Belgium: RTBF press conference in December

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RTBF, the French speaking Belgian national broadcaster has confirmed to ESCToday that it will be holding a special press conference in December to officially present the 2015 Belgian Eurovision representative Loïc Nottet to the press and reveal the 2015 Belgian Eurovision project.

Belgian media will be able to meet and greet Loïc Nottet during the press conference which is scheduled to be held in December at the RTBF Headquarters in Brussels. The Belgian broadcaster will dislcose more information on its 2015 Eurovision project during the press conference. The exact date is yet to be determined and announced by RTBF.

Earlier this month RTBF confirmed to ESCToday that Loïc Nottet had been selected via an internal selection to represent Belgium at the forthcoming 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna next May.

Loïc Nottet is one of the finalists the last season of the Belgian version of the The Voice. In 2013 RTBF selected its Eurovision representative Roberto Bellarosa, winner of The Voice Belgium Season 1. The 17 year old has won the hearts of the Belgian audience with his cover version of Rihana’s Diamonds during his participation in The Voice Belgium. The young and talented singer has just signed a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment Belgium.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QL5CL0ygLc

RTBF and VRT are the 2 Belgian national broadcasters that compete at the Eurovision Song Contest, thus participating alternately every other year. In 2014 VRT opted for a national selection Eurosong 2014– in order to select its 2014 Eurovision entry and act. Axel Hirsoux won the 2014 Belgian Eurovision national final with his entry Mother and flew the Belgian flag in Copenhagen. Despite a great peformance he failed to qualify to the grand final.

In 2013 RTBF selected its 2013 Eurovision act Roberto Bellarosa via an internal selection. He represented Belgium at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo with his entry Love kills achieving a 12th placing in grand final.

Belgium debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956, thus being one of the founding members of Europe’s favourite television show.  Belgium has won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986 with Sandra Kim’s J’aime La Vie. In 1987 Belgium successfully hosted the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest in Brussels.

The country has participated in the contest every year since its debut only missing out due to relegation in 1994, 1997 and 2001.

Stay tuned to Esctoday.com for more information and details regarding the 2015 Belgian Eurovision representative and entry!