Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Encyclopedia
Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 was represented by Sergio & The Ladies
Sergio & The Ladies
Sergio, real name Serge Quisquater, is a Belgian musician born in Leuven in 1965. His first record was released in 1987. He became well-known as the male half of the duo "Taste of Joy", together with singer Sandy Boets. They released several singles and albums...

,with the song Sister.The Belgian Final was held on February 17th, and was hosted by Bart Peeters at the VRT
Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep
The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie , or VRT, is a publicly-funded broadcaster of radio and television in Flanders ....

 TV Studios in Schelle. Before the final, there were 4 semi-finals.The members of the professional jury are Andrea Croonenberghs, Marcel Vanthilt
Marcel Vanthilt
Marcel Céline Gerard Edgard Vanthilt is a Belgian singer and television presenter. -Early Life:Marcel Vanthilt was born on 24 august 1957, in Lommel, Belgium. After attending high school, Marcel studied at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and attained a bachelor degree in political sciences. He...

, Rocco Granata
Rocco Granata
Rocco Granata is a Belgian singer, songwriter, and accordionist.Granata was born in Figline Vegliaturo, Calabria, southern Italy; but his parents immigrated to Belgium when he was aged ten. Rocco's father was a coal miner, but after briefly working in the coal mines, Granata pursued music instead...

 and 4 journalists (of the media stations Radio 2, Donna, TV1 and a European jury).The voting consisted of 5 juries, however the televoting counted for 1/3 of the overall vote, with the other 4 juries counting for 1/6:
  • "Expert" jury of 7 people
  • Radio 2 jury (50% televoting, 50% employees)
  • Radio Donna jury (50% televoting, 50% employees)
  • European jury of people from the participating countries in ESC 2002
  • Televoting & SMS voting

Final

Draw Artist Song Place Points
1 Raf Van Brussel "Flyin'" 7 6
2 Severine Doré "Wherever You'll Be" 6 17
3 Sonny "All Out Of Love" 5 20
4 Sergio & The Ladies
Sergio & The Ladies
Sergio, real name Serge Quisquater, is a Belgian musician born in Leuven in 1965. His first record was released in 1987. He became well-known as the male half of the duo "Taste of Joy", together with singer Sandy Boets. They released several singles and albums...

"Sister
Sister (song)
"Sister" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, performed in English by Sergio & The Ladies ....

"
1 52
5 Wuyts & Schepens "Without Love" 4 22
6 Spark "Someday" 2 39
7 Yasmina "Take This Heart" 3 30

Points Awarded by Belgium

12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

External links

Belgian National Final page
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK