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Belgium

The Belgian entry is chosen by either the French speaking RTBF or Flemmish VRT. Belgium first took part in 1956. The country has won once before (in 1986).

And the final one for today – He’s Belgian… He has...

Only five pressers today - compared to the FIFTEEN I had to go through yesterday because The Big 5 + Ukraine are doing their...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 6 – BELGIUM.

Because of You by Gustaph. I passed a most agreeable weekend in Brussels this January, all the sweeter after having to cancel my previous two...

Mo’s Eurovision 2023 Countdown: Belgium

Each year, it seems, we get someone who struts onto the stage determined to deliver a 'take me as I am' proud to be...

22 January – You’ll be in my thoughts forever

You know sometimes when you look at song, and then realise it was in our favourite TV show nearly 30 years ago. It really...

Vlandereen doing Vlandereen things…

Well it seems that fandom forgot that the Eurovision doesn't actually care what you think or what you want to happen because, well, you...

Belgium – 14 songs, but are you entertained?

So as we reported earlier in the year Belgium is going to have a long ass selection show and, to prepare us for that...

5 December – Now he’s too dead to rock ‘n’ roll

Along with the serious songs - the ballads, the rock songs, the raps - we have the occasional beast known as a novelty song....

The heat is on – the time is right….

What am I? I am a country who's broadcasters alternate between each other  when it comes to entering the Eurovision Song Contest. This year it's the...

5 September – Forget your wild hairs

Our friends in Belgium are a curious bunch. Plucky as ever, and taking part since the first contest (1956 in case you were wondering),...

23 August – Waiting for the bitter pill, give me something...

We all want our own country to succeed. And we often want other countries to succeed too. It could be because they enter the...