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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).

10 June – Let’s put some light in to our lives

Plucky little Belgium. Three words that always whet the appetite. Well, they have been participating since 1795, only missing three years. So there are...
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LIVE Blog: Eurovision 2017 – First semi final

Tonight at 21:00 CEST/20:00 UK/Portugal, contestants from 18 countries will compete for ten spots in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final.  You can...
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‘Worst dressed’ Eurovision star opens clothing store

There's an award handed out each year to the Eurovision act deemed to have made the biggest fashion faux pas. It's named after Belgian...

It took Belgium an age but here they are!

An eternity ago RTBF announced Mustii as their representative for Malmo and you'd then think he would have had a long time to get...

Hitting all the notes – but in random order

It was 2000, a brave new world - and just for a change we were in Stockholm for Eurovision. Belgium did their usual thing and...

The Belgians bring the 70s back to Eurovision

Still loving it. It's a pity that Europe only gets to see the final result and not the preparations for this, because it's been...

Belgium – That’s a lot better thanks

Sennek has upped her game since her first rehearsal but, quite frankly, that wouldn't take much. I'm still not convinced that the opening shot...

13 October – For everybody a castle in the air to...

There are many people that have tried one more than one occasion to win European music's biggest prize. Some do it knowingly, whilst others...

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),...

29 December – I need truth

Is there the right age to be taking part in our favourite TV show? Should you be a fresh-faced teenager? Or is the right...