Belgium has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 61 times since making its debut as one of seven countries at the first contest in 1956. The only countries with more appearances are Germany (63), France (62) and the United Kingdom (62). Belgium have been absent only three times in total, in 1994, 1997 and 2001, due to low scores in the previous contests that relegated them from the contest. Belgium has won the contest once, in 1986.
Belgium participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, with Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT) having selected the 52nd Belgian entry for Eurovision. Tom Dice was selected by VRT to represent Belgium at the Contest, held in Oslo, Norway in May 2010, performed the song "Me and My Guitar", written by Dice, Jeroen Swinnen and Ashley Hickin. It ended 1st in the Semi-final 1, and brought Belgium's first ever qualification since the introduction of semi-finals. The song placed 6th in the grand final, marking the first top 10 result for Belgium since 2003, and also at the time became the most successful entry brought by VRT since the introduction of semi-finals.
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "City Lights", written by Pierre Dumoulin and Ellie Delvaux (Blanche). The song was performed by Blanche, who was selected by the Belgian broadcaster Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF) on 22 November 2016 to represent the nation at the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. "City Lights" was internally selected as the song Blanche would perform at Eurovision and later premiered on 8 March 2017.
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Sennek was internally selected by the Belgian broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) on 28 September 2017 to represent the nation at the 2018 contest in Lisbon.
Czech Republic participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The Czech broadcaster Česká televize (ČT) organised a national final in order to select the Czech entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. The winning entry was the song Lie to Me performed by Mikolas Josef, which represented the country in Lisbon.
"Fuego" is a song by Eleni Foureira. It was composed, written and produced by Alex P, Geraldo Sandell, Viktor Svensson, Anderz Wrethov and Didrick and is described as a dance-pop song.
"Replay" is a song performed by Georgian-Greek singer Tamta. The song title and artist were revealed on 21 December 2018 by the CyBC. The song was written by Alex P. A preview of the song was published on 24 February 2019. The song was performed during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 as the Cypriot entry and gained enough votes to qualify for the final, where it placed 13th with 109 points.
"Heaven" is a song performed by Montenegrin vocal group D mol. It was chosen to represent Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 on 9 February 2019. The song did not progress to the final.
"Wake Up" is a song by Belgian singer Eliot Vassamillet. The song represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, where it was performed during the first semi-final but did not qualify for the final. The song was released on 28 February 2019.
"Arcade" is a song by Dutch singer Duncan Laurence. The song was released for digital download on 7 March 2019. It was later included as the lead single on his on 13 November 2020 released studio album Small Town Boy, and also features on his debut EP Worlds on Fire. The song was written by Duncan Laurence, Joel Sjöö, Wouter Hardy and Will Knox.
"She Got Me" is a song recorded by Swiss singer Luca Hänni. It was written by Hänni, Laurell Barker, Frazer Mac, Jenson Vaughan, Jon Hällgren, and Lukas Hällgren, while production was helmed by the latter two. It was released for digital download as a single on 8 March 2019. "She Got Me" represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv. It was performed during the second semi-final, where it qualified for the final. It finished in fourth place with 364 points, though this became Hänni's internationally successful song.
Belgium originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Release Me", performed by Hooverphonic. The entry, written by Alex Callier and Luca Chiaravalli, was selected internally by the Flemish broadcaster VRT. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the contest was cancelled.
"Still Breathing" is a song by Samanta Tīna. It was chosen to represent Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, before the contest was cancelled due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. The song was released as a digital download on 28 November 2019.
"Running" is a song recorded by Greek-German singer Sandro. Released on 7 March 2020, the song was written by Sandro, Alfie Arcuri, Sebastian Rickards, Octavian Rasinariu, and Teo DK. It was planned to represent Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after being selected by the national broadcaster Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation. However, the contest was later cancelled due to the pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
"Feker Libi" is a song recorded by Israeli singer Eden Alene, performed in English, Amharic, Hebrew and Arabic. It was planned to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. It would have been the first Eurovision entry to contain lyrics in Amharic.
"Attention" is a song by Ulrikke Brandstorp. It would have represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. The song was released as a digital download on 31 January 2020. A simple ballad accompanied by a violin, it is about unrequited love.
"On Fire" is a song by Lithuanian pop-rock band The Roop. The song was released as a digital download on 14 January 2020. It was scheduled to represent Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. After the cancellation of Eurovision 2020, it won Eurovision 2020 - das deutsche Finale, the German alternative Eurovision show.
"Yes" is a song by Ben & Tan that would have gone to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. The song was released as a digital download on 8 March 2020.
Belgium will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, having internally selected Hooverphonic as their representative with the song "The Wrong Place". They were due to compete in the 2020 contest with "Release Me" before the event's cancellation.
"The Wrong Place" is a song by Belgian band Hooverphonic. The song is scheduled to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after being internally selected by the national broadcasters Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) and Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF).
