Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece. The Belgian entry was selected through a national selection, Eurosong '06, organised by the Belgian broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). Kate Ryan represented Belgium with the song "Je t'adore", which failed to qualify from the competition's semi-final, placing 12th and scoring 69 points.[1]

Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Country	Belgium
National selection
Selection process	Eurosong '06
Selection date(s)	Heats 8 January 2006 15 February 2006 22 January 2006 29 January 2006 Semifinals 5 February 2006 12 February 2006 Final 19 February 2006
Selected entrant	Kate Ryan
Selected song	"Je t'adore"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Failed to qualify (12th, 69 points)
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
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"Je t'adore" - with a French title but English lyrics - was written by Kate herself and three Swedish composers; Niklas Bergwall, Niclas Kings and Lisa Greene.

Before Eurovision

Eurosong '06

Eurosong '06 Logo

Eurosong '06 was the Belgian national final for choosing the Belgian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006.

Format

The selection process involved the staging of seven shows; the final on 19 February, plus four quarter finals and two semi finals held during January and early February 2006. All shows were hosted by Bart Peeters at VRT TV Studios in Schelle. Each qualifying heat contained seven songs and the top three from each heat proceeded to one of the two semi-finals. After the quarter finals, the jury chose two wildcards - one for each of the semi-finals - bringing the total number of songs in each semi-final to seven. The top three of each semi final proceeded to the final and the jury selected one wildcard to bring the total in the final to seven.

In the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, the juries accounted for 66% of the votes while the televote accounted for 33%. In the final, the juries accounted for 40% of the vote, the international juries accounted for 30% of the vote and the televote accounted for the remaining 30%. The songs were judged by an expert jury (consisting of Yasmine, Marcel Vanthilt, André Vermeulen and twice Eurovision winner Johnny Logan), Radio 2, Radio Donna, Press Jury and televoters. Three European juries were implemented in the final.

All shows took place at the VRT TV Studios in Schelle, hosted by Bart Peeters.

Competing entries

Two former Eurovision Song Contest participants competed in the selection: Vanessa Chinitor (1999) and Barbara Dex (1993).

Artist	Song (English translation)	Composer(s)[2]
Afi	"Not That Beautiful"	Alain Vande Putte, Miguel Wiels
Ali vs. Laura	"I Belong to You Belong to Me"	Jamy M. Bagheri
Axel Devries	"Alleen jij" (Only you)	Ronald Vanhuffel, Tracy Atkins, Jurgen Coppieters
Barbara Dex	"Crazy"	Andre Remkes, Alidus Hidding
Beatoxic	"Feel Like"	Geert D'Haene
Belle Perez	"El mundo bailando" (The world is dancing)	Belle Perez, Juan Guerrero, Fernando De Meersman, Patrick Renier
Brahim	"P.O.W.E.R."	Fred Braikin, Brahim Attaeb, Jeremy Style
Casa Creola	"Easy esta noche" (Easy tonight)	Marc Paelinck, Jamie Winchester
Els de Schepper	"Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom" (If I meet you somewhere tomorrow)	Rick Denys, David Poltrock
Eve Kempbel	"Not Right"	Greg Watts
Fantoom	"Hier sta ik" (Here I stand)	Servaas Binge, Servaas Binge, Hillert Binge
Jeason	"Dame amor, dame vida" (Give me love, give me life)	Jeason Herfs
Kaden	"In Your Heaven"	Marc Van Hie, Rudolf Hecke
Katerine	"Watch Me Move"	Mark Frisch, Anthony Galatis, Yannik Fonderie
Kate Ryan	"Je t'adore" (I like you)	Kate Ryan, Niklas Bergwall, Niclas Kings, Lisa Greene
Kaye Styles	"Profile"	Youssef Chelak
La Sakhra	"Wonderland"	Vincent Pierins, Patrick Hamilton
Laura D	"History Turning Round"	Daniel Boquist, Marcus Englöf, Johan Bejerholm, Nick Woodbridge
Peter Evrard	"Coward"	Stefaan Fernande, Luca Chiaravelli
Pim	"I'm Your Man"	Alain Vande Putte, Serge Hertoge
Roxane	"Push It"	Mon S'Jegers
Sonny O'Brien	"I'll Be There for You"	Ben Robbins, Lenna Bauerly Shelly
Tommy	"The Best Time of My Life"	Tommy Vlaeminck
Triskèl	"I'll Be There for You"	Kurt Burgelman, Kurt Burgelman, Alain Van Zeveren
Valérie Mouton	"I Can't Go On Like This"	Sofie Verbruggen, Herve Martens
Vanessa Chinitor	"Beyond You"	Gerard James Borg, Philip Vella
WOEST	"Gek" (Crazy)	Tom Van Landuyt
Zenna	"Someone Is Calling"	Inge Moortgat, Violetta Zimbardi, Sammy Merayah

Quarter-final 1

Sonny O'Brien was later chosen as one of the two wild cards for the semi-finals by the professional jury.

Quarter-final 1 – 8 January 2006
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Radio	Televote	Total	Place
1	Brahim	"P.O.W.E.R."	14	16	14	44	2
2	Jeason	"Dame amor, dame vida"	7	7	10	24	3
3	Sonny O'Brien	"I'll Be There for You"	9	10	4	23	4
4	Fantoom	"Hier sta ik"	2	5	8	15	6
5	Vanessa Chinitor	"Beyond You"	6	2	2	10	7
6	Zenna	"Someone Is Calling"	6	6	6	18	5
7	Katerine	"Watch Me Move"	18	16	18	52	1

Detailed Jury Votes Draw Song Expert Jury Press Jury Total 1 "P.O.W.E.R." 7 7 14 2 "Dame amor, dame vida" 5 2 7 3 "I'll Be There for You" 4 5 9 4 "Hier sta ik" 1 1 2 5 "Beyond You" 3 3 6 6 "Someone Is Calling" 2 4 6 7 "Watch Me Move" 9 9 18

Detailed Radio Voting Results Draw Song Radio 2 Radio Donna Total 1 "P.O.W.E.R." 7 9 16 2 "Dame amor, dame vida" 3 4 7 3 "I'll Be There for You" 5 5 10 4 "Hier sta ik" 2 3 5 5 "Beyond You" 1 1 2 6 "Someone Is Calling" 4 2 6 7 "Watch Me Move" 9 7 16

Quarter-final 2

Els de Schepper was later chosen as one of the two wild cards for the semi-finals by the professional jury.

Quarter-final 2 – 15 January 2006
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Radio	Televote	Total	Place
1	Casa Creola	"Easy esta noche"	6	7	4	14	6
2	Afi	"Not That Beautiful"	16	14	6	36	3
3	Tommy	"The Best Time of My Life"	5	6	8	19	5
4	Barbara Dex	"Crazy"	10	16	18	44	1
5	Beatoxic	"Feel Like"	2	2	2	6	7
6	Els de Schepper	"Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom"	7	8	10	25	4
7	Roxane	"Push It"	16	9	14	39	2

Detailed Jury Votes Draw Song Expert Jury Press Jury Total 1 "Easy esta noche" 2 4 6 2 "Not That Beautiful" 7 9 16 3 "The Best Time of My Life" 3 2 5 4 "Crazy" 5 5 10 5 "Feel Like" 1 1 2 6 "Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom" 4 3 7 7 "Push It" 9 7 16

Detailed Radio Voting Results Draw Song Radio 2 Radio Donna Total 1 "Easy esta noche" 2 5 7 2 "Not That Beautiful" 5 9 14 3 "The Best Time of My Life" 3 3 6 4 "Crazy" 9 7 16 5 "Feel Like" 1 1 2 6 "Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom" 4 4 8 7 "Push It" 7 2 9

Quarter-final 3

Quarter-final 3 – 22 January 2006
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Radio	Televote	Total	Place
1	Valérie Mouton	"I Can't Go On Like This"	7	3	4	14	6
2	Kate Ryan	"Je t'adore"	16	18	10	44	1
3	Kaye Styles	"Profile"	13	10	14	37	3
4	Axel Devries	"Alleen jij"	2	6	2	10	7
5	Laura D	"History Turning Round"	10	8	6	24	4
6	Peter Evrard	"Coward"	10	14	18	42	2
7	Pim	"I'm Your Man"	4	3	8	15	5

Detailed Jury Votes Draw Song Expert Jury Press Jury Total 1 "I Can't Go On Like This" 4 3 7 2 "Je t'adore" 7 9 16 3 "Profile" 9 4 13 4 "Alleen jij" 1 1 2 5 "History Turning Round" 5 5 10 6 "Coward" 3 7 10 7 "I'm Your Man" 2 2 4

Detailed Radio Voting Results Draw Song Radio 2 Radio Donna Total 1 "I Can't Go On Like This" 2 1 3 2 "Je t'adore" 9 9 18 3 "Profile" 5 5 10 4 "Alleen jij" 3 3 6 5 "History Turning Round" 4 4 8 6 "Coward" 7 7 14 7 "I'm Your Man" 1 2 3

Quarter-final 4

Quarter-final 4 – 29 January 2006
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Radio	Televote	Total	Place
1	Kaden	"In Your Heaven"	5	5	2	12	6
2	WOEST	"Gek"	8	6	8	22	4
3	Ali vs. Laura	"I Belong to You Belong to Me"	3	5	4	12	6
4	La Sakhra	"Wonderland"	14	14	10	38	2
5	Triskèl	"I'll Be There for You"	4	4	6	14	5
6	Belle Perez	"El mundo bailando"	16	18	18	52	1
7	Eve Kempbel	"Not Right"	12	10	14	36	3

Detailed Jury Votes Draw Song Expert Jury Press Jury Total 1 "In Your Heaven" 2 3 5 2 "Gek" 4 4 8 3 "I Belong to You Belong to Me" 1 2 3 4 "Wonderland" 5 9 14 5 "I'll Be There for You" 3 1 4 6 "El mundo bailando" 9 7 16 7 "Not Right" 7 5 12

Detailed Radio Voting Results Draw Song Radio 2 Radio Donna Total 1 "In Your Heaven" 4 1 5 2 "Gek" 2 4 6 3 "I Belong to You Belong to Me" 3 2 5 4 "Wonderland" 7 7 14 5 "I'll Be There for You" 1 3 4 6 "El mundo bailando" 9 9 18 7 "Not Right" 5 5 10

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 1 – 5 February 2006
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Radio	Televote	Total	Place
1	Jeason	"Dame amor, dame vida"	2	3	4	9	7
2	Eve Kempbell	"Not Right"	7	6	8	21	4
3	Els de Schepper	"Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom"	8	9	10	27	3
4	Afi	"Not That Beautiful"	7	9	2	18	5
5	Katerine	"Watch Me Move"	6	3	6	15	6
6	Kaye Styles	"Profile	16	14	14	44	2
7	Kate Ryan	"Je t'adore"	16	18	18	52	1

Detailed Jury Votes Draw Song Expert Jury Press Jury Total 1 "Dame amor, dame vida" 1 1 2 2 "Not Right" 5 2 7 3 "Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom" 4 4 8 4 "Not That Beautiful" 2 5 7 5 "Watch Me Move" 3 3 6 6 "Profile 9 7 16 7 "Je t'adore" 7 9 16

Detailed Radio Voting Results Draw Song Radio 2 Radio Donna Total 1 "Dame amor, dame vida" 2 1 3 2 "Not Right" 3 3 6 3 "Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom" 5 4 9 4 "Not That Beautiful" 4 5 9 5 "Watch Me Move" 1 2 3 6 "Profile 7 7 14 7 "Je t'adore" 9 9 18

Semi-final 2

The day after the last semi-final, Brahim was chosen to be the professional jury wildcard in the final.

Semi-final 2 – 12 February 2006
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Radio	Televote	Total	Place
1	La Sakhra	"Wonderland"	18	18	8	44	1
2	Roxane	"Push It"	3	2	2	7	7
3	Sonny O'Brien	"I'll Be There for You"	3	4	4	11	6
4	Brahim	"P.O.W.E.R."	14	8	10	32	4
5	Belle Perez	"El mundo bailando"	8	12	14	34	3
6	Peter Evrard	"Coward"	7	8	6	21	5
7	Barbara Dex	"Crazy"	9	10	18	37	2

Detailed Jury Votes Draw Song Expert Jury Press Jury Total 1 "Wonderland" 9 9 18 2 "Push It" 1 2 3 3 "I'll Be There for You" 2 1 3 4 "P.O.W.E.R." 7 7 14 5 "El mundo bailando" 5 3 8 6 "Coward" 3 4 7 7 "Crazy" 4 5 9

Detailed Radio Voting Results Draw Song Radio 2 Radio Donna Total 1 "Wonderland" 9 9 18 2 "Push It" 1 1 2 3 "I'll Be There for You" 2 2 4 4 "P.O.W.E.R." 4 4 8 5 "El mundo bailando" 7 5 12 6 "Coward" 5 3 8 7 "Crazy" 3 7 10

Final

The final was held on 19 February 2006 at the VRT TV Studios in Schelle, hosted by Bart Peeters. The winner was chosen by the expert jury, Radio 2 jury, Radio Donna jury, a press jury, three international juries from Germany, Israel and Poland, and televoting. The juries accounted for 40% of the vote, the international juries accounted for 30% of the vote and the televote accounted for the remaining 30%.

The decision for VRT to choose these three countries to represent the European audience was based on a study they asked two independent professors in statistics to do, on which countries gave the points most close to the actual results in the last few Eurovision Song Contests. Each international jury consisted of eight members: four random viewers and four music experts. They will watch the show from their native countries where it will be streamed live for them.

Kate Ryan won the final after being a top three favourite with all eight juries, and being the top favourite amongst the televoters and two of the international juries.

Final – 9 March 2006
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Radio	Televote	Total	Place
1	Barbara Dex	"Crazy"	17	7	9	33	5
2	Brahim	"P.O.W.E.R"	18	5	15	38	4
3	Belle Perez	"El mundo bailando"	27	18	12	57	3
4	Els de Schepper	"Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom"	14	3	3	20	7
5	La Sakhra	"Wonderland"	30	11	21	62	2
6	Kaye Styles	"Profile"	12	6	6	24	6
7	Kate Ryan	"Je t'adore"	37	12	27	76	1

Detailed Jury Votes Draw Song Expert Jury Press Jury International Jury Total 1 "Crazy" 3 1 5 3 5 17 2 "P.O.W.E.R" 9 3 3 2 1 18 3 "El mundo bailando" 2 5 4 7 9 27 4 "Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom" 1 4 2 4 3 14 5 "Wonderland" 7 9 7 5 2 30 6 "Profile" 4 2 1 1 4 12 7 "Je t'adore" 5 7 9 9 7 37

Detailed Radio Voting Results Draw Song Radio 2 Radio Donna Total 1 "Crazy" 5 2 7 2 "P.O.W.E.R" 1 4 5 3 "El mundo bailando" 9 9 18 4 "Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom" 2 1 3 5 "Wonderland" 4 7 11 6 "Profile" 3 3 6 7 "Je t'adore" 7 5 12

Promotion

Flemish Minister of Culture Bert Anciaux gave a subsidy of 60,000 euros in order to promote Kate Ryan and her song in the other participating countries of the year's contest. The money was used to pay for a promotional tour throughout these countries. The subsidy itself has been harshly criticized in the Flemish press.

At Eurovision

Because country failed to qualify in 2005 Belgium competed in the semi-final of the 2006 Contest on 18 May 2006 performing 7th, following Albania and preceding Ireland. Despite being one of the pre-contest favourites, Belgium failed to qualify to the final, placing 12th in the semi-final and scoring 69 points.[3] Therefore, Belgium will have to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2007. The Belgian voting spokesperson, Yasmine, held up a placard with the words "We Love Kate Ryan" during the final.

Points awarded to Belgium

Points awarded to Belgium (semi-final)[3]

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
			Andorra  Malta  Netherlands	Monaco
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Ireland  Slovenia  Sweden	Iceland  Poland	Denmark  Estonia  Finland  France	Lithuania  Portugal  Spain	Cyprus

Points awarded by Belgium

Semi-final Points awarded in semi-final:[3] 12 points  Armenia 10 points  Finland 8 points  Turkey 7 points  Lithuania 6 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 points  Sweden 4 points  Netherlands 3 points  Ireland 2 points  Russia 1 point  Poland

Final Points awarded in the final:[1] 12 points  Armenia 10 points  Greece 8 points  Finland 7 points  Turkey 6 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 points  Sweden 4 points  Lithuania 3 points  Russia 2 points  Romania 1 point  Germany

See also

Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest

References

1. "Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Final". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
2. http://esckaz.com/2006/bel.htm. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Semi-Final". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 8 June 2013.