Earlier this week there was more information about what the Belgian national final would look like, based on rumours, now we know what Flemish Eurosong 2025 will entail.
Eurosong 2025
This year the Flemish-speaking part of Belgium (Flanders) will choose a contestant, after the French-speaking part (Wallonia) chose Mustii to represent Belgium last year with the song “Before the Party’s Over”, ending in 13th position (of 16) in Semi-final 2, hence not making it to the Grand Final. In the next Eurovision season, which will see its showdown in Basel (Switzerland), Belgium will choose their upcoming representative through Flemish Eurosong 2025.
How many artists will represent in Eurosong 2025?
A total of 8 acts will perform in Eurosong 2025. All these acts were selected after the Flemish national broadcaster, VRT, contacted record labels to come up with good candidates that would be able to represent Belgium in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest.
The 8 artists that will participate in Eurosong 2025 are the following:
Lenn – He is the grandson of Louis Neefs, who competed for Belgium in 1969, and finished 7th, which marked the best ranking for Belgium’s Flemish-speaking part until 2010. Lenn’s song will have a feel-good vibe, and will feature all things cool.
Grace – She became known through the renowned singing competition, “The Voice of Flanders”, which she won back in 2021. Her songs are about becoming yourself, and this will also be the theme of the song she will sing in Eurosong 2025.
Jelle van Dael – In 2008 Jelle became known when she won a talent show to become the new singer of the Belgian Europop formation, Lasgo. When Lasgo called it quits, Jelle worked on a solo career. This singer was also featured of the 2024 Flemish hit show, “Sing Aagain”.
LEEZ – This singer is the sister of famous Flemish singer, Metejoor. Next to this, she competed in the talent show “The Voice of Flanders”, and she also competed in Eurokids 2005, the Belgian preselection of Junior Eurovision 2005. Not much is known yet about her song for Eurosong 2025, the only thing that is known is that the song is especially written for Eurovision, and that it is written in the Netherlands.
Le Manou – Most Eurovision fans might know Manou from competing in Belgian Junior Eurosong in 2009, where she finished 2nd. Nowadays Manou is a DJ, so her Eurosong entry will be very danceable.
Mentissa – In 2014 Mentissa won “The Voice Kids” in Belgium (Flemish part). In 2019 she auditioned in the origin country of “The Voice” show, the Netherlands, but did not get far in the competition. In 2020 Mentissa competed in “The Voice” in France, ending in 3rd place overall. In the French-speaking part of Belgium (Wallonia) this singer participates as a jury member in The Voice as of this year. She already scored some hits in France. The song that Mentissa chose for Eurosong 2025 will be a surprising choice.
Red Sebastian – Most Flemish TV watchers will know this sing from the show “Sing Again”, a talent show of singers that did not make it big in the music industry for several reasons, but were featured in well-known Flemish talent shows over the years; Red Sebastian reached the final of this show. Knowing this singer his song will feature an extravaganza of all sorts of everything.
Stefanie Callebaut – Stefanie is no stranger to the stage, she was the front-woman of a known Flemish band for years. Now she works on her solo career. The Flemish might know her best for her participation in the Flemish VRT show, “Ik Vraag Het Aan”.
In January 2025 all these artists will perform their entries on a basic stage, meaning that there will be no grand backdrop, dancers or other means; they will do so in one or two episodes. The basic performances will be recorded in the month of December 2024. In January of 2025 these performances will be broadcast on VRT1 and VRT Max.
Where and when will Eurosong 2025 take place?
The Belgian national final will be on February 1st 2025. Both a professional and public jury will vote for each and every song, the winner will be the Belgian representative of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Annual Flemish Eurovision commentator, Peter van de Veire, will host Eurosong 2025. Where the 2025 Belgian final will be held is unknown for now.
Sources: VRT and Songfestival.be.