Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

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Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Country Belgium
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)
  • Artist: 30 August 2023
  • Song: 20 February 2024
Selected entrantMustii
Selected song"Before the Party's Over"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Arianna Damato
  • Benoit Leclercq
  • Charlotte Clark
  • Nina Sampermans
  • Pierre Dumoulin
  • Thomas Mustin
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2023 • 2024

Belgium is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, with "Before the Party's Over" performed by Mustii. The Walloon broadcaster Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF) internally selected the Belgian entrant for the contest.

Background

Main article: Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2024 contest, Belgium has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty-four times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in

introduction of semi-finals for 2004, Belgium has featured in nine finals. In 2023, Gustaph represented the nation with the song "Because of You", qualifying for the final and ultimately placing 7th.[1]

The Belgian participation in the contest alternates between two broadcasters: the Flemish Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) and the Walloon Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF). Both broadcasters have selected the Belgian entry using national finals and internal selections in the past. For the 2024 contest, RTBF was responsible for organising the selection process for the Belgian entry. On 16 August 2023, the broadcaster confirmed its intention to participate in the event, opting for an internal selection.[2]

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 30 August 2023, RTBF announced they had internally selected Mustii as the Belgian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.[3] His entry was selected later,[4] with RTBF calling for interested people to register on a dedicated website between 11 and 17 January 2024 in order to record a repeated line, which was intended to be included as a choir in the final version of the song;[5][6][7] at the closing of the window, over 1,000 people had recorded the line, mostly from abroad.[8] The entry, titled "Before the Party's Over", officially premiered on 20 February 2024 on the radio programme Le 8/9 on VivaCité;[9][10] however, it was accidentally played in its entirety on Tipik two days prior.[11]

Promotion

As part of the promotion of his participation in the contest, Mustii attended the PrePartyES in Madrid on 30 March 2024, the Barcelona Eurovision Party on 6 April 2024, the London Eurovision Party on 7 April 2024, the Eurovision in Concert event in Amsterdam on 13 April 2024, and the Nordic Eurovision Party in Stockholm on 14 April 2024.[12] In addition, he will perform at the Eurovision Village in Malmö on 4 May 2024.[13]

Calls for exclusion of Israel

Main article: Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 § Belgium

At Eurovision

The

Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final will progress to the final. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw was held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[14] Belgium was scheduled for the second half of the second semi-final.[15] The shows' producers then decided the running order for the semi-finals; Belgium was set to perform in position 12, following the entry from Georgia and before the entry from Estonia.[16]

In Wallonia, RTBF will broadcast the first semi-final on Tipik and the second semi-final and the final on La Une,[17][18] as well as all shows on its streaming platform Auvio [fr],[19] with commentary by Maureen Louys and Jean-Louis Lahaye [fr].[20] In Flanders, VRT will broadcast all shows on VRT 1 as well as on its streaming platform VRT MAX [nl], and the final on Radio 2, with commentary by Peter Van de Veire; Van de Veire will also host the pre-show Hello Malmö on VRT 1.[21] In addition, as part of the Eurovision programming, VRT 1 will broadcast the Het Grote Songfestivalfeest concert on 27 April and 4 May; a documentary titled ABBA – Against the Odds on 28 April and 5 May, which it cooperated to produce with DR and SVT alongside other EBU member broadcasters – namely ARD/WDR, the BBC, ČT, ERR, France Télévisions, NRK, NTR, RÚV and Yle – on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Sweden's first victory at the contest with "Waterloo" by ABBA; and the documentary Mustii, de weg naar Malmö on 8 May, dedicated to Mustii's Eurovision journey; a number of other Eurovision-themed programmes will air during the week on VRT 1, Radio 2 and MNM.[21][22]

Semi-final

Mustii will take part in technical rehearsals on 30 April and 3 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 8 and 9 May.[23]

Voting

The spokesperson for the Belgian jury at the final will be Livia Dushkoff.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b "Belgium". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (16 August 2023). "Belgium: RTBF confirms participation at Eurovision 2024". ESCToday. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Belgium announces first artist for Eurovision 2024!". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  4. ^ Bijuvignesh, Darshan (30 August 2023). "Belgium: Mustii's Eurovision 2024 Song to Be Revealed in February". Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Mustii invites fans to be a part of his song!". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Mustii". Eurovision 2024 (in French). RTBF. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  7. ^ Farren, Neil (11 January 2024). "Belgium: Mustii Invites Public to Be in Choir for Eurovision Entry". Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  8. ^ Coljon, Thierry (17 January 2024). "Un millier de voix envoyées à Mustii pour l'Eurovision" [A thousand voices have been sent to Mustii for Eurovision]. Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  9. ^ Petit, Cédric (31 January 2024). "L'Eurovision, Le Grand Cactus, les Jeux olympiques : la RTBF dévoile ses atouts pour 2024" [Eurovision, Le Grand Cactus, the Olympic Games: RTBF reveals its assets for 2024]. Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  10. ^ Bertinchamps, Pierre (16 February 2024). "Eurovision 2024 : la chanson de Mustii sera dévoilée dans «Le 8/9» de VivaCité ce mardi 20 février" [Eurovision 2024: Mustii's song will be revealed on "Le 8/9" on VivaCité this Tuesday, 20 February]. Télépro (in French). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  11. ^ "'Before the Party's Over', liedje Mustii Songfestival 2024, vroegtijdig vrijgegeven" ['Before the Party's Over', Mustii's song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, was released early]. Songfestival.be (in Flemish). 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  12. ^ Granger, Anthony (28 February 2024). "Belgium: Mustii to Attend Five Eurovision Pre-Parties Across Europe". Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  13. ^ Andersson, Rafaell (26 April 2024). "Eurovision 2024: Competing Acts to Perform at the Eurovision Village". Eurovoix. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  14. ^ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (13 December 2023). "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Running Orders revealed!". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  17. ^ Farren, Neil. "Belgium: RTBF Reveal Eurovision 2024 Broadcast Plans". Eurovoix. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Voici le dispositif mis en place par la RTBF pour l'Eurovision" [Here is the plan put in place by RTBF for Eurovision]. Soirmag (in French). 15 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Concours Eurovision de la chanson" [Eurovision Song Contest]. Auvio (in French). RTBF. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  20. ^ Conte, Davide (27 April 2024). "Belgium: RTBF Announces Commentators for Eurovision 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  21. ^ a b Farren, Neil (26 April 2024). "Belgium: VRT Reveals Eurovision 2024 Broadcast Plans". Eurovoix. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Record number of EBU Members unite for new ABBA documentary". ebu.ch. EBU. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  23. ^ "Eurovision 2024: Rehearsal Schedule". Eurovisionworld. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  24. ^ van Waarden, Franciska (29 March 2024). "Belgium: Livia Dushkoff Spokesperson for Eurovision 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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