Belgium

Nov 28, 2009

Belgium Selects Tom Dice for Oslo ²

Belgian broadcaster VRT has announced that former X-Factor contestant Tom Dice will represent Belgium at Eurovision 2010. VRT decided to select this year’s candidate internally rather than staging its annual Eurosong contest to let the public decide. Good thing. The public has made a series of bad decisions in recent years–including last year’s rep Patrick [...]

May 2, 2009

Turkish Delight: Hadise Tops Belgian Charts ⁶

Turkey’s Hadise has reached Number One in Belgium with her Eurovision entry Dum Tek Tek. It’s a milestone for the Belgian-born singer of Turkish descent whose previous hits Stir Me Up and Milk Chocolate Girl only reached the Top 5. (Apparently, you’ve got to stir up the milk to bring out the chocolate flavor.) Recommend [...]