Tonight, the third quarter final of Eurosong 2008, the Belgian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, will be held. Five songs will compete for two places in the semi finals. There will be no webcast.

The show

The show, which will again be hosted by Bart Peeters,starts at 20:50 CET. The top two songs of the televoting will go directly to the semi finals. The third and fourth placed songs will be in the running to get one of the jury wildcards. Marcel Vanthilt, jury member since 1999, will be joined by Kris Wauters from Clouseau (Belgium 1991) and Katrina Leskanich, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 in Dublin, where she sang Love shine a light together with The Waves.

The songs

1. Ellis T – My music
2. Tabitha Cycon – Rumour has it
3. Di Bono – I'm not sorry
4. Nelson – If I can't find love
5. Geena Lisa – Wheel of time

Preview

Flemish broadcaster VRT has published audio snippets of the five songs taking part in the third heat of Eurosong 2008, the Belgian selections for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. In cooperation with Belgovision.com we introduce you to Sunday's candidates: Ellis-T, Tabitha Cycon, Di Bono, Nelson and Geena Lisa.

01. Ellis-T – My music

Ellis-T takes part in Eurosong 2008 with My Music. The song was written by Regi Penxten, the musical brain behind the hit machine of Milk Inc. and several other dance projects. Ellis-T was created especially for this song and for the Belgian selections for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.

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02. Tabitha Cycon –Rumour has it

Tabitha Cycon takes part in Eurosong 2008 with Rumour Has It. The song was written by Marc Paelinck and Marwenna Diame and sounds like pop and gospel at the same time. Tabitha doesn't take part in a singing contest for the first time. Five years ago, she competed in the first edition of Idols in Flanders.

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03. Di Bono – I'm not sorry

The group Di Bono takes part in Eurosong 2008 with I'm Not Sorry. The song was written by the group's front man Frederic Di Bono together with Liset Alea, a Colombian-American friend. Fred mainly got known as husband of television host Evi Hanssen and as singer of rock group Silverene.

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04. Nelson – If I can't find love

Nelson takes part in Eurosong 2008 with When I Can't Find Love. The song was written by Nelson Moraïs himself. Eurosong 2008 won't be Nelson's first Eurosong appearance. In 2004 he accompanied his sister Elsie Moraïs on the stage of Eurosong as backing singer for the song Amore Loco.

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05. Geena Lisa – Wheel of time

Geena Lisa takes part in Eurosong 2008 with Wheel Of Time. The song was written by the duo Dutoit / Barbieux and by Geena Lisa herself. Yves Barbieux is the leader of Urban Trad, the group which represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Riga, where they finished second with Sanomi.

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Visit the official Eurosong 2008 website to listen to audio snippets of the songs taking part in the third heat of Eurosong 2008 and cast your vote in the poll onBelgovision.com.

Last year the Walloon broadcaster submittedthe entry LovePower which was performed by the KMG's and finished 26th in the semi finalgetting 14 points- 12 of them from debuting country Georgia. The last time an entry by the Flemish broadcaster reached the top 10 was back in 1977! In 2008, Belgium will take part in the first semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest on 20th May.