Belgium has competed in every Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Junior Eurovision Song Contest

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest , is an international song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union annually since 2003 and is open exclusively to broadcasters that are members of the EBU. It is held in a different European city each year.The competition has many...

 since its interception in 2003

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the first Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged eight to fifteen. It was held on 15 November 2003, in Copenhagen, Denmark...

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The country's best result was in 2009

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the seventh edition of Junior Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Kiev, Ukraine. It was scheduled for 21 November.13 countries were confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union to compete in the Contest....

, when Laura Omloop

Laura Omloop

Laura Omloop is a Belgian singer who represented her country in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Kiev, Ukraine, finishing in fourth place...

 came 4th with "Zo verliefd". Belgium's worst entry was in 2007

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the fifth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the Ahoy' indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 8 December. The host country was chosen by the European Broadcasting Union on 13 July 2006. The host city was...

, with Trust

Trust (2007 band)

Trust is a musical group that hails from the Belgian city of Ypres and consists of lead singer Eva Storme, keyboard players Mirek Coutigny and Matthieu Renier and drummer Laurens Platteeuw...

 coming 15th with "Anders".

National selection

Two broadcasters were once responsible for the Belgium entry at Junior Eurovision - as with in the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

, both Flemish

Flanders

Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...

 broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep

Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep

The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie , or VRT, is a publicly-funded broadcaster of radio and television in Flanders ....

 (VRT) and French broadcaster Radio télévision belge de la communauté française

RTBF

Radio Télévision Belge Francophone is the public broadcasting organization of the French Community of Belgium, the southern, French-speaking part of Belgium...

 (RTBF) were responsible for organising the Belgian entry for Junior Eurovision.

The two broadcasters shared responsibility, with VRT organising one year, and RTBF organising the following year. In 2003 VRT organised the Belgian entry, sending X!NK

X!NK

X!NK are a pop punk group from Belgium. The band consists of two pairs of brothers: Jonas and Niels Meukens, and Thomas and Philip Valkiers. Jonas is the lead singer and occasionally the second guitarist, his brother Ni|els is the drummer. Philip plays the bass guitar and Thomas plays the guitar...

 to Copenhagen

Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...

 with "De vriendschapsband", while in 2004 RTBF organised the Belgian entry, sending the Free Spirits to the contest

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was the second Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held on 20 November 2004, in Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway and lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes. The theme of the competition was "Bright Nordic Winter Nights"...

 in Lillehammer

Lillehammer

is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...

 with "Accroche-toi".

2005 marked a change to the format, with both broadcasters organising one national final due to the 2005 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 2005

The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...

 being held in the Belgium city of Hasselt

Hasselt

Hasselt is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital of the Flemish province of Limburg...

. Each broadcaster chose six songs to compete in one national final, with the final winner representing Belgium at the contest. The winner was Lindsay Daenen

Lindsay Daenen

Lindsay Daenen , best known by her artist nickname LindsaY, is a young Belgian singer. She won the Belgian preselections for the 2005 edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in which she reached 10th place with 63 points in the international final for her song Mes rêves .-External links:*...

 with "Mes rêves".

2006 returned to the previous format, with VRT organising the entry. Following this RTBF decided to withdraw from Junior Eurovision due to a lack of interest for the contest in Wallonia and in RTBF. This gave VRT total contol of Belgium's Junior Eurovision entry.

Although VRT is a Dutch broadcaster, it has been known for them to include some French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 songs in their national finals, for example, in 2008

Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Belgium chose their Junior Eurovision entry for 2008 through Junior Eurosong, a national final consisting of 10 songs split into two quarterfinals, a semi-final and a grand final...

. However, since 2006 all Belgian entries have been in Dutch

Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...

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In 2010, Belgium sended a duo for the first time since their debut.

Belgium is also the first country who confirmed to participate in Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Contestants

Year	Artist	Title	Place	Points
2003 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the first Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged eight to fifteen. It was held on 15 November 2003, in Copenhagen, Denmark...	X!NK X!NK X!NK are a pop punk group from Belgium. The band consists of two pairs of brothers: Jonas and Niels Meukens, and Thomas and Philip Valkiers. Jonas is the lead singer and occasionally the second guitarist, his brother Ni|els is the drummer. Philip plays the bass guitar and Thomas plays the guitar...	"De vriendschapsband"	6	83
2004 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was the second Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. It was held on 20 November 2004, in Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway and lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes. The theme of the competition was "Bright Nordic Winter Nights"...	Free Spirits	"Accroche-toi"	10	37
2005 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the third Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 26 November 2005, the contest was broadcast live from the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium, in a joint effort by the national broadcasters Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep and...	Lindsay Daenen Lindsay Daenen Lindsay Daenen , best known by her artist nickname LindsaY, is a young Belgian singer. She won the Belgian preselections for the 2005 edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in which she reached 10th place with 63 points in the international final for her song Mes rêves .-External links:*...	"Mes rêves"	10	63
2006 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fourth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 2 December 2006, the contest was broadcast live from Bucharest, Romania making it the second time the contest had been held in a capital city...	Thor! Thor Salden Thor Salden from Schoten was the winning contestant in the Belgian pre-selections of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 and he represented Belgium in the international final on 2 December 2006 in Bucharest, Romania where he reached seventh place in a field of fifteen...	"Een tocht door het donker"	7	71
2007 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the fifth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the Ahoy' indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 8 December. The host country was chosen by the European Broadcasting Union on 13 July 2006. The host city was...	Trust Trust (2007 band) Trust is a musical group that hails from the Belgian city of Ypres and consists of lead singer Eva Storme, keyboard players Mirek Coutigny and Matthieu Renier and drummer Laurens Platteeuw...	"Anders"	15	19
2008 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the sixth Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which is the world's largest song contest for children. It was held at the "Spyros Kyprianou" Athletic Centre in Lemesos, Cyprus and hosted by Alex Michael and Sophia Paraskeva. It was won by the Georgian trio...	Oliver	"Shut up!"	11	45
2009 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the seventh edition of Junior Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Kiev, Ukraine. It was scheduled for 21 November.13 countries were confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union to compete in the Contest....	Laura Omloop Laura Omloop Laura Omloop is a Belgian singer who represented her country in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Kiev, Ukraine, finishing in fourth place...	"Zo verliefd (Yodelo)"	4	113
2010 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the eighth edition of Junior Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Minsk, Belarus. It was held on 20 November 2010.The contest was won by Vladimir Arzumanyan of Armenia with the song Mama...	Jill & Lauren	"Get up!"	7	73
2011 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 will be the ninth edition of the contest, and will take place in Yerevan, Armenia at the recently renovated Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex...	Femke	"Een kusje meer"
2012 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will be the tenth edition of the contest, and will take place in the Netherlands. The host city and dates for the contest have yet to be decided. Dutch broadcaster AVRO will be the host broadcaster for the event. For the second time the Netherlands will play...

Voting history

Belgium gave the most points to...

Rank	Country	Points
1		76
2		40
3		39
4		35
5		33

Belgium has received the most points from...

Rank	Country	Points
1		76
2		33
3		32
4		24
5		23

Hostings

Year	Location	Venue	Presenters
2005 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the third Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 26 November 2005, the contest was broadcast live from the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium, in a joint effort by the national broadcasters Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep and...	Hasselt Hasselt Hasselt is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital of the Flemish province of Limburg...	Ethias Arena Ethias Arena The Ethias Arena is the largest multipurpose arena in Hasselt, Belgium used for music concerts, sports and other large events...	Maureen Louys Maureen Louys Maureen Louys is Belgian animator and television presenter.In 2005 she co-presented the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest with Marcel Vanthilt...  & 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...