#BELGIUM: Hooverphonic reveal song for Rotterdam Belgian band Hooverphonic were already known to be representing their country in Rotterdam at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. But we were all eagerly awaiting the release of their song The wrong place. Well here it is… Belgium will be performing in […]
#BIRTHDAY: Eliot from Belgium is 20 today Is there the right age to be taking part in our favourite TV show? Should you be a fresh-faced teenager? Or is the right age in your twenties, of thirties, or even older? Today’s birthday boy Eliot Vassamillet was an aforementioned […]
#OBITUARY: Reynaert from Belgium has died aged 65 Joseph Reynaerts, known by his stage name Reynaert, has died as a result of COVID-19. He participated for Belgium in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, held at the RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion in Dublin. He performed the song Laissez briller le […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sandra Kim from Belgium is 48 today It’s a well-known fact that Eurovision fans love records. No, not the seven-inch kind, but the “Who got the most 12s” sort of record. One of those of note is the youngest winner. It’s held, of course, by today’s birthday […]
#BIRTHDAY: Jacques Raymond from Belgium is 82 today There are many people that have tried one more than one occasion to win European music’s biggest prize. Some do it knowingly, whilst others get drafted in late on, probably because they’ve done it before. Today’s birthday boy Jacques Raymond […]
#BIRTHDAY: Emly Starr from Belgium is 63 today Our friends in Belgium are a curious bunch. Plucky as ever, and taking part since the first contest (1956 in case you were wondering), and only ever had one win. It’s a nice arrangement that the broadcasters for the two […]
#BIRTHDAY: Morgane from Belgium is 45 today Have you ever thought that some performers might not want to be at our favourite TV show? Or that they might want to shed their image as a Eurovision performer when they turn their back on music for, say, a career […]
#BELGIUM: Laura Tesoro from Belgium is 24 today Do you enjoy good national final? No, not that Melodifestivalen thing – I’m talking about good national finals. I jest of course. Every national final will have good songs and, erm, other songs. Our friends in Belgium flit between televised […]
#BIRTHDAY: Stella Maessen is 67 today Those people who keep coming back for me. Is i good because they know what they’re doing? Or is it bad because they’re doing someone else out of a chance? Today’s birthday girl Stella Maessen disguised her appearances a little, by only […]
STAGGY: Review of 2020 Part I Our friend Staggy has been mulling over the choices made by the broadcasters around Europe (and beyond). We normally can’t keep him quiet, but for now he insists that a picture can paint a thousand words. But what did he think of […]
BIRTHDAY: Loïc Nottet from Belgium is 24 today Do you feel for Belgium? A fully-formed country, but two broadcasters that keep to their own markets – except for Eurovision of course and, I understand, there are very few channels of communications between the two. I’m sure it’s not […]
BIRTHDAY: Linda Lepomme from Belgium is 65 today What’s your view in which is the best contest ever? Was it 2019? Is it another one from the 21st Century? Or is it one from longer ago? There’s a school of thought that the best contest of all time […]
Following North Macedonia’s reveal of Vasil earlier today, we now have the first 10 acts waiting to go to Rotterdam for Eurovision 2020 – hurrah! We may still only have one actual song, but if we know Eurovision fans, you’ve been on YouTube and Spotify working out whose […]
BIRTHDAY: Lize Marke from Belgium is 83 today To start off this festive month, we’re going back in time. You might have been alive in 1965, but do you remember today’s song? The set alone must have cost, well a tiny amount to set up. Anyway, 1965 was […]
JESC BIRTHDAY: Thor! from Belgium is 22 today Thor Salden represented Belgium at JESC 2006 in Bucharest. Happy birthday Thor! Author: John Stanton Source: OnEurope.biz