Eurosong '06
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Eurosong '06 was the Belgian national final for choosing a candidate that performed the Belgian entry at the semi final of Eurovision Song Contest 2006
on May 18 in Athens
, Greece
.
This year, the selection process involved the staging of seven TV broadcast shows; the final on February 19, plus four quarter finals and two semi finals held during January and early February 2006. The shows were aired on Flemish broadcaster VRT
. Each qualifying heat contained seven songs and the top three from each heat proceeded to one of the two semi finals. After the quarter finals, the jury chose two wildcards - one for each of the semi finals - bringing the total amount of songs in each semi final to seven. The top three of each semi final proceeded to the final and the jury selected one wildcard to bring the total in the final to seven. The list of performers in the qualifiers included two former Eurovision representatives for Belgium, Vanessa Chinitor
(1999
) and Barbara Dex
(1993
). It was also rumored that Xandee
, who participated for Belgium in 2004
, had withdrawn from the competition 12 hours before the contestants were revealed. The big local stars Belle Perez
, Kate Ryan
and "Idols" winner and World Idol
's third place laureate, Peter Evrard
, were considered to be the favourites, and it was Ryan who emerged victorious. She sang the song "Je t'adore" at the Eurovision semifinals, but she did not make it into the final stage of the contest.
The songs were judged by a professional jury (consisting of Yasmine, Marcel Vanthilt
, André Vermeulen and twice Eurovision winner Johnny Logan
), Radio 2, Radio Donna, Press Jury and televoters. Three European juries were implemented in the final.
won the national final after being a top three favourite with all eight juries, and being the top favourite amongst the televoters and two of the international juries, thus going on to represent Belgium
in Athens
, Greece
, at the semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, to be held on Thursday May 18. The uptempo winning composition, Je t'adore - with a French title but English lyrics - was written by Kate herself and three Swedish
composers; Niklas Bergwall, Niclas Kings and Lisa Greene - becoming the third song after Switzerland
and Estonia
with Swedish participation in this year's Eurovision Song Contest
. Kate Ryan is an artist name, she was born Katrien Verbeeck, in 1980. Kate hit worldwide fame in 2002 when she made a dance
cover of the Mylène Farmer
song Désenchantée, topping the sales charts in both her native Belgium, France
and The Netherlands, and taken from her debut album Different. Her second album Stronger came in 2004.
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
on May 18 in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
This year, the selection process involved the staging of seven TV broadcast shows; the final on February 19, plus four quarter finals and two semi finals held during January and early February 2006. The shows were aired on Flemish broadcaster VRT
Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep
The Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie , or VRT, is a publicly-funded broadcaster of radio and television in Flanders ....
. Each qualifying heat contained seven songs and the top three from each heat proceeded to one of the two semi finals. After the quarter finals, the jury chose two wildcards - one for each of the semi finals - bringing the total amount of songs in each semi final to seven. The top three of each semi final proceeded to the final and the jury selected one wildcard to bring the total in the final to seven. The list of performers in the qualifiers included two former Eurovision representatives for Belgium, Vanessa Chinitor
Vanessa Chinitor
Vanessa Chinitor is a Belgian singer, best known outside Belgium for her participation in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest.- Early career :...
(1999
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 in Jerusalem, Israel after Dana International won the contest the previous year in the United Kingdom. The venue for the contest was the International Convention Center...
) and Barbara Dex
Barbara Dex
Barbara Deckx , better known by her stage name Barbara Dex, is a Belgian singer who represented her country in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Iemand als jij". Dex had qualified via the Belgian national heat, Eurosong 93, held at the Casino Knokke on March 6...
(1993
Eurovision Song Contest 1993
The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 15 May 1993 in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. The presenter was Fionnuala Sweeney. Niamh Kavanagh was the winner of this Eurovision for Ireland with the song, "In Your Eyes"...
). It was also rumored that Xandee
Xandee
Xandee is a stage name of Sandy Boets , Flemish singer who represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. At the age of 16 she founded the pop duo "Touch of Joy" with Serge Quisquater...
, who participated for Belgium in 2004
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...
, had withdrawn from the competition 12 hours before the contestants were revealed. The big local stars Belle Perez
Belle Perez
Maribel Pérez , best known by her stage name Belle Perez, is a Flemish musician and songwriter.Born in Neerpelt to Spanish parents as María Isabelle Pérez Cerezo, the Flemish singer was discovered for her musical talents by Patrick Renier at a local talent show in 1997 at the age of 21...
, Kate Ryan
Kate Ryan
Kate Ryan is a Belgian World Music Award winner. She began her singing career in 2001 and later found fame with a string of dance hits. These included covers, mostly of Mylène Farmer and France Gall, such as "Désenchantée", "Libertine" and "Ella, elle l'a" as well as new material...
and "Idols" winner and World Idol
World Idol
World Idol was the title of a one-off international version of the television show Pop Idol, featuring winners of the various national Idol shows around the world competing against each other.The performance show was held on Christmas Day 2003, with the results show held on New Year's Day...
's third place laureate, Peter Evrard
Peter Evrard
Peter Evrard is the winner of the first season of Idool 2003, the Belgian version of Pop Idol.Evrard defied the traditional rules of the Idols series by singing punk rock music instead of the expected pop. Regardless, he managed to win the series, and in 2003 he placed third overall in the World...
, were considered to be the favourites, and it was Ryan who emerged victorious. She sang the song "Je t'adore" at the Eurovision semifinals, but she did not make it into the final stage of the contest.
The songs were judged by a professional jury (consisting of Yasmine, 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...
, André Vermeulen and twice Eurovision winner Johnny Logan
Johnny Logan (singer)
Johnny Logan , is an Australian-born Irish singer and composer. He is regarded as "Mister Eurovision", having participated in the Eurovision Song Contest many times since the 1970s, and, since 1992, has been the most successful artist in Eurovision history.Logan has won the international contest on...
), Radio 2, Radio Donna, Press Jury and televoters. Three European juries were implemented in the final.
Quarter-final 1
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Radio 2 | Radio Donna | Press Jury | Televoters | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brahim | "P.O.W.E.R." | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 2nd |
| 2 | Jeason | "Dame amor, dame vida" | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 3rd |
| 3 | Sonny O'Brien | "I'll Be There for You" | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 4th |
| 4 | Fantoom | "Hier sta ik" | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 6th |
| 5 | Vanessa Chinitor | "Beyond You" | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7th |
| 6 | Zenna | "Someone Is Calling" | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 5th |
| 7 | Katerine Katerine Avgoustakis Katerine Avgoustakis is a Flemish solo singer and winner of the 2005 Star Academy show in Belgium.-Early life:... |
"Watch Me Move" | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 52 | 1st |
- Sonny O'Brien was later chosen as one of the two wild cards for the semi finals by the professional jury.
Quarter-final 2
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Radio 2 | Radio Donna | Press Jury | Televoters | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casa Creola | "Easy esta noche" | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 6th |
| 2 | Afi | "Not That Beautiful" | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 3rd |
| 3 | Tommy | "The Best Time of My Life" | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 5th |
| 4 | Barbara Dex Barbara Dex Barbara Deckx , better known by her stage name Barbara Dex, is a Belgian singer who represented her country in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Iemand als jij". Dex had qualified via the Belgian national heat, Eurosong 93, held at the Casino Knokke on March 6... |
"Crazy" | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 1st |
| 5 | Beatoxic | "Feel Like" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7th |
| 6 | Els de Schepper Els de Schepper Els Baziel Germain de Schepper is a Flemish actress, comedian and writer.-Biography:Els de Schepper studied cabaret at the Studio Herman Teirlinck.... |
"Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 4th |
| 7 | Roxane | "Push It" | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 2nd |
- Els de Schepper was later chosen as one of the two wild cards for the semi finals by the professional jury.
Quarter-final 3
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Radio 2 | Radio Donna | Press Jury | Televoters | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valérie Mouton | "I Can't Go on Like This" | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 6th |
| 2 | Kate Ryan Kate Ryan Kate Ryan is a Belgian World Music Award winner. She began her singing career in 2001 and later found fame with a string of dance hits. These included covers, mostly of Mylène Farmer and France Gall, such as "Désenchantée", "Libertine" and "Ella, elle l'a" as well as new material... |
"Je t'adore" | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 1st |
| 3 | Kaye Styles | "Profile" | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 3rd |
| 4 | Axel Devries | "Alleen jij" | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7th |
| 5 | Laura D | "History Turning Round" | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 4th |
| 6 | Peter Evrard Peter Evrard Peter Evrard is the winner of the first season of Idool 2003, the Belgian version of Pop Idol.Evrard defied the traditional rules of the Idols series by singing punk rock music instead of the expected pop. Regardless, he managed to win the series, and in 2003 he placed third overall in the World... |
"Coward" | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 2nd |
| 7 | Pim | "I'm Your Man" | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 5th |
Quarter-final 4
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Radio 2 | Radio Donna | Press Jury | Televoters | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaden | "In Your Heaven" | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6th |
| 2 | WOEST | "Gek" | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 4th |
| 3 | Ali Ali ' |Ramaḍān]], 40 AH; approximately October 23, 598 or 600 or March 17, 599 – January 27, 661).His father's name was Abu Talib. Ali was also the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and ruled over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661, and was the first male convert to Islam... vs. Laura |
"I Belong to You Belong to Me" | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 6th |
| 4 | La Sakhra | "Wonderland" | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 2nd |
| 5 | Triskèl | "I'll Be There for You" | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 5th |
| 6 | Belle Perez Belle Perez Maribel Pérez , best known by her stage name Belle Perez, is a Flemish musician and songwriter.Born in Neerpelt to Spanish parents as María Isabelle Pérez Cerezo, the Flemish singer was discovered for her musical talents by Patrick Renier at a local talent show in 1997 at the age of 21... |
"El mundo bailando" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 52 | 1st |
| 7 | Eve Kempbel | "Not Right" | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 3rd |
Semi-final 1
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Radio 2 | Radio Donna | Press Jury | Televoters | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeason | "Dame amor, dame vida" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7th |
| 2 | Eve Kempbell | "Not Right" | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 4th |
| 3 | Els de Schepper | "Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom" | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 3rd |
| 4 | Afi | "Not That Beautiful" | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 5th |
| 5 | Katerine Katerine Avgoustakis Katerine Avgoustakis is a Flemish solo singer and winner of the 2005 Star Academy show in Belgium.-Early life:... |
"Watch Me Move" | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 6th |
| 6 | Kaye Styles | "Profile | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 2nd |
| 7 | Kate Ryan Kate Ryan Kate Ryan is a Belgian World Music Award winner. She began her singing career in 2001 and later found fame with a string of dance hits. These included covers, mostly of Mylène Farmer and France Gall, such as "Désenchantée", "Libertine" and "Ella, elle l'a" as well as new material... |
"Je t'adore" | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 52 | 1st |
Semi-final 2
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Radio 2 | Radio Donna | Press Jury | Televoters | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Sakhra | "Wonderland" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 1st |
| 2 | Roxane | "Push It" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7th |
| 3 | Sonny O'Brien | "I'll Be There for You" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6th |
| 4 | Brahim | "P.O.W.E.R." | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 4th |
| 5 | Belle Perez Belle Perez Maribel Pérez , best known by her stage name Belle Perez, is a Flemish musician and songwriter.Born in Neerpelt to Spanish parents as María Isabelle Pérez Cerezo, the Flemish singer was discovered for her musical talents by Patrick Renier at a local talent show in 1997 at the age of 21... |
"El mundo bailando" | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 3rd |
| 6 | Peter Evrard Peter Evrard Peter Evrard is the winner of the first season of Idool 2003, the Belgian version of Pop Idol.Evrard defied the traditional rules of the Idols series by singing punk rock music instead of the expected pop. Regardless, he managed to win the series, and in 2003 he placed third overall in the World... |
"Coward" | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 5th |
| 7 | Barbara Dex Barbara Dex Barbara Deckx , better known by her stage name Barbara Dex, is a Belgian singer who represented her country in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Iemand als jij". Dex had qualified via the Belgian national heat, Eurosong 93, held at the Casino Knokke on March 6... |
"Crazy" | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 2nd |
- The day after the last semi final, Brahim was chosen to be the professional jury wild card in the Belgian final.
Final
| Draw | Song | Singer | Jury | Radio 2 | Radio Donna | Press Jury | German Jury | Israeli Jury | Polish Jury | Televoters | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbara Dex Barbara Dex Barbara Deckx , better known by her stage name Barbara Dex, is a Belgian singer who represented her country in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Iemand als jij". Dex had qualified via the Belgian national heat, Eurosong 93, held at the Casino Knokke on March 6... |
"Crazy" | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 5th |
| 2 | Brahim | "P.O.W.E.R" | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 38 | 4th |
| 3 | Belle Perez Belle Perez Maribel Pérez , best known by her stage name Belle Perez, is a Flemish musician and songwriter.Born in Neerpelt to Spanish parents as María Isabelle Pérez Cerezo, the Flemish singer was discovered for her musical talents by Patrick Renier at a local talent show in 1997 at the age of 21... |
"El mundo bailando" | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 3rd |
| 4 | Els de Schepper | "Als ik je morgen ergens tegenkom" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 7th |
| 5 | La Sakhra | "Wonderland" | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 62 | 2nd |
| 6 | Kaye Styles | "Profile" | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 6th |
| 7 | Kate Ryan Kate Ryan Kate Ryan is a Belgian World Music Award winner. She began her singing career in 2001 and later found fame with a string of dance hits. These included covers, mostly of Mylène Farmer and France Gall, such as "Désenchantée", "Libertine" and "Ella, elle l'a" as well as new material... |
"Je t'adore" | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 76 | 1st |
- In the final, there were implemented three international juries - one GermanGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, one IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i and one PolishPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
- in addition to the already existing juries and the televoters. - Each international jury consisted of eight - 8 - members, four random viewers and four music experts. They will watch the show from their native countries where it will be streamed live for them.
- The division of powers between the different juries were like this; 40% for national juries, 30% for international juries and 30% for televoters.
- The decision for broadcaster VRT to choose these three countries to represent the European audience was based on a study they asked two independent professors in statistics to do, on which countries gave the points most close to the actual results in the last few Eurovision Song Contests.
Kate to defend Belgian colours
Kate RyanKate Ryan
Kate Ryan is a Belgian World Music Award winner. She began her singing career in 2001 and later found fame with a string of dance hits. These included covers, mostly of Mylène Farmer and France Gall, such as "Désenchantée", "Libertine" and "Ella, elle l'a" as well as new material...
won the national final after being a top three favourite with all eight juries, and being the top favourite amongst the televoters and two of the international juries, thus going on to represent 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...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, at the semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, to be held on Thursday May 18. The uptempo winning composition, Je t'adore - with a French title but English lyrics - was written by Kate herself and three Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
composers; Niklas Bergwall, Niclas Kings and Lisa Greene - becoming the third song after Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
with Swedish participation in this year's 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...
. Kate Ryan is an artist name, she was born Katrien Verbeeck, in 1980. Kate hit worldwide fame in 2002 when she made a dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
cover of the Mylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer, , born Marie-Hélène Jeanne Gautier, , , is a French singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author....
song Désenchantée, topping the sales charts in both her native Belgium, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and The Netherlands, and taken from her debut album Different. Her second album Stronger came in 2004.
See also
- Eurovision Song Contest 2006Eurovision Song Contest 2006The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
- Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006Belgium chose their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 using Flemish broadcaster VRT. The Belgian final, Eurosong '06, was staged on February 19 and favourite Kate Ryan managed to win with the song Je t'adore. Ryan’s song is a Swedish dance track that she wrote the lyrics to in...
- Belgium in the Eurovision Song ContestBelgium in the Eurovision Song ContestBelgium is a founding member of the Eurovision Song Contest. Since 1956, the country has participated 52 times, only being absent three times in total: in 1994, 1997 and 2001, due to low scores in the previous contests that relegated Belgium from the contest.-History of Belgium in the Eurovision...