Rehearsals are in full swing at the moment in Rotterdam. In fact, all the participating countries in the first semi final have been on stage for the first time already so we can see the first contours on what that first semi will be like. In this chat conversation I had with Dennis van Eersel…
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Belgium is proving they are in the right place, with an incredibly professional performance of their entry this year. The staging is kept super dark, with the lead singer situated in the middle of the group. She is surrounded by her band mates, but also a backing singer and a drummer. With that formation, the…
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In recent history, Belgium has been hit or miss at Eurovision. There have been some strong results sprinkled in with non-qualifications, with their most recent successes being Blanche and Loïc Nottet who both finished in 4th place. This year, hoping to achieve another strong result is the group Hooverphonic, who were selected internally in 2020,…
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Another Eurovision national final season has concluded, and we have (almost) all 40 competing entries for this year’s contest. That means it’s poll time! Who do you think should win this year’s Eurovision Song Contest? Vote in our poll below! You can vote for one act, or multiple, and once you’ve voted, make sure to…
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Belgian Eurovision representatives Hooverphonic have now released the song that they will take to the contest this year. The group was set to represent Belgium in 2020 with the song ‘Release Me’, however as we know, the contest was inevitably cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, they will perform the song ‘The Wrong…
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We’ve officially hit March, and for Eurovision fans, this is indisputably the busiest month of the National Final season. At this point, we are looking at a calendar filled with an event each day for the first half of March, with the EBU cut off date for songs looming. With that said, let’s look at…
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With the unprecedented cancellation of Eurovision 2020, it has left the participating broadcasters with the question – will they re-select their 2020 entrant, or will they begin the selection process again to start afresh? We now know that the same 41 countries will be participating at Eurovision 2021, with a number of those broadcasters having…
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We may not get to see our 2020 favourites take to the stage, but that doesn’t mean we can’t reminisce on our Eurovision favourites. This series is aimed to discover the team’s favourite entries from the 21st century, from 2001 to 2019. In collaboration with ESCDaily, we will be reviewing some of their 21st Century…
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After some undesirable results through the 2000’s, Belgium started a new chapter at Eurovision back in 2015, where they found themselves in the Top 5 for the first time since 2003. Since then, we have seen Belgium stick to a certain style, but as we know, it hasn’t always paid off. This year, the nation…
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Another Eurovision national final season has concluded, and we have all 41 competing entries for this year’s contest. That means it’s poll time! Who do you think should win this year’s Eurovision Song Contest? Vote in our poll below! You can vote for one act, or multiple, and once you’ve voted, make sure to share…
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