🇧🇪 Belgium: Artist and Song Reveal on February 19

RTBF will reveal the artist and song that will represent Beglium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on February 19.

RTBF, the French-language public broadcaster of Belgium, will present the artist and the music video of the act that will represent Belgium next Thursday, on February 19. The announcement has been scheduled on the channel La Une at 18:21 CET.

Earlier this summer, rumours were saying that Loïc Nottet would have been chosen to represent Belgium at Eurovision 2026; however, RTBF promptly denied the news. Up to August 2025, no decision had been made on who would represent the country.

Belgium is unique in the Eurovision Song Contest for alternating organisation of its participation among its public broadcasters. RTBF, the French-language public broadcaster, alternates responsibility for participation with VRT, the Dutch-language public broadcaster.

Red Sebastian represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with “Strobe Lights”. He placed 14th in Semi-Final One, scoring 23 points. Belgium received 12 points from the Sammarinese jury.

Source: RTBF

Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest+

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.