Belgium to find the best Eurovision entry of all time
Belgian's broadcaster RTBF will be celebrating Eurovision by ranking the competition's best 20 entries of all time. The voting will be done online and aired on 14 May
Belgium is just another country that is ready to celebrate Eurovision in its own way after the cancellation of this year's contest.
The Belgian broadcaster RTBF has shortlisted the 20 best Eurovision performances of all time and is asking their online audience to vote for the ten best. "Eurovision, votre Top 20" (in English "Eurovision, your Top 20") will be aired on 14 May and rank the 20 performances - from the least voted to the most voted.
RTBF is also hinting at various surprises including special guests such as Marie Myriam (France 1977) and Alexander Rybak (Norway 2009). The show will be hosted by TV presenters Maureen Louys and Jean-Louis Lahaye.
The 20 finalists and how to vote
- Austria 2014 – Rise Like a Phoenix (Conchita Wurst)
- Belgium 1986 – J'aime La Vie (Sandra Kim)
- Finland 2006 – Hard Rock Hallelujah (Lordi)
- France 1977 – L'oiseau Et L'enfant (Marie Myriam)
- Germany 2010 – Satellite (Lena)
- Ireland 1987 – Hold Me Now (Johnny Logan)
- Israel 1998 – Diva (Dana International)
- Israel 2018 – Toy (Netta)
- Luxembourg 1965 – Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son (France Gall)
- Netherlands 1975 – Ding-A-Dong (Teach-In)
- Norway 2009 – Fairytale (Alexander Rybak)
- Portugal 2017 – Amar Pelos Dois (Salvador Sobral)
- Sweden 1974 – Waterloo (ABBA)
- Sweden 2012 – Euphoria (Loreen)
- Sweden 2015 – Heroes (Måns Zelmerlöw)
- Switzerland 1988 – Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi (Céline Dion)
- Ukraine 2004 – Wild Dances (Ruslana)
- United Kingdom 1967 – Puppet On a String (Sandie Shaw)
- United Kingdom 1976 – Save Your Kisses From Me (Brotherhood of Man)
- United Kingdom 1981 – Making Your Mind Up (Bucks Fizz)
The voting is done online through RTBF's website .
Belgium in Eurovision Song Contest
Belgium has been participating 61 times in Eurovision since the beginning in 1956.
They won the contest in 1986 (Sandra Kim – J'aime La Vie), but finished last 8 times (two of them with Nul Points).
Since the introductions of the Semi-finals in 2004 Belgium qualified for the Grand Final 6 out of 16 times (In 2010 they even came first in Semi-final 1). The last 5 years Belgium had two top-4 placements and one in top-10.
