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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox song contest national year Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Like the Wind" written by Ilia Beyers, John Terra, Emma Philippa-Hjälmås and Wim Claes. The song was performed by Vanessa Chinitor. The Belgian entry for the 1999 contest in Jerusalem, Israel was selected through the national final Eurosong '99, organised by the Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). The competition featured twenty-five competing entries and consisted of three shows. In the final on 28 February 1999, "Je t'adore" performed by Kate Ryan was selected as the winner via the votes of three televoting groups and two jury groups.

Belgium competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 29 May 1999. Performing during the show in position 2, Belgium placed twelfth out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 38 points.

Background

Шаблон:Main Prior to the 1999 contest, Belgium had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-one times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in Шаблон:Escyr.[1] Since then, the country has won the contest on one occasion in Шаблон:Escyr with the song "J'aime la vie" performed by Sandra Kim. In 1998, Mélanie Cohl represented the country with the song "Dis oui" and placed sixth.

The Belgian broadcaster for the 1999 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 1996 and 1998, both VRT and RTBF organised a national final in order to select the Belgian entry. VRT held the Eurosong national final to select their entry for the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest.

Before Eurovision

Eurosong '99

Eurosong '99 was the national final that selected Belgium's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999. The competition consisted of four shows that commenced on 7 February 1999 and concluded with a final on 28 February 1999 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 TV1.[2][3]

Format

Twenty-five entries were selected to compete in Eurosong, of which 21 competed in three semi-finals that took place on 7, 14 and 21 February 1999 with each show featuring seven entries. The winner of each semi-final qualified to the final and the highest scoring second placed act in the semi-finals was also selected to advance. The final took place on 28 February 1999 where the four semi-final qualifiers were joined by the remaining four entries that were automatically qualified for the final and the winner was chosen. The results of all shows were determined by an expert jury, an international jury consisting of European expats living in Belgium and public televoting on Radio 2, Radio Donna and TV1. Each voting group had an equal stake in the result. Voting on Radio 2 and Radio Donna was held for a week prior to each of the five shows, while voting on TV1 was held during each show.[4][5]

During each of the five shows, the expert jury provided commentary and feedback to the artists and selected entries to advance in the competition. These experts were:

Competing entries

A submission period was opened on 1 November 1998 for artists and songwriters to submit their entries until 15 December 1998. Twenty-one entries were selected from 199 received during the submission period, while VRT also directly invited four composers to each submit a song which would directly qualify for the final: Marc Paelinck, Marc Vanhie, Miguel Wiels and Stefan Wuyts. The twenty-five acts selected for the competition were announced on 12 January 1999.[6]

Artist Song Composer(s) Selection
Alana Dante "Get Ready for the Sunsand" Peter Neefs Open submission
Belle Perez "Hello World" Maribel Pérez, Patrick Renier, Jim Soulier
Bjorn and Joeri "Je doet wat je doet" Johan de Backer
Davy Gilles "Waar ben jij" Davy Gilles
Dominic "Tonight Is the Night" Phil Francins, Luc Smets
"Love Me" A. Larson, Alain Vande Putte, Filip Martens
Frank Galan "Dame tu vida" Luigi Bongiovani, Alexander Pascal, Christille Verstraete, Frank Galan
K3 "Heyah Mama!" Miguel Wiels, Alain Vande Putte, Peter Gillis
Laurena "Diamond in Heaven" Peter Keereman
Margriet Hermans "Ik vaar met je mee" Margriet Hermans, Luigi Bongiovani
Martine Foubert "Come to Me" Marc Paelinck
Matadi "Wo-Y-Yè" Jacky De Munck
Matiz "Negentien" Marc Corrijn, Koen de Beir
Medusa "Into My Life" Stefan Wuyts Invited by VRT
Nadia "I'm in Heaven" Mike Egan, Paul Vermeulen, Lou Roman Open submission
Natural High "Finally" Marc Paelinck Invited by VRT
Petra "Diep in mijn huid" Miguel Wiels, Alain Vande Putte, Peter Gillis
Piece of Cake "Do It Again" Collin Pildidch, Luc Smets Open submission
Ricky Fleming "Door jou" Patrick Feustel, Wim Claes
Sarah "He's the One" Mark Vanhie Invited by VRT
Splinter "Als schepen verwelken" Hedwig Demesmaeker, Frank Truyen Open submission
Vanessa Chinitor "Like the Wind" Ilia Beyers, John Terra, Emma Philippa-Hjälmås, Wim Claes
Voice Male "This Is My Life" Marc Paelinck
Wendy Fierce "Never Give Up" Fonny Dewulf
Yves Segers "Recht vooruit" Yves Segers

Shows

Semi-finals

The four semi-finals took place on 7, 14 and 21 February 1999. In each show seven entries competed and the combination of results from three televoting groups and two jury groups determined the winner that qualified to the final. The highest scoring second placed act in the semi-finals, "This Is My Life" performed by Voice Male, also proceeded to the final.[7]

Semi-final 1 – 7 February 1999
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Splinter "Als schepen verwelken" 12 6 18 5
2 "Love Me" 6 21 27 2
3 Piece of Cake "Do It Again" 6 7 13 6
4 Belle Perez "Hello World" 12 15 27 2
5 Matadi "Wo-Y-Yè" 4 7 11 7
6 Vanessa Chinitor "Like the Wind" 18 18 36 1
7 Margriet Hermans "Ik vaar met je mee" 4 19 23 4

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Draw Song Expert International Total
1 "Als schepen verwelken" 7 5 12
2 "Love Me" 4 2 6
3 "Do It Again" 2 4 6
4 "Hello World" 5 7 12
5 "Wo-Y-Yè" 3 1 4
6 "Like the Wind" 9 9 18
7 "Ik vaar met je mee" 1 3 4

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Draw Song Radio 2 Donna TV1 Total
1 "Als schepen verwelken" 1 1 4 6
2 "Love Me" 9 9 3 21
3 "Do It Again" 2 3 2 7
4 "Hello World" 3 5 7 15
5 "Wo-Y-Yè" 4 2 1 7
6 "Like the Wind" 5 4 9 18
7 "Ik vaar met je mee" 7 7 5 19

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Semi-final 2 – 14 February 1999
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Bjorn and Joeri "Je doet wat je doet" 6 8 14 6
2 Laurena "Diamond in Heaven" 7 10 17 4
3 Matiz "Negentien" 10 9 19 3
4 Voice Male "This Is My Life" 11 21 32 2
5 Davy Gilles "Waar ben jij" 6 7 13 7
6 Wendy Fierce "Never Give Up" 18 27 45 1
7 Frank Galan "Dame tu vida" 4 11 15 5

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Draw Song Expert International Total
1 "Je doet wat je doet" 5 1 6
2 "Diamond in Heaven" 3 4 7
3 "Negentien" 7 3 10
4 "This Is My Life" 4 7 11
5 "Waar ben jij" 1 5 6
6 "Never Give Up" 9 9 18
7 "Dame tu vida" 2 2 4

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Draw Song Radio 2 Donna TV1 Total
1 "Je doet wat je doet" 2 3 3 8
2 "Diamond in Heaven" 4 4 2 10
3 "Negentien" 3 2 4 9
4 "This Is My Life" 7 7 7 21
5 "Waar ben jij" 5 1 1 7
6 "Never Give Up" 9 9 9 27
7 "Dame tu vida" 1 5 5 11

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Semi-final 3 – 21 February 1999
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Martine Foubert "Come to Me" 18 12 30 2
2 Yves Segers "Recht vooruit" 5 10 15 6
3 Alana Dante "Get Ready for the Sunsand" 9 23 32 1
4 Nadia "I'm in Heaven" 11 12 23 4
5 Ricky Fleming "Door jou" 3 9 12 7
6 Dominic "Tonight Is the Night" 12 13 25 3
7 K3 "Heyah Mama!" 4 14 18 5

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Draw Song Expert International Total
1 "Come to Me" 9 9 18
2 "Recht vooruit" 3 2 5
3 "Get Ready for the Sunsand" 5 4 9
4 "I'm in Heaven" 4 7 11
5 "Door jou" 2 1 3
6 "Tonight Is the Night" 7 5 12
7 "Heyah Mama!" 1 3 4

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Draw Song Radio 2 Donna TV1 Total
1 "Come to Me" 1 2 9 12
2 "Recht vooruit" 7 1 2 10
3 "Get Ready for the Sunsand" 9 9 5 23
4 "I'm in Heaven" 2 3 7 12
5 "Door jou" 3 5 1 9
6 "Tonight Is the Night" 5 4 4 13
7 "Heyah Mama!" 4 7 3 14

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Final

The final took place on 28 February 1999 where the four entries that qualified from the preceding three semi-finals and the four pre-qualified entries competed. The winner, "Like the Wind" performed by Vanessa Chinitor, was selected by the combination of results from three televoting groups and two jury groups.[8][9] "Like the Wind" received over 100,000 of the 242,000 registered televotes.[4]

Final – 28 February 1999
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Wendy Fierce "Never Give Up" 9 22 31 2
2 Natural High "Finally" 5 8 13 7
3 Voice Male "This Is My Life" 8 16 24 5
4 Medusa "Into My Life" 2 6 8 8
5 Alana Dante "Get Ready for the Sunsand" 13 17 30 3
6 Petra "Diep in mijn huid" 9 7 16 6
7 Vanessa Chinitor "Like the Wind" 20 26 46 1
8 Sarah "He's the One" 12 15 27 4

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Draw Song Expert International Total
1 "Never Give Up" 4 5 9
2 "Finally" 3 2 5
3 "This Is My Life" 2 6 8
4 "Into My Life" 1 1 2
5 "Get Ready for the Sunsand" 5 8 13
6 "Diep in mijn huid" 6 3 9
7 "Like the Wind" 10 10 20
8 "He's the One" 8 4 12

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Draw Song Radio 2 Donna TV1 Total
1 "Never Give Up" 10 6 6 22
2 "Finally" 4 2 2 8
3 "This Is My Life" 2 10 4 16
4 "Into My Life" 1 4 1 6
5 "Get Ready for the Sunsand" 6 3 8 17
6 "Diep in mijn huid" 3 1 3 7
7 "Like the Wind" 8 8 10 26
8 "He's the One" 5 5 5 15

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Ratings

Viewing figures by show
Show Date Viewers Шаблон:Abbr
Semi-final 1 (Part 1) 7 February 1999 985,800 [4]
Semi-final 1 (Part 2) Шаблон:N/A
Semi-final 2 (Part 1) 14 February 1999 1,062,700
Semi-final 2 (Part 2) 1,090,200
Semi-final 3 (Part 1) 21 February 1999 1,150,400
Semi-final 3 (Part 2) 1,131,700
Final (Part 1) 28 February 1999 1,347,300
Final (Part 2) 1,577,500

At Eurovision

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The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 took place at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, Israel, on 29 May 1999.

The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 took place at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, Israel, on 29 May 1999. According to the Eurovision rules, the 23-country participant list for the contest was composed of: the previous year's winning country and host nation, the seventeen countries which had obtained the highest average points total over the preceding five contests, and any eligible countries which did not compete in the 1998 contest. On 17 November 1998, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Belgium was set to perform in position 2, following the entry from Lithuania and before the entry from Spain.[10][11] Belgium finished in twelfth place with 38 points.[12]

The contest was broadcast in Belgium by both the Flemish and Walloon broadcasters. VRT broadcast the show on TV1 with commentary in Dutch by André Vermeulen and Bart Peeters; the broadcast reached 1.399 million viewers with a marker share of 69%.[13][14][15] RTBF televised the shows on La Une with commentary in French by Jean-Pierre Hautier.[16] The Belgian spokesperson, who announced the results of the Belgian televote during the final, was Sabine De Vos.

Voting

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Belgium and awarded by Belgium in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to the Netherlands in the contest.Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-2

Points awarded to Belgium[17]
Score Country
12 points
10 points Шаблон:Unbulleted list
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points Шаблон:Unbulleted list
4 points Шаблон:Esc
3 points
2 points Шаблон:Unbulleted list
1 point

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Points awarded by Belgium[17]
Score Country
12 points Шаблон:Esc
10 points Шаблон:Esc
8 points Шаблон:Esc
7 points Шаблон:Esc
6 points Шаблон:Esc
5 points Шаблон:Esc
4 points Шаблон:Esc
3 points Шаблон:Esc
2 points Шаблон:Esc
1 point Шаблон:Esc

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References

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External links

Шаблон:Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest Шаблон:Eurovision Song Contest 1999