Belgium

Welcome to Belgium

– where medieval charm and modern indulgence meet at every corner.
Wander through grand squares framed by ornate guild houses, where cobblestones echo with centuries of trade, art, and quiet elegance. Follow the scent of freshly made waffles through lively streets, pause for world-famous chocolates in elegant shop windows, and settle into a café where a perfectly poured beer is treated as an art form.
From the canals and step-gabled houses of Bruges to Brussels’ vibrant city life and Antwerp’s creative pulse, Belgium invites you to slow down, savor the details, and discover a country where culture, craftsmanship, and culinary pleasures blend effortlessly.

Capital of Belgium: Brussels
Population of Belgium: 11.5 million - 11th in Europe
Size of Belgium: 30,510 km2 - 33rd in Europe
Languages in Belgium: Flemish, French and German

Highlights

⇧ Grand Place, Brussels

The Grand Place in Brussels, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the city’s central square, famed for its ornate 17th-century guildhalls and the impressive Town Hall. Seasonal flower carpets and evening illuminations add to its reputation as one of Europe’s most beautiful squares.

Manneken Pis, Brussels

Manneken Pis, a small bronze statue tucked into a corner near the Grand Place, is one of Brussels’ most playful and unexpected icons. The figure is frequently dressed in themed costumes reflecting celebrations, traditions, and current events.

The Atomium, Brussels

The Atomium, built for the 1958 World’s Fair, is a futuristic structure shaped like an iron crystal magnified billions of times. Visitors can explore its interconnected spheres, which house exhibitions and offer panoramic views over the Belgian capital.

Gravensteen Castle, Ghent

Gravensteen Castle, or “Castle of the Counts,” stands in the heart of Ghent as a remarkably preserved medieval fortress. Its stone walls, towers, and interior exhibitions provide insight into life in the Middle Ages, including displays of weapons and justice.

Historic Center of Bruges

The Historic Center of Bruges, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a canal-laced medieval town known for its cobbled streets, Gothic buildings, and peaceful waterways. Horse-drawn carriages and boat rides add to the city’s timeless, almost storybook atmosphere.

Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp

The Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp is Belgium’s tallest Gothic church, dominating the skyline with its elegant 123-meter spire. Inside, visitors can admire several masterpieces by the Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens.

Flanders Fields, Ypres Region

The battlefields of Flanders near Ypres and Passchendaele are powerful reminders of World War I, with preserved trenches, cemeteries, and memorials spread across the landscape. The daily Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate remains a deeply moving tribute.

University Library, Leuven

Leuven’s University Library, rebuilt after World War I with international support, features a striking neo-Renaissance façade and a tall bell tower overlooking the city. It stands as a symbol of resilience, knowledge, and the city’s strong academic tradition.

Dinant and the Meuse River

Dinant, set dramatically along the River Meuse, is known for its steep cliffs, riverside setting, and distinctive skyline. The onion-domed Collegiate Church and the citadel perched high above the town create one of Belgium’s most picturesque scenes.

Head of Delegation
Yisus

Host Cities

Antwerp in GM213

Bruges in GM209

Brussels in GM68, GM220, GM228 & GM2008

Ghent in GM223

179

Participations

114

Finals

46

Top 10 results

185

Highest score

Top results

01
Tom Dice & Elisa Tovati
Il nous faut

01
Pierre de Maere
Mercredi

01
Oscar and the Wolf
Angel face

01
Loïc Nottet
On fire

01
Lost Frequencies, Elley Duhé & X Ambassadors
Back to you

01
Angèle
Le temps fera les choses

02
Angèle
Bruxelles je t'aime

02
Lara Fabian
I will love again

03
Paulien Mathues
Loving you

03
Natalia
Boom

03
Camille
Kleur

03
Oscar and the Wolf
Somebody without u

03
Billie Bentien
Give me the knife

03
Chapter Two
By my side

04
Mustii
Blind

The entries

01. Kate Ryan / Goodbye / 16th / 18 points
04. Belle Perez / Honeybee / 13th / 53 points
05. Milk Inc. / Time / DNF
07. Sylver / Make it / 24th / 31 points
08. Orion Too feat. Caitlin / Call me / 13th / 57 points
09. Zohra / Serious / 10th / 70 points
10. Laïs / Kalima kadara / 14th / 63 points
11. Zornik / Scared of yourself / 11th / 79 points
12. Katerine / Here come all the boys / 15th / 59 points
13. Lasgo / Surrender / DNF

15. Lisa del Bo / Vlinder / DNQ
16. Laïs / 't smidje / 16th / 49 points
17. De Nieuwe Snaar / De Nijl / 27th / 7 points
18. Nailpin / They don't know / 23rd / 38 point
19. Tim Visterin / De vogel / DNQ
20. Natalia / Higher than the sun / 10th / 61 points
21. Natalia / I want you back / 24th / 38 points
23. Lara Fabian / I will love again / 2nd / 106 points
24. Souer Sourire / Dominique / 23rd / 25 points
25. Vive La Fête / Bananasplit / DNQ

Tom Dice / Winner

Pierre de Maere / Winner

Oscar and the Wolf / Winner

Loïc Nottet / Winner

26. Axelle Red & Renaud / Manhattan - Kaboul / 28th / 15 points
27. Lara Fabian / Ne lui parlez plus d'elle / 4th / 79 points
28. Vaya Con Dios / Nah neh nah / 7th / 78 points
29. Belle Perez / Que viva la vida / 11th / 64 points
30. Urban Trad / Rap-a-doo / DNQ
31. Raffaele / Una notte magica / 16th / 49 points
32. Milk Inc / Walk on water / DNQ
33. Katy Satyn / Magical sensation / 14th / 46 points
34. Femme Fatale / Décadence / DNQ
35. AnnaGrace / You make me feel / 17th / 50 points

36. Won Ton Ton / I lie and I cheat / 22nd / 43 points
37. Mijn Broer En Ik / Knallen / DNQ
39. Joeri Fransen / Song for you / 20th / 43 points
40. Els De Schepper / Eindelijk thuis / DNQ
43. Lasgo / Cry / 6th / 83 points
44. Belle Perez feat. Voice Male / Hijo de la luna / 20th / 41 points
45. Lara Fabian / Soleil soleil / DNQ
47. Lasgo / Out of my mind / 18th / 50 points
53. Stromae / Alors on danse / 12th / 70 points
54. Claude Barzotti / Madame / DN

Lost Frequencies / Winner

Angèle / Winner

Lara Fabian / Silver

Paulien Mathues / Bronze

55. Jonatan Cerrada / Je voulais te dire que je t'attends / 11th / 70 points
58. The Phonkers / Rock you body / 18th / 53 points
59. Gabriel Rios / Baby lonestar / DNQ
60. Hooverphonic / The night before / 8th / 84 points
61. Andes feat. James Walsh / Een dag meer / 14th / 68 points
62. F.R.A.N.K. / Discotex! / DNQ
63. Sarina Cohn / Rien en apparence / DNQ
64. Idool 2011 Finalists / More to me / 9th / 90 points
66. Milow / You and me / 19th / 54 points
67. Tom Dice & Elisa Tovati / Il nous faut / 1st / 185 points

68. Kato / The joker / 25th / 23 points
69. Gotye feat. Kimbra / Somebody that I used to know / DNQ
70. Vincent Liben & Berry / Mlle Liberté / DNQ
71. DJ Antoine feat. Tom Dice / Sunlight / 28th / 48 points
72. Funda / Stand up / DNQ
73. Kato / Flamingo / 7th / 129 points
74. Suarez / On attend / 30th / 40 points
75. Jenifer / Je danse / DNQ
76. Eva De Roovere / Laat me je lied zijn / DNQ
77. Marco Z / I'm a bird / DNQ

Natalia Druyts / Bronze

Camille Dhont / Bronze

Billie Bentein / Bronze

Chapter Two / Bronze

78. Amatorski / Come home / DNQ
79. Wendy Nazaré / Au goût eighties / DNQ
80. Jill Shaw / Summer sucks / DNQ
81. Selah Sue / This world / DNQ
84. Maya's Moving Castle / Next life / DNQ
86. Axelle Red / Rouge ardent / 15th / 75 points
87. Netsky feat. Billie / We can only live today / DNQ
88. Ozark Henry / I'm your sacrifice / 21st / 54 points
89. Puggy / Last day on earth / 10th / 99 points
90. Tout Va Bien / If you go away / DNQ

91. Eriksson Delcroix / At the car graveyard / DNQ
92. Stromae / Papaoutai / DNQ
94. The Ditch / Far away / 11th / 97 points
95. Tim Vanhamel / Like a fire / DNF
96. Milk Inc. feat. Silvy De Bie / I don't care / DNQ
97. Iana / Soldier / DNQ
98. Paulien Mathues / Loving you / 3rd / 139 points
99. 2 Fabiola feat. Loredana / She's after my piano / 23rd / 65 points
100. Lara Fabian / Adagio / 19th / 64 points
102. Netsky feat. Beth Ditto / Running low / DNQ

Mustii / 4th place

Gene Thomas / 5th place

Alice on the Roof / 5th place

Ibe Wuyts / 5th place

103. Collision / Heaven on Earth / DNQ
104. Roberto Bellarosa / Agathe / 20th / 60 points
105. Gene Thomas / Dat ben jij / 5th / 108 points
106. Arsenal feat. Lydmor / Temul / 26th / 29 points
107. Laura Tesoro / Outta here / DNQ
108. Lost Frequencies / Are you with me / DNQ
109. Kate Ryan & Charlotte Perrelli / Little braveheart / DNQ
111. Billie / Give me the knife / 3rd / 107 points
112. Natalia / Boom / 3rd / 130 points
113. Emma Bale / Run / 21st / 41 points

117. Lost Frequencies feat. Janieck Devy / Reality / 11th / 90 points
118. Lea Rue / I can't say no / 18th / 74 points
119. K3 / 10.000 luchtballonnen / DNQ
120. Hooverphonic / Badaboum / 25th / 44 Points
122. Alice on the Roof / Lucky you / 5th / 108 points
123. Camillefois / Coffee & dreams / 19th / 58 points
124. Kid Noize / Ocean / 24th / 46 points
125. The Magician feat. Years & Years / Sunlight / DNQ
126. Boycode / It's a mistake / 15th / 84 points
127. Lara Fabian & Natalia / Razorblade / DNQ

DJ Licious / 6th place

Lasgo / 6th place

Kato Callebaut / 7th place

IIII / 7th place

129. Laura Crowe / Ecstasy / DNQ
130. Loïc Nottet / Million eyes / 4th / 118 points
132. Barbara Opsomer / Je sors ce soir / DNQ
134. Zsa Zsa Zsu / Honey / DNQ
137. Henri PFR / Flames / 16th / 64 points
138. Isolde Lasoen / Les belles / 19th / 59 points
139. Loïc Nottet / Mud blood / 13th / 82 points
142. Milo Meskens / New beginning / 12th / 82 points
146. Delta / Je tire / 7th / 83 points
147. Charlotte / Ta peau / DNF

154. DJ Licious / I hear you calling / 6th / 90 points
155. Lost Frequencies feat. NGHBRS / Like I love you / 18th / 63 points
156. Angèle feat. Roméo Elvis / Tout oublier / 25th / 24 points
157. Sam Feldt feat. Kate Ryan / Gold / 8th / 84 points
158. Kenn Colt feat. Jaimes / Better days / 21st / 50 points
159. Nele Needs a Holiday / We'll see / 21st / 50 points
160. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs. Paris Hilton / Best friend's ass / DNQ
161. Alice Avery / Spanish Harlem / DNQ
163. Regi feat. Jake Reese & OT / Summer life / 9th / 62 points
164. IBE / Table of fools / 5th / 96 points

Bazart / 7th place

Delta / 7th place

Vaya Con Dios / 7th place

Kate Ryan / 8th place

165. Geike / All over / 12th / 71 points
166. Tanaë / The fire of us / 25th / 29 points
167. Milow / Nobody needs you like I do / DNQ
168. Chapter Two / By my side / 3rd / 105 points
169. Loïc Nottet / Heartbreaker / 15th / 70 points
170. IBE / Perfect storm / 22nd / 50 points
171. Tessa Dixson / Coming home / 25th / 37 points
175. Faces on TV / Womba / DNQ
180. Alice on the Roof / Malade / DNQ
181. Valentine / Sans disparaître / DNQ

182. Olivia / Can't break a broken heart / 23rd / 44 points
183. Mustii / Blind / 4th / 124 points
185. Ykons / Sequoia trees / 22nd / 59 points
186. Kid Noize feat. Gio Kemper / Monster next door / DNQ
187. Jérémie Vrielynck / Zie ik jou ooit weer / DNQ
188. Helion Creek / Abysm / 18th / 77 points
189. JEPP / What about us / 16th / 72 points
190. Barbara Opsomer / Ta plus belle insomnie / 10th / 81 points
191. Iliona / Si tu m'aimes demain / DNQ
193. The Starlings / Just come home / 13th / 81 points

Hooverphonic / 8th place

Typh Barrow / 8th place

Regi Penxten / 9th place

Olivia Trappeniers / 9th place

195. ToDieFor feat. Mahmood & Poupie / Bel Air / DNQ
196. Konoba / All you need / 19th / 70 points
197. Netsky & Rita Ora / Barricades / 23rd / 61 points
198. Rori / The same way / DNQ
199. Mentissa / Et bam / 24th / 64 points
200. Frimout / Je hebt het mij beloofd / DNQ
203. Camille Dhont / In de regen / 10th / 81 points
204. Loïc Nottet / Danser / 9th / 87 points
208. Lost Frequencies, Elley Duhé & X Ambassadors / Back to you / 1st / 129 points
209. Lost Frequencies feat. Calum Scott / Where are you now / 7th / 103 points

210. Stromae / L'enfer / 12th / 71 points
212. Loïc Nottet / On fire / 1st / 136 points
213. Lost Frequencies & Zonderling / Crazy / 14th / 74 points
214. Oscar and the Wolf / Warrior / 8th / 82 points
215. Oscar and the Wolf / Oliver / 7th / 89 points
216. Bazart & Guusje / Blijf nog even hier / 7th / 96 points
217. Angèle / Libre / 5th / 106 points
218. Laura Omloop / Hier ben ik thuis / 21st / 68 points
219. Oscar and the Wolf / Angel face / 1st / 145 points
220. Pommelien Thijs / Erop of eronder / 18th / 58 points

Puggy / 10th place

Barbara Opsomer / 10th place

Zohra / 10th place

The Ditch / 11th place

221. Hooverphonic / Mad about you / DNQ
222. Angèle / Le temps fera les choses / 1st / 117 points
223. HIDDN & LEVV / Blood on my hands / 21st / 59 points
224. Lost Frequencies / Rise / 8th / 91 points
225. Mentissa / Mamma mia / DNQ
226. Tsar B / Velvet green / DNQ
227. Pierre de Maere / Mercredi / 1st / 152 points
228. Angèle / Bruxelles je t'aime / 2nd / 123 points
229. Lost Frequencies feat. Clementine Douglas / Love is the only thing / 7th / 107 points
230. Oscar and the Wolf / Somebody without u / 3rd / 120 points

231. Pierre de Maere / Un jour je marierai un ange / 8th / 91 points
232. Lost Frequencies & David Kushner / In my bones / DNQ
233. Camille / Oostende / 6th / 83 points
234. Pierre de Maere / Menteur / 23rd / 53 points
235. Camille / Kleur / 3rd / 120 points
236. IIII / Man made world / 7th / 101 points
237. Typh Barrow / Close to me / 8th / 83 points
238. Pommelien Thijs / Ben je klaar / DNQ
239. Kavinsky, Angèle & Phoenix / Nightcall / DNQ