Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Belgium chose their Junior Eurovision entry for 2006 through Eurosong for Kids, a national final consisting of 10 songs competing over two semi-finals and a final. The winner of Junior Eurosong was Thor!, with the song "Een tocht door het donker".[1]

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Country Belgium
National selection
Selection processEurosong for Kids 2006
Selection date(s)Semi-finals:
17 September 2006
24 September 2006
Final:
1 October 2006
Selected entrantThor!
Selected song"Een tocht door het donker"
Finals performance
Final result7th, 71 points
Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Eurosong for Kids 2006

Eurosong for Kids was the national final for Belgium at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006, organised by Belgian broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT).

Format

The format of the competition consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. In all shows, the results were based on the votes from a three-member adult "expert" jury, a kids jury, Radio 2 jury, Radio Donna jury and televoting. The televote counted for 1/3 of the overall vote, with the other 4 juries counting for 1/6. The members of the "expert" jury were Els De Schepper, Heidi Lenaerts and Ronny Mosuse.[2] The winning song from each semi-final qualified for the final along with the 3 overall best scoring non-winners.

Semi-final

The first semi-final took place on 17 September 2006. Thor! advanced directly for the final, winning the semi-final with 70 points. Lizz@xy and Attic also qualified as two of the three overall best scoring non-winners with 67 and 60 points respectively.[3]

Semi-final 1 – 17 September 2006
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Kristel "Zal je ooit" 34 18 52 4
2 Attic "Ik doe alle dingen" 40 20 60 3
3 Suzanne "Zeg het mij" 35 16 51 5
4 Lizz@xy "Ik doe wat ik wil" 45 22 67 2
5 Thor! "Een tocht door het donker" 46 24 70 1

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final took place on 24 September 2006. The Fireflies advanced directly for the final, winning the semi-final with 71 points. Nicolas also qualified as one of the three overall best scoring non-winners with 62 points.[4]

Semi-final 2 – 24 September 2006
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Nikkie "Echte vrienden" 39 16 55 4
2 Nicolas "Ik wil je nooit meer kwijt" 40 22 62 2
3 Arlieke "Waarom liet je mij daar staan" 36 18 54 5
4 Melissa "Hé jij" 37 20 57 3
5 The Fireflies "Waarom?" 47 24 71 1

Final

The final was held on 1 October 2006. The winner was "Een tocht door het donker" performed by Thor!.[1]

Final – 1 October 2006
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Thor! "Een tocht door het donker" 47 24 71 1
2 The Fireflies "Waarom?" 39 20 59 2
3 Lizz@xy "Ik doe wat ik wil" 35 22 57 3
4 Attic "Ik doe alle dingen" 39 18 57 3
5 Nicolas "Ik wil je nooit meer kwijt" 40 16 56 5

At Eurovision

At Junior Eurovision, Belgium performed in thirteenth position, before Croatia and after Belgium.[5] Belgium placed in 7th position with 71 points; the highest of which was 10 points, which came from Croatia.[6]

See also

References
  1. West-Soley, Richard (October 2, 2006). "Belgium sends Thor! to Bucharest". Esctoday.
  2. "Belgium 2006".
  3. West-Soley, Richard (September 18, 2006). "Thor! wins first Belgian semi". Esctoday.
  4. Roxburgh, Gordon (September 28, 2006). "The Fireflies win Belgian semifinal". Esctoday.
  5. "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006". Junior Eurovision Song Contest History. European Broadcasting Union. 22 November 2012.
  6. "Thor!". junioreurovision.tv.
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