#BIRTHDAY: 15 Oct – Ingeborg from Belgium is 60 Do you remember 1989? The world was a very different place. We were in sunny Switzerland for our favourite TV show. There were no bloodbath-style semi-finals. And the United Kingdom did better than they generally do today. As it […]
#BIRTHDAY: 13 Oct – Vanessa Chinitor from Belgium is 50 Our friends in Belgium have only ever had one win, despite trying, trying and trying again. They’ve a few records under their belts – youngest winner, first song in an imaginary language. And we’ve got another noteworthy song […]
Trade unions ACV VRT and ACOD-VRT, who represent staff at Belgian broadcaster VRT, have announced plans to strike on the days of the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, in Burgas. This FOLLOWS confirmation that VRT will participate at the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, in Burgas. In a joint statement, […]
#BIRTHDAY: 26 Sept – Micha Marah from Belgium is 73 When performers are on the Eurovision stage, it’s usually taken as a given that the performer actually likes what they’re singing. It’s not always the case. In other news, today’s birthday girl Micha Marah (née Aldegonda Angelina Francisca […]
VRT, Dutch-language Belgian national broadcaster, have confirmed participation, at the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, in Burgas. VRT have confirmed participation at the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, in Burgas, following a request for an extension from the EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, to decide on its participation. Frederik Delaplace, […]
VRT, the Dutch-language national broadcaster, have revealed they have an extension on participation, at the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, in Burgas. VRT has received an extension from the EBU, the European Broadcasting Union, to make a decision on their participation at the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, in Burgas. […]
RTBF, the Belgian national broadcaster, have confirmed participation, at the 2027 Eurovision Young Musicians, in Liepāja. RTBF’s classical radio station Musiq3 announcing that it will once again select and send a representative to the competition, following RTBF’s annual media conference in Brussels on Wednesday 26th August 2026. Musiq3 […]
#BIRTHDAY: 23 August – Roberto Bellarosa is 32 We all want our own country to succeed. And we often want other countries to succeed too. It could be because they enter the music you like year in year out. It could be because they’re an underdog. It could […]
#BIRTHDAY: 19 August – Laura Tesoro from Belgium is 30 Do you enjoy good national final? No, not that Melodifestivalen thing – we’re talking about good national finals. We jest of course. Every national final will have good songs and, erm, other songs. Our friends in Belgium flit […]
#BIRTHDAY: Frédéric Etherlinck from Belgium is 58 Do you often wonder what happens to Eurovision singers once they’ve done their stuff on that stage. We know some become real musicians or politicians, or all-round media personalities. But then there are others. Today’s birthday boy Frédéric Etherlinck (né Frédéric […]
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