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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).

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2022 – Part 6 – Belgium

Jérémie Makiese - Miss You This is the first song in this year’s countdown that is definitely going to benefit from the continued lack of...

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....

Eurovision Countdown 2017 – Part 2

We're still here - unlike the Russians if you believe what you read everywhere. OnEurope's pundits continue to delight with ill-informed ramblings about the songs competing...

Nick’s Countdown – Belgium and Bulgaria

BELGIUM There’s a very specific category of artist that I have a particular problem with in this contest, and Hooverphonic is pretty much the entirety...

19 January – It’s a two-way street

Do you think that those semi-finals are brutal? We've all had discussions on why a certain song qualifies over another song. After all, every...

19 January – My life in a bag

Do you think that those semi-finals are brutal? We've all had discussions on why a certain song qualifies over another song. After all, every...

Belgium … Mr Creosote and his wafer-thin song

Sadly, however, the Go Compare man, who looks frightfully bad on his twitter photo, has just polished his XXL man-size turd of a song...
Live Blog

LIVE BLOG – Semi Final 1 – Press rehearsal

Join us live here from 22:00 local time (8pm, UK/Portugal - 9pm Western Europe) to hear what we make of the Jury rehearsal of the...

25 July – I’ve bought a brandy

Neighbours. Everybody needs good neighbours. Some of our favourite countries have them, others not. And it is said in some quarters that you need...

5 September – Ooh… playboy, I want to live with you

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