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ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

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).

I have a problem with Belgium

See, I know people who like this contest a lot but have genuine problems with strobe lighting effects. It’s not nice. So it’s got...

O Julissi Turophili

Phil: Having just hard-wired Roy (long hair being one of the few things that the EBU's Svante Stockselius has not yet banned at Eurovision)...

What does the web predict for tonight’s semi-final?

Tonight, Eurovision Song Contest fans get to settle down with the first slice of the 2018 competition. Nineteen songs will compete for ten Grand...

15 October – I’m just a speck of dust in this...

It's a well-known fact that Eurovision fans love records. No, not the seven-inch kind, but the "Who got the most 12s" sort of record. One...

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...

VRTs Eight songs for Europe are released.

The eight songs that VRT have chosen for their national final Eurosong 2025 .  They have been released in two batches on the 18th and 25th...

Belgium would you ever?

I still wouldn't - for many reasons to be honest. Her voice has got stronger, certainly, but the song is still a dog and...

Rehearsals day two on the settee

I’m still in London, one day left at work to go. Over in Malmö it’s been quite a day in the rehearsal stakes. You...
Eliot Vassamillet

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 7 – Belgium

When Eurofans hear this song it won’t come as any surprise that the people that wrote for Blanche two years ago wrote this one...

Belgium – are they hoovering up the points?

In words of one syllable - Oh yes All of my fears about this song are dispelled more and more every time I see this. ...