Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Belgian entry was selected through a combination of an internal selection, to select the artist, and a national final, to select the song, both organised by the Belgian broadcaster VRT. Iris represented Belgium with the song "Would You?", which failed to qualify from the first semi-final, achieving 17th place with 16 points.[1][2]
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal Selection Song: Eurosong 2012: Een song voor Iris | |||
| Selected entrant | Iris | |||
| Selected song | "Would You?" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (17th, 16 points) | |||
| Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Internal selection
On 18 November 2011, it was announced that Iris would represent the country in the 2012 contest.[3] On 19 December 2011, VRT made an open call for songs, which songs had to be submitted before 16 January 2012.[4]
Eurosong 2012: Een song voor Iris
Eurosong 2012: Een song voor Iris took place on 17 March 2012 at Het Omroepcentrum in Brussels. Iris sang two possible entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The winning song was chosen by televoting. Later that night, the results were announced during the Flemish talkshow Vrienden Van de Veire.[5]
| Final – 17 March 2012 | ||||
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| Draw | Song | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
| 1 | "Safety Net" | Boots Ottestad, Aimée Proal, Barrett Yeretsian | 47% | 2 |
| 2 | "Would You?" | Nina Sampermans, Jean Bosco Safari, Walter Mannaerts | 53% | 1 |
At Eurovision
Belgium competed in the first half of the first semi-final (8th on stage), on 22 May 2012, following Switzerland and preceding Finland. Belgium received 16 points and placed 17th, thus failing to qualify for the grand final on the 26 May.[6]
Split results
- In the Semi-final Belgium came 17th with 16 points: the public awarded Belgium 18th place with 2 points^ and the jury awarded 15th place with 38 points.[7]
^ Albania used jury [8] and the jury gave Belgium 2 points that was counted as points from the televoting.[9]
Points awarded to Belgium
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Belgium
Semi-final 1Points awarded in first semi-final:[6]
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FinalPoints awarded in the final:[10]
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Jury points awarded by Belgium
Semi-final 1Jury points awarded in first semi-final:
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FinalJury points awarded in the final
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References
- "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Semi-Final (1)". Eurovision.tv.
- Storvik-Green, Simon (17 March 2012). "Belgium: It's "Would You?" for Iris in Baku". Eurovision.tv.
- http://esctoday.com/news/read/17837
- http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/17986
- http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=47893&_t=iris_to_present_two_songs_for_belgium
- "Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final (2)". Eurovision.tv.
- Siim, Jarmo (18 June 2012). "Eurovision 2012 split jury-televote results revealed". Eurovision.tv.
- "Albania to broadcast tonights semifinal deferred". European Broadcasting Union. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=eurovision_2012_split_jury-televote_results_revealed
- "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv.