Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 explained

Year:2002
Country:Belgium
Preselection:Eurosong 2002
Preselection Date:Semi-finals:
20 January 2002
27 January 2002
3 February 2002
10 February 2002
Final:
17 February 2002
Entrant:Sergio and the Ladies
Song:Sister
Final Result:13th, 33 points
Prev:2000

Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Sister" written by Dirk Paelinck and Marc Paelinck. The song was performed by the group Sergio and the Ladies. The Belgian entry for the 2002 contest in Tallinn, Estonia was selected through the national final Eurosong 2002, organised by the Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). VRT returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their relegation from 2001 as one of the bottom six countries in the 2000 contest. The competition featured twenty-eight competing entries and consisted of five shows. In the final on 17 February 2002, "Sister" performed by Sergio @ the Ladies was selected as the winner via the votes of five voting groups. The group was renamed as Sergio and the Ladies for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Belgium competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 25 May 2002. Performing during the show in position 16, Belgium placed thirteenth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 33 points.

Background

See main article: Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2002 contest, Belgium had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-three times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in .[1] Since then, the country has won the contest on one occasion in with the song "J'aime la vie" performed by Sandra Kim. In 2000, Nathalie Sorce represented the country with the song "Envie de vivre" and placed twenty-fourth (last).

The Belgian broadcaster for the 2002 contest, who broadcasts the event in Belgium and organises the selection process for its entry, was Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). The Belgian participation in the contest alternates between two broadcasters: the Flemish VRT and the Walloon Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française (RTBF). Both broadcasters have selected the Belgian entry using national finals and internal selections in the past. In 1999 and 2000, both VRT and RTBF organised a national final in order to select the Belgian entry. On 6 June 2001, VRT confirmed Belgium's participation in the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest and announced that the Eurosong national final would be held to select their entry.

Before Eurovision

Eurosong 2002

Eurosong 2002 was the national final that selected Belgium's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. The competition consisted of five shows that commenced on 20 January 2002 and concluded with a final on 17 February 2002 where the winning song and artist were selected. All shows took place at the Studio 100 in Schelle, hosted by Bart Peeters and broadcast on TV1.[2] [3]

Format

Twenty-eight entries were selected to compete in Eurosong. Four semi-finals took place on 20 January 2002, 27 January 2002, 3 February 2002 and 10 February 2002 with each show featuring seven entries. The winner of each semi-final qualified to the final, and the three highest scoring second placed acts in the semi-finals were also selected to advance. The final took place on 17 February 2002 where the winner was chosen.[4] The results of all shows were determined by an expert jury, an international jury consisting of 40 members from the participating countries at the Eurovision Song Contest, voting on Radio 2 and Radio Donna and public televoting. Each voting group had an equal stake in the result during all shows with the exception of the public televote which had a weighting equal to the votes of two groups.[5] For the radio voting, listeners of the two stations was able to vote in advance prior to each of the five shows via televoting between Tuesday and Friday and their votes were combined with a jury consisting of representatives of the respective stations.[6] Each show was broadcast in two parts: in the first part, the songs were performed and the results of the expert jury were announced; after the first part an episode of Stille Waters was aired while the rest of the results were being collected; and in the second part, the results of the international jury and three public voting groups were announced.[7]

During each of the five shows, the expert jury provided commentary and feedback to the artists as well as selected entries to advance in the competition. The experts were:[8]

Competing entries

A submission period was opened on 6 June 2001 for artists and songwriters to submit their entries until 31 October 2001.[9] The twenty-eight acts selected for the competition from 351 entries received during the submission period were announced on 3 December 2001.[10] [11]

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
3 for You"You and Me"Evi van de Moortel, Tine van den Bulck, Bieke Mattheussen
Bennett and Bosman"Everything"Gary Burr, Chely Wright
Christoff"Op naar de top"Daniël Ditmar, John Terra
Danaë"What Goes Up"Dirk Cassiers, Jos Cassiers
Fantasie"Nananana"Geert van de Meutter, Lies Wuyts, Wim van Meensel
Incredible Time Machine"The Magic Times"Rudolf Hecke
Indiana"Imitation Love"Scott English, Jim Dyke
Iris"Forever Yours"Kit Hain, Cheryl Beatty
Ivan"Time of My Life"Raf van Bedts, Paul Vermeulen, Lou Roman
Jimmy"Shine On"Eli Mizrahi
Kim 'Kay"The Sun Shines"Kim 'Kay, John Terra
Léa Dan"Comme une enfant"Vanessa van Strijthem, Jan Leyers
Luc Schuit"Meer"Luc Schuit, Pallieter van Buggenhout
Mistery"Hollywood Star"Ricky Mondes, Jimmy Towers, Dirk Winters
Patrick Vinx"Ik kan jou niet vergeten"Dirk Paelinck, Marc Paelinck
Peter Elkins"If I..."Dirk Paelinck, Marc Paelinck
Raf Van Brussel"Flyin'"Raf van Brussel
Raffaele"I ragazzi di oggi"Fred Bekky, Raffaele Vetrugno
Sergio @ the Ladies"Sister"Dirk Paelinck, Marc Paelinck
Severine Doré"Wherever You'll Be"Dirk Paelinck, Marc Paelinck
Sonny"All Out of Love"Dirk Paelinck, Marc Paelinck
Spark"Someday"Jess Leary, Mary Ann Kennedy, Kye Fleming
Tanya Dexters"When I Look in Your Eyes"Gunther Thomas, Wim Claes
VandaVanda"All My Love"Peter Gillis, Miguel Wiels, Alain van de Putte
Wade and C"Paco y Pacita"Patsy Verfaille, Vincent Goeminne, Kristof Lesure, Pallieter van Buggenhout
Wuyts and Schepens"Without Love"Danny Wuyts, Jan Schepens
Wim Leys"Nooit een dag te laat"Ruud Houweling
Yasmina"Take This Heart"Rudolf Hecke, Mark van Hie

Semi-finals

The four semi-finals took place on 20 January, 27 January, 3 February and 10 February 2002. In each show seven entries competed and the combination of results from two jury groups, two radio voting groups and a public televote determined the winner that qualified to the final. The three highest scoring second placed acts in the semi-finals also proceeded to the final.[12]

Semi-final 1 – 20 January 2002
DrawArtistSong JuryRadioTelevoteTotalPlace
1Wuyts and Schepens"Without Love" 161818521
23 for You"You and Me"476175
3Wim Leys"Nooit een dag te laat" 572146
4Sonny"All Out of Love"141214402
5Mistery"Hollywood Star" 344117
6Kim 'Kay"The Sun Shines" 121210343
7Léa Dan"Comme une enfant" 828184
! Draw! Song! Expert! International! Total
1"Without Love" 9 7 16
2"You and Me" 3 1 4
3"Nooit een dag te laat" 2 3 5
4"All Out of Love" 5 9 14
5"Hollywood Star" 1 2 3
6"The Sun Shines" 7 5 12
7"Comme une enfant" 4 4 8
! Draw! Song! Radio 2! Donna! Total
1"Without Love" 9 9 18
2"You and Me" 3 4 7
3"Nooit een dag te laat" 4 3 7
4"All Out of Love" 5 7 12
5"Hollywood Star" 2 2 4
6"The Sun Shines" 7 5 12
7"Comme une enfant" 1 1 2
! Draw! Song! Expert! International! Total
1"The Magic Times" 4 4 8
2"Everything" 1 3 4
3"Time of My Life" 2 5 7
4"When I Look in Your Eyes" 5 1 6
5"Meer" 3 2 5
6"Wherever You'll Be" 9 9 18
7"Flyin'" 7 7 14
! Draw! Song! Radio 2! Donna! Total
1"The Magic Times" 3 3 6
2"Everything" 7 9 16
3"Time of My Life" 2 2 4
4"When I Look in Your Eyes" 1 1 2
5"Meer" 5 4 9
6"Wherever You'll Be" 9 7 16
7"Flyin'" 4 5 9
Semi-final 3 – 3 February 2002
DrawArtistSong JuryRadioTelevoteTotalPlace
1Raffaele"I ragazzi di oggi" 898254
2Danaë"What Goes Up" 101410342
3Jimmy"Shine On" 23277
4Patrick Vinx"Ik kan jou niet vergeten" 884205
5Iris"Forever Yours" 12714333
6Wade and C"Paco y Pacita" 436136
7Spark"Someday" 181818541
! Draw! Song! Expert! International! Total
1"I ragazzi di oggi" 4 4 8
2"What Goes Up" 7 3 10
3"Shine On" 1 1 2
4"Ik kan jou niet vergeten" 3 5 8
5"Forever Yours" 5 7 12
6"Paco y Pacita" 2 2 4
7"Someday" 99 18
! Draw! Song! Radio 2! Donna! Total
1"I ragazzi di oggi" 5 4 9
2"What Goes Up" 7 7 14
3"Shine On" 1 2 3
4"Ik kan jou niet vergeten" 3 5 8
5"Forever Yours" 4 3 7
6"Paco y Pacita" 2 1 3
7"Someday" 9 9 18
Semi-final 4 – 10 February 2002
DrawArtistSong JuryRadioTelevoteTotalPlace
1Indiana"Imitation Love" 876214
2Christoff"Op naar de top" 444126
3Peter Elkins"If I..." 91210313
4Yasmina"Take This Heart" 181614481
5Sergio @ the Ladies"Sister"141418462
6Fantasie"Nananana" 23277
7VandaVanda"All My Love" 768214
! Draw! Song! Expert! International! Total
1"Imitation Love" 5 3 8
2"Op naar de top" 2 2 4
3"If I..." 4 5 9
4"Take This Heart" 9 9 18
5"Sister" 7 7 14
6"Nananana" 1 1 2
7"All My Love" 3 4 7
! Draw! Song! Radio 2! Donna! Total
1"Imitation Love" 4 3 7
2"Op naar de top" 3 1 4
3"If I..." 7 5 12
4"Take This Heart" 9 7 16
5"Sister" 5 9 14
6"Nananana" 1 2 3
7"All My Love" 2 4 6

Final

The final took place on 17 February 2002 where the seven entries that qualified from the preceding four semi-finals competed. The winner, "Sister" performed by Sergio @ the Ladies, was selected by the combination of results from two jury groups, two radio voting groups and a public televote.[13] "Sister" received 220,436 of the record 330,140 televotes registered during the show.[14]

Final – 17 February 2002
DrawArtistSongJuryRadioTelevoteTotalPlace
1Raf Van Brussel"Flyin'"22267
2Severine Doré"Wherever You'll Be"764176
3Sonny"All Out Of Love"1046205
4Sergio @ the Ladies"Sister"181618521
5Wuyts and Schepens"Without Love"688224
6Spark"Someday"91614392
7Yasmina"Take This Heart"101010303
! Draw! Song! Expert! International! Total
1"Flyin'" 1 1 2
2"Wherever You'll Be" 4 3 7
3"All Out Of Love" 3 7 10
4"Sister" 9 9 18
5"Without Love" 2 4 6
6"Someday" 7 2 9
7"Take This Heart" 5 5 10
! Draw! Song! Radio 2! Donna! Total
1"Flyin'" 1 1 2
2"Wherever You'll Be" 3 3 6
3"All Out Of Love" 2 2 4
4"Sister" 7 9 16
5"Without Love" 4 4 8
6"Someday" 9 7 16
7"Take This Heart" 5 5 10

Ratings

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DateViewing figures
NominalShare
Final17 February 20021,680,00074%[15] [16]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the bottom six countries in the 2001 contest competed in the final. On 9 November 2001, a special allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Belgium was set to perform in position 16, following the entry from Bosnia and Herzegovina and before the entry from France.[17] The group performed at the contest under the new name Sergio and the Ladies, and Belgium finished in thirteenth place with 33 points.[18] [19]

The contest was broadcast in Belgium by both the Flemish and Walloon broadcasters. VRT broadcast the show on TV1 with commentary in Dutch by André Vermeulen and Bart Peeters.[20] RTBF televised the shows on La Une with commentary in French by Jean-Pierre Hautier.[21] The show was also broadcast by VRT on Radio 2 with commentary in Dutch by Julien Put and Michel Follet, and by RTBF on La Première with commentary in French by Laurent Daube and Éric Russon. The Belgian spokesperson, who announced the Belgian votes during the final, was Geena Lisa Peeters.[22]

Voting

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Belgium and awarded by Belgium in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Spain in the contest.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belgium Country Profile. EBU. 3 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Bakker . Sietse . 17 February 2002 . Sergio will represent Belgium with 'Sisters' . 15 October 2022 . Esctoday.
  3. Web site: Vandaag: 1 februari . https://web.archive.org/web/20020205140221/http://www.tv1.be:80/tv1/welkom_bij_tv1.htm . 2002-02-05 . 15 October 2022 . tv1.be . nl.
  4. Web site: Eurosong 2002 . 15 October 2022 . songfestival.be . nl.
  5. Web site: Belgium 2002 . 15 October 2022 . The Eurovision Database.
  6. Web site: Vijf jury's zorgen voor een uitgelezen keuze. . https://web.archive.org/web/20020203021520/http://www.tv1.be/eurosong2002/ . 3 February 2002 . tv1.be.
  7. Book: Vermeulen, André . Van Canzonissima tot Eurosong. 65 jaar Belgische preselecties voor het Eurovisiesongfestival. . 2021 . Kritak . 978-94-014-7609-6 . Leuven . 1240241113.
  8. Web site: De Jury . https://web.archive.org/web/20020203021520/http://www.tv1.be/eurosong2002/ . 3 February 2002 . tv1.be.
  9. Web site: 6 June 2001 . TV 1 lanceert Eurosong 2002 . De Standaard . nl.
  10. Web site: 3 December 2001 . Kandidaten voor Eurosong 2002 bekendgemaakt . 15 October 2022 . gva.be . nl.
  11. Web site: 28 Vlaamse kandidaten voor Eurosong 2002 bekendgemaakt . De Standaard . nl.
  12. Web site: BELGIAN SEMI-FINALS 2002 .
  13. Web site: Finale nationale - Eurovision - Belgique 2002 . 15 October 2022 . eurovision-fr.net . fr.
  14. Web site: Eurosong boeit driekwart tv-kijkend Vlaanderen . 2023-11-23 . De Morgen.
  15. Web site: Bakker . Sietse . 13 January 2004 . Belgium: Eurosong 2004 about to kick off . 15 October 2022 . Esctoday.
  16. Web site: De grootste liedjeswedstrijd van Vlaanderen . https://web.archive.org/web/20020414194403/http://www.tv1.be:80/eurosong2002/ . 2002-04-14 . 15 October 2022 . tv1.be . nl.
  17. Web site: Rules of Eurovision Song Contest 2002 . 9 November 2014 . Myledbury.
  18. Web site: Bakker . Sietse . 26 February 2002 . Sergio changes @ to & . 15 October 2022 . Esctoday.
  19. Web site: Final of Tallinn 2002 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210408182851/https://eurovision.tv/event/tallinn-2002/final . 8 April 2021 . 8 April 2021 . European Broadcasting Union.
  20. News: 17 April 2002 . VRT zet grote kanonnen in . nl . . live . 2 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702115602/https://www.standaard.be/cnt/nbnx17042002_002 . 2 July 2022.
  21. Web site: Busa . Alexandru . 12 October 2012 . Jean-Pierre Hautier dies at the age of 56 . 13 October 2022 . Esctoday.
  22. News: 17 April 2002 . VRT zet grote kanonnen in . nl . . live . 2 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702115602/https://www.standaard.be/cnt/nbnx17042002_002 . 2 July 2022.
  23. Web site: Results of the Final of Tallinn 2002 . European Broadcasting Union . 8 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210408183815/https://eurovision.tv/event/tallinn-2002/final/results/belgium . 8 April 2021 . live.