Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country	Belgium
National selection
Selection process	Eurokids 2005
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals:; 4 September 2005; 11 September 2005; Final:; 18 September 2005
Selected artist(s)	Lindsay
Selected song	"Mes rêves"
Placement
Final result	10th, 63 points
Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Belgium as host country chose their Junior Eurovision entry for 2005 through Eurokids, a national final consisting of 12 songs competing over two semi-finals and a final. The winner of Eurokids was Lindsay Daenen with the song "Mes rêves".^[1]

Before Junior Eurovision

Eurokids 2005

Eurokids 2005 was the national final for Belgium at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005, organised by the two Belgian broadcasters: Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT) and Walloon broadcaster Radio télévision belge de la communauté française (RTBF).

Format

The format of the competition consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Each broadcaster chose six songs to compete, with the final winner representing Belgium at the contest.^[2] From the semi-finals, the best scoring three French speaking and three Dutch speaking participants advanced to the final. In all shows, the results were based on the votes from a four-member adult "expert" jury, a kids jury, a radio jury and televoting. The televote counted for 2/5 of the overall vote, with the other 3 juries counting for 1/5. The "expert" jury consisted of two members from Flanders and another two from Wallonia: Marcel Vanthilt, André Vermeulen, Mélanie Cohl and Viktor Lazlo.

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final took place on 4 September 2005.^[3]

Semi-final 1 (4 September 2005)
Draw	Artist	Song	Language	Points	Place
1	Les Opposées	"J'en ai marre"	French	40	6
2	Max	"Voor eeuwig"	Dutch	52	1
3	Marie	"Non, stop"	French	47	4
4	Jess 'n Emmy	"Een gevoel"	Dutch	50	2
5	Nicolas	"Le nez dans les étoiles"	French	46	5
6	qROCKmadam	"Grenzen"	Dutch	50	2

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final took place on 11 September 2005.^[4]

Semi-final 2 (11 September 2005)
Draw	Artist	Song	Language	Points	Place
1	Lila	"Een dagje uit"	Dutch	50	2
2	Mélanie	"Une fille ordinaire"	French	41	6
3	Matt	"De allermooiste van de klas"	Dutch	44	4
4	Céline	"Pourquoi"	French	48	3
5	Abigail	"Huisparty"	Dutch	44	4
6	Lindsay	"Mes rêves"	French	60	1

Final

The final was held on 18 September 2005. The winner was "Mes rêves" performed by Lindsay.^[1]^[5]

Final (18 September 2005)
Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Televote	Total	Place
1	Marie	"Non, stop"	28	14	42	5
2	Jess 'n Emmy	"Een gevoel"	26	18	44	4
3	Céline	"Pourquoi"	25	16	41	6
4	qROCKmadam	"Grenzen"	25	20	45	3
5	Lindsay	"Mes rêves"	36	24	60	1
6	Max	"Voor eeuwig"	31	22	53	2

Detailed Jury Votes
Draw	Song	Expert Jury	Kids Jury	Radio Jury	Total
1	"Non, stop"	10	7	11	28
2	"Een gevoel"	9	9	8	26
3	"Pourquoi"	7	8	10	25
4	"Grenzen"	8	10	7	25
5	"Mes rêves"	12	12	12	36
5	"Voor eeuwig"	11	11	9	31

At Junior Eurovision

At Junior Eurovision, Belgium performed in twelfth position, before Malta and after Latvia.^[6] Belgium placed in 10th position with 63 points; the highest of which was 12 points, which came from the Netherlands.^[7]^[8]

Voting

Points awarded to Belgium^[9]
Score	Country
12 points^[a]	Netherlands
10 points
8 points	Norway
7 points	Latvia Romania
6 points
5 points	Spain
4 points	Cyprus Malta
3 points
2 points	Greece
1 point	Belarus Croatia

Points awarded by Belgium^[9]
Score	Country
12 points	Netherlands
10 points	Spain
8 points	Denmark
7 points	Norway
6 points	Greece
5 points	Belarus
4 points	Romania
3 points	Russia
2 points	United Kingdom
1 point	Macedonia

Notes

^ All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.

References

^ ^a ^b "Lindsay wint Eurosong for Kids" (in Dutch). 18 September 2005. Archived from the original on 2020-03-21.
^ Philips, Roel (2004-11-22). "Junior 2005: 6 Flemish and 6 French songs in Belgian finals". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
^ Bakker, Sietse (September 5, 2005). "Belgium: Max wins first semifinal". Esctoday. Archived from the original on 2020-03-21.
^ Bakker, Sietse (September 11, 2005). "Belgium: Lindsay wins second semifinal". Esctoday. Archived from the original on 2020-03-21.
^ Bakker, Sietse (September 18, 2005). "Lindsay to represent Belgium in Hasselt". Esctoday. Archived from the original on 2020-03-21.
^ "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005". Junior Eurovision Song Contest History. European Broadcasting Union. 20 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2019-04-19.
^ "Lindsay". junioreurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 2019-05-18.
^ "Final of Hasselt 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Hasselt 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

External links

Official Belgian JESC Site

[10] All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.

[:0-1] "Lindsay wint Eurosong for Kids" (in Dutch). 18 September 2005. Archived from the original on 2020-03-21.

[2] Philips, Roel (2004-11-22). "Junior 2005: 6 Flemish and 6 French songs in Belgian finals". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

[3] Bakker, Sietse (September 5, 2005). "Belgium: Max wins first semifinal". Esctoday. Archived from the original on 2020-03-21.

[4] Bakker, Sietse (September 11, 2005). "Belgium: Lindsay wins second semifinal". Esctoday. Archived from the original on 2020-03-21.

[5] Bakker, Sietse (September 18, 2005). "Lindsay to represent Belgium in Hasselt". Esctoday. Archived from the original on 2020-03-21.

[JESC2007-6] "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005". Junior Eurovision Song Contest History. European Broadcasting Union. 20 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2019-04-19.

[7] "Lindsay". junioreurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 2019-05-18.

[8] "Final of Hasselt 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[2005detailed-9] "Results of the Final of Hasselt 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

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