Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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Country | Belgium | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | Artist: 20 February 2007 Song: 23 February 2007 | |||
Selected entrant | The KMG's | |||
Selected song | "Love Power" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (26th) | |||
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Love Power" written by Paul Curtiz and Wakas Ashiq. The song was performed by the band The KMG's, which was internally selected by the Walloon broadcaster Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF) in February 2007 to represent the nation at the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. The song, "Love Power", was released on 23 February 2007 and officially presented to the public on 26 February 2007. This was the first time that a Walloon entry was performed in English at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Belgium competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2007. Performing during the show in position 24, "Love Power" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Belgium placed twenty-sixth out of the 28 participating countries in the semi-final with 14 points.
Background
Prior to the 2007 contest, Belgium had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-eight times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in
The Belgian broadcaster for the 2007 contest, who broadcasts the event in Belgium and organises the selection process for its entry, was
Before Eurovision
Internal selection
The Belgian entry for the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest was selected via an internal selection by RTBF. On 20 February 2007, the broadcaster announced during the
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "
The semi-final and the final was broadcast in Belgium by both the Flemish and Walloon broadcasters. VRT broadcast the shows on één with commentary in Dutch by Bart Peeters and André Vermeulen. RTBF televised the shows on La Une with commentary in French by Jean-Pierre Hautier and Jean-Louis Lahaye. All shows were also broadcast by RTBF on La Première with commentary in French by Patrick Duhamel and Corinne Boulangier, and by VRT on Radio 2 with commentary in Dutch by Michel Follet and Sven Pichal . The Belgian spokesperson, who announced the Belgian votes during the final, was Maureen Louys.
Semi-final
The KMG's took part in technical rehearsals on 4 and 6 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 9 and 10 May.[11] The Belgian performance featured the members of the KMG's performing on stage in a band set-up and dressed in 70s outfits. Due to the band originally consisting of nine members, three of them were not featured during the performance. The stage colours were red, orange, green and purple and the LED screens displayed neon rainbows and swirling bands on a black background as well as purple fireworks.[12][13][14]
At the end of the show, Belgium was not announced among the top 10 entries in the semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Belgium placed twenty-sixth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 14 points.[15]
Voting
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Belgium and awarded by Belgium in the semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Turkey in the semi-final and the final of the contest.
Points awarded to Belgium
Score | Country |
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12 points | Georgia |
10 points | |
8 points | |
7 points | |
6 points | |
5 points | |
4 points | |
3 points | |
2 points | Netherlands |
1 point |
Points awarded by Belgium
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References
- ^ "Belgium Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ West-Soley, Richard (5 December 2006). "Belgium announces in February". Esctoday. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Iker, Zlatko (20 February 2007). "The KMG's for Belgium!". Esctoday.
- ^ Klier, Marcus (19 January 2007). "Belgium: Artist chosen". Esctoday. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Royston, Benny (23 February 2007). "Belgian song online". Esctoday. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Can you feel the LovePower ?". La Libre.be (in French). 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Eurovision 2007, la Belgique en anglais !". francophonie-avenir.com (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Przybylski, Eddy (24 February 2007). "Eurovision : ce sera en anglais !". dhnet.be (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Holyer, Steve (26 February 2007). "Belgium presents 'Love power' and website". Esctoday.
- ^ Klier, Marcus (12 May 2007). "LIVE: draw of the running order". Esctoday. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Floras, Stella (27 April 2007). "Rehearsals and Press Conferences schedule". Esctoday. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ West-Soley, Richard (4 May 2007). "24. Love Power in the Hall: Belgium rehearses". Esctoday. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ West-Soley, Richard (6 May 2007). "UPD 24. 70s comin' back: Falling into place for Belgium". Esctoday. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "FlowerPower and LovePower!". eurovision.tv. 4 May 2007. Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Semi-Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Semi-Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Results of the Grand Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.