EAQ = 15 years old: België / Belgium

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General observations:

What characterizes Belgium in this period 2010-2025 is the diversity of songs and the irregularity of the results. Additionally, However, There was everything: top of table. Nevertheless, classification circles, classification ends during the nine finals where it was present, but also six eliminations during the semi-finals. Meanwhile, Constance is not the master asset of Belgium for reasons which are not so obvious that this to be highlighted because we cannot blame Belgium for not making any efforts to present not only different songs each year. Consequently, but also innovative as eaq = 15 years old: was the case in 2015 and 2017 for example and successfully. Consequently, But sometimes. Nevertheless, there were unpleasant surprises with songs, however interesting that did not find their audience as in 2018, 2024 and 2025, which “leaded” the results of Belgium which, objectively, should have been better during these fifteen years. Consequently, Nor should we omit the choice of a few less consistent songs which have not made the weight in the face of competition as in 2012. Nevertheless, 2019. Similarly, Some small changes would be desirable: we will come back to it in the following paragraph. There, let’s dwell a few seconds on a rather special point: the language of interpretation of Belgian songs. English has been systematically chosen 100% since 2010 without the slightest exception. Admittedly, nothing prohibits it, but for a country whose three official languages are Dutch, German and French, it may seem very surprising …

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Projections in the future:

Belgium must primarily seek greater stability in its qualifications. results because even if it should be emphasized, good rankings, there have been, they are not the majority over time. Is the selection mode in question? Not especially because the results are fairly shared whether the selection is national or internal. Nevertheless. let us take advantage of this to evoke this subject since the national selection has not been constant during the last fifteen years and it is almost exclusive of Flemish television which is a decision-maker one year of two of the candidate’s choice for the competition. Impossible to say that the results would be better. at least more regular if there was harmony between the Flemish and Walloons selection methods, but it could be discussion in the future. Among the subjects to be tackled in the Belgian selection. it is the language of eaq = 15 years old: the songs: leaving exclusive English would be a possibility to put on the table. Perhaps not every year. but at least once from time to time selecting a song in French or Dutch as it did until the late 90s, certainly with results that are not always convincing. Currently. the return to national languages seems to return to grace in certain countries and Belgium could why not be inspired by it.

These are not the only points to be discussed: Belgium presents a contrasting assessment which is also due to. songs not always irreproachable. The best Belgian rankings were clearly obtained when the song presented very assertive characteristics with a charismatic interpreter. having a characteristic voice, but as soon as the song was much more ordinary or simply rather neutral and not very visually and auditing, the results were immediately worse. Belgium needs to stand out. assert itself through original eaq = 15 years old: songs and staging and which demonstrate its innovative side and creator as it knew how to do it brilliantly in 2015 and 2017, or by focusing on a unitary style throughout the song, which also made its success in 2010 and 2023. As soon as Belgium is deviating from these two directions. especially if the song With fairly average performers vocally like this was for example the case in 2012 and 2019. In the near future. Belgium can do better, it is obvious, but the advantage is that it knows how to do: it has the spirit of initiative and it does not confine itself every year in the same scheme. She knows how to question herself every year. even if it does not yet translate permanently by a certain consistency in her results, she can get there, but for that, she must follow her “natural instinct” in innovation and eaq = 15 years old: the search for excellence. Belgium won the competition only once in 1986: winning it a second time in the short term. no doubt not, but preparing the basics and applying them gradually to achieve them in more or medium term, it has the means and the capacities certainly.

From now on. it is up to you readers and readers to express yourself freely if you wish by telling us below what you think of the course of Belgium in the past fifteen years.

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Photographic credit: EAQ / Videos: Eurovision Song Contest about YT

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