The Semfinals

The Belgian Semi-Finals were held at the VRT TV Studios in Schelle, hosted by Bart Peeters. The winner of each semi-final and the three highest scoring losers went forward to the final. The voting consisted of 5 juries – an „expert“ jury, Radio 2 jury, Radio Donna jury, a European jury and televoting (which counted for 1/3 of the overall vote while the other 4 juries counted for 1/6).

Semi-Final 1 – 18th January

1Yes or noYes or noYanah175th
2Every dead soldierEvery dead soldierChris D. Morton283rd
3Maria Maria MariaMaria Maria MariaDe Egels137th
4Don’t be scaredDon’t be scaredKatia Berlingieri254th
51 life1 lifeXandee541stF
6Jij (hoort bij mij)You (belong to me)Storm166th
7Love is all aroundLove is all aroundNicole & Hugo332nd

Semi-Final 2 – 25th January

1Never say goodbyeNever say goodbyeQuatro264th
2My heartMy heartKurt97th
3KeroseneKeroseneSofie Van Moll363rd
4ChemistryChemistryRaf Van Brussel422ndF
5Vieze ouwe ventenDirty old menCLIC126th
6Je chante pour toiI sing for youBiba Binoche185th
7Amorè locoStrange loveElsie Moraïs431stF

Quatro took part in the 2002 Belgian Semi-Finals under the name VandaVanda.

Semi-Final 3 – 1st February

1Don’t stop the musicDon’t stop the musicAstrid382ndF
2Freakin‘ destinyFreakin‘ destinyRaffaele127th
3The happy songThe happy songThe Acrolls205th
4Television gameTelevision gameRoxane491stF
5I will choose youI will choose youGarry Hagger136th
6Say loveSay loveMarjolein214th
7Jan zonder vreesJan without fearSpring333rd

Semi-Final 4 – 8th February

1AngelsAngelsEva204th=
2Time to partyTime to partySodapop126th=
3God in alle eenvoudGod in all his simplicityAmaryllis Temmerman126th=
4Cry loveCry lovePeter Elkins263rd
5Higher than the sunHigher than the sunNatalia501stF
6InnocentInnocentX-Elementz204th=
7One lifeOne lifeBarbara Dex & Alides462ndF
Nicole & Hugo

Nicole & Hugo represented Belgium in the 1973 ESC. They also won the 1971 Belgian Final but were unable to go to the ESC due to Nicole being ill.

The Final

Xandee
Xandee

The Belgian Final was held on February 15th at the VRT TV Studios in Schelle, hosted by Bart Peeters. The winner was chosen by the votes of 5 juries – an „expert“ jury, Radio 2 jury, Radio Donna jury, a European jury and televoting (which counted for 1/3 of the overall vote with the other 4 juries counting for 1/6).

1Television gameTelevision gameRoxane205th
2One lifeOne lifeBarbara Dex & Alides303rd
3Amorè locoStrange loveElsie Moraïs264th
4Don’t stop the musicDon’t stop the musicAstrid87th
51 life1 lifeXandee501st
6ChemistryChemistryRaf Van Brussel146th
7Higher than the sunHigher than the sunNatalia382nd

Barbara Dex represented Belgium in the 1993 ESC. At the Eurovision, Xandee came equal 22nd.