The national broadcaster of Belgium, VRT, has revealed its 15 professionals strong jury that will make for 50% of the country’s national final result. The televised national Belgian final, called “Eurosong 2023”, will be held in Paleis 12 / Palais 12 in Brussels on January 14th 2023.
4 big Eurovision names and 11 music professionals
No less than 4 big names in Eurovision and 11 music professionals will determine who is going to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest of 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
4 big names in Eurovision
The 4 big names in Eurovision that will judge during Belgium’s national final are:
- Alexander Rybak: Norwegian winner of the Eurovision song Contest 2009
- Nikkie de Jager: Dutch host during Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Laura Tesoro: Represented Belgium in the contest of 2016
- Jérémie Makiese: Belgian representative in the contest of 2022
11 professional Belgian jurors
The 11 professional jurors that will judge the 7 Belgian hopefuls are the following:
- Laura Govaerts, MNM, Belgian radio station
- Ann Reymen, Radio 2
- Korneel De Clercq, Radio 1
- Thibault Christiaensen, StuBru, Belgian radio station
- Francicso Schuster, #LikeMe, TV program
- Leslie Cable, Head of Delegation for RTBF at the Eurovision Song Contest
- Jasper Van Biesen, Author of “65 years of Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest”
- Stephan Monsieur, Chair of OGAE Belgium
- André Vermeulen, Journalist and Eurovision Specialist
- Els Germonpré, Music coordinator Eén, Belgian TV channel
- Manu Lammens, music manager MNM, Belgian radio station
The 7 competing entries
The 7 competing entries that hope to wave the Belgian flag in Liverpool are:
- Ameerah: The Carnival / Armageddon
- Chérine: Ca m’ennuie pas (It doesn’t bother me) / Mon Étoile (My star)
- Gala Dragot: Emotion Ollie / t‘Inquiète (don’t worry)
- Gustaph: Because of You / The Nail
- Hunter Falls: Home / Ooh La La
- Loredana: I Dream in Colours / You Lift Me Up
- The Starlings: Oceanside / Rollercoaster
Eurovision 2022
In the contest of 2022 Belgium’s Jérémie Makiese sang his song “Miss You” to an 8th place in Semi-final 2, and eventually he ended in 19th position (of 25) in the Grand Final.
ESCplus Live
On January 14th 2023 you can watch the Belgian national final live on our dedicated platform “ESCplus Live” by clicking the link: https://live.esc-plus.com/.