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[ESC United Mod Team]

 

[Looren]

I know it doesn't mean shit for now, but we're N°1 in the odds at the moment

 

[Deluxenite]

I know it doesn't mean shit for now, but we're N°1 in the odds at the moment

Well the artists had their first rehearsal last week. Lenn, Jelle & Mentissa posted about it.. Van De Veire also said on the radio he has already heard the songs.

So maybe there are rumors about a really good song this year.

 

[Looren]

Well nevermind we dropped back to 16th

 

[AlekS]

Well nevermind we dropped back to 16th

Did some Belgian eurofan put 1k on Belgium and then cash it out?
Other eurofans who have nothing to talk about gadzillion light years away from the final:

 

[Deluxenite]

Anyone that is good at lipreading?

Le Manou shared a video on Tik Tok with lyrics of her song but without sound.

Also apparantely Lenn's song is in English.

So so far we know for sure:
Le Manou- French
Lenn - English

 

[Deluxenite]

Le Manou confirmed on instagram she is in the first show, she says she has to sing next Tuesday, which is 10th december. We still dont know the other artists that day.

We will thus here her song 18th January.

 

[Deluxenite]

Seems like we are not gonna get any information on who is in which show? Time is shortening and still no news. Only tomorrow and monday left before the show on Tuesday.

Did anyone who got tickets maybe know who's performing when?

We only know for sure Le Manou is in the fist show since she confirmed it through her instagram.

So first show guess:
- Le Manou
- Red Sebastian
- Grace
- Stéfanie

Which leaves the second show:
- Lenn
- Leez
- Jelle
- Mentissa

 

[Deluxenite]

Okay so i possibly found the title of Lenn's song.

Wie is Len Neefs, zoon van Günther en kleinzoon van Louis, die meedoet aan de preselectie voor het Eurovisiesongfestival? ‘Het ongeluk van mijn grootouders is ook een deel van mijn leven’

Zijn grootvader Louis kreeg in Mechelen een tweede standbeeld voor zijn bijdrage aan de Vlaamse muziek, zijn vader Günther (58) staat al meer dan 30 jaar op het podium. De lat ligt hoog voor Len Neefs (24), maar hij is vastberaden om er – door mee te doen aan de preselecties voor het...

www.humo.be

In an dubbelinterview with his dad in Belgian Tabloid humo Last month he says:
"What are your songs about?

LEN "About everything. The big themes, the world, the complex society and how you stand in it as an individual, but also about what I experience myself. Like when I had just returned from Valencia. That was such an incredible experience - I can see myself living there one day. And then you arrive in Belgium and it starts to rain. That resulted in 'Deep Joy', a song about how you can fall from euphoric happiness into a well (laughs)."

Could " Deep Joy" be the title of his eurosong song then?

Jelle her song was btw cowritten bij Lindi Music (her FB) who recently released 2 Dutch dance tracks. Udo Mechels probably also co-wrote her song as he has the same management. Udo was in the preselections of 2014 where he ended sixth.

We might see Jelle with a Dutch dance track?

 

[Deluxenite]

You can ask questions to the competing artists through VRT instagram profile if you like. Tonight is the first preround. Hopefully we hear something soon.

 

[Deluxenite]

Seems like Leez, Lenn & Le Manou are in the first show today. Still lacking one name then for today, probably Stefanie or Jelle?

First show ( on television 18/01) is:
- Lenn
- Le Manou
- Leez
- Grace

Second Show (on television 25/01) is :
- Jelle
- Stefanie
- Mentissa
- Red Sebastian

I will stop posting now btw
Edit: Grace posted on instagram 11/12 she performed Yesterday as well.

 

[Mainshow]

Thanks for keeping us updated!

I can't wait to listen to all songs!

 

[Deluxenite]

Nothing leaked so far unfortunately. Seems like we really have to wait till January.

One thing got out though: Zita Wauters (20) might be co-hosting the show with Peter Van De Veire (53) as main host. She posted a story about it https://www.instagram.com/zitawauters/?hl=nl

She is the daughter of Koen Wauters. Koen is 1/2 of Clouseau, who represented Belgium in Eurovision 1991 with their song "Geef Het Op" and participated in the preselections of 1989 with "Anne" but ended second there losing to Ingeborg's Door De Wind.

Spicy Detail: Zita has been rumored to have slept with Leez older brother Metejoor (33).

 

[Deluxenite]

Recordings for second show are tomorrow. Stefanie Callebaut, Red Sebastian, Jelle Van Dael & Mentissa will be performing their song for the first time. According to Le Manou there is a crowd of +- 300 people for the recordings.

Nothing leaked about the first show, which is suprising . Curious if there will be leaks tomorrow.

This show seems a bit stronger then the 1st one, purely based on competing.
So i think chances are big winner is gonna come from the second show.

 

[BorisBubbles]

Nothing leaked about the first show, which is suprising .

It's not that surprising. Only a small crowd, and all of them signed a non-disclosure agreement. If anyone blabs,

I AM GONNA *GET* THOSE FUCKING TRAITORS -- ingeborg, vrt.

Rumours will be spread around but nothing major or anything.

Still gagged at the Roop tease of "DEEP JOY"... good grief. The calming voice of mother...

 

[Deluxenite]

It's not that surprising. Only a small crowd, and all of them signed a non-disclosure agreement. If anyone blabs,

I AM GONNA *GET* THOSE FUCKING TRAITORS -- ingeborg, vrt.

Rumours will be spread around but nothing major or anything.

Still gagged at the Roop tease of "DEEP JOY"... good grief. The calming voice of mother...

Well yeah. It's not sure yet that thats the title of Lenn's song but a good guess..

The only things we do know for sure right now is that Zita Wauters is cohosting and that Jelle's song is cowritten by Lindi Music since she posted that on her Facebook-page & is now posting about it on her stories on instagram as well ( Lindi.wave). Apparrantely she is also Jelle's Vocal Coach.

Lindi Music recently released two Dutch tracks "Altijd maar Alleen" & " Laat De Wereld Maar Vergaan" through her own name on spotify. This combined with the fact that Jelle has the same management as Udo Mechele (Henk Vermeulen Management) makes me believe Jelle might be in with a Dutch dancesong. Although Udo writes a lot internationally too ofcourse.

Edit: sounds promising, although it is only one opinion ofcourse.

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twitter.com

 

[Deluxenite]

Apparently it was a very strong 2nd show. Seeing some tweets saying Mentissa's song was better then her Mama Mia. Other ones were good too. Pretty excited!

We are also back on top in betting odds, tie with Sweden.

Odds Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Who will win the Eurovision Song Contest 2025? Bookmakers have predicted Belgium with best odds

eurovisionworld.com

 

[Mainshow]

Of course, odds are quite "nonsense" at this point but it's really great to witness that the shows (even though they happened behind closed doors) had an impact on them. It seems that the songs/entries are really well-received or "so good" that a someone/a few people betting on Beligum truly believe(s) that the country got a shot at performing really well in May.

 

[ESC94]

I have a question for our experts: Is the ESC more popular in Flanders or Wallonia?? I know that RTBF is more successful compared to VRT but does it mean anything regarding the viewership numbers??

 

[Deluxenite]

I have a question for our experts: Is the ESC more popular in Flanders or Wallonia?? I know that RTBF is more successful compared to VRT but does it mean anything regarding the viewership numbers??

I think the re-introduction of eurosong instead of internal preselections has made eurovision more popular in Flanders compared to Wallonia.

Although politically you might say Wallonia. In Flanders far right/centrum right are popular parties and they are mostly for less Europe. In Wallonia Leftish political parties are generally speaking more popular.

Of course, odds are quite "nonsense" at this point but it's really great to witness that the shows (even though they happened behind closed doors) had an impact on them. It seems that the songs/entries are really well-received or "so good" that a someone/a few people betting on Beligum truly believe(s) that the country got a shot at performing really well in May.

Jelle Van Dael comes with a pop-banger apparantely. People saying she might win.

Probably gonna go between her and Mentissa with Red Sebastian as a close third. I see Red Sebastian getting lots of jury points as Gustaph will probably be part of the judging panel. And Red Sebastian is a student of Gustaph..

 

[ESC94]

I think the re-introduction of eurosong instead of internal preselections has made eurovision more popular in Flanders compared to Wallonia.

Although politically you might say Wallonia. In Flanders far right/centrum right are popular parties and they are mostly for less Europe. In Wallonia Leftish political parties are generally speaking more popular.


Jelle Van Dael comes with a pop-banger apparantely. People saying she might win.

Probably gonna go between her and Mentissa with Red Sebastian as a close third. I see Red Sebastian getting lots of jury points as Gustaph will probably be part of the judging panel. And Red Sebastian is a student of Gustaph..

Do a lot of people in Flanders/Wallonia watch the ESC on Dutch/French channels?? I guess you can easily receive them in areas close to the border.