Eurosong (Belgium)

Eurosong
Created by	VRT, RTBF
Country of origin	Belgium
Release
Original network	VRT (1957–); RTBF (1964–)
Original release	Aired under different names, from 1957 –; present
Chronology
Preceded by	Internal selection (1956); De T.V. Maakt Muziek (1957)
Followed by	Internal selection (1964, 1985, 1990, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012–2013, 2015, 2017–2019); Eurovision '86 (1986); Euro-Clouseau (1991); Finale nationale Concours (1992, 2000); De gouden zeemeermin (1996); Eurovision 2011: Qui? A vous de choisir! (2011)
External links
	Website

Eurosong is the current name for the show in search for Belgium's song and artist for the Eurovision Song Contest. Belgium has two national broadcasters of the contest, Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT) and Walloon broadcaster Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF). The two broadcasters rotate selection for the Eurovision Song Contest each year.

History

While VRT normally hosts a national final, Eurosong, when selecting their entries for Eurovision, it has been normal for RTBF to hold an internal selection process (although it has been known for RTBF to hold a national final at times, for example in 1998, 2005 and 2011, while VRT internally chose Tom Dice for the 2010 edition).

Eurosong is one of the longest running national finals starting back in 1957 under the name of De T.V. Maakt Muziek. Over the years, the show has gone under several other names, including Eurovision '86, Euro-Clouseau, Finale nationale Concours, De gouden zeemeermin and Eurovision 2011: Qui? A vous de choisir!. The show has seen many revamps over its 56-year history and has been successful in selecting Belgium's only winning entry back in 1986, Sandra Kim's "J'aime la vie".

In 1956, 1964, 1985, 1990, 2003, 2007, 2009 and most recently 2015, there was no national final but instead an internal selection by the broadcasters at the time. No selection process took place in 1994, 1997 and 2001 due to Belgium being relegated from the competition.

In 2010, 2012 and 2013, internal selections have been used to find an artist to represent Belgium with the national final being used to find the entrants song.

Winners

Internal selection (1956)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision
1956	Fud Leclerc	"Messieurs les noyés de la Seine"	Unknown	Unknown	2nd
1956	Mony Marc	"Le plus beau jour de ma vie"	Unknown	Unknown	2nd

De T.V. Maakt Muziek (1957)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision
1957	Bobbejaan Schoepen	"Straatdeuntje"	Unknown	Unknown	8th

Eurosong (1958–1963)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision
1958	Fud Leclerc	"Ma petite chatte"	Unknown	Unknown	5th
1959	Bob Benny	"Hou toch van mij"	Unknown	Unknown	6th
1960	Fud Leclerc	"Mon amour pour toi"	Unknown	Unknown	6th
1961	Bob Benny	"September, gouden roos"	Unknown	Unknown	15th
1962	Fud Leclerc	"Ton nom"	Unknown	Unknown	13th
1963	Jacques Raymond	"Waarom?"	Unknown	Unknown	10th

Internal selection (1964)

For the first time since the inaugural contest of 1956, both singer and song were chosen internally by broadcaster RTBF.

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision
1964	Robert Cogoi	"Près de ma rivière"	Unknown	Unknown	10th

Eurosong (1965–1984)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision
1965	Lize Marke	"Als het weer lente is"	Unknown	Unknown	15th
1966	Tonia	"Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel"	Unknown	Unknown	4th
1967	Louis Neefs	"Ik heb zorgen"	Unknown	Unknown	7th
1968	Claude Lombard	"Quand tu reviendras"	Unknown	Unknown	7th
1969	Louis Neefs	"Jennifer Jennings"	Unknown	Unknown	7th
1970	Jean Vallée	"Viens l'oublier"	Unknown	Unknown	8th
1971	Jacques Raymond & Lily Castel	"Goeiemorgen, morgen"	Unknown	Unknown	14th
1972	Serge & Christine Ghisoland	"À la folie ou pas du tout"	Unknown	Unknown	17th
1973	Nicole & Hugo	"Baby Baby"	Unknown	Unknown	17th
1974	Jacques Hustin	"Fleur de liberté"	Unknown	Unknown	9th
1975	Ann Christy	"Gelukkig zijn"	Unknown	Unknown	15th
1976	Pierre Rapsat	"Judy et Cie"	Unknown	Unknown	8th
1977	Dream Express	"A Million in One, Two, Three"	Unknown	Unknown	7th
1978	Jean Vallée	"L'amour ça fait chanter la vie"	Unknown	Unknown	2nd
1979	Micha Marah	"Hey Nana"	Unknown	Unknown	18th
1980	Telex	"Euro-Vision"	Unknown	Unknown	17th
1981	Emly Starr	"Samson"	Unknown	Unknown	13th
1982	Stella Maessen	"Si tu aimes ma musique"	Unknown	Unknown	4th
1983	Pas de Deux	"Rendez-vous"	Unknown	Unknown	18th
1984	Jacques Zegers	"Avanti la vie"	Unknown	Unknown	5th

Internal selection (1985)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision
1985	Linda Lepomme	"Laat me nu gaan"	Unknown	Unknown	19th

Eurovision '86 (1986)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision
1986	Sandra Kim	"J'aime la vie"	Unknown	Unknown	1st

Eurosong (1987–1989)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision
1987	Liliane Saint-Pierre	"Soldiers of Love"	Unknown	Unknown	11th
1988	Reynaert	"Laissez briller le soleil"	Unknown	Unknown	18th
1989	Ingeborg	"Door de wind"	Unknown	Unknown	19th

Internal selection (1990)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision
1990	Philippe Lafontaine	"Macédomienne"	Unknown	Unknown	12th

Euro-Clouseau (1991)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision
1991	Clouseau	"Geef het op"	Unknown	Unknown	16th

Finale nationale Concours (1992)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision
1992	Morgane	"Nous, on veut des violons"	Unknown	Unknown	20th

Eurosong (1993, 1995)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision
1993	Barbara Dex	"Iemand als jij"	Unknown	Unknown	25th
1994	No national final due to Belgium being relegated.
1995	Frédéric Etherlinck	"La voix est libre"	Unknown	21st	20th

De gouden zeemeermin (1996)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision Grand Final	At Eurovision Semi-Final
1996	Lisa del Bo	"Liefde is een kaartspel"	Unknown	2nd	16th	12th
1997	No national final due to Belgium being relegated.

Eurosong (1998–1999)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision
1998	Mélanie Cohl	"Dis oui"	2nd	13th	6th
1999	Vanessa Chinitor	"Like the Wind"	3rd	Unknown	12th

Finale nationale Concours (2000)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision
2000	Nathalie Sorce	"Envie de vivre"	Unknown	Unknown	24th
2001	No national final due to Belgium being relegated.

Eurosong (2002)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision
2002	Sergio & The Ladies	"Sister"	3rd	Unknown	13th

Internal selection (2003)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision
2003	Urban Trad	"Sanomi"	3rd	3rd	2nd

Eurosong (2004–2006)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision Grand Final	At Eurovision Semi-Final
2004	Xandee	"1 Life"	1st	11th	22nd	X
2005	Nuno Resende	"Le grand soir"	12th	23rd	X	22nd
2006	Kate Ryan	"Je t'adore"	1st	11th	X	12th

Internal selection (2007)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision Grand Final	At Eurovision Semi-Final
2007	The KMG's	"Love Power"	23rd	Unknown	X	26th

Eurosong (2008)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision Grand Final	At Eurovision Semi-Final
2008	Ishtar	"O Julissi"	1st	Unknown	X	17th

Internal selection (2009)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision Grand Final	At Eurovision Semi-Final
2009	Patrick Ouchène Copycat	"Copycat"	Unknown	21st	X	17th

Eurosong (2010)

Tom Dice and the song were chosen internally by VRT. The song "Me and My Guitar" was presented to the public during a show called Eurosong 2010: een song voor Tom Dice!

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision Grand Final	At Eurovision Semi-Final
2010	Tom Dice	"Me and My Guitar"	1st	1st	6th	1st

Eurovision 2011: Qui? A vous de choisir! (2011)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision Grand Final	At Eurovision Semi-Final
2011	Witloof Bay	"With Love Baby"	42nd	50th	X	11th

Eurosong (2012–2014, 2016)

In 2012 and 2013, the artist was internally selected and the song was chosen by the public.

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision Grand Final	At Eurovision Semi-Final
2012	Iris	"Would You?"	19th	X	X	17th
2013	Roberto Bellarosa	"Love Kills"	15th	6th	12th	5th
2014	Axel Hirsoux	"Mother"	8th	22nd	X	14th
2016	Laura Tesoro	"What's the Pressure"	2nd	X	10th	3rd

Internal selection (2015, 2017−present)

Year	Artist	Song	Flanders Chart	Wallonia Chart	At Eurovision Grand Final	At Eurovision Semi-Final
2015	Loïc Nottet	"Rhythm Inside"	1st	1st	4th	2nd
2017	Blanche	"City Lights"	1st	2nd	4th	4th
2018	Sennek	"A Matter of Time"	9th	16th	X	12th
2019	Eliot	"Wake Up"	35th	27th	X	13th
2020	Hooverphonic	"Release Me"			Cancelled

References

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