Red Sebastian was already the clear fan favorite among our readers and Eurovision fans leading up to the show, and now it’s official: Red Sebastian with “Strobe Lights” has won Eurosong 2025 and will represent Belgium at Eurovision in Basel!
After getting 132 out of 585 possible points from the jury, Sebastian also received 291 points from the public vote, winning with a total of 423 points. On the second place we had LEEZ with 144 points followed by Mentissa with 131 points.
Red Sebastian wins Belgium’s Eurosong 2025 with “Strobe Lights”
Belgium Eurosong 2025: The final results
Total vote
- Red Sebastian – “Strobe lights” 423 points
- LEEZ – “Perfectly imperfect” 144 points
- Mentissa – “Désolée” 131 points
- Jelle Van Dael – “Monster” 115 points
- Stefanie Callebaut – “Gloria” 111 points
- Grace – “Pull up” 89 points
- Lenn – “Air balloon” 82 points
- Le Manou – “Fille à papa” 75 points
Jury vote
- Red Sebastian – “Strobe lights” 133 points
- Mentissa – “Désolée” 73 points
- LEEZ – “Perfectly imperfect” 72 points
- Stefanie Callebaut – “Gloria” 70 points
- Jelle Van Dael – “Monster” 68 points
- Grace – “Pull up” 61 points
- Lenn – “Air balloon” 55 points
- Le Manou – “Fille à papa” 54 points
Public vote
- Red Sebastian – “Strobe lights” 291 points
- LEEZ – “Perfectly imperfect” 72 points
- Mentissa – “Désolée” 58 points
- Jelle Van Dael – “Monster” 47 points
- Stefanie Callebaut – “Gloria” 41 points
- Grace – “Pull up” 28 points
- Lenn – “Air balloon” 27 points
- Le Manou – “Fille à papa” 21 points
The winner of tonight’s final was determined by a 50% public and 50% jury vote.
Was Red Sebastian your favourite? And how will Belgium fare in Basel in May? Let us know in the comments below.
Mentissa was their best proposal since Loïc Nottet, but obviously the jury and the public made another choice.
It’s their choice, let’s respect it, too bad for them and so much the better for the other countries who have just won one more chance in the ranking.
I hope he finds the right notes until may. I really don’t get why everybody is praising his voice. Just because he can sing a high note…
It’s usually the high note that leaves the largest impact on people – most don’t register that his lower register was kinda shaky. Still – my guess would be it was mostly nerves as he improved later in the song. He definitely can improve imensely
He can improve but immensely… it can also easily go wrong.
I don’t like the song but I can see it’s either doing really well or flop.
Good song Belgium…. The voice though is weak… (some homework to do)
UK 2024 vibes.
Yeah I can really see them staging this in a gay boxing cube
Great pick Belgium. It’s fantastic that we will hear a techno song at Eurovision. This will easily reach Top 10 in May.
As a Belgian I must say I’m incredibly proud we chose Red Sebastian and that I’m very shocked at all the hate this entry is getting here. He won both the jury and public vote by a landslide, brought PERFECT vocals, nailed the high note big time, brought a polished and Eurovision-ready act and he looks the part. Not to mention his performance is a huge ode to the Belgian rave and techno scene in our country. This is part of our DNA, something we are proud of. Some people here are obsessed with those meaningless bedding odds and Belgium… Read more »
Dear, you must be tone deaf if you think those vocals were perfect.
Couldn’t understand why people liked such a mediocre and unlistenable song :/
Gee what a terrible voice.. and it’s badly produced, I’ll pass
I normally don’t follow the Belgian Eurosong but this year, I decided to go for it since I was the odds insisting on Belgium winning the contest (so far). This song was the only one that stood out from the others. It’s a very dance song (probably rave style, I am no expert in music genres). I like the chorus part with the visuals and the rave part. The rest of the song does not quite fit well, I feel there’s something missing. He has a good voice and I would love to support Red Sebastian and Belgium, but not… Read more »
The vocal at the start is rather weak. If the first few notes are important for making an impression, the song fails. Let’s see if this problem will be fixed.
What I feel about this song is that he gots great vocals…but I dont know if the public love this kind of music. It’s not catchy…Finland 2023 and Croatioa 2024 were super catchy. Maybe he would do other Nemo, but I’m not so sure.
Okay, let’s play a game. Let’s pretend the bookmakers odds don’t exist because it seems people’s minds are just stuck on that and a lot of negativity comes out of it… I feel like if Belgium wasn’t first of the odds a lot of people would just say “yeah, it’s a nice song but nothing special. It could do a nice score but certainly not win”, for example. Instead we have “wtf is this song doing at the first place in the odds, it’s total garbage” because a lot of eurovision fans tend to be a little bit dramatic. PS:… Read more »
Rim tim tagi dim and the code set a bar a little to high last year for the quality of the song that can sit at 1st place in odds so we are not settling for anything less.
Not really, when Rim tim tagi dim won the national selection and was climbing at the odds everyone was bashing his as well, they were mocking the outfit, the vocals were quite bad in the beginning, production wise it was much much worse than strobe lights but thankfully imrpoved a lot until the actual contest.
Girl, I was here then. They were bashing him for his vocals and outfit but no one said that the song wasn’t a winning material. With strobe lights is other way around. His vocals and performance don’t need improving, they are good. But they are not winning material.
Don’t forget Europapa, the most streamed song and almost 54 Million views on YT.
I heard the song before and I wasn’t sure about it. However, now see the full package and the the staging, I’m bought in. He’s got a great voice. Definitely qualifying but a winner? Not sure
Is this really worth of 1st place in the odds??
Not at all, but again it’s too early.
Why is everyone so obsessed about the odds and Belgium being in number 1? There’s only 7 acts revealed, so the odds are based on nothing… untill all acts are known. It’s annoying to hear this over and over again.
Belgium was first in the odds before the songs came out.
See how long he can hang on to the top spot. Most likely will go down soon with quality singers coming in.
Another Musti?
My thoughts exactly.
Quite bad and all around seizure inducing.
So funny! Agree!
Why are so many people impressed with mediocrity?
Not my cup of tea honestly. However, he will qualify 100%.
Third listen – no, it doesn’t grow on me. And those low notes/vocals – hm … dodgy!
I think you’re lacking joy in your life
This will be on the left side! Probably in TOP 5. Just because YOU don’t like it does not mean you are being realistic!
I know it shouldn’t annoy me, but Peter van de Veire said to Merol that Belgium always votes for the Netherlands and the Netherlands never votes for Belgium. Really?
Maybe he means the televote. The Belgian jury will find any reason not to vote for the Dutch entry.
That’s true zero points for Stien by Belgium.
I mean the Belgium jury..
When it comes to televoting, Belgium votes a lot for The Netherlands no matter the quality.
Us Dutchies only spam votes for our neighbours when we think they have a good song. So, one year France could get the most televote points from us. Another year, it could be Germany. Another year it could be Belgium. Etc. When we think our neighbours don’t have a good song, we still vote for them, but usually within the 4-6 points range.
their jury gave Stien zero points!
Maybe because the Netherlands only have 1 Dutch speaking neighbor they feel connected with. And the Belgian votes are split between NL and France.
Or NL has just better songs than BE.
No it’s a lie.. Stien for example received zero points by the Belgium jury.
Woke up and still very happy with our choice 😀 People in here always say that every country should bring culture to the contest and this is actually what we’re doing. Belgium is known for its electro music and it is finally time for us to try it on Eurovision! Again, not pretending we’re gonna win because I don’t think it’s gonna happen but I can really see this in the top 10 and maybe even not far from the 5th place. I don’t see the juries burying this as it is vocally very good and the staging can have… Read more »
For people who are saying this will win. They truly haven’t seen much Eurovision.
I said he will lose favourite in the odds by this morning. But already third out of seven on the Eurovision app and rating 3.9 out of 5. So the fall is coming which I had no doubt.
Belgium’s back on top.
The fall will happen
Odds schmods
Okay, now tell us what place you predict for Belgium? Because I agree it won’t win but I also think that people predicting a hard flop don’t know Eurovision either.
As I said earlier, I think a top 10 is on the way and it’s already great. I’m pretty sure Belgium is not aiming for the win here.
I’d say about 10th he will finish
I like that, seems fair. I’m happy when my country makes it to the top 15 and very happy when it’s top 10. The rest is bonus.
It reminds me of (sort of) Hatari from Iceland. It will do well in televoting, I am just not sure how far it can go. It’s very different but I still don’t get winning vibes, perhaps a Top-10 at best (with better staging, the platform was of no use).
Jelle or Stefanie would’ve been my winners honestly
Jelle: Loreen vibes but with a very nice Lasgo signature sauce, especially the ”monster monster” and ”under under” lyrics are very catchy
Stefanie: not fabricated for esc, real music, timeless music, artsy and such divine vocal skills, like how Bart Callaert said, a song like amar pelos dois you also wouldn’t had expected to win esc, but this comes across just as genuine and real
Lenn maybe not the most perfect singer, but he has an unique voice, and air balloon instantly makes me happy, also a nice staging with the bricks
I loved Stefanie!
Gloria was awful…I couldn’t stand it..am I alone in this? But it wasnt a nice song to listen…
I got winning vibes from Stefanie, her performance was powerful and yes, it reminded me a bit of Sobral’s entry. But then I saw Sebastian and that song obviously stood out more.
Good luck Belgium. Sounds interesting!
This is one of those entries where I feel like I’m missing something. The studio version is better than the live. Some parts of the song have potential but overall it kinda falls flat. Sorry, do not understand the hype and the odds…
This is what I call…”an incredible performance!!” The total package was TOP! This is what Belgium stands for, giving us High End Techno Rave music. Welcome in Tomorrowland “BELGIUM”. Well done!!! Douze points!
Not utterly convinced, but curiously interested.
Can anyone confirm that there was a modulation in this song?
No, it’s G minor all the way through.
Okay, this comment section isn’t something I’d have expected for the country that’s number 1 at the odds atm.
I personally like this song
A great choice for Belgium. I think they found a good way to stage it which is where Belgium have messed up big time in the past.
Also, I want to mention that LEEZ was incredible this evening. The song wasn’t the best, but the staging and vocals were impressive. A very well deserved 2nd place.
I’m sense huge potential here. If the Code could come 5th with the public and still win Eurovision so can this. The odds might be inflated but the juries could appreciate this. It’s hard to tell but certainly I think this is my favourite Belgian entry in a while. Well done Sebastian!
I actually think this is more of a televote entry than jury bait. It’s not musically very interesting, but it captures the attention. The Code had way more to offer to the juries.
Another song that the Gays at eurovision are dying over but will flop with the casuals. We have countless examples every year.
And what is it that YOU die over? Do tell!
This is going to flop horribly in May, this is just overhyped by the Eurovision fans and the casual viewers would not vote for this. The song has no catchy element. Its not even qualifying. Also his voice has a weird pitch that i find very odd
You don’t like it then?
His lower voice is so bad and amateur. He is only good with high notes. Mentissa’s song was much more original and catchy.
Mentissa’s act was just awful.
Surprised that Le Manou came last! Did not expect that at all. I thought it would have had a lot more love with its old skool house vibes.
The one that one…..what can I say. Not Belgium finest moment. I can honestly see this not making the final. The melody is hard to decipher because all the sounds have been thrown together and they’re all battling each other. I can see why everyone voted this and there likely won’t be anything else like it this year.
Not for me
I think the same about Le Manou…I thought it was a contender…maybe outside was loved than inside.
she missed a couple of notes in the final.
This kind of song is my cup of tea, still I find it hard to grab the melody even though the beat and production is outstanding. I like the staging and this could help Belgium doing very well in the televoing. The best of luck!
Doesn’t do anything to me. Another overhyped entry by the fan bubble.
Not in a fan bubble, but the odds too. That’s even more strange?
Belgium was first in the odds before the competing songs even got released, so it has nothing to do with the song really
If this is on top in the odds, what’s that say about Eurovision 2025? Looks like it’s become one of the weakest contest since 2000.
Not my cup of tea. But these kind of songs tend to grow on me so maybe I enjoy it in May..
But for now it is not to bad but also nothing amazing. Good luck to Belgium!
this is awful !
Belgium would be in top10 but I find this song not good for top5.
Red Sebastian got around 50% of the televoting btw and won the jury vote with a big margin too. Usually a good sign, if Kaarija and Baby Lasagna proved anything by landsliding their national finals.
Hmmm I don’t see this song doing much with juries but then u never know
His voice is not very pleasant
Belgium 5,5/12
A song with no substance. Perfect filler for the producers as it will be the perfect closer for semi 1 – and then end up as opener of the grand final – just like Czechia 2022…
vocally flawless, with great staging potential (as shown tonight) – the song isn’t perfect, not a winner but hopefully a worthy result for the belgians to be proud of (aka – qualification?)
For now i am gonna use the word intriguing. But this is a tough one on first listen, many things went through my mind.
it wont win but good luck to him BTW i hated every song this to me was the least worst so i am glad it won
I don’t see this winning eurovision, but it was definitely the best choice and I can see it get a very good result in Basel.
not a fan, but it has banging staging potential