Eurovision in Malmö is now less than two weeks away. In the lead-up to the start of rehearsals, we will get to know a bit more about this year’s artists, their discography, and their Eurovision 2024 journey so far. Next up, we will preview Belgium’s 2024 representative, Mustii.
Mustii’s Eurovision Journey So Far…
Mustii was internally selected by broadcaster RTBF to represent Belgium at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest . Belgium will be represented with the song “Before The Party’s Over”. It was later announced that Mustii will perform 12th in the second semi-final on May 9th.
Ahead of the contest Mustti attended many pre-parties he first attended Pre-Party ES in Madrid in late March. In the first weekend of April they he took part in the Barcelona Eurovision Party and the London Eurovision . Later on in the month he then took part in Eurovision in Concert.
What do we think of “Before The Party’s Over”
The team at That Eurovision Site have reacted to Belgium’s entry for Malmö. Tim gave his thoughts on “Before The Party’s Over”, which you can check out below, you can also check out our written review here:
Who is Mustii?
Mustii is the stage name for singer Thomas Michel Mustin. As well as singing Mustii is well known in Belgium for acting, songwriting and being a judge in Belgium’s version of RuPaul’s Drag Race. As an artist, Mustii has released two albums in his career. He released his first album “21st Century Boy“ in 2018, followed by “It’s Happening Now” in 2022. Alongside his two albums Mustii has also released three EPs. In terms of chart success Mustii has had several top 40 hits, his most successful being his track “21st Century Boy”, which reached number 9 in the charts.
Mustii isn’t just known for being a singer in Belgium however. In 2014, Mustii took to the stage in a production of the show “Dèbris” – which was showcased in theatres in Belgium. In 2015, he reached even higher heights as he performed in a production of “L’Auberge du Cheval-Blanc” at the Royal Opera of Wallonia. This success has lead to Mustii being nominated for, and also having won awards in Belgium. Mustii won “Revolution of the Year” at the D6bels Music Awards in 2016. As well as Music and Theatre, Mustii has also starred in movies in Belgium these were entitled “Odd Job” and “Les Surivors”.
Mustii’s Eurovision song “Before The Party’s Over” was written by Thomas Mustin himself, alongside Alloysius Lloyd, Arianna D’amato, Benoit Leclercq, Charlotte Clark, Nina Sampermans and Pierre Dumouilin. The track was produced by Benoit and Pierre alongside Tobie Speleman.
Belgium’s Eurovision Journey
Belgium was one of the debutant countries at the beginning of the Eurovision Song Contest back in 1956. For the first edition, countries could submit two songs, and for Belgium that year, ‘Messieurs les noyes de la Seine’ by Fud Leclerc and ‘Le plus beau jour de ma vie’ by Mony Marc represented the nation. To this day we do not know the final results of Eurovision 1956. Belgium have taken part in 64 Eurovision Song Contests; however they have only ever won once – in 1986 with Sandra Kim singing the song ‘J’amie la vie’, scoring 176 points.
In 2023, Gustaph represented Belgium with the song “Because of You”. Gustaph qualified from the second semi-final, eventually finishing in 7th place with a total of 182 points. The juries awarded Belgium 127 points, whilst the televote gave 55 points to the performance.
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