Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

Belgium entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with Vanessa Chinitor and "Like The Wind". The song was selected to represent Belgium at the contest by winning the Belgium national final Eurosong '99.

Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Country Belgium
National selection
Selection processEurosong '99
Selection date(s)Semifinals
7 February 1999
14 February 1999
21 February 1999
Final
28 February 1999
Selected entrantVanessa Chinitor
Selected song"Like The Wind"
Finals performance
Final result12th, 38 points
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1998 • 1999 • 2000►

Before Eurovision

Eurosong '99

Eurosong '99 was held between 7 February and 28 February 1999. Three semi-finals were held for the contest, where the winner of each semi-final, as well as the highest scoring runner-up over all three semi-finals, qualified to the final, where they were joined by four more songs, internally selected by the Belgian broadcaster, Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT). The results of the semi-finals and final were determined through the votes of five juries: a three-member expert jury (consisting of Liliane Saint-Pierre, Anja Daems and Marcel Vanthilt); juries from two Belgian radio stations: Radio 2 and Radio Donna; a Eurojury consisting of European expats living in Belgium, along with the votes of televoting. The televote counted for 1/5 of the overall vote, with the other four juries counting for 4/5.[1]

Each of the three semi-finals and the final were held at the VRT TV Studios in Schelle, with all four shows hosted by Bart Peeters.

Competing entries

Artists and songwriters were able to submit their song entries from 1 November until 15 December 1998. From all 199 songs submitted to VRT, 21 songs were selected for the national final. VRT also invited composers to participate, with 4 songs being selected as pre-qualified finalists. The selected entries were announced on 12 January 1999.[1]

Artist Song Composer(s) Selection
Alana Dante "Get Ready For The Sunsand" Peter Neefs Open submission
Belle Perez "Hello World" Belle Perez, Patrick Renier, Jim Soulier Open submission
Bjorn & Joeri "Je doet wat je doet" Johan de Backer Open submission
Davy Gilles "Waar ben jij" Davy Gilles Open submission
Dominic "Tonight Is The Night" Phil Francins, Luc Smets Open submission
Fé "Love Me" A. Larson, Alain Vande Putte, Filip Martens Open submission
Frank Galan "Dame tu vida" Luigi Bongiovani, Alexander Pascal, Christille, Frank Galan Open submission
K3 "Heyah Mama!" Miguel Wiels, Alain Vande Putte, Peter Gillis Open submission
Laurena "Diamond In Heaven" Peter Keereman Open submission
Margriet Hermans "Ik vaar met je mee" Margriet Hermans, Luigi Bongiovani Open submission
Martine Foubert "Come To Me" Marc Paelinck Open submission
Matadi "Wo-Y-Yè" Jacky De Munck Open submission
Matiz "Negentien" Marc Corrijn, Koen de Beir Open submission
Medusa "Into My Life" Stefan Wuyts Invited by VRT
Nadia "I'm In Heaven" Mike Egan, Paul Vermeulen, Lou Roman Open submission
Natural High "Finally" Marc Paelinck Invited by VRT
Petra "Diep in mijn huid" Miguel Wiels, Alain Vande Putte, Peter Gillis Invited by VRT
Piece of Cake "Do It Again" Collin Pildidch, Luc Smets Open submission
Ricky Fleming "Door jou" Patrick Feustel, Wim Claes Open submission
Sarah "He's The One" Mark Vanhie Invited by VRT
Splinter "Als schepen verwelken" Hedwig Demesmaeker, Frank Truyen Open submission
Vanessa Chinitor "Like The Wind" Emma Philippa-Hjälmås, Wim Claes, Ilia Beyers, John Terra Open submission
Voice Male "This Is My Life" Marc Paelinck Open submission
Wendy Fierce "Never Give Up" Fonny Dewulf Open submission
Yves Segers "Recht vooruit" Yves Segers Open submission

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final was held on 7 February 1999. Vanessa Chinitor won the semi-final, receiving 36 points for her song "Like The Wind".[2]

Semi-final 1 – 7 February 1999
Draw Artist Song Jury Radio Televote Total Place
1 Splinter "Als schepen verwelken" 12 2 4 18 5
2 Fé "Love Me" 6 18 3 27 2
3 Piece of Cake "Do It Again" 6 5 2 13 6
4 Belle Perez "Hello World" 12 8 7 27 2
5 Matadi "Wo-Y-Yè" 4 6 1 11 7
6 Vanessa Chinitor "Like The Wind" 18 9 9 36 1
7 Margriet Hermans "Ik vaar met je mee" 4 14 5 23 4

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final was held on 14 February 1999. Wendy Fierce won this semi-final with "Never Give Up", receiving 45 points. Runners-up Voice Male also qualified as the highest scoring runner-up, having received 32 points for their song "This Is My Life".[2]

Semi-final 2 – 14 February 1999
Draw Artist Song Jury Radio Televote Total Place
1 Bjorn & Joeri "Je doet wat je doet" 6 5 3 14 6
2 Laurena "Diamond In Heaven" 7 8 2 17 4
3 Matiz "Negentien" 10 5 4 19 3
4 Voice Male "This Is My Life" 11 14 7 32 2
5 Davy Gilles "Waar ben jij" 6 6 1 13 7
6 Wendy Fierce "Never Give Up" 18 18 9 45 1
7 Frank Galan "Dame tu vida" 4 6 5 15 5

Semi-final 3

The final semi-final was held on 21 February 1999. Alana Dante was the final winner, receiving 32 points for her performance of "Get Ready For The Sunsand".[2]

Semi-final 3 – 21 February 1999
Draw Artist Song Jury Radio Televote Total Place
1 Martine Foubert "Come To Me" 18 3 9 30 2
2 Yves Segers "Recht vooruit" 5 8 2 15 6
3 Alana Dante "Get Ready For The Sunsand" 9 18 5 32 1
4 Nadia "I'm In Heaven" 11 5 7 23 4
5 Ricky Fleming "Door jou" 3 8 1 12 7
6 Dominic "Tonight Is The Night" 12 9 4 25 3
7 K3 "Heyah Mama!" 4 11 3 18 5

Final

The final was held on 28 February 1999. Eight songs competed, including the four qualifiers from the semi-finals: Vanessa Chinitor; Wendy Fierce; Alana Dante and Voice Male, as well as the four internally selected songs: Natural High; Medusa; Petra and Sarah.

The winner of the contest was Vanessa Chinitor with "Like The Wind", which would go on to represent Belgium at the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem, Israel.

Final – 28 February 1999
Draw Artist Song Jury Radio Televote Total Place
1 Wendy Fierce "Never Give Up" 9 16 6 31 2
2 Natural High "Finally" 5 6 2 13 7
3 Voice Male "This Is My Life" 8 12 4 24 5
4 Medusa "Into My Life" 2 5 1 8 8
5 Alana Dante "Get Ready For The Sunsand" 13 9 8 30 3
6 Petra "Diep in mijn huid" 9 4 3 16 6
7 Vanessa Chinitor "Like The Wind" 20 16 10 46 1
8 Sarah "He's The One" 12 10 5 27 4

At Eurovision

Chinitor performed second on the night of the contest, following Lithuania and preceding Spain. "Like The Wind" received 38 points, placing 12th in a field on 23.

Points awarded to Belgium
Points awarded to Belgium
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Belgium[3]
12 points Netherlands
10 points Germany
8 points Iceland
7 points Sweden
6 points Austria
5 points Croatia
4 points Estonia
3 points Israel
2 points Slovenia
1 point Bosnia and Herzegovina

See also

References
  1. "Eurosong 1999". Songfestival.be.
  2. "Eurosong 1999 • semi-finals". 4lyrics.
  3. http://www.diggiloo.net/?scoreboard.1999
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