Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

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Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Country Belgium
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 20 March 2020
Song: 4 March 2021
Selected entrantHooverphonic
Selected song"The Wrong Place"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (9th, 117 points)
Final result19th place, 74 points
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2020 • 2021 • 2022►

Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, having internally selected Hooverphonic as their representative with the song "The Wrong Place". They were due to compete in the 2020 contest with "Release Me" before the event's cancellation.

Background[]

Main article: Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2021 contest, Belgium had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 61 times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in the inaugural contest.[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 the 2004 contest, Belgium had been featured in only six finals. In 2019, Eliot Vassamillet represented Belgium with the song "Wake Up". The song failed to qualify to the grand final, placing 13th out of 17 entries in its semi final.

The Belgian broadcasters for the 2021 contest, who broadcast the event in Belgium and organise the selection process for its entry, are Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) and Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF). The broadcasters have alternated in selecting the Belgian entry using national finals and internal selections in the past.

Before Eurovision[]

Internal selection[]

On 20 March 2020, both VRT and RTBF confirmed that the band Hooverphonic will represent Belgium in the 2021 contest.[2] Their entry for 2021, entitled "The Wrong Place", was released on 4 March 2021.[3]

At Eurovision[]

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. For the 2021 contest, the semi-final allocation draw held for 2020 which was held on 28 January 2020, will be used. Belgium was placed into the first semi-final, which was held on 18 May 2021, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.[4]

Semi-final[]

Once all the competing songs for the 2021 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Belgium was set to perform in position 11, following the entry from Croatia and preceding the entry from Israel.[5]

On 18 May, the day the semi-final was held, Belgium qualified for the Grand Final.

Final[]

Belgium performed 4th in the grand final on 22 May 2021, following Israel and preceding Russia.

Voting[]

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with a diversity in gender and age represented. The judges assess each entry based on the performances during the second Dress Rehearsal of each show, which takes place the night before each live show, against a set of criteria including: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.[6] Jury members may only take part in panel once every three years, and are obliged to confirm that they are not connected to any of the participating acts in a way that would impact their ability to vote impartially. Jury members should also vote independently, with no discussion of their vote permitted with other jury members.[7] The exact composition of the professional jury, and the results of each country's jury and televoting were released after the grand final; the individual results from each jury member were also released in an anonymised form.[8][9]

Points awarded to Belgium[]

Points awarded by Belgium[]

Detailed voting results[]

The following members comprised the Belgian jury:[8][9]

  • Lien De Greef (Lady Linn)
  •  [nl]
  • Yves Ruth
  • Pommelien Thijs
  • Katrien Verbeeck (Kate Ryan)
Detailed voting results from Belgium (Semi-final 1)[10]
Draw Country Jury Televote
Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Lithuania 9 11 10 6 8 9 2 3 8
02  Slovenia 12 10 13 9 10 12 14
03  Russia 2 2 1 2 1 1 12 9 2
04  Sweden 10 3 6 10 4 5 6 4 7
05  Australia 7 15 7 12 7 11 15
06  North Macedonia 11 14 15 13 15 15 13
07  Ireland 13 8 9 4 11 8 3 12
08  Cyprus 8 12 12 15 13 13 8 3
09  Norway 4 6 5 3 3 4 7 5 6
10  Croatia 6 7 11 14 9 10 1 11
11  Belgium
12  Israel 5 9 4 7 12 7 4 7 4
13  Romania 15 5 8 5 5 6 5 10 1
14  Azerbaijan 14 13 14 11 14 14 6 5
15  Ukraine 1 4 3 1 2 2 10 2 10
16  Malta 3 1 2 8 6 3 8 1 12
Detailed voting results from Belgium (Final)[11]
Draw Country Jury Televote
Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Cyprus 14 19 18 11 12 17 17
02  Albania 18 21 23 20 22 20 15
03  Israel 10 17 10 18 16 16 19
04  Belgium
05  Russia 3 3 2 7 3 4 7 16
06  Malta 5 5 3 12 14 6 5 9 2
07  Portugal 12 12 9 13 8 10 1 11
08  Serbia 24 18 19 22 21 19 22
09  United Kingdom 21 20 21 21 20 21 25
10  Greece 20 16 15 15 17 18 12
11   Switzerland 2 1 1 3 1 1 12 7 4
12  Iceland 4 7 11 5 11 8 3 6 5
13  Spain 13 8 17 16 9 12 21
14  Moldova 25 25 25 24 24 25 24
15  Germany 23 24 24 23 25 24 20
16  Finland 6 4 5 1 2 3 8 5 6
17  Bulgaria 7 11 4 4 4 5 6 14
18  Lithuania 9 14 14 14 10 13 4 7
19  Ukraine 1 2 6 2 6 2 10 2 10
20  France 15 9 12 17 15 15 1 12
21  Azerbaijan 22 23 20 25 19 23 13
22  Norway 16 13 13 9 13 14 10 1
23  Netherlands 11 10 8 10 18 11 18
24  Italy 17 15 16 6 7 9 2 3 8
25  Sweden 8 6 7 8 5 7 4 8 3
26  San Marino 19 22 22 19 23 22 23

References[]

  1. ^ "Belgium Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Hooverphonic will represent Belgium at Eurovision 2021…and with a potentially "up-tempo song"". Wiwibloggs. 20 March 2020.
  3. ^ Meersman, Boris (2 March 2021). "Belgium: Hooverphonic's song, 'The Wrong Place', set for 4 March release!". escYOUnited. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ^ Groot, Evert (17 November 2020). "2020 Semi-Final line-up to stay for 2021". eurovision.tv. Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Semi-Final running orders revealed". Eurovision.tv. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Voting–Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Fairness–Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Juries in the First Semi-Final of Rotterdam 2021". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Juries in the Grand Final of Rotterdam 2021". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  10. ^ a b c "Results of the First Semi-Final of Rotterdam 2021". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "Results of the Grand Final of Rotterdam 2021". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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