BEHIND THE SCENES | Gustaph and ‘Because Of You’ to represent Belgium at 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool
Gustaph, né Stef Caers (42 ), will represent Belgium in Liverpool in England for the 2023 Eurovision Tune Contest Gustaph and his tune ‘ Since of You‘ won the ending of Eurosong, which is Flanders‘ choice contest for the ESC. Dennis and I visited the finale live, in the audience, at Brussels‘ Heysel‘s Palace 12
Sweden has its Melodifestivalen ( Tune Celebration) and Italy has the Celebration della canzone italiana, much better called Celebration di Sanremo or Sanremo Celebration When Flanders picks an agent for Belgium at the ESC, it– often– arranges Eurosong. Wallonia does not hold public preselections, however normally chooses somebody from tune contests such as ‘ The Voice Belgique‘.
From 1975 to 1989, Eurosong was a staple of Flemish tv. However Eurosong never ever caused truly effective entry at the ESC. So after 1989 it hasn’t constantly been arranged. Likewise, it is rather costly to produce and public broadcasting corporation VRT is constantly under pressure to cut expenses and to do what the Flemish minister of Culture desires.
2023 marks a go back to the Eurosong brand name. It was last kept in 2016. This year, it included 5 brief broadcasts from Monday to Friday, culminating in the other day’s live broadcast ending.
Live from Brussels
The audience was anticipated to come to 6.30 PM, with the broadcast beginning 2 hours later on, at 8.30 PM. So we properly showed up on time in Brussels. Dennis had actually made some salad so we might consume something prior to getting in.
We were far from the very first to provide ourselves at the entryway, however the procedure was smooth. After dropping off our possessions at the cloakroom, we headed to the occasion hall itself. Palace 12 is not a tv studio and it reveals. It’s an occasion hall. It’s not too hot and it’s not constrained. So the audience was big.
Dennis and I had a terrific area at the front, however we were informed to go even more back. Dennis is really high and we stood in the line of sight of the electronic cameras. That was rather a downer, however Dennis took it sportingly. Thankfully, our brand-new area provided us a good viewpoint too.
The program
Experiencing the program in the hall is rather various to what you see on tv. Acts and efficiencies play out in a different way.
Ameerah‘s ‘ The Carnival‘ act truly looked fantastic from within. Chérine‘s ‘ Ça m’ ennuie pas‘ maybe less. Gala Dragot‘s post-act ‘scene’ responding to Alexander Rybak looked aggressive.
Eurosong winner Gustaph convincingly carried out finest. The act works well on a phase. He wasn’t a preferred in advance, however scored 3rd with the expert jury and second with the public so he won.
The program lasted some 2 hours and those zipped. It was an enjoyable night and experience. I did not have the ‘broadcast recording feel’ I had years ago going to ‘ So You Believe You Can Dance‘. This was more a show.
Afterparty
After the recording, there was an afterparty with efficiencies by gay crowd pleasers (the gay describing the crowd, not the pleasers) ESC 1986 winner Sandra Kim and Kate Ryan (ESC 2006). Since in Flanders, Eurovision is a gay affair. It’s our FIFA World Cup
A chance to state hey there to individuals we understand and talk about winner( s) and losers of Eurosong. And likewise an enjoyable amuse-bouche for Danny‘s and my see to Liverpool and Manchester
