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Belgium: Snippets of the first 4 songs of Eurosong 2025 and the names of the jury members revealed!

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Belgium’s Dutch-language national broadcaster, VRT, has released snippets from the first four songs of Eurosong 2025, the national competition through which Belgium is going to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, in Basel, on May 13, 15 and 17.

The snippets released by VRT concern the first four songs that are going to compete in the first semi-final of Eurosong 2025, which is going to take place this Saturday, January 18.

The fist four songs of the frist semi-final of Eurosong 2025 are the below:

  • Grace – “Pull up”
  • Lenns – “Air balloon”
  • Le Manou – “Fille à papa”
  • LEEZ – “Perfectly imperfect”

Below you can watch the repsective snippets.

Furthermore, the broadcaster revealed the names of the 15 members of the jury of Eurosong 2025. which are aas per below:

  • Gustaph – Winner of Eurosong 2023 and finished 7th at Eurovision 2023
  • Bart Cannaerts – Spokesperson at Eurovision 2023
  • Merol – Dutch singer
  • Emmelie de Forest – Winner of Eurovision 2013 for Denmark
  • André Vermeulen – Former commentator for VRT between 1991 and 2013
  • Els Germonpré – music coordinator VRT1
  • Leslie Cable – Head of Delegation for RTBF at Eurovision
  • Stephan Monsieur – Chairman of OGAE Belgium
  • Jasper Van Biesen – Song Contest expert and author of “65 Years of Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest”
  • Indy van Cauwenbergh – Choreographer
  • Kim Debrie – Radio 2
  • Anja Daems – Radio 2
  • Laura Govaerts – MNM
  • Imane Boudadi – MNM
  • Nona Van Braeckel – Studio Brussel

The studio versions of all entries will be released upon completion of the second semi-final of Eurosong 2025 on January 25. The final of Eurosong 2025 is going to take place on February 1 in the city of Vilvoorde.

Source: VRT

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Belgium: There will be no open song submission for Eurosong 2025!

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VRT, Belgium ‘s public broadcaster, confirmed a while ago that there will be no open submission process for Eurosong 2025, the country’s national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025!

After a public protest by Joeri Fransen, VRT stated the reasons why there will not be an open submission process, through the channel’s General Music Coordinator:

“We have abandoned the elimination race that is ‘Eurosong’. ‘ used to be, and will no longer be, organizing preliminary rounds, semi-finals and a final,” says Kerremans. “We have noticed that such a formula is especially interesting for novice artists who could use any exposure, but it deters many established artists because of the possible loss of face. We have also abandoned the formula whereby absolutely everyone can submit a song. In the past we received thousands of submissions and that put too many songwriters to work unnecessarily.”

The process that will now be followed will be similar to the one that VRT followed in 2023.

After the channel contacted record labels, it already has a shortlist of potential artists, who will be asked to submit two songs by September, when VRT will select the finalists for the national final.

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Belgium: Mustii performs again, due to technical issues in the Jury Rehearsal!

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The Jury Rehearsal of the second semi-final of Eurovision Song Contest 2024, is currently taking place in Malmö Arena in Sweden! Read more

Belgium: Changes are planned for the outfit part!

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Further changes are planned for Mustii’s outfit after his first appearance on the Eurovision stage.

Belgium’s Mustii held his first rehearsal for Eurovision 2024, with the singer and the delegation now thinking about his performance of ‘Before The Party’s Over’. At his first rehearsal, Mustii wore a sheer top with Swarovski crystals, a light white shirt and matching pants. However, this outfit will not be the final one on the Eurovision stage.

RTBF states:

“This outfit, although splendid, is not final and will be refined for the Eurovision semi-final. A judicious choice by stylist Elke Oost who not only chose to promote Mustii but also wanted her creation to play a key role in the staging.”

The second rehearsal of Belgum is scheduled to take place on Friday 3/5 so we will have a better picture of ​​what we will see from Mustii on the competition stage.

Source: RTBF

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Listen to the acoustic version of “Before the Party’s Over” by Mustii, in “A Little Bit More”!

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Just like last year, some time before the first rehearsals of the countries, the show called “A Little Bit More” aired on the official Eurovision YouTube channel.

So, for all this time before the rehearsals, Eurovision TV will upload different performances of the artists, like different versions of their songs, or covers of songs from other artists.

In the video below, you can listen to a live acoustic version of Belgium’s entry, “Before the Party’s Over” performed by Mustii:

https://youtu.be/Ib5aJHSLEiE

You can also watch the Eurovisionfun team reacting and commenting to the Belgian entry in Eurovision 2024:

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Belgium: Listen to “Before The Party’s Over” by Mustii for Eurovision 2024!

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Back in the end of August, RTBF, the French-speaking public broadcaster of Belgium, announced that Mustii, will be the country’s representative in Malmö, being the first artist of the Eurovision 2024 season, to be announced!

Mustii was selected internally by RTBF, which even contacted him back in July of 2022, having previously worked with them as a judge in Drag Race Belgium, which is produced by the public broadcaster.

Mustii’s anticipated song for Eurovision 2024, was revealed through the morning show called  “Le 8/9”

His song is titled “Before The Party’s Over” and is entirely in English (You can listen to it in the video below):

About the Song

Talking about his song, Mustii mentioned the following:

My style evolves into pop with a dark edge. I have influences from new wave and rock, but they remain pop albums. I contrast pop with fragile subjects, I like to play with them. My last album, for example, was a homage to my uncle who had schizophrenia.

Mustii retains his musical identity in the Eurovision stage and his song be pop with some dark elements but also new wave and rock, according to his music style, which his fans are accustomed to.

Who is Mustii?

Thomas Mustin, better known by his stage name Mustii, is a novelist, composer, singer, and actor. He has been in a number of stage performances, television shows, Netflix original series, and feature films like “Grave”, “Un Petit Boulot”, and “L’Echange des Princesses”.

He was cast as the infamous Patrick Dils in the 2017 French TV drama “Je Voulais Juste Rentrer Chez Moi” before taking on the role of Hamlet in 2019 under the direction of Emmanuel Dekoninck.

Mustii has achieved success as a singer in addition to acting. Mustii is known for seducing audiences with his captivating voice, which is both powerful and fragile at the same time. He has two albums to his credit, “21st Century Boy” and “It’s Happening Now”, which were commercial successes, successful tours (selling out the Ancienne Belgique on three occasions), and he won the “Revelation of the Year” trophy at the D6bels Music Awards.

What do you think of the Belgian entry for Eurovision 2024? Will he manage to qualify for the final and get a great result?

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Source: eurovision.tv

Belgium: Mustii’s song “Before the Party’s Over” will be revealed in the morning show “Le 8/9”!

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As we’ve previously informed you, the song with which Mustii will represent Belgium in Eurovision 2024 will be released in February 20!

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Belgium: Mustii reveals new info about his Eurovision 2024 song!

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In the traditional gathering conducting by OGAE Belgium, fans from the country had the chance to meet Mustii! The Belgian representative took photos with the members and answered their questions regarding the song that will represent Belgium in Malmö!

“It’s a bit of an absurd experience but I’m very happy to have been chosen ,” says Musti. “ It’s so huge. I work on the project day by day. At the moment I’m really into the visuals, but it’s very difficult for me to be here and not be able to tell you anything.I’m almost at the end… ”.

It was really early on, when the Belgian public broadcaster, RTBF, selected Mustii to represent the country in Eurovision. It was in the filming of the first season of “Drag Race Belgium” (in July 2022).

“Very early in the morning, I was in makeup, still a little sleepy… and the general director of the RTBF Content Department, Sandrine Roustan, asked me if I wanted to represent Belgium. It woke me up suddenly! It didn’t take me long to say yes .”

He admits that his song was not written with Eurovision in mind:

“I composed the song with my team and it is Belgo-Belgian with Flemish, Walloon and Brussels residents. I didn’t want to format something for Eurovision, it really comes from sessions that are linked to my next album. It will fit into an overall aesthetic that I have been working on for several months. It will have a particular resonance. The one I chose has the potential to be developed on a big stage like Eurovision. Like the album, it will be something very personal, undoubtedly one of the most personal things I have done so far. In a month, give or take a few days, you will know everything.”

In the end, finishing with the questions, he stated that he is not standing still and he talked about the importance of the Eurovision Song Contest:

“If I got into these artistic professions like cinema, acting or music, it was to experience extraordinary things and to never stay in my comfort zone. A great way to confront such a barnum or to meet other artists is to participate in Eurovision. It’s an extraordinary platform where I will be able to present my project to an audience that I usually do not have access to. I want to be proud. Of course, we always aim for first place, but above all, I want my performance to be impactful, touching and fair, both artistically and aesthetically.”

As we’ve previously informed you, Mustii had the chance to record the final chorus of his song, alongside hs fans. More than 1.000 voice samples were sent to RTBF in just a week, mainly from countries outside Belgium.

We remind you that Belgium’s song will be released in February. Mustii retains his musical identity in the Eurovision stage and his song be pop with some dark elements but also new wave and rock, according to his music style, which his fans are accustomed to.

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Source: telepro.be

Belgium: Present in Eurovision 2024 with an internal selection!

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A while ago, RTBF, Belgium’s French-speaking public broadcaster, confirmed to ESCToday that the country will take part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, which will be held on Swedish ground.

The RTBF will once again organize an internal selection for Eurovision 2024 rather than a national final, unlike the Dutch-language broadcaster VRT, as it did in 2023 for the first time in years and brought Belgium back into the top 10 .The French-language broadcaster will reveal more information in due course.

After Belgium’s announcement, the number of countries that have confirmed their participation in Eurovision 2024 rises to 27:

  • 🇦🇹 Austria
  • 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
  • 🇧🇪 Belgium
  • 🇨🇾 Cyprus
  • 🇩🇰 Denmark
  • 🇪🇪 Estonia
  • 🇫🇮 Finland
  • 🇫🇷 France
  • 🇩🇪 Germany
  • 🇮🇸 Iceland
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland
  • 🇮🇱 Israel
  • 🇮🇹 Italy
  • 🇱🇹 Lithuania
  • 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
  • 🇲🇹 Malta
  • 🇲🇩 Moldova
  • 🇳🇱 Netherlands
  • 🇳🇴 Norway
  • 🇵🇱 Poland
  • 🇵🇹 Portugal
  • 🇸🇲 San Marino
  • 🇷🇸 Serbia
  • 🇪🇸 Spain
  • 🇸🇪 Sweden
  • 🇨🇭 Switzerland
  • 🇺🇦 Ukraine

At the same time, twelve countries from last year’s event have not yet confirmed their participation, and these are: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Georgia, Greece, Latvia, Romania, Slovenia, United Kingdom

Last year, Belgium was represented by Gustaph and his song “Because of You”, ending up in seventh place of the Grand Final:

https://youtu.be/U1xD14IMKtg

Source: esctoday.com

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Belgium: More than 1,6 million viewers watched Eurovision 2023!

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The Grand Final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest of Saturday attracted more than 300,000 viewers to the Frenchspeaking RTBF and more than 1,3 million viewers to the Dutch/Flemishspeaking VRT.

In the aforementioned viewing figures do not include those who watched the event on streaming platforms, foreign channels or those who watched it in a delayed broadcast.

As far as last year’s figures are concerned, 350,000 viewers tuned on RTBF and 1,1 million viewers overall, to watch Jérémie Makiese performing “Miss You”.

For the record, Belgium represented by Gustaph and his entry “Because of You” managed to finish in 7th place of the grand final, overturning all the prediction indoors and outdoors.

Source: The Brussels Times

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