Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
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| Member station | VRT, RTBF |
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Eurosong (VRT)
Internal Selection
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 59 (51 finals) |
| First appearance | 1956 |
| Best result | 1st: 1986 |
| Worst result | Last: 1961, 1962, 1965, 1973, 1985, 1993, 2000 Nul points: 1962, 1965 |
| External links | |
| Belgium's page at Eurovision.tv | |
 For the most recent participation seeBelgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 |
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Belgium has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 59 times since making its debut as one of the seven countries at the first contest in 1956. The only countries with more appearances are Germany (61), France (60) and the United Kingdom (60). Belgium have been absent only three times in total, in 1994, 1997 and 2001, due to low scores in the previous contests that relegated them from the contest. Belgium has won the contest once, in 1986.
In the first 20 years of the contest, Belgium's best result was Tonia's fourth place in 1966. In 1978, Jean Vallée achieved Belgium's first top three placement, when he was second. In 1986, Sandra Kim became the first and to date (as of 2017) only winner for Belgium, when she performed the song J'aime la Vie, to win as a 13-year-old in Bergen. Belgium's only other top three result came in 2003, when the group Urban Trad finished second in Riga, losing out by only two points. Belgium have finished last in the contest five times, most recently in 2000 and have twice received "nul points"; in 1962 and 1965. After the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Belgium failed to reach the final οn five consecutive times (2005–09). Since 2010, Belgium have turned their fortunes around, having qualified for the final in five out of eight times and placing in the top 10 four times with Tom Dice finishing sixth in 2010, Loïc Nottet finishing fourth in 2015, Laura Tesoro finishing 10th in 2016, and with Blanche also finishing fourth in 2017.
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