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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox song contest national year Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Mother" written by Ashley Hicklin and Rafael Artesero. The song was performed by Axel Hirsoux. The Belgian entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark was selected through the national final Eurosong 2014, organised by the Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). The competition featured thirty competing acts and consisted of seven shows. In the final on 16 March 2014, "Mother" performed by Axel Hirsoux was selected as the winner via the votes of seven international jury groups and a public televote.

Belgium was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 6 May 2014. Performing during the show in position 10, "Mother" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Belgium placed fourteenth out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 28 points.

Background

Шаблон:Main Prior to the 2014 contest, Belgium had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-five 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. Following the introduction of semi-finals for Шаблон:Escyr, Belgium had been featured in only three finals. In 2013, Roberto Bellarosa represented the country with the song "Love Kills", qualifying to the final and placing twelfth.

The Belgian broadcaster for the 2014 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 2012 and 2013, both VRT and RTBF internally selected an artist to represent Belgium and organised a national final in order to select the song. On 3 June 2013, VRT confirmed Belgium's participation in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest and announced that the Eurosong national final would be held to select their entry. This marked the return of a multi-artist Eurosong for the first time since 2008.[2]

Before Eurovision

Eurosong 2014

Eurosong 2014 was the national final that selected Belgium's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. The competition consisted of seven shows that commenced on 2 February 2014 and concluded with a final on 16 March 2014 where the winning song and artist were selected. All shows were hosted by Eva Daeleman and Peter Van de Veire and broadcast on Eén as well as online at the broadcaster's Eurosong website eurosong.een.be.[3] The final was also broadcast online at the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv.[4]

Format

Thirty artists were selected to compete in Eurosong. Two casting shows aired on 2 and 9 February 2014 with each show featuring fifteen of the artists auditioning in front of a panel of experts by performing a cover version of a past Eurovision Song Contest song. The top four directly qualified to the semi-finals, while the fifth to eighth placed acts advanced to the Call Back round.[5] The Call Back round took place on 16 February 2014 where an additional four artists as determined by the expert panel and public televoting qualified to the semi-finals. Three semi-finals took place on 23 February 2014, 3 March 2014 and 9 March 2014 where each artist presented their candidate Eurovision song. Each show featured four artists and the top two as determined by the expert panel and public televoting qualified to the final. The final took place on 16 March 2014 where the winner was chosen by seven international jury groups and public televoting.[6]

During each of the seven shows, the expert panel provided commentary and feedback to the artists as well as selected entries to advance in the competition. The experts were:[7]

Competing entries

On 1 October 2013, VRT opened two separate submission forms: one for artists to submit a video recording of them performing a cover version of a past Eurovision Song Contest song and another for songwriters to submit their songs. The submission deadline for the two applications concluded on 14 October 2013 and 28 October 2013, respectively.[6] The names of the thirty acts selected for the competition were announced on 24 January 2014.[8] Among the competing artists were former Eurovision Song Contest participants Veronica Codesal (member of Aelia), who represented Belgium in 2003 as part of the group Urban Trad, and Kate Ryan (lead singer of Day One), who represented Belgium in 2006.[9][10] Sixteen songs were selected by VRT from those received during the submission period and matched with the artists that advanced from the casting shows.[11] The four artists that failed to advance from the Call Back round to the semi-finals (Jessy, Joyce, Mr. Jones and White Bird) did not perform their candidate Eurovision songs during the competition.[12]

Artist Song Songwriter(s)
2 Fabiola feat. Loredana "She's After My Piano" Ovidiu Jacobsen, Phillip Halloun, Simen Eriksrud, Cecilie Harboe
Axeela "Chasing Rainbows" Bernd Klimpel, Dimitri Ehrlich, Lauren Amaris
Axel Hirsoux "Mother" Ashley Hicklin, Rafael Artesero
Bandits "One" Tony Adams Rosa
Day One "Whoever You Are" Yves Gaillard
Eva Jacobs "Nothing Is Impossible" Mick Lee, Pernille Georgi, Chris 'Ruff Diamond' Robinson
Jessy "Beautiful" Jessy De Smet, Yves Gaillard, Tim Burkes
Joyce "I Think I" Joyce Lemmens, Robbe Tom Balis, Wouter Vander Veken
Mr. Jones "Still Believe" Patrick Hamilton, Vincent Pierins, Tom Eeckhout
Nelson "Wild Side" Nelson Moraïs, Yves Gaillard
Petra "Killer Touch" Georgie Dennis, Christopher Wortley, Paul Drew, Greig Watts, Pete Barringer
Sil "What's the Time in Tokyo" Marcella Detroit, Marcus Winther-John, Paul Drew, Greig Watts, Pete Barringer
Tisha Cyrus "Kitty Cat" Big John Snr, Yves Gaillard
Udo "Hero (In Flanders Fields)" Pokka Jr., Nadge, Udo Mechels
White Bird "Fire and Ice" Tom Helsen, Yannick Fonderie
Yass "Need You Tonight" Yass Smaali, Yves Gaillard, Ashley Hicklin, Leon Paul Palmen, Rupert Blackman

Shows

Casting shows

The two casting shows aired on 2 and 9 February 2014 and took place at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp. Both shows were filmed earlier on 3 December 2013.[13][14] Ruslana was unable to attend the casting shows due to her involvement in the pro-European Union protests in Ukraine. In each show fifteen artists performed a cover version of a past Eurovision Song Contest song and the expert panel determined four acts that qualified to the semi-finals and an additional four acts that advanced to the Call Back round.[7]

Show 1 – 2 February 2014
Draw Artist Song Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Average Place Result
1 Joyce "Mister"Шаблон:Efn Шаблон:Small 88 78 79 82 5 Call Back
2 The Exclusive Strings "Hard Rock Hallelujah" Шаблон:Small 72 64 68 68 15 Eliminated
3 White Bird "Fly on the Wings of Love" Шаблон:Small 84 79 77 80 8 Call Back
4 Eva Jacobs "In Your Eyes" Шаблон:Small 86 85 86 86 3 Semi-final
5 The Fuckuleles "Waterloo" Шаблон:Small 76 80 73 76 10 Eliminated
6 Jessy "Euphoria" Шаблон:Small 86 82 75 81 7 Call Back
7 Gracious Wild "In Love for a While" Шаблон:Small 76 76 65 72 12 Eliminated
8 Violet Sky "Door de wind" Шаблон:Small 76 73 69 73 11 Eliminated
9 Axel Hirsoux "Tu te reconnaîtras" Шаблон:Small 86 82 83 84 4 Semi-final
10 3M8S "Only Teardrops" Шаблон:Small 75 75 62 71 14 Eliminated
11 Nelson "Glorious" Шаблон:Small 90 89 80 86 2 Semi-final
12 Elvya Dulcimer "Sweet People" Шаблон:Small 76 70 69 72 12 Eliminated
13 2 Fabiola feat. Loredana "My Number One" Шаблон:Small 84 81 79 81 6 Call Back
14 Di Stephano "L'amour ça fait chanter la vie" Шаблон:Small 80 79 75 78 9 Eliminated
15 Udo "Ne partez pas sans moi" Шаблон:Small 96 95 89 93 1 Semi-final
Show 2 – 9 February 2014
Draw Artist Song Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Average Place Result
1 Soulbrothers "Puppet on a String" Шаблон:Small 74 66 65 68 13 Eliminated
2 Mr. Jones "Standing Still" Шаблон:Small 84 82 74 80 8 Call Back
3 Sil "Where Are You?" Шаблон:Small 86 85 80 84 6 Call Back
4 Aelia "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" Шаблон:Small 74 66 65 68 14 Eliminated
5 Tisha Cyrus "Düm Tek Tek" Шаблон:Small 90 86 81 86 3 Semi-final
6 Yass "L'oiseau et l'enfant" Шаблон:Small 92 89 85 89 2 Semi-final
7 Day One "Satellite" Шаблон:Small 91 89 75 85 5 Call Back
8 Dina Rodrigues "Ne partez pas sans moi" Шаблон:Small 72 72 70 71 12 Eliminated
9 Andrei Lugovski "In a Moment Like This" Шаблон:Small 76 75 74 75 10 Eliminated
10 Bastien "Fly on the Wings of Love" Шаблон:Small 82 78 76 79 9 Eliminated
11 Maureen "Ding-a-dong" Шаблон:Small 77 75 69 74 11 Eliminated
12 Manuel Palomo "Eres tú" Шаблон:Small 66 60 62 63 15 Eliminated
13 Axeela "Believe" Шаблон:Small 88 84 83 85 4 Semi-final
14 Bandits "Geef het op" Шаблон:Small 88 81 80 83 7 Call Back
15 Petra "All Kinds of Everything" Шаблон:Small 94 92 89 92 1 Semi-final

Call Back

The Call Back round took place on 9 February 2014 at the Videohouse in Vilvoorde. The eight artists that placed fifth to eighth in the preceding two casting shows each performed a cover version of a past Eurovision Song Contest song and the combination of results from the expert panel and a public televote determined the top four that qualified to the semi-finals.[6][15]

Call Back – 16 February 2014
Draw Artist Song Jury Votes Place
Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Average
1 White Bird "Love Shine a Light" Шаблон:Small 88 84 75 80 82 5
2 Jessy "Je t'adore" Шаблон:Small 78 80 60 60 70 6
3 Mr. Jones "My Star" Шаблон:Small 72 65 50 50 59 7
4 Bandits Eurovision MedleyШаблон:Efn 95 87 80 86 87 1
5 Joyce "Save Your Kisses for Me" Шаблон:Small 78 70 55 70 68 8
6 Day One "Nocturne" Шаблон:Small 95 98 80 90 91 3
7 Sil "J'aime la vie" Шаблон:Small 93 92 81 90 89 2
8 2 Fabiola feat. Loredana "Euphoria" Шаблон:Small 90 80 65 65 75 4

Semi-finals

The three semi-finals took place on 23 February, 2 March and 9 March 2014 at the Videohouse in Vilvoorde. In each show four artists performed their candidate songs for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest and the combination of results from the expert panel and a public televote determined the top two that qualified to the final.

Semi-final 1 – 23 February 2014
Draw Artist Song Jury Votes Place
Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Average
1 Day One "Whoever You Are" 96 98 80 85 90 3
2 Eva Jacobs "Nothing Is Impossible" 95 90 90 90 91 1
3 Udo "Hero (In Flanders Fields)" 85 70 69 75 75 2
4 Petra "Killer Touch" 86 75 68 70 75 4
Semi-final 2 – 2 March 2014
Draw Artist Song Jury Votes Place
Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Average
1 Axeela "Chasing Rainbows" 88 78 72 85 81 4
2 Yass "Need You Tonight" 95 90 80 92 89 2
3 2 Fabiola feat. Loredana "She's After My Piano" 90 80 75 90 84 3
4 Sil "What's the Time in Tokyo" 96 95 87 95 93 1
Semi-final 3 – 9 March 2014
Draw Artist Song Jury Votes Place
Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Average
1 Nelson "Wild Side" 92 84 72 85 83 3
2 Axel Hirsoux "Mother" 98 100 99 100 99 1
3 Tisha Cyrus "Kitty Cat" 88 60 50 75 68 4
4 Bandits "One" 97 88 78 95 90 2

Final

The final took place on 16 March 2014 at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp where the six entries that qualified from the preceding three semi-finals competed.[7] The winner, "Mother" performed by Axel Hirsoux, was selected by the combination of results from seven international jury groups and a public televote.[16][17] The public and the jury each had a total of 280 points to award. Each of the jury groups awarded points in the following manner: 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points, 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 280 points rounded to the nearest integer: 28 points.[18] The expert panel participated in the final solely in an advisory role.[19]

Final – 16 March 2014
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Yass "Need You Tonight" 58 19 77 4
2 Sil "What's the Time in Tokyo" 32 6 38 5
3 Udo "Hero (In Flanders Fields)" 22 10 32 6
4 Bandits "One" 42 48 90 2
5 Eva Jacobs "Nothing Is Impossible" 52 37 89 3
6 Axel Hirsoux "Mother" 74 160 234 1
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Draw Song Шаблон:Flagdeco Шаблон:Flagdeco Шаблон:Flagdeco Шаблон:Flagdeco Шаблон:Flagdeco Шаблон:Flagdeco Шаблон:Flagdeco Total
1 "Need You Tonight" 12 12 10 8 8 8 58
2 "What's the Time in Tokyo" 4 4 6 6 6 6 32
3 "Hero (In Flanders Fields)" 6 4 4 8 22
4 "One" 6 8 4 10 10 4 42
5 "Nothing Is Impossible" 10 10 6 12 4 10 52
6 "Mother" 8 8 12 10 12 12 12 74

Ratings

Viewing figures by show
Show Date Viewing figures Шаблон:Abbr
Nominal Share
Casting show 1 2 February 2014 1,193,662 45.82% [20]
Casting show 2 9 February 2014 1,287,527 47.42% [21]
Call Back 16 February 2014 1,264,901 49.22% [22]
Semi-final 1 23 February 2014 1,272,961 47.20% [23]
Semi-final 2 2 March 2014 1,262,317 46.71% [24]
Semi-final 3 9 March 2014 1,206,126 47.06% [25]
Final 16 March 2014 1,383,045 51.92% [26]

Promotion

On 14 April, Axel Hirsoux filmed the music video for "Mother" at the Vaudeville Theater in Brussels together with 200 mothers that VRT sought through an application period.[27][28] The video was released to the public on 25 April.[29] Axel Hirsoux specifically promoted "Mother" as the Belgian Eurovision entry on 31 March 2014 by performing during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Sandra Reemer.[30]

At Eurovision

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Axel Hirsoux presenting himself and "Mother" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

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 20 January 2014, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Belgium was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 6 May 2014, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.[31]

Once all the competing songs for the 2014 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 10, following the entry from Ukraine and before the entry from Moldova.[32]

The two semi-finals and the final was broadcast in Belgium by both the Flemish and Walloon broadcasters. VRT broadcast the shows on één and Radio 2 with commentary in Dutch by Peter Van de Veire and Eva Daeleman.[33] RTBF televised the shows on La Une with commentary in French by Jean-Louis Lahaye and Maureen Louys.[34] The final was also broadcast by RTBF on VivaCité with commentary in French by Olivier Gilain.[35] The Belgian spokesperson, who announced the Belgian votes during the final, was Angelique Vlieghe.[36]

Semi-final

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Axel Hirsoux during a rehearsal before the first semi-final

Axel Hirsoux took part in technical rehearsals on 29 April and 2 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 5 and 6 May. This included the jury show on 5 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.[37]

The Belgian performance featured Axel Hirsoux dressed in a black suit and bow tie and joined by a female dancer in a long black dress who performed gentle choreography that symbolised the mother's love of a child. The stage colour was purple and the LED screens displayed flowery sketches. The performance also featured moving spotlights and the use of a wind machine. The dancer that joined Axel Hirsoux during the performance was Isabelle Beernaert, who also choreographed the Belgian performance.[38][39]

At the end of the show, Belgium was not announced among the top 10 entries in the first semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Belgium placed fourteenth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 28 points.[40]

Voting

Voting during the three shows consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could 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 were released shortly after the grand final.

Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Belgium had placed eleventh with both the public televote and fourteenth with the jury vote in the first semi-final. In the public vote, Belgium scored 41 points, while with the jury vote, Belgium scored 24 points.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Belgium and awarded by Belgium in the first 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

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Points awarded to Belgium (Semi-final 1)[41]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points Шаблон:Esc
6 points Шаблон:Esc
5 points
4 points Шаблон:Unbulleted list
3 points Шаблон:Esc
2 points Шаблон:Esc
1 point Шаблон:Unbulleted list

Points awarded by Belgium

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Points awarded by Belgium (Semi-final 1)[41]
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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Points awarded by Belgium (Final)[42]
Score Country
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8 points Шаблон:Esc
7 points Шаблон:Esc
6 points Шаблон:Esc
5 points Шаблон:Esc
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Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Belgian jury:[43]

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Draw Country Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Jury Rank Televote Rank Combined Rank Points
01 Шаблон:Esc 13 15 14 14 15 15 1 8 3
02 Шаблон:Esc 5 14 11 9 5 9 6 6 5
03 Шаблон:Esc 6 8 10 13 6 8 13 11
04 Шаблон:Esc 1 1 9 2 3 2 5 3 8
05 Шаблон:Esc 15 12 2 3 1 5 10 7 4
06 Шаблон:Esc 4 9 8 5 14 7 9 9 2
07 Шаблон:Esc 8 5 12 4 9 6 12 10 1
08 Шаблон:Esc 11 6 13 10 8 11 14 14
09 Шаблон:Esc 3 4 4 6 7 3 7 4 7
10 Шаблон:Esc
11 Шаблон:Esc 14 11 7 7 12 12 15 15
12 Шаблон:Esc 10 13 6 15 13 14 8 12
13 Шаблон:Esc 12 7 5 11 10 10 4 5 6
14 Шаблон:Esc 9 2 3 8 2 4 2 2 10
15 Шаблон:Esc 7 10 15 12 11 13 11 13
16 Шаблон:Esc 2 3 1 1 4 1 3 1 12
Шаблон:Nowrap
Draw Country Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small Jury Rank Televote Rank Combined Rank Points
01 Шаблон:Esc 1 11 7 5 6 5 13 7 4
02 Шаблон:Esc 19 17 26 9 17 17 23 22
03 Шаблон:Esc 18 16 22 11 8 16 26 24
04 Шаблон:Esc 26 12 6 6 5 11 16 13
05 Шаблон:Esc 16 18 20 17 20 18 10 14
06 Шаблон:Esc 8 7 17 18 16 13 5 6 5
07 Шаблон:Esc 21 26 25 24 19 25 1 11
08 Шаблон:Esc 20 19 18 15 22 19 24 25
09 Шаблон:Esc 25 25 24 25 26 26 4 16
10 Шаблон:Esc 24 20 15 22 25 23 7 17
11 Шаблон:Esc 7 6 1 7 1 3 3 1 12
12 Шаблон:Esc 17 15 13 19 10 15 20 19
13 Шаблон:Esc 3 2 10 2 2 1 6 2 10
14 Шаблон:Esc 23 24 23 20 9 21 21 23
15 Шаблон:Esc 9 14 14 12 15 12 15 12
16 Шаблон:Esc 22 21 19 21 21 22 18 21
17 Шаблон:Esc 14 13 12 10 18 14 25 20
18 Шаблон:Esc 5 8 8 3 3 4 14 8 3
19 Шаблон:Esc 13 3 9 14 12 10 9 9 2
20 Шаблон:Esc 11 23 16 23 23 20 12 18
21 Шаблон:Esc 2 9 3 1 7 2 8 4 7
22 Шаблон:Esc 12 5 2 16 11 9 19 15
23 Шаблон:Esc 6 10 4 8 4 6 11 5 6
24 Шаблон:Esc 10 4 5 13 13 8 2 3 8
25 Шаблон:Esc 15 22 21 26 24 24 22 26
26 Шаблон:Esc 4 1 11 4 14 7 17 10 1

Notes and references

Notes

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References

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