Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 information
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Country
Belgium
National selection
Selection process
Artist: Internal selection Song: Eurosong 2012: Een song voor Iris
Selection date(s)
Artist: 18 November 2011 Song: 17 March 2012
Selected entrant
Iris
Selected song
"Would You?"
Selected songwriter(s)
Nina Sampermans
Jean Bosco Safari
Walter Mannaerts
Finals performance
Semi-final result
Failed to qualify (17th)
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Would You?" written by Nina Sampermans, Jean Bosco Safari and Walter Mannaerts. The song was performed by Iris, who was internally selected by the Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) in November 2011 to represent the nation at the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. The song was selected through the national final Eurosong 2012: Een song voor Iris, which was organised by VRT and featured two songs. In the final on 17 March 2012, "Would You?" was selected as the winning song after gaining 53% of the public televote.
Belgium was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 22 May 2012. Performing during the show in position 8, "Would You?" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Belgium placed seventeenth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 16 points.
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