Voting

Notes

  1. All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.

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