Eurosong 2025: Meet the eight artists in Belgium’s Eurovision national final

In its last 20 appearances at Eurovision, Belgium has made the final nine times. And despite some very high highs — including fourth place in both 2015 and 2017 — Belgium also knows the lows. In 2024, Mustii failed to make the final.

What happens in Basel is, of course, an open question. Following last year’s internal selection by French-language broadcaster RTBF, it’s now the turn of the Flemish broadcaster VRT to decide. And, as they’ve done in the past, they’ll hand power to the people with a national selection. It’ll consist of two preliminary shows, where the public will get to know the artists, and a final where the public and a professional jury will select the winner.

Full details, including artist bios, can be found below in the RTBF press release. 

Belgium’s Eurovision 2025 national selection (PRESS RELEASE)

Who will represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel? That’s for all of Flanders to decide early next year. Because that’s when the Flemish public broadcaster VRT will once again host the Eurosong 2025 preselections, in which eight diverse artists will try their hand at representing our country on the big stage in Switzerland. Peter Van de Veire is the host for Eurosong 2025, and will of course provide expert commentary once again for Flanders, Belgium, during the big Eurovision Song Contest in May.

Some time ago, VRT called on the broad music sector to register for the preselections. From these entries, eight artists were selected to show their skills in Eurosong 2025. Each artist will participate with a self-selected song. In two preliminaries, we get to know the artists better and we also get to hear all the songs in their ‘pure version’. The final winner of Eurosong 2025 will be revealed during a spectacular live show on Saturday evening, February 1st. In this final, the viewers, together with a professional jury, will decide who will represent our country. We will already introduce the candidates below. The songs will be released early next year.

Peter Van de Veire: ‘The Eurovision Song Contest is the Olympics of music. You have three minutes to take Europe by storm. And I believe these eight talents can do it. They have an amazing voice, a rock-solid song and a lot of enthusiasm. They have convinced us and have raised the bar again this year. I am already sure that the winner will do exceptionally well in Basel.’

Come to the preliminaries and finals of Eurosong 2025! Want to be the first to discover the candidates and their songs during the preliminaries of Eurosong 2025, on Tuesday 10 and Saturday 14 December? Or experience the dazzling final on 1 February in the audience? Buy your tickets from coming Monday the 18th of November via vrtmax.be/doemee. ​

Eurosong 2025: The eight artists in Belgium’s Eurovision 2025 national final

Jelle Van Dael

We know Jelle van Dael (Opglabbeek, 34) mainly as the former frontwoman of Lasgo. In 2008, at the age of 18, she won the talent show Let’s Go Lasgo and joined the iconic Belgian dance sensation Lasgo. Together, they scored several hits such as Gone and Out Of My Mind and toured around the world. Recently, Jelle has been building a solo career.

‘The Eurovision Song Contest is a childhood dream! Ever since I was very young, I’ve been watching the big show on TV. Secretly, the Song Contest was also part of the urge for me to get into music: the big stage, the show, the togetherness: I love it! I mirrored myself to the artists who all gave their all in the most beautiful, eccentric outfits and hoped that one day I could be there myself. So it would be an absolute honour to represent our country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 and I will do everything I can to make Belgium proud.’

Lenn ​

Lenn (Bonheiden, 25) is the stage name of Len Neefs, a young singer with a familiar surname. With singer Günther Neefs as a father and Louis Neefs as a grandfather – who participated at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969 with the song Jennifer Jennings – Lenn has big shoes to fill. But he doesn’t let that scare him. After studying film at RITCS and applied psychology, he is now focusing fully on his music. He regularly posts quirky covers on Instagram and TikTok showing off his unique voice to the world. ​

“Being at the Eurovision Song Contest has always been my wildest childhood dream. Belgium should win it one more time, so I’m giving it everything I have. The Song Contest magic runs in the family, so I am itchting to go more than ever, 55 years later…. I am very honored that this dream is coming so close.”

Grace

Grace Khuabi (Amsterdam, 21 years old) was the winner of The Voice of Flanders in 2021. Since then, she has steadily been building her musical career. She scored her first gold record with the energetic Freedom and also released a duet with Belgian singer Koen Wauters. She also starred as Cindy in the Belgian musical Hairspray last spring. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

“The Eurovision Song Contest has always had a special place in my heart. As a little girl, I watched it every year and was inspired by the creativity and the unique mix of cultures. It brings so many different people together and I love that. As an artist, I want to make music that is accessible to everyone, something that people can dance to together, no matter who they are or where they come from. At the same time, I hope to be an inspiration to people who recognize themselves in my story, something I often missed as a child myself. It’s an honor to be part of a platform that connects so many people worldwide through music.”

Mentissa

Mentissa Aziza (Denderleeuw, 24 years old) won the very first Flemish edition of The Voice Kids in 2014, but her musical career took off seven years later – after her participation in The Voice in France. A first song Et Bam soon followed and immediately reached more than 50 million streams among our southern neighbors. She was nominated for Victoires de la Musique, the French awards, that year. And her debut album, La Vingtaine, was a hit. Another single from her record, Mamma Mia, also became a big hit in Flanders.

“In recent years, the Eurovision Song Contest has grown into much more than just a singing competition. It has become a world full of courage and daring, where everyone is free to be themselves and where creativity knows no bounds. Even as a child I was a huge fan of singing competitions. I dreamed of one day being on that big Eurovision stage myself. Singing competitions have always played a big role in my life. In 2014 I won The Voice Kids in Flanders and seven years later I tried my luck again in The Voice France. My participation in France changed my life. It was the moment when my dreams came true and my life took a new direction for good. Now, with the opportunity to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest, it feels like this is the continuation of my musical journey, and my childhood dream seems closer than ever.”

LEEZ

Lisa Van Rossem (Turnhout, 31 years old) is best known as a backing singer and live duet partner for her brother Metejoor. Nevertheless, in 2005 she already participated in the Belgian preselection Eurosong For Kids as one half of the duo Lila. In 2016, the general public rediscovered her thanks to The Voice of Flanders, where all the coaches turned around for her phenomenal interpretation of Whitney Houston’s I Have Nothing. Lisa has been stepping out of her brother’s shadow for some time now with her own project LEEZ and is doing so successfully: her song Toxic Lullaby was nominated for the Flemish music prize Zomerhit last summer. ​ ​

“Exactly 20 years after my participation in Eurosong For Kids, I am very honoured with my selection as a finalist and as one of the possible candidates. I am very much looking forward to representing our country in Switzerland. There’s a 1 in 8 chance that that dream, and this “full circle” moment, will become reality!” ​ ​ ​ ​

Le Manou

Manou Maerten (Durbuy, 29 years old) is a singer-DJ, producer and songwriter. Fifteen years ago she took part in the Belgian preselection Junior Eurosong where she finished just behind winner Laura Omloop. In 2013 she was the crowd favourite in The Voice Belgique and finished top eight. With the drum’n’bass project AKS, she has already performed on stage at Couleur Café and Dour. After completing her Master’s degree in Music production at the conservatory in Ghent, she is fully committed to her own solo project Le Manou with catchy French-language pop / house. Together with her life partner Domien, she also runs her own studio complex: Durbuy Music Studios.

“The Eurovision Song Contest is more than a stage dream for me, it’s a lifelong passion that started in my childhood. After my participation in Eurosong For Kids, I was still hungry to experience the ‘real’ Eurosong. For me, it’s not just about shining during the performance, but more about the musical journey to get there — the highs and lows, the teamwork, and the sheer joy of creation. With my love for music and a good dose of determination, I’m ready to break down barriers and show Europe what Belgian women have to offer!”

Red Sebastian

At the age of 14, Seppe Herreman (Ghent, 25 years old) was already a finalist in Belgium’s got talent (2014). He remained passionate about music and continued his studies at the Conservatory of Ghent where he received singing lessons from Gustaph (Belgian’s candidate at ESC in 2023), among others. At the conservatory he developed his alter ego: Red Sebastian. Seppe was a finalist in this year’s tv show Sing Again, in which he stood out for both his fantastic vocal range and his remarkable outfits.

“As a child, the Eurovision Song Contest always evoked strong emotions. When I saw Lordi’s monsters for the first time, I ducked behind the couch in fright. I was also completely fascinated by Alexander Rybak, who impressed me with his enthusiasm and masterful violin playing. When I was twelve, Loreen completely blew me away, and then I knew for sure: that’s where I want to be. From that moment on, I rehearsed for hours in my bedroom with a microphone in hand, and I never really stopped. Now that dream is getting closer and closer, and I’m going to do everything I can to make it come true.” ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Stefanie Callebaut

Stefanie Callebaut (Kortrijk, 37 years old) is best known as the frontwoman of the Belgian ethereal pop sensation SX and scored hits with Gold and Black Video, among others. With the idiosyncratic collective, she has performed on the stage of the biggest festivals and concert halls in Belgium. SX also became a household name abroad, but in 2022 the band stopped on a high after a successful acoustic tour. Stefanie Callebaut usually sings in English, but has also surprised her audience several times in the West Flemish dialect.

“I don’t think there’s a single European who doesn’t have memories of the Eurovision Song Contest. We used to go with friends to a house in the Ardennes to watch together. In recent years, there has been room for all kinds of music at the festival; also less mainstream songs can win. For me, the Eurovision Song Contest is a choice for positivity and love. That feeling of togetherness that is shared by the artists, the fans and the viewers attracts me. Straight from my heart, I think it’s so nice to be able to be part of that, now at Eurosong and hopefully also in May in Basel.”