Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
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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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Witloof Bay did not qualify for the final, placing in 11th with 53 points and missing out on qualification by a single point.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...
in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, selecting their entry through an internet selection and a national final, organised by French speaking broadcaster RTBF
RTBF
Radio Télévision Belge Francophone is the public broadcasting organization of the French Community of Belgium, the southern, French-speaking part of Belgium...
(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.
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
VivaCité
VivaCité is a Belgian public service radio station operated by RTBF.be. The station launched on 29 February 2004 from the merger of regional network Fréquence Wallonie and Brussels station Bruxelles Capitale.-Overview:...
and in live stream video on the internet site of RTBF.
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.
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.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Public | Jury | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Witloof Bay - Biography :In 2005 six friends who all shared a love of jazz, pop, a capella and beatbox decided to perform as a group. They took their inspiration from The Real Group, Take 6, The Swingle Singers and The Singers Unlimited. The band sing both in English and French... |
"With Love Baby With Love Baby "With Love Baby", is a song by the Belgian band Witloof Bay, which represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany... " |
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 the 1st September.
- 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 | Artist | Song | Kim | Lazlo | Hautier | Gardier | Jury | Televoting | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Steve Linden | "C'est la musique" | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | ||||
| 02 | Nelza | "Be My Friend" | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| 03 | Sarina | "Rien en apparence" | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 | ||||
| 04 | Thayss N' Bau | "Somewhere With You" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| 05 | Clac et Les Portes | "Claquer les portes" | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| 06 | Chloé | "Just One Chance" | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||||
| 07 | J Cool | "Dans ma chanson" | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||||
| 08 | Gautier Reyz | "Addiction" | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | ||||
| 09 | .fen | "Yes I Know" | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | ||||
| 10 | Witloof Bay Witloof Bay - Biography :In 2005 six friends who all shared a love of jazz, pop, a capella and beatbox decided to perform as a group. They took their inspiration from The Real Group, Take 6, The Swingle Singers and The Singers Unlimited. The band sing both in English and French... |
"With Love Baby With Love Baby "With Love Baby", is a song by the Belgian band Witloof Bay, which represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany... " |
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 |
Jury
On 26 January, RTBF announced the jury of the Belgian final:- Sandra KimSandra KimSandra Caldarone , better known as Sandra Kim, is a Belgian singer of Italian descent who won the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 held in Bergen, Norway, on 3 May 1986....
(winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1986Eurovision Song Contest 1986The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 3 May 1986 in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway. It was the first occasion on which Norway played host to the contest...
) - Viktor LazloViktor LazloViktor Lazlo is a French-Belgian singer of Grenadian and Martiniquan descent. She studied in Belgium, where she is primarily known. Her biggest hit was "Breathless" in 1987...
(host of the Eurovision Song Contest 1987Eurovision Song Contest 1987The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1987 in Brussels, Belgium after Sandra Kim's win the previous year. The presenter was Viktor Lazlo. Johnny Logan was the winner for Ireland with the song "Hold Me Now"...
) - Jean-Pierre HautierJean-Pierre HautierJean-Pierre Hautier is a Belgian television presenter and broadcaster for RTBFHautier is known for his long time commentary for RTBF viewers on the Eurovision Song Contest which he has done since the 1994 Contest after the regular commentator Claude Delacroix got promoted to the head of Belgian...
(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.