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Belgium has participated in the Contest 63 times since its debut as one of the Founding Seven nations at the 1956 Contest in Lugano. Their only win to date happened at the 1986 Contest in Bergen when Sandra Kim won with the song "J'aime la vie". This was seen as controversial due to the fact that she was 13 years old at the time.

It has been absent only three times in total, in 1994, 1997 and 2001, due to low scores in the previous contests that relegated them from competing. Since the introduction of the semi-finals it has failed to qualify nine times for the final.

The country debuted at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest and competed until 2013.  Its best result was a fourth place finish at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 and its worst result was two years earlier with a 15th place finish.

Participants[]

Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points Semi Points
1956 Fud Leclerc "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" French The drowned men of the Seine N/A No semi-finals
Mony Marc "Le plus beau jour de ma vie" The most beautiful day of my life
1957 Bobbejaan Schoepen "Straatdeuntje" Dutch Street Tune 8 5
1958 Fud Leclerc "Ma petite chatte" French My little sweetie 5 8
1959 Bob Benny "Hou toch van mij" Dutch Do love me 6 9
1960 Fud Leclerc "Mon amour pour toi" French My love for you 6 9
1961 Bob Benny "September, gouden roos" Dutch September, golden rose 15 1
1962 Fud Leclerc "Ton nom" French Your name 13 0
1963 Jacques Raymond "Waarom?" Dutch Why? 10 4
1964 Robert Cogoi "Près de ma rivière" French Near my river 10 2
1965 Lize Marke "Als het weer lente is" Dutch When it's springtime again 15 0
1966 Tonia "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel" French A bit of pepper, a bit of salt 4 14
1967 Louis Neefs "Ik heb zorgen" Dutch I have worries 7 8
1968 Claude Lombard "Quand tu reviendras" French When Will You Come Back 7 8
1969 Louis Neefs "Jennifer Jennings" Dutch - 7 10
1970 Jean Vallée "Viens l'oublier" French Come to forget him 8 5
1971 Jacques Raymond & Lily Castel "Goeiemorgen, morgen" Dutch Good morning, morning 14 68
1972 Serge & Christine Ghisoland "À la folie ou pas du tout" French Passionately or not at all 17 55
1973 Nicole & Hugo "Baby, Baby" Dutch - 17 58
1974 Jacques Hustin "Fleur de liberté" French Flower of liberty 9 10
1975 Ann Christy "Gelukkig zijn" Dutch, English Being happy 15 17
1976 Pierre Rapsat "Judy et Cie" French Judy and Co. 8 68
1977 Dream Express "A Million in One, Two, Three" English - 7 69
1978 Jean Vallée "L'amour ça fait chanter la vie" French Love, it makes life sing 2 125
1979 Micha Marah "Hey Nana" Dutch - 18 5
1980 Telex "Euro-Vision" French - 17 14
1981 Emly Starr "Samson" Dutch - 13 40
1982 Stella "Si tu aimes ma musique" French If you love my music 4 96
1983 Pas de Deux "Rendez-vous" Dutch - 18 13
1984 Jacques Zegers "Avanti la vie" French Go forward in life 5 70
1985 Linda Lepomme "Laat me nu gaan" Dutch Let Me Go Now 19 7
1986 Sandra Kim "J'aime la vie" French I love life 1 176
1987 Liliane Saint-Pierre "Soldiers of Love" Dutch, English - 11 56 Host country
1988 Reynaert "Laissez briller le soleil" French Let the sun shine 18 5 No semi-finals
1989 Ingeborg "Door de wind" Dutch Through the Wind 19 13
1990 Philippe Lafontaine "Macédomienne" French My Macedonian girl 12 46
1991 Clouseau "Geef het op" Dutch Give it up 16 23
1992 Morgane "Nous, on veut des violons" French We Want Violins 20 11
1993 Barbara Dex "Iemand als jij" Dutch Someone like you 25 3
Did not participate in 1994
1995 Frédéric Etherlinck "La voix est libre" French The voice is free 20 8 No semi-finals
1996 Lisa del Bo "Liefde is een kaartspel" Dutch Love is a Card Game 16 22 12 45
Did not participate in 1997
1998 Mélanie Cohl "Dis oui" French Say yes 6 122 No semi-finals
1999 Vanessa Chinitor "Like the Wind" English - 12 38
2000 Nathalie Sorce "Envie de vivre" French The Will to Live 24 2
Did not participate in 2001
2002 Sergio & The Ladies "Sister" English - 13 33 No semi-finals
2003 Urban Trad "Sanomi" Imaginary - 2 165
2004 Xandee "1 Life" English - 22 7 Top 11 Previous Year
2005 Nuno Resende "Le grand soir" French The big night Failed to qualify 22 29
2006 Kate Ryan "Je t'adore" English, French I love you 12 69
2007 The KMG's "Love Power" English - 26 14
2008 Ishtar "O Julissi" Imaginary - 17 16
2009 Patrick Ouchène "Copycat" English - 17 1
2010 Tom Dice "Me and My Guitar" - 6 143 1 167
2011 Witloof Bay "With Love Baby" - Failed to qualify 11 53
2012 Iris "Would You?" - 17 16
2013 Roberto Bellarosa "Love Kills" - 12 71 5 75
2014 Axel Hirsoux "Mother" - Failed to qualify 14 28
2015 Loïc Nottet "Rhythm Inside" - 4 217 2 149
2016 Laura Tesoro "What's the Pressure" - 10 181 3 274
2017 Blanche "City Lights" - 4 363 4 165
2018 Sennek "A Matter of Time" - Failed to qualify 12 91
2019 Eliot "Wake Up" - 13 70
2020 Hooverphonic "Release Me" - Cancelled
2021 "The Wrong Place" - 19 74 9 117
2022 Jérémie Makiese "Miss You" - 19 64 8 151
2023 Gustaph "Because of You" - 7 182 8 90
2024 Mustii "Before the Party's Over" -

Junior Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points
2003 X!NK "De vriendschapsband" Dutch The friendship bracelet 6 83
2004 Free Spirits "Accroche-toi" French Cling 10 37
2005 Lindsay "Mes rêves" My dreams 10 63
2006 Thor! "Een tocht door het donker" Dutch A journey through the dark 7 71
2007 Trust "Anders" Different 15 19
2008 Oliver "Shut Up" - 11 45
2009 Laura Omloop "Zo verliefd (Yodelo)" So in love (Yodelo) 4 113
2010 Jill & Lauren "Get Up!" Dutch, English - 7 61
2011 Femke "Een kusje meer" Dutch A kiss more 7 64
2012 Fabian "Abracadabra" - 5 72
Has not participated from 2013 to present
Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomYugoslavia
Miscellaneous
European Broadcasting UnionEurovision Song Contest
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Dino JelušićMaría IsabelKsenia SitnikTolmachevy SistersAlexey ZhigalkovichBzikebiRalf MackenbachVladimir ArzumanyanCANDYAnastasiya PetrykGaia CauchiVincenzo CantielloDestiny ChukunyereMariam MamadashviliPolina BogusevichRoksana WęgielViki GaborValentinaMalénaLissandroZoé Clauzure
Winning Songs
"Ti si moja prva ljubav" • "Antes muerta que sencilla" • "My vmeste" • "Vesenniy Jazz" • "S druz'yami" • "Bzzz..." • "Click Clack" • "Mama" • "Candy Music" • "Nebo" • "The Start" • "Tu primo grande amore" • "Not My Soul" • "Mzeo" • "Wings" • "Anyone I Want to Be" • "Superhero" • "J'imagine" • "Qami Qami" • "Oh maman!" • "Cœur"
Contests
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Countries
AlbaniaArmeniaAustraliaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCyprusDenmarkEstoniaFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceIrelandIsraelItalyKazakhstanLatviaLithuaniaNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMontenegroThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited KingdomWales
Miscellaneous
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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