Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
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| Country |
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| 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 50% Jury 25% Radio Listeners 25% Internet Final: 12 February 2011 50% Jury 50% Televoting | |||
| Selected entrant | Witloof Bay | |||
| Selected song | "With Love Baby" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (11th) | |||
| 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).
Belgian Selection
RTBF has announced that the selection will kick off on 1 October via the internet. Original plans to launch the selection in May had been stopped by the EBU.
On 20 September, RTBF and Akamusic launched a website, where music artists can upload their songs. All entries have to be written in English or French by Belgian songwriters. Until 31 December, page visitors can give financial support in order to make the professional production of their respective favourite song possible. All songs that gathered at least €20,000 will qualify for the second stage of the national selection, where the eventual winner will be chosen by a jury and a televote. All people who donated money to songs other than the winning one will be reimbursed.[1]
National Selection
The first phase of the Belgian selections for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 finished on 31 December. Almost 200 artists subscribed with a song on Akamusic. 3,181 producers together invested €697,015. 30 artists reached 100% of the necessary amount of €20,000 for qualification.
Because the number of qualified artists passed all expectations, RTBF introduced an additional round in which the number of finalists will be reduced to 14. The semi-final will be held on Sunday afternoon 30 January and will be aired by radio channel VivaCité and in live stream video on the internet site of RTBF.[2]
The 30 selected songs will be judged by a professional jury, by the listeners and on the internet. In the end, 14 songs will qualify for the Belgian national final on television.[3]
RTBF announced that the national final, 'Eurovision 2011: Qui? A vous de choisir!' (English: 'Eurovision 2011: Who? It's your choice!'), will take place in mid-February.[4]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Public | Jury | Total | Place |
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| 01 | Clac et les Portes | "Claquer les portes" | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
| 02 | Thayss N' Bau | "Somewhere With You" | 0 | 16 | 16 | 5 |
| 03 | Hanny-D | "Près de Toi" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 04 | Hélène | "Our Home" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 05 | Natohé | "For you" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 06 | .fen | "Yes I Know" | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
| 07 | Chloé | "Just One Chance" | 11 | 10 | 21 | 2 |
| 08 | Harley | "Pardonne moi" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 09 | J COOL | "Dans ma chanson" | 8 | 5 | 13 | 7 |
| 10 | Françoise Norroy | "Je vis comme une chanson" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Alexandre Deschamps | "Elle merveille" | 16 | 4 | 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" | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 15 | Kaptain Oats | "Reset" | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 16 | Nelza | "Be My Friend" | 0 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| 17 | Tommy Waters | "I'm Alive" | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 18 | Syla K. | "Simple Love" | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4 |
| 19 | 2Days Ticket | "A Journey Inside Me" | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 20 | Mael | "L'ancre de nos vies" | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 21 | The Blazing | "Our Way" | 14 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| 22 | NellSonn! | "Commence par un pas" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 23 | Gautier Reyz | "Addiction" | 0 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
| 24 | Witloof Bay | "With Love Baby" | 12 | 11 | 23 | 1 |
| 25 | Joyce & Jay | "Do You Remember" | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 26 | Swing Channel | "Les pieds dans l'eau" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 27 | Steve Linden | "C'est la musique" | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 28 | Léa Clément | "Où s'en vont nos rêves?" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 29 | Bellyve | "Nos pages, nos images" | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 30 | Sarina Cohn | "Rien en apparence" | 9 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
Disqualified entries
- Lorenzo Caminotti's entry "Tant qu'il y aura des femmes" was disqualified 13 December because his song was presented before 1 September.[5]
- Thooom's entry "United Belgium" was disqualified 29 December because of the political lyrics.
- Paul Biss's entry "Manipulation" was disqualified 31 December.
National Final
| Draw[6] | Artist | Song | Kim | Lazlo | Hautier | Gardier | Jury | Televoting | Total | Place |
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| 01 | Steve Linden | "C'est la musique" |  |
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5 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| 02 | Nelza | "Be My Friend" | |
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7 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 03 | Sarina | "Rien en apparence" | |
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10 | 8 | 18 | 2 |
| 04 | Thayss N' Bau | "Somewhere With You" | |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 05 | Clac et Les Portes | "Claquer les portes" | |
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6 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 06 | Chloé | "Just One Chance" | |
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0 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 07 | J Cool | "Dans ma chanson" | |
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0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 08 | Gautier Reyz | "Addiction" | |
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4 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 09 | .fen | "Yes I Know" | |
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8 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| 10 | Witloof Bay | "With Love Baby" | |
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12 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| 11 | Alexandre Deschamps | "Elle merveille" | |
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1 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | Syla K. | "Simple Love" | |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 13 | Kaptain Oats | "Reset" | |
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3 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 14 | The Blazing | "Our Way" | |
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0 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Jury
On 26 January, RTBF announced the jury of the Belgian final:[7]
- Sandra Kim (winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1986)
- Viktor Lazlo (host of the Eurovision Song Contest 1987)
- Jean-Pierre Hautier (Belgian Eurovision commentator)
- Charles Gardier (artistic director of Francofolies de Spa)
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.
Points Awarded by Belgium[8]
Semi final
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Final
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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See also
References
- ↑ Klier, Marcus (2010-08-27). "Belgian selection for 2011 starts on 1st October". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 29 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ↑ Storvik-Green, Simon (2011-01-01). "Two rounds to select Belgian entry". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ↑ Coronerri, Alenka (2011-01-01). "Belgian selection for 2011 starts on 1st October". Oikotimes.com. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ↑ Hondal, Victor (1 January 2011). "Belgium: 30 participants qualify". ESCToday. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ↑ Hondal, Victor (2010-12-08). "Belgium: Lorenzo Caminotti disqualified". EscToday.com. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ↑ Busa, Alexandru (2011-02-03). "Belgium: Running order revealed". EscToday.com. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ↑ Busa, Alexandru (2011-01-26). "Belgium: Jury members announced". EscToday.com. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2008