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Countries A-M Belgium 30 April – We keep runnin’, we keep on runnin’

30 April – We keep runnin’, we keep on runnin’

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Our friends in Belgium have only ever had one win, despite competing in our favourite TV show since the year dot. They’ve had a couple of near misses, but of the seven originals, that second win proves elusive.

With Belgium, there’s the nice arrangement where the two broadcasters alternate who gets the golden ticket. So does this mean the Belgian performer effectively only represents half a country? Anyhow, in 2018 it was VRT’s turn, and they sent today’s birthday girl Sennek (née Laura Groeseneken) to Lisbon. It was always going to be tough getting out of the semi-final, and Sennek’s arty performance didn’t go down too well with the televoters, even though the juries liked it more.

Sennek is 36 today.

Gefeliciteerd/Bonne anniversaire, Sennek!