Belgium in the Eurovision Young Musicians
Appearance
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Participating broadcaster | RTBF (1986–) VRT (2000–2006) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 11 (4 finals) |
First appearance | 1986 |
Highest placement | 3rd: 1990, 1992 |
Host | 1992 |
Belgium has participated in the biennial classical music competition Eurovision Young Musicians 11 times since its debut in 1986, most recently taking part in 2024. The country's best result is two third-place finishes, in 1990 and 1992; two of only four years in which the country has qualified for the televised final (the others being 2022 and 2024, which were one-night-only televised finals). Belgium hosted the contest in 1992.[1]
Participation overview
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Third place |
Year[1] | Entrant | Instrument | Final | Semi | |
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1986 | Rhonny Ventat | Saxophone | Did not qualify | - | |
1988 | Eliane Reyes | Piano | - | ||
1990 | Christophe Delporte | Accordion | 3 | - | |
1992 | Marie Hallynck | Cello | 3 | - | |
1994 | David Cohen | Cello | Did not qualify | - | |
1996 | - | ||||
1998 | Did not participate | ||||
2000 | Yossif Ivanov | Violin | Did not qualify | - | |
2002 | Did not participate | ||||
2004 | Philippe Ivanov | Piano | Did not qualify | - | |
2006 | Ilia Laporev | Cello | - | ||
2008–2016 | Did not participate | ||||
2018 | Alexandra Cooreman | Violin | Did not qualify | - | |
2022 | Thaïs Defoort | Cello[2] | – | No semi-finals | |
2024 | Mahault Ska | Piano[3] | - |
Hostings
[edit]Year | Location | Venues | Presenter(s) |
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1992 | Brussels | Cirque Royal | Marie-Françoise Renson |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Country profile: Belgium". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (29 March 2022). "Belgium: Thaïs Defoort Selected for Eurovision Young Musicians 2022". Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Eurovision des jeunes musiciens classiques : la jeune pianiste Mahault Ska représentera la Belgique". RTBF. 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
External links
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