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Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025
Belgium will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which will be held in Basel, Switzerland. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Flemish Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT), will organise the national final Eurosong 2025 in order to select its entry for the contest. BackgroundPrior to the 2025 contest, Belgium had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty-five times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in 1956, only missing the 1994, 1997, and 2001 editions.[1] Since then, the country has won the contest on one occasion in 1986 with the song "J'aime la vie", performed by Sandra Kim. Following the introduction of semi-finals for 2004, Belgium had featured in nine finals. In 2024, "Before the Party's Over" by Mustii failed to qualify for the final.[1] The Belgian participation in the contest alternates between two broadcasters: Flemish Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) and Walloon Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF), with both broadcasters sharing broadcasting rights. Both broadcasters and their predecessors had selected the Belgian entries using national finals and internal selections in the past. In 2023, VRT organised the national final Eurosong in order to select the Belgian entry, while in 2024, RTBF opted for an internal selection. On 8 May 2025, VRT confirmed its participation in the 2025 contest and announced that it would select its entry through the national final Eurosong 2025.[2] Before EurovisionEurosong 2025Eurosong 2025 will be the national final that will select the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The competition will consist of two pre-recorded showcase shows that will be broadcast on 18 and 25 January 2025, followed by a live final on 1 February 2025 where the winning song and artist will be selected. All three shows will be hosted by Peter Van de Veire and broadcast on VRT 1, as well as on the broadcaster's online streaming platform VRT MAX.[3] FormatEight artists were sought to compete in Eurosong. The competition will include two non-competitive showcase shows that will be filmed on 10 and 14 December 2024 at the VRT Studio 5 in Brussels and air on 18 and 25 January 2025. Both shows will feature the eight artists presenting their candidate Eurovision song without any staging. The final will take place on 1 February 2025 at the EMG Studio 7 in Vilvoorde where the winner will be chosen by an expert jury and public televoting.[4][5] Competing entriesThe names of the eight acts selected for the competition were announced on 11 November 2024.[3][6] The artists were selected by an A&R Team (Arts and Repertoire) consisting of music experts from VRT from proposals submitted by record labels, artist managers and producers; shortlisted artists were required to submit two songs by September 2024 and attend several auditions rounds at the Reyerstoren in Brussels.[7][8]
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