Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Belgium | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurovision 2011: Qui? A vous de choisir! | |||
| Selection date(s) | Online Selection: 20 September 2010 - 31 December 2010 Semi-final: 30 January 2011 Final: 12 February 2011 | |||
| Selected entrant | Witloof Bay | |||
| Selected song | "With Love Baby" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (11th, 53 points) | |||
| Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, selecting their entry through an internet selection and a national final, organised by French speaking broadcaster RTBF (Radio télévision belge de la communauté française).
Before Eurovision[]
Eurovision 2011: Qui? A vous de choisir![]
Eurovision 2011: Qui? A vous de choisir! was the national final that selected Belgium's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. The competition consisted of an online selection round between 20 September and 31 December 2010, a radio semi-final on 30 January 2011 followed by a final on 12 February 2011 where the winning song and artist were selected.[1]
Format[]
RTBF originally planned to launch the competition on 25 May 2010. However, this was stopped by the EBU. The broadcaster later announced that the competition would commence on 1 October 2010.[2] The online selection round took place between 20 September and 31 December 2010 where users were able to give financial support in order to make the professional production of their favourite song possible. All artists that gathered at least €20,000 proceeded to the semi-final. The radio semi-final took place on 30 January 2011 and fourteen entries proceeded to the televised final by an expert jury and public televoting. The final took place on 12 February 2011 where the winner was chosen as well by an expert jury and public televoting.
Competing entries[]
RTBF announced on 20 September 2010 that artists and composers were able to submit their entries through a website on Akamusic. Composers were required to be Belgian, and songs were required to be performed in English or French. 195 entries were submitted, and until 31 December 2011, users were able to listen to the submitted entries on the Akamusic website and vote for their favourite song by giving financial support through a donation system.[3] "Tant qu'il y aura des femmes" performed by Lorenzo Caminotti was disqualified on 13 December 2010 because his song was presented before 1 September 2010,[4] "United Belgium" performed by Thooom was disqualified due to the song containing political lyrics,[citation needed] and "Manipulation" performed by Paul Biss was disqualified on 31 December 2010.[clarification needed] 3,181 producers together invested €697,015, and 30 artists reached the necessary amount of €20,000 at the closing of the deadline for qualification. Due to the large amount of artists reaching the necessary amount, a radio semi-final would take place to reduce the amount of finalists for the final.
Semi-final[]
The semi-final, aired on VivaCité and webcast on RTBF's official website, took place on 30 January 2011, hosted by Jean-Louis Lahaye.[5] An expert jury and a public vote consisting of televoting and online voting determined the top fourteen to proceed to the televised final.[6]
| Semi-final – 30 January 2011 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Clac et les Portes | "Claquer les portes" | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 |
| 2 | Thayss N' Bau | "Somewhere With You" | 16 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| 3 | Hanny-D | "Près de Toi" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Hélène | "Our Home" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | Natohé | "For You" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | .fen | "Yes I Know" | 8 | 5 | 13 | 8 |
| 7 | Chloé | "Just One Chance" | 10 | 11 | 21 | 2 |
| 8 | Harley | "Pardonne moi" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | J COOL | "Dans ma chanson" | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 |
| 0 | Françoise Norroy | "Je vis comme une chanson" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Alexandre Deschamps | "Elle merveille" | 4 | 16 | 20 | 3 |
| 12 | Joe Galli | "Live My Life" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 13 | The MichelJanssens | "Fais comme ci" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 14 | Etienne Deleyre | "The Way You Are" | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 15 | Kaptain Oats | "Reset" | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| 16 | Nelza | "Be My Friend" | 12 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
| 17 | Tommy Waters | "I'm Alive" | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| 18 | Syla K. | "Simple Love" | 14 | 2 | 16 | 4 |
| 19 | 2Days Ticket | "A Journey Inside Me" | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 20 | Mael | "L'ancre de nos vies" | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 21 | The Blazing | "Our Way" | 0 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
| 22 | NellSonn! | "Commence par un pas" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 23 | Gautier Reyz | "Addiction" | 9 | 0 | 9 | 14 |
| 24 | Witloof Bay | "With Love Baby" | 11 | 12 | 23 | 1 |
| 25 | Joyce & Jay | "Do You Remember" | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 26 | Swing Channel | "Les pieds dans l'eau" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 27 | Steve Linden | "C'est la musique" | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 28 | Léa Clément | "Où s'en vont nos rêves?" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 29 | Bellyve | "Nos pages, nos images" | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 30 | Sarina Cohn | "Rien en apparence" | 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Final[]
The final took place on 12 February 2011 at the Palais des Congrès in Liège, hosted by Jean-Louis Lahaye and Maureen Louys.[7] An expert jury and a public vote consisting of telephone, SMS and online voting determined the winner, "With Love Baby" performed by Witloof Bay. The expert jury consisted of Sandra Kim (winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1986), Viktor Lazlo (host of the Eurovision Song Contest 1987), Jean-Pierre Hautier (Belgian Eurovision commentator) and Charles Gardier (artistic director of Francofolies de Spa).[8]
| Final – 12 February 2011 | ||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Steve Linden | "C'est la musique" | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| 2 | Nelza | "Be My Friend" | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Sarina Cohn | "Rien en apparence" | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 |
| 4 | Thayss N' Bau | "Somewhere With You" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | Clac et Les Portes | "Claquer les portes" | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Chloé | "Just One Chance" | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | J Cool | "Dans ma chanson" | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Gautier Reyz | "Addiction" | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | .fen | "Yes I Know" | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| 10 | Witloof Bay | "With Love Baby" | 12 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| 11 | Alexandre Deschamps | "Elle merveille" | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | Syla K. | "Simple Love" | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 13 | Kaptain Oats | "Reset" | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 14 | The Blazing | "Our Way" | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
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At Eurovision[]
Belgium competed in the first half of the second semi-final of the contest, on 12 May. Witloof Bay did not qualify for the final, placing in 11th with 53 points and missing out on qualification by a single point.[9] The public awarded Belgium 12th place with 50 points and the jury awarded 8th place with 71 points.[10]
Voting[]
Points awarded to Belgium[]
| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| 12 points | |
| 10 points | |
| 8 points | |
| 7 points | |
| 6 points | |
| 5 points | |
| 4 points | |
| 3 points |  Latvia
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| 2 points | |
| 1 point |
Points awarded by Belgium[]
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References[]
- ^ Hondal, Victor (1 January 2011). "Belgium: 30 participants qualify". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 4 January 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ Klier, Marcus (27 August 2010). "Belgian selection for 2011 starts on 1st October". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 29 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "Eurovision 2011 – Découvrez les 30 candidats pré-sélectionnés". RTBF. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ Hondal, Victor (8 December 2010). "Belgium: Lorenzo Caminotti disqualified". EscToday.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ Storvik-Green, Simon (1 January 2011). "Two rounds to select Belgian entry". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ Coronerri, Alenka (1 January 2011). "Belgian selection for 2011 starts on 1st October". Oikotimes.com. Retrieved 1 January 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Busa, Alexandru (3 February 2011). "Belgium: Running order revealed". EscToday.com. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ Busa, Alexandru (26 January 2011). "Belgium: Jury members announced". EscToday.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "Second Semi-Final of Düsseldorf 2011". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (26 May 2011). "EBU reveals split televoting and jury results". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Results of the Second Semi-Final of Düsseldorf 2011". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Results of the Grand Final of Düsseldorf 2011". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
External links[]
- Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
- 2011 in Belgium
- Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest