VRT have confirmed the eight artists competing in Belgium’s Eurosong have been revealed alongside other information about the contest.
8 Artists to compete
The artists competing in Eurosong 2025 are as follows:
- Grace
- Jelle van Dael
- LEEZ
- Le Manou
- Lenn
- Mentissa
- Red Sebastian
- Stefanie Callebaut
Selection Dates & Details announced
As well as artists for the contest, we also have more information about the contest. Similarly to 2023, each artist will present two songs in a preliminary round, which will be recorded in December and broadcast in January. Each artist will then present a single song in the live final on 1 February, where a jury and televote will help decide the winner.
The show will be presented by Peter Van de Veire.
About Eurosong
Eurosong is a selection method that has been used on and off in Belgium throughout their participation in the contest. In recent years its usage has been more sporadic. The selection nowadays is usually used solely by the Flemish speaking broadcaster VRT but has in the past been used by both. Eurosong in its name however. was first used in 1959. The layout of the national selection has changed many times over the years and does not have a consistent format. This year, VRT opted against having an open submissions system for the selection, instead inviting selected artists.
French speaking broadcaster RTBF has solely used an internal selection to select their entry since 2015. VRT used a selection right up until 2016, however in 2018, 2020 and 2021 they too opted for an internal selection. Traditionally since 2001, VRT take the reins for the contest every other year, this was traditionally in years that ended with an even number, until the Covid 19 pandemic hit and it changed to odd numbers.
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 and the song ‘J’amie la vie’, scoring 176 points.
Following an impressive seventh place in 2023, Belgium chose Mustii to represent them with “Before The Party’s Over” in 2024. Mustii scored eighteen points in the second semifinal, placing thirteenth.
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News Source: VRT
Photo Credit: VRT
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