Belgium – Noon, today, Belgium ended the very long first round of its Internet selection, with 32 songs reaching the 20,000 euros limit. Indeed, the format was different from the simple Internet vote. In order to ensure that people would really invest in the songs they supported, the RTBF made people actually pay money for the songs. Only the ones who invested in the song that will actually represent Belgium, however, will actually have to pay. The others will be reimbursed.
Due to their political lyrics, however, the RTBF has disqualified two songs after they reached the 20,000 euros limit : they are Thoom’s “United Belgium” and Paul Biss’ “Manipulation”. This leaves us with no less than 30 songs which will battle for a place in the finale, on January the 30th in radio, when only 14 of them will be chosen. The show will be hosted on St Valentine’s day, with a 50% televoting and 50% juries will decide the Belgian singer for 2011.
Update: From ESCFlashMalta: In a very interesting revelation made by Eurovision-Info.net which is also a fan-site of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, the respective broadcaster, RTBF, will be holding another phase prior to the final which will involve both the internet and radio mediums. All of the songs will be performed live on national television on the 30th January 2011 where there will be a split between the votes of the people (internet, radio and television) along with a professional Jury. The best fourteen (14) entries out of the thirty (30) qualifiers make it to the final phase of the competition which will be entitled “Eurovision 2011 : Qui ? A Vous de Choisir !” and take place within the middle of February rumoured to be the 14th actually.
Here’s the list of the 30 qualifiers :
Léa Clément : Où s’en vont nos rêves ?
Syla K. : Simple Love
Hélène : Our Home
Steve Linden : C’est la musique
The Blazing : Our Way
Bellyve : Nos pages, nos images
Joe Galli : Live my life
HANNY-D : Près de Toi
J COOL : Dans ma chanson
Witloof Bay : With Love Baby
Gautier Reyz : Addiction
Alexandre Deschamps : Elle merveille
Nelza : Be my friend
Sarina Cohn : Rien en apparence
Natohé : For you
The MichelJanssens : Fais Comme Ci
Kaptain Oats : Reset
Thayss N’ Bau : Somewhere With You
Joyce & Jay : Do You Remember (Te souviens tu)
2DAYSTICKET : A Journey Inside Me
Harley : Pardonne Moi “Prière Rock”
Mael : L’Ancre de nos Vies
SWING CHANNEL : Les pieds dans l’eau
Tommy Waters : I’m Alive
Etienne Deleyre : The way you are
Françoise Norroy : Je vis comme une chanson
NellSonn! : Commence par un pas
Chloe : Just One Chance
.fen : Yes I know
Clac et les Portes : Claquer les portes
You can listen to all entries here !
Source= RTBF
The Eurovision Times: This is the first post of our new author Sekmet Morgan! We want to thank him for this support and welcome him into our team!
my first post, i’m so moved
anyway here’s my ranking of the songs :
(top 10 should obviously be in the finale)
.fen : Yes I know 11/12
Clac et les Portes : Claquer les portes 11/12
Thayss N’ Bau : Somewhere With You 10/12
Sarina Cohn : Rien en apparence 9/12
Mael : L’Ancre de nos Vies 9/12
Etienne Deleyre : The way you are 8/12
Witloof Bay : With Love Baby 8/12
Nelza : Be my friend 8/12
Gautier Reyz : Addiction 7/12
Alexandre Deschamps : Elle merveille 7/12
(4 spots for 5 songs)
SWING CHANNEL : Les pieds dans l’eau 7/12
Joyce & Jay : Do You Remember (Te souviens tu) 6/12
The Blazing : Our Way 6/12
2DAYSTICKET : A Journey Inside Me 6/12
Chloe : Just One Chance 6/12
(the rest is irrelevant)
J COOL : Dans ma chanson 5/12
NellSonn! : Commence par un pas 5/12
Kaptain Oats : Reset 5/12
Steve Linden : C’est la musique 4/12
Léa Clément : Où s’en vont nos rêves ? 4/12
Tommy Waters : I’m Alive 4/12
Hélène : Our Home 3/12
Bellyve : Nos pages, nos images 3/12
Françoise Norroy : Je vis comme une chanson 3/12
Syla K. : Simple Love 2/12
HANNY-D : Près de Toi 2/12
Harley : Pardonne Moi “Prière Rock” 1/12
Natohé : For you 1/12
The MichelJanssens : Fais Comme Ci 1/12
Joe Galli : Live my life 1/12
Congratulations on your first post as an author!
Congratulations, Morgan!
30 songs have managed to reach this stage. It looked like it was going to be a terrible NF, but things have improved in the last weeks. These are the 14 songs I would like to listen to in the final:
1. ‘Elle merveille’
2. ‘Rien en apparence’
3. ‘With love baby’
4. ‘Dans ma chanson’
5. ‘L’ancre de nos vies’
6. ‘Claquer les portes’
7. ‘A journey inside me’
8. ‘Do you remember (te souviens tu)’
9. ‘Yes I know’
10. ‘Somewhere with you’
11. ‘Où s’en vont nos rêves?’
12. ‘C’est la musique’
13. ‘Addiction’
14. ‘The way you are’
i still don’t get the thing with Steve and Léa
Willoof Bay With Love Baby Great Song great lyrics and i could click my fingers to it all day and it’s very catchey
Congrats, Morgan!
No danger of getting banned this time, I guess … and a good thing it is.
indeed, i got upgraded to author here and i don’t even speak german :p
btw i changed my avatar a million years ago but i don’t know when it will be applied, i hate this aggressive green menace !
My top 3 are :
1. Witloof Bay : With Love Baby
2. Léa Clément : Où s’en vont nos rêves ?
3. Nelza : Be my friend
I have six award winning songs. They vary from sentimental to pop. Is anyone interested in using them for the contest?
I have six award winning songs. They vary from sentimental to pop. Is anyone interested in them for the contest?
Azerbaijan and Armenia are accepting songs from anywhere, e-mail their broadcasters.
Congrats Morgan!! I look forward to read your articles..
My personal top 3:
Sarina Cohn : Rien en apparence (Must win)
Steve Linden : C’est la musique (catchy, easy to sing alon)
Clac et les Portes : Claquer les portes ( for me alternative stuff)