Belgium was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Anders", written by Mirek Coutigny, Laurens Platteeuw, Matthieu Renier, and Eva Storme, and performed by the band Trust. The Dutch participating broadcaster, (VRT), selected its entry for the contest through Junior Eurosong 2007. The national competition consisted of nine songs competing over three stages.
Before Eurovision Junior Eurosong 2007 Junior Eurosong 2007 was the national final organised by (VRT) to select its entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007.
Format The format of the competition consisted of three shows: one quarter-final, one semi-final and a final. All shows were hosted by Ben Roelants.
Results during the quarter-final and the semi-final shows were determined by the three-member jury panel and votes from the public. In the quarter-final, the songs first faced a public televote where the top five entries qualified. The jury then selected an additional qualifier from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition. In the semi-final, the songs first faced a public televote where the top three entries qualified. The jury then selected an additional qualifier from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition. In the final, public televoting exclusively determined the winner.
The jury participated in each show by providing feedback to the competing artists and selecting entries to advance in the competition. The panel consists of:
Karen Damen Stijn Kolacny Heidi Lenaerts
Quarter-final
The quarter-final took place on 8 September 2007. Six entries qualified to the final. The nine competing entries first faced a public televote where the top five songs advanced. An additional qualifier was selected from the remaining four entries by the jury.
+ Quarter-final – 8 September 2007ArtistSongResult 1Mijn broer en ik"Knallen"Advanced 2 Mona "Alleen"Eliminated 3De Juffra's"Te schoon voor u"Advanced 4Trust"Anders"Advanced 5Jasper"Weekend"Advanced 6De Dalton Sisters"Verander de wereld"Advanced 7 Swing "Nu is het feest"Eliminated 8 Larissa "Blijf bij mij"Eliminated 9Bab"Laat mij gerust"Advanced
Semi-final The semi-final took place on 15 September 2007. Four entries qualified to the final. The six competing entries first faced a public televote where the top three songs advanced. An additional qualifier was selected from the remaining three entries by the jury.
+ Semi-final – 15 September 2007ArtistSongResult 1Bab"Laat mij gerust"Advanced 2 Jasper "Weekend"Eliminated 3 De Juffra's "Te schoon voor u"Eliminated 4De Dalton Sisters"Verander de wereld"Advanced 5Trust"Anders"Advanced 6Mijn broer en ik"Knallen"Advanced
Final The final took place on 22 September 2007. "Anders" performed by Trust was selected as the winner after accumulating the highest number of televotes. + Final – 22 September 2007ArtistSongPlace 1 De Dalton Sisters "Verander de wereld" 2Bab "Laat mij gerust" 2 3 Mijn broer en ik "Knallen" 4Trust"Anders" 1
At Eurovision At Junior Eurovision, Belgium performed in second position, before Armenia and after Georgia. Belgium placed in 15th position with 19 points; the highest of which was 7 points, which came from the Netherlands, and was the only country that awarded points to Belgium.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Belgium Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Belgium Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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