VRT, the Dutch-language Belgian national broadcaster, has revealed details of its Eurovision 2025 coverage across its platforms.
VRT will broadcast Eurovision 2025 content on television on VRT 1, on radio on Radio2 and MNM and online on VRT MAX.
VRT 1
Het grote Songfestivalfeest 2024, which took place in Amsterdam in last December, will be broadcast in two parts on April 25 at 21:35 CET and on May 2 at 21:20 CET. The concert will feature performances from past Eurovision entrants such as Loreen (Eurovision 2012 and 2023 winner), Nicole (Eurovision 1982 winner), Nemo (Eurovision 2024 winner), Go_A (Ukraine 2020 and 2021), S10 (Netherlands 2022), Johnny Logan (Eurovision 1980 and 1987 winner), Baby Lasagna (Croatia 2024), Anne-Marie David (Eurovision 1973 winner) and Käärijä (Finland 2023).
On May 12, the day before the semi-final in which Red Sebastian will participate, Red Sebastian: de weg naar Eurovision (Red Sebastian: The road to Eurovision) will be broadcast at 21:35 CET. In this documentary, Red Sebastian will share details on how the preparations for Eurovision have been going, his feelings before the contest and will let the audience get to know him better.
All three live shows will be broadcast on VRT 1 and VRT MAX. Peter Van de Veire will provide commentary for all three shows. At 20:40, before each live show, Peter will give details on all the latest news from Basel and ask Flemish celebrities about their favourite Eurovision entries of all time in Eurovision Hallo Basel. Manu Van Acker will also report on preparations, the fans and the atmosphere in Belgium.
VRT MAX
Apart from broadcasting the live shows, VRT MAX and the VRT 1 social media pages will provide behind the scenes videos and photos from Basel. You can also download a scorecard from VRT MAX to use during the live shows.
Red Sebastian will appear on Makeupdate on VRT MAX on April 28. During and after the first semi-final and the final, Wannes Lacroix and Anna-Livia Smekens will host Eurovision unfiltered on the VRT MAX Youtube channel. They will react to the live shows and viewers are welcome to participate in the chat.
Radio2
As Peter Van de Veire will be in Basel, Siska Schoeters will take over presenting Goeiemorgen Morgen! on Radio2 on May 9 onwards. Siska will be joined by a special guest every day on the show. From May 12 onwards, Peter Van de Veire will provide daily updates from Basel on Goeiemorgen Morgen! (06:00-09:00 CET) and Spits (16:00-18:00 CET).
On May 17, Kim Debrie and Caren Meynen will present Radio2 Eurovision Songfestival 100 from 13:00 to 20:00 CET. Listeners can vote for their three favourite Eurovision entries the week before and the top 100 will be revealed on the show.
The podcast Good evening Europe will be broadcast on Radio Bene daily from May 12 at 12:00 CET. The podcast is presented by Peter Van de Veire and Xavier Taveirne and dives into the history of Eurovision and Belgian national finals. The podcast is also available on VRT MAX. Peter’s personal podcast Peter Van de Veire & de zandloper (Peter Van de Veire and the hourglass) also features an interview with Red Sebastian and is also available on VRT MAX.
MNM
On the radio station MNM, Manu Van Acker, who happens to be Red Sebastian’s childhood friend, will lead the Eurovision coverage. On the show De vrijdag is van ons (Friday is ours), which is broadcast every Friday between 16:00 and 18:00 CET, Manu will attempt to convince someone from a different European country to vote for Red Sebastian at Eurovision.
From May 12 onwards, Manu will do reports for the morning shows De MNM Ochtendshow and Club Kawtar. He will meet with Red Sebastian fans and give updates from them. These reports will also be available on the MNM social media platforms.
VRT NWS
VRT NWS will also be present in Basel and provide reports for news bulletins across their various platforms. Gianni Paelinck will report live from Basel.
Roblox
For the first time ever, VRT will build a Eurovision world in the online game platform Roblox. The Ketnet Carnival will get a Eurovision makeover and a Eurovision-themed mini-game will be available during Eurovision week.
Find out more about the Belgian representative below:
Red Sebastian won Eurosong 2025 as the favourite of both the jury and the public vote. He will represent Belgium in Basel with “Strobe Lights”.
We had the chance to speak with Red Sebastian at the London Eurovision Party. You can watch the interview here:
Red Sebastian will perform in slot number 9 in the first semi-final on May 13.
Image source: Taike De Wilde / VRT | Source: VRT
Belgium was one of the seven nations who participated in the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. To date, the country has won the contest only once in 1986. Sandra Kim won the contest with the song “J’aime la vie”. Her victory was not without controversy when it emerged that Sandra was just 13 years old, two years younger than the age restriction at the time. In the late 00s, Belgium struggled in the contest, failing to reach the final annually from 2005 until 2010, when Tom Dice finished 6th in the final with 143 points. Belgium has finished last at the contest eight times, including two sets of nul points.
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