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After internally selecting the last two Flemish entries, Belgian broadcaster VRT has now announced to bring their national final, Eurosong, back to life.

 

Björn Verdoodt, spokesman for the Flemish broadcaster, has announced the comeback of Eurosong. He added that the selection process will once again be spread out over several weeks (similar to a national final like Melodifestivalen), but that the last used format, back in 2008, will be changed into an entirely new format. One of the standard jury members of the old Eurosong editions, Marcel Vanthilt, has already announced he does not expect to return to the jury of Eurosong.

 

The last time VRT organised a national final, back in 2008, Ishtar emerged as the winner with their song O Julissi, but failed to qualify for the final in Belgrade. In 2010 and 2012, the Flemish opted for a (partially) internal selection. They scored their best result ever in 2010, when Tom Dice came sixth with Me And My Guitar. In 2012, Iris was selected to represent the nation. The Belgians then had the chance to pick out of two songs, after which Would You was selected. She failed to qualify for the Baku final.

 

From ESC Xtra.

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Yay! Their 2008 selection process was great! O Julissi was delish. :wub:
Yay! Their 2008 selection process was great! O Julissi was delish. :wub:

Femme Fatale was robbed. :cry:

"Decadence" :wub: >>>>>>> "Oh Julissi"

 

 

I like Ishtar's song, but Femme Fatale is much better. Very brave, 12 points for Belgium :heart:

 

Youtube comment :

 

You may be sure that if Belgium was a bit more open-minded, this would score big on the esc. Very catchy, and great show

 

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Here is the Belgian entry, 'Mother' by Axel Hirsoux:

 

This is really nice but it's ever so dreary. Very Belgian.
His voice is amazing but the song isn't for me at all, or for Eurovision I'd have thought, incredibly dated.
Terrible - not watched his performance today but in the heats he wasn't in tune from start to finish ...
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This was a missed opportunity;

 

 

Could have been a big Eurohit I think. I don't understand what's happened to the Belgian dance scene, just over a decade ago it was SO good - Ian Van Dahl, Jessy, Lasgo, Dee Dee, Minimalistix, Kate Ryan, DHT, Milk Inc.

 

Now there's nobody, and they keep sending MOR or absolute $hite to Eurovision, why not tap into the dance scene like the above song.

omg is it the same Loredana that was responsible for another fabulous ESC reject *.*

 

 

 

Would've indeed done so much better than that utterly lifeless Axel guy ugh!

 

 

Just Belgium choosing this and Latvia choosing Olga would've SO drastically changed the quality of the contest! :o

The odds for this to win are 14/1 :/ Pretty short for something that really belongs in the bottom of its semi, it doesn't even sound much like a hit at all, idgi... But then Eurovision odds are very wrong at times in fairness!

 

Awful song anyway.

omg is it the same Loredana that was responsible for another fabulous ESC reject *.*

 

Would've indeed done so much better than that utterly lifeless Axel guy ugh!

 

Just Belgium choosing this and Latvia choosing Olga would've SO drastically changed the quality of the contest! :o

 

I think so, that was a great song too! Aaargh I know, what were some countries playing at this year? Belgium and Latvia are well-known for sending absolute turd to the contest recently and they've certainly both delivered on that promise, despite having genuine hits on offer in their NF's!

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I really don't get the hate for this beautiful song..It was not written for Kathy Bates in Misery..It's a song about his mother and it's very emotional. I think that it totally deserves to be in the final.

 

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good song, or it would have been, if it didn't trigger the fact that my mother isn't their for me.

 

so yeah, though it made me think bad thoughts, i did actually like it

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