Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Belgium | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurosong for Kids 2006 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 17 September 2006 24 September 2006 Final: 1 October 2006 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Thor! | |||
| Selected song | "Een tocht door het donker" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 7th, 71 points | |||
| Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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]
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 |
| Detailed Jury Votes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Expert Jury | Kids Jury | Radio 2 | Radio Donna | Total |
| 1 | "Zal je ooit" | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 |
| 2 | "Ik doe alle dingen" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 40 |
| 3 | "Zeg het mij" | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | "Ik doe wat ik wil" | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 45 |
| 5 | "Een tocht door het donker" | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 46 |
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 |
| Detailed Jury Votes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Expert Jury | Kids Jury | Radio 2 | Radio Donna | Total |
| 1 | "Echte vrienden" | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 39 |
| 2 | "Ik wil je nooit meer kwijt" | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 40 |
| 3 | "Waarom liet je mij daar staan" | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 36 |
| 4 | "Hé jij" | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 | "Waarom?" | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 47 |
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 |
| Detailed Jury Votes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Expert Jury | Kids Jury | Radio 2 | Radio Donna | Total |
| 1 | "Een tocht door het donker" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 47 |
| 2 | "Waarom?" | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 3 | "Ik doe wat ik wil" | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | "Ik doe alle dingen" | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 39 |
| 5 | "Ik wil je nooit meer kwijt" | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 40 |
At Eurovision
At Junior Eurovision, Belgium performed in thirteenth position, before Croatia and after Belarus.[5] Belgium placed in 7th position with 71 points; the highest of which was 10 points, which came from Croatia.[6][7]
Voting
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Notes
- ^ All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.
References
- ^ a b West-Soley, Richard (October 2, 2006). "Belgium sends Thor! to Bucharest". Esctoday.
- ^ "Belgium 2006". Archived from the original on 2007-11-07.
- ^ West-Soley, Richard (September 18, 2006). "Thor! wins first Belgian semi". Esctoday.
- ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (September 28, 2006). "The Fireflies win Belgian semifinal". Esctoday. Archived from the original on 2015-10-16.
- ^ "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006". Junior Eurovision Song Contest History. European Broadcasting Union. 22 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01.
- ^ "Thor!". junioreurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 2019-05-18.
- ^ "Final of Bucharest 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Bucharest 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.