Английская Википедия:Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Belgium has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 64 times since making its debut as one of seven countries at the first contest in Шаблон:Escyr. The only countries with the same number or more appearances are Шаблон:Esccnty (66), Шаблон:Esccnty (65) and the Шаблон:Esccnty (65). Belgium have been absent only three times in total, in Шаблон:Escyr, Шаблон:Escyr and Шаблон:Escyr, due to low scores in the previous contests that relegated them from the contest. Belgium has won the contest once, in Шаблон:Escyr.
In the first 20 years of the contest, Belgium's best result was Tonia's fourth place in Шаблон:Escyr. In Шаблон:Escyr, Jean Vallée achieved Belgium's first top three placement, when he was second. Sandra Kim became the first and to date only winner for Belgium in 1986, when she won as a 13-year-old in Bergen, performing the song "J'aime la vie". Belgium's only other top three result came in Шаблон:Escyr, when the group Urban Trad finished second in Riga, losing out by only two points. Belgium has finished last in the contest eight times, most recently in Шаблон:Escyr, and has twice received nul points, in Шаблон:Escyr and Шаблон:Escyr.
After the introduction of the semi-finals in Шаблон:Escyr, Belgium failed to reach the final for five consecutive years (2005–09). Since 2010, Belgium has become more successful, qualifying for the final in eight out of 13 contests and placing in the top ten five times, with Tom Dice (sixth in Шаблон:Escyr), Loïc Nottet (fourth in Шаблон:Escyr), Laura Tesoro (tenth in Шаблон:Escyr), Blanche (fourth in Шаблон:Escyr), and Gustaph (seventh in Шаблон:Escyr).
Broadcasting
Belgium has two national broadcasters of the contest, Dutch-speaking Flemish broadcaster Шаблон:Lang (VRT) and French-speaking Walloon broadcaster Шаблон:Lang (RTBF). The two broadcasters rotate selection for the Eurovision Song Contest each year.
Contest history
Belgium has participated in Eurovision since the very first contest in Шаблон:Escyr, however Tonia's fourth place at the Шаблон:Escyr contest remained the country's most notable achievement until Jean Vallée placed second in Шаблон:Escyr. In the 80s, following good results for Stella (fourth in Шаблон:Escyr) and Jacques Zegers (fifth in Шаблон:Escyr), Belgium finished last for the sixth time in Шаблон:Escyr. This was followed by Belgium's first and (Шаблон:As of) only Eurovision victory in 1986, when Sandra Kim won with her song "J'aime la vie". Although the lyrics claimed she was 15 years old, she was actually only 13 which prompted runner-up Switzerland to petition for her disqualification, to no avail.Шаблон:Efn By winning in 1986, Belgium became the last of the seven Eurovision founding countries to win the contest, as Switzerland, the Netherlands, France, Luxembourg, Italy and Germany all had won at least once before. Belgium scored an absolute record at the time, with Kim earning a never-seen-before number of 176 points (that record remained until 1993, with Ireland scoring 187 points). With an average of 9.26 points per voting nation and 77.2% of the maximum possible score, Шаблон:As of, Kim's record still ranks eighth among all Eurovision winners.
Belgium finished last for the seventh time at the Шаблон:Escyr contest, before achieving its only top ten result of the 90s decade at the Шаблон:Escyr contest, where Mélanie Cohl finished sixth. In the 2000s, Belgium experienced mixed fortunes: the country started the decade by finishing last for the eighth and (Шаблон:As of) final time at the Шаблон:Escyr contest in Stockholm, before achieving its best result of the 21st century in 2003 when Urban Trad sang in an imaginary language and earned second place with 165 points, losing out to Turkey's Sertab Erener by just two points. The country then failed to qualify from the semi-finals for 5 consecutive contests from 2005 to 2009.
The 2010 entry for Belgium was Tom Dice, runner-up of the Belgian Flemish version of The X Factor in 2008. Dice finished first in his semi-final, allowing Belgium to participate in the final for the first time since 2004 and eventually finishing sixth overall, Belgium's best result since 2003 and the best result ever for a Flemish entrant (tied with Шаблон:Escyr).[1] Belgium then experienced a mix of ups and downs for the remainder of the 2010s: while the country failed to qualify for the final on five occasions (in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2019), Belgium qualified in 2013 (with Roberto Bellarosa placing 12th) before scoring a three-year streak in the top ten, thanks to Loïc Nottet (fourth in Шаблон:Escyr), Laura Tesoro (tenth in Шаблон:Escyr) and Blanche (fourth in Шаблон:Escyr). Following two non-qualifications with Sennek (Шаблон:Escyr) and Eliot (Шаблон:Escyr), Belgium recorded three consecutive qualifications with Hooverphonic (Шаблон:Escyr), Jérémie Makiese (Шаблон:Escyr) and Gustaph (Шаблон:Escyr), the latter finishing in seventh place overall.
Disparity between broadcasters
Belgium is a federal country divided into two major linguistic regions: Dutch-speaking Flanders in the north and French-speaking Wallonia in the south, each region having its own broadcaster (VRT in Flanders and RTBF in Wallonia). The broadcasters take turns to send the Belgian entry to the contest, and since 2021, Flemish VRT has been in charge on odd years while French-speaking RTBF has been in charge on even years.
There has been a significant difference in the results achieved by the broadcasters.[2] The French-speaking RTBF recorded Belgium's only win in Шаблон:Escyr, all of Belgium's ten top-five placements, and 18 out of Belgium's 26 top ten placements. On the other hand, the Flemish VRT has placed in the top ten eight times, while scoring six out of Belgium's eight last-place finishes.[2] In the 1990s, the relegation rule was introduced, where the lowest-placing countries would not be allowed to compete the following year, to accommodate for the growing number of participating countries. Belgium was relegated three times, in Шаблон:Escyr, Шаблон:Escyr and Шаблон:Escyr; twice following a poor placing by a VRT act the previous year, and once after RTBF act Nathalie Sorce placed last in 2000.[2]
Since the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, the broadcasters have scored similarly in terms of qualification: Шаблон:As of, RTBF and VRT each qualified four times out of nine semi-finals.[3]
Participation overview
1 | First place |
2 | Second place |
3 | Third place |
◁ | Last place |
X | Entry selected but did not compete |
† | Upcoming event |
Selection process
Шаблон:See also Шаблон:More citations needed sectionWhile VRT normally hosts a national final, Eurosong, when selecting their entries for Eurovision, RTBF usually holds an internal selection process (although it sometimes holds a national final, for example in 1998, 2005[5][6] and 2011, while VRT internally chose Tom Dice for the 2010 edition, Sennek for the 2018 edition and Hooverphonic for the 2020 and 2021 editions).
Year | Selection process | Broadcaster | Шаблон:Abbr |
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Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 7 songs | INR | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Artist: Internal selection Song: National final with 3 songs |
NIR | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final | INR | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 2 participants | NIR | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 5 participants | INR | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 6 participants | BRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 5 participants | RTB | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 6 participants | BRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Internal selection | RTB | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Artist: Internal selection Song: National final with 6 songs |
BRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Artist: Internal selection Song: National final with 4 songs |
RTB | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 7 participants | BRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 10 participants | RTB | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Artist: Internal selection Song: National final with 6 songs |
BRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 4 participants | RTB | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 12 participants | BRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Artist: Internal selection Song: National final with 10 songs |
RTB | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 10 participants | BRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Artist: Internal selection Song: National final with 6 songs |
RTB | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 10 participants | BRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 5 participants | RTB | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 3 participants | BRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 8 participants | RTBF | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Artist: Internal selection Song: National final with 3 songs |
BRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 7 participants | RTBF | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 10 participants | BRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 4 participants | RTBF | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 9 participants | BRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 10 participants | RTBF | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Internal selection | BRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 9 participants | RTBF | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 11 participants | BRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 12 participants | RTBF | |
Шаблон:Escyr | BRT | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Internal selection | RTBF | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Artist: Internal selection Song: National final with 3 songs |
BRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 10 participants | RTBF | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 12 participants | BRTN | |
Шаблон:Escyr | colspan="3" Шаблон:N/a | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 10 participants | RTBF | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 12 participants | BRTN | |
Шаблон:Escyr | colspan="3" Шаблон:N/a | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 10 participants | RTBF | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 8 participants | VRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 10 participants | RTBF | |
Шаблон:Escyr | colspan="3" Шаблон:N/a | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 7 participants | VRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Internal selection | RTBF | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 7 participants | VRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 2 participants | RTBF | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 7 participants | VRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Internal selection | RTBF | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 5 participants | VRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Internal selection | RTBF | |
Шаблон:Escyr | VRT | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 14 participants | RTBF | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Artist: Internal selection Song: National final with 2 songs |
VRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Artist: Internal selection Song: National final with 3 songs |
RTBF | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 6 participants | VRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Internal selection | RTBF | |
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 5 participants | VRT | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Internal selection | RTBF | |
Шаблон:Escyr | VRT | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | RTBF | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | VRT | Шаблон:Center | |
Шаблон:Escyr | VRT | Шаблон:Center | |
Шаблон:Escyr | RTBF | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | National final with 7 participants and 2 songs for each | VRT | Шаблон:Center |
Шаблон:Escyr | Internal selection | RTBF | Шаблон:Center |
Hostings
Year | Location | Venue | Presenter |
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Шаблон:Escyr | Brussels | Centenary Palace | Viktor Lazlo |
Awards
Barbara Dex Award
Year | Performer | Host city | Шаблон:Abbr |
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Шаблон:Escyr | Nathalie Sorce | Шаблон:Flagicon Stockholm | Шаблон:Center |
Related involvement
Conductors
Commentators and spokespersons
Шаблон:More citations needed section Over the years, commentary for the contest on VRT and RTBF has been provided by several experienced radio and television presenters, including Nand Baert, Jacques Mercier, Luc Appermont and Paule Herreman. From 1991, André Vermeulen provided the Dutch-language commentary every year except 1996. Jean-Pierre Hautier provided French-language commentary from 1994 to 2012, later dying shortly after the 2012 contest. In 1962, BRT retransmitted the commentary feed from the Dutch broadcaster NTS, possibly for financial reasons.
VRT supplied an additional commentator to join André Vermeulen starting in 1998; between 1999 and 2010, dual commentary was provided by either Bart Peeters or Anja Daems. Peeters provided the commentary during the years when VRT selected the entries, whilst Daems commentated the years in which RTBF selected the entries. Sven Pichal replaced Daems in 2011, whilst Peter Van de Veire replaced Peeters. In 2007, Jean-Louis Lahaye joined Jean-Pierre Hautier as a supplementary commentator for RTBF. After Hautier's death in 2012, Lahaye was joined by Maureen Louys in 2013.
Year | Flemish commentator | French-speaking commentator | Spokesperson | Шаблон:Abbr |
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Шаблон:Escyr | Nand Baert | Janine Lambotte | Шаблон:N/A | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Nic Bal | Bert Leysen | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Arlette Vincent | Paule Herreman | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Paule Herreman | Bert Leysen | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Georges Désir | Arlette Vincent | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Шаблон:N/A | Ward Bogaert | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Шаблон:N/A | Nicole Védrès | Arlette Vincent | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Herman Verelst, Denise Maes | Pierre Delhasse | Ward Bogaert | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Herman Verelst | Paule Herreman | André Hagon | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Ward Bogaert | |||
Шаблон:Escyr | André Hagon | |||
Шаблон:Escyr | Ward Bogaert | |||
Шаблон:Escyr | André Hagon | |||
Шаблон:Escyr | Jan Theys | Ward Bogaert | Шаблон:Center | |
Шаблон:Escyr | André Hagon | |||
Шаблон:Escyr | Herman Verelst | rowspan="3" Шаблон:N/A | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | ||||
Шаблон:Escyr | ||||
Шаблон:Escyr | Georges Désir | André Hagon | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Jan Theys | Paule Herreman | Ward Bogaert | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Luc Appermont | Georges Désir | André Hagon | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Patrick Duhamel | An Ploegaerts | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Claude Delacroix | André Hagon | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Paule Herreman | An Ploegaerts | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Jacques Mercier | Jacques Olivier | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Walter De Meyere | |||
Шаблон:Escyr | Jacques Olivier | |||
Шаблон:Escyr | An Ploegaerts | |||
Шаблон:Escyr | Jacques Olivier | |||
Шаблон:Escyr | An Ploegaerts | |||
Шаблон:Escyr | Patrick Duhamel | Jacques Olivier | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Claude Delacroix | An Ploegaerts | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Pierre Collard-Bovy | Jacques Olivier | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Jacques Mercier | An Ploegaerts | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Claude Delacroix | Jacques Olivier | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | André Vermeulen | An Ploegaerts | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Jacques Olivier | |||
Шаблон:Escyr | An Ploegaerts | |||
Шаблон:Escyr | Jean-Pierre Hautier | Шаблон:N/A | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Marie-Françoise Renson "Soda" | |||
Шаблон:Escyr | Michel Follet, Johan Verstreken | Jean-Pierre Hautier, Sandra Kim | An Ploegaerts | |
Шаблон:Escyr | André Vermeulen | Jean-Pierre Hautier | Шаблон:N/A | |
Шаблон:Escyr | André Vermeulen, Andrea Croonenberghs | Marie-Hélène Vanderborght | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | André Vermeulen, Bart Peeters | Sabine De Vos | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | André Vermeulen, Anja Daems | Thomas Van Hamme | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Шаблон:N/A | |||
Шаблон:Escyr | André Vermeulen, Bart Peeters | Geena Lisa | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | André Vermeulen, Anja Daems | Corinne Boulangier | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | André Vermeulen, Bart Peeters | Martine Prenen | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | André Vermeulen, Anja Daems | Armelle Gysen | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | André Vermeulen, Bart Peeters | Yasmine | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | André Vermeulen, Anja Daems | Jean-Pierre Hautier, Jean-Louis Lahaye | Maureen Louys | |
Шаблон:Escyr | André Vermeulen, Bart Peeters | Sandrine Van Handenhoven | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | André Vermeulen, Anja Daems | Maureen Louys | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | André Vermeulen, Bart Peeters | Katja Retsin | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | André Vermeulen, Sven Pichal | Maureen Louys | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | André Vermeulen, Peter Van de Veire | Peter Van de Veire | Шаблон:Center | |
Шаблон:Escyr | André Vermeulen, Tom De Cock | Maureen Louys, Jean-Louis Lahaye | Barbara Louys | Шаблон:Center |
Шаблон:Escyr | Peter Van de Veire, Eva Daeleman | Angelique Vlieghe | Шаблон:Center | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Walid | Шаблон:Center | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Peter Van de Veire | Umesh Vangaver | Шаблон:Center | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Fanny Gillard | Шаблон:Center | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Danira Boukhriss | Шаблон:Center | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | David Jeanmotte | Шаблон:Center | ||
Шаблон:Escyr | Fanny Jandrain, Jean-Louis Lahaye | Danira Boukhriss | Шаблон:Center | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Maureen Louys, Jean-Louis Lahaye | David Jeanmotte | Шаблон:Center | |
Шаблон:Escyr | Bart Cannaerts | Шаблон:Center |
Photo gallery
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Fud Leclerc performing "Шаблон:Lang" in Hilversum (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Xandee performing "1 Life" in Istanbul (Шаблон:Escyr)
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The KMG's performing "Love Power" in Helsinki (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Ishtar performing "O Julissi" in Belgrade (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Copycat in Moscow (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Tom Dice in Oslo (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Roberto Bellarosa performing "Love Kills" in Malmö (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Axel Hirsoux performing "Mother" in Copenhagen (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Loïc Nottet performing "Rhythm Inside" in Vienna (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Laura Tesoro performing "What's the Pressure" in Stockholm (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Blanche performing "City Lights" in Kyiv (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Sennek performing "A Matter of Time" in Lisbon (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Eliot performing "Wake Up" in Tel Aviv (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Hooverphonic performing "The Wrong Place" in Rotterdam (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Jérémie Makiese performing "Miss You" in Turin (Шаблон:Escyr)
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Gustaph performing "Because of You" in Liverpool (Шаблон:Escyr)
See also
- Belgium in the Eurovision Choir of the Year – A competition organised by the EBU for non-professional choirs.
- Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Junior version of the Eurovision Song Contest.
- Belgium in the Eurovision Young Dancers – A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21.
- Belgium in the Eurovision Young Musicians – A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.
Notes and references
Notes
References
Шаблон:Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest Шаблон:Eurovision Song Contest Шаблон:Authority control