Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Belgium was represented by Barbara Dex at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, which took place in Millstreet, Ireland, performing "Iemand als jij". Dex was the winner of the Flemish national final for the contest, Eurosong '93.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1993 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurosong '93 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals 6 February 1993 13 February 1993 20 February 1993 27 February 1993 Final 6 March 1993 | |||
| Selected entrant | Barbara Dex | |||
| Selected song | "Iemand als jij" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 25th, 3 points | |||
| Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Eurosong '93
Flemish broadcaster Belgische Radio- en Televisieomroep Nederlandstalige Uitzendingen (BRTN) was in charge of preparations for the Belgian entry for the 1993 Contest. BRTN held a national final to select the entry for the Contest, consisting of four semi-finals leading up to a grand final on 6 March 1993. The shows were held in Knokke Casino, hosted by Alexandra Potvin and Hans Otten.
Semi-finals
Four semi-finals were held in February 1993 to select the 12 finalists for the Belgian final. 10 songs competed in each semi-final, with the top 3 songs, selected by an expert jury, progressing to the final.
Semi-final 1
| Semi-final 1 – 6 February 1993 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Robin Nills | "Ballerina" | 52 | 2 |
| 2 | Kim | "Voor jou alleen" | 47 | 4 |
| 3 | Paul Anderson | "Als je gaat" | 34 | 10 |
| 4 | Glow | "Loop me niet voorbij" | 44 | 5 |
| 5 | Marleen | "Morgen weer gewoon" | 41 | 6 |
| 6 | Freddie Bierset | "Europa mijn land" | 37 | 8 |
| 7 | Lisa del Bo | "Vlinder" | 53 | 1 |
| 8 | Bert Decorte | "Afrika" | 49 | 3 |
| 9 | Liz Larssen | "Even vrij zijn" | 37 | 8 |
| 10 | Go Nutz | "Samen" | 39 | 7 |
Semi-final 2
| Semi-final 2 – 13 February 1993 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Petra | "Ga door" | 56 | 1 |
| 2 | Bart Marcoen | "Vliegen op eigen vleugels" | 38 | 7 |
| 3 | Hugo Dellas | "Harlekijn" | 37 | 8 |
| 4 | Lily West | "Verliefd, in love" | 35 | 9 |
| 5 | Pol & Misj | "Whisky en tranen" | 41 | 5 |
| 6 | Christoff | "Zend een SOS" | 43 | 4 |
| 7 | Mieke | "Waarom zou er vrede zijn" | 52 | 2 |
| 8 | John Terra | "Heel gewoon" | 39 | 6 |
| 9 | Nadia | "Vrij" | 45 | 3 |
| 10 | Toast | "Samen zijn we sterk" | 32 | 10 |
Semi-final 3
| Semi-final 3 – 20 February 1993 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Vera Wezenbeek | "Jij" | 44 | 5 |
| 2 | Leopold 3 | "Vergeet-mij-nietje" | 60 | 1 |
| 3 | Karin Recour | "Stad van blauwe wolken" | 32 | 9 |
| 4 | Erik Alens | "Laat ons dansen" | 37 | 8 |
| 5 | Wendy van Wanten | "Zonder verklaring" | 55 | 3 |
| 6 | Bart Herman | "Ik ga dood aan jou" | 59 | 2 |
| 7 | Gene Summer | "In jouw handen" | 42 | 6 |
| 8 | Dominique | "Een klein gebaar" | 38 | 7 |
| 9 | Ingrid Verhulst | "Voel je goed" | 30 | 10 |
| 10 | Stampen & Dagen | "Ik wil jou" | 45 | 4 |
Semi-final 4
| Semi-final 4 – 27 February 1993 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Roestvrij | "Noem het maar geluk" | 52 | 2 |
| 2 | Ricky Fleming | "Helemaal" | 40 | 8 |
| 3 | Wim Ravell | "Alles doen" | 52 | 2 |
| 4 | Johan Lotigiers | "Die mooie uren" | 39 | 9 |
| 5 | Sha-Na | "Liefde" | 45 | 6 |
| 6 | John Palmer | "Waterman" | 30 | 10 |
| 7 | Samantha Gilles | "Vlieg met me mee" | 45 | 6 |
| 8 | Patrick Onzia | "Lena" | 47 | 4 |
| 9 | Barbara Dex | "Iemand als jij" | 54 | 1 |
| 10 | Illusion | "Vannacht" | 46 | 5 |
Final
The final of the contest was held on 6 March 1993, where the winner of the Contest was selected from the 12 semi-final qualifiers by six juries: five regional juries and one expert jury. The final winner was Barbara Dex with "Iemand als jij".
| Final – 6 March 1993 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Nadia | "Vrij" | 51 | 2 |
| 2 | Wendy van Wanten | "Zonder verklaring" | 12 | 9 |
| 3 | Roestvrij | "Noem het maar geluk" | 40 | 5 |
| 4 | Leopold 3 | "Vergeet-mij-nietje" | 41 | 4 |
| 5 | Petra | "Ga door" | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | Lisa del Bo | "Vlinder" | 42 | 3 |
| 7 | Robin Nills | "Ballerina" | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Bart Herman | "Ik ga dood aan jou" | 35 | 6 |
| 9 | Wim Ravell | "Alles doen" | 26 | 8 |
| 10 | Barbara Dex | "Iemand als jij" | 58 | 1 |
| 11 | Bert Decorte | "Afrika" | 4 | 11 |
| 12 | Mieke | "Waarom zou er vrede zijn" | 30 | 7 |
Voting
| Draw | Song | Regional Juries | Professional Jury |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | Brabant | Limburg | East Flanders |
West Flanders | ||||
| 1 | "Vrij" | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 51 |
| 2 | "Zonder verklaring" | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | "Noem het maar geluk" | 8 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 40 |
| 4 | "Vergeet-mij-nietje" | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 41 |
| 5 | "Ga door" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | "Vlinder" | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 42 |
| 7 | "Ballerina" | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | "Ik ga dood aan jou" | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 35 |
| 9 | "Alles doen" | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 26 |
| 10 | "Iemand als jij" | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 58 |
| 11 | "Afrika" | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 12 | "Waarom zou er vrede zijn" | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 30 | |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Dex performed 7th in the running order, following Greece and preceding Malta. Her performance became infamous due to her see-through dress, which she made herself. At the close of the voting "Iemand als jij" had received 3 points, all from Germany, placing Belgium 25th and last, relegating the country from taking part in the 1994 Contest.
Points awarded by Belgium[1]
| 12 points |  |
| 10 points |  |
| 8 points |  |
| 7 points |  |
| 6 points |  |
| 5 points |  |
| 4 points |  |
| 3 points |  |
| 2 points |  |
| 1 point |  |
Points awarded to Belgium
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
