Belgium, currently leading Eurovision 2025 betting odds, has revealed the first four songs in “Eurosong 2025“. Could one of these songs win the whole contest?
The Flemish-Belgian national broadcaster, VRT, has recently revealed in a special broadcast the first four out of eight songs that will compete to represent Belgium at Eurovision 2025, “Eurosong 2025”. Belgium is currently positioned at the top of the betting odds tables, and curiosity among Eurovision fans is skyrocketing. Has the next Eurovision winner already been crowned? Listen to the songs and decide for yourself!
Listen to the First Semi-Finalists’ Song Teasers:
The contestants for the first semi-final are:
- Grace Khuabi – “Pull up“
- Leez – “Perfectly imperfect“
- Le Manou – “Fille à papa“
- Len Neefs – “Air balloon“
Click on the song title to listen. For more details about each contestant, click here.
The contestants for the second semi-final are:
- Jelle Van Dal
- Mentissa
- Stefanie Callebaut
- Red Sebastian
For more details about each contestant, click here.
Belgian National Final Format
The Belgian preliminary for Eurovision 2025, “Eurosong 2025” will feature two semi-finals. The first semi-final will take place on January 18, the second on January 25, and the grand final, selecting Belgium’s representative for Basel, on February 1, 2025. In each semi-final, four contestants will perform a new version of a Eurovision song and then their original song with which they compete to represent Belgium in Basel. After each semi-final, the complete songs performed will be published on streaming platforms. The results of the preliminary will be determined by a combination of viewer votes and professional judges’ scores. Last month, the Belgian national broadcaster, VRT, filmed two shows that will be broadcast this month.
Eurosong 2025 Judges
- Emmelie de Forest: The Eurovision 2013 winner with the song “Only Teardrops“. It is notable that this esteemed singer also served as a judge in Montenegro’s current Eurovision preliminary.
- Gustaph: Belgium’s representative in Eurovision 2023, who performed the song “Because of You” and secured seventh place.
- Bart Cannaerts: A television host and stand-up comedian. In 2023, he presented the Belgian scores during the grand finale.
- Merol: A popular Dutch singer and actress aiming to bring a populist perspective among the judges. She has previously expressed interest in competing in Eurovision.
Belgium in Eurovision 2024
Singer Mustii represented Belgium in the second semi-final of Eurovision 2024 with the song “Before The Party’s Over”. The singer and song were chosen through an internal selection by the Belgian national broadcaster. In the Eurovision semi-final, the song placed 13th with 18 points, and therefore did not advance to the grand final. This is Belgium’s lowest result since Eurovision 2019, when Belgium also failed to qualify for the final and placed 13th in the semi-final.
Sources: VRT.
Eurovision 2025: This will be Belgium’s 66th participation in Eurovision. Belgium joined the competition in 1956 and was one of the seven founding countries. Belgium achieved its best result in Eurovision 1986 when singer Sandra Kim won first place with the song “J’aime la vie”.
