Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
| Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
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| Country |
 Belgium
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurosong 2014 | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Casting: 2 February 2014 9 February 2014 Call Back: 16 February 2014 Semi-finals: 23 February 2014 2 March 2014 9 March 2014 Final: 16 March 2014 |
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| Selected entrant | Axel Hirsoux | |||
| Selected song | "Mother" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result |
Failed to qualify (14th, 28 points) |
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| Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their entry was selected through the national final Eurosong 2014, organised by the Belgian broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). Axel Hirsoux performed the Belgian entry "Mother" written by Rafael Artesero and Ashley Hicklin. The song failed to qualify from the first semi-final, placing 14th and scoring 28 points.
Eurosong 2014 was the national final that selected Belgium's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. This marked a return to a national final selection procedure by the Flemish broadcaster VRT, who last organised a televised multi-artist national final in 2008, opting instead for internal selections in the years between.
The format of the competition involved a series of seven televised shows that included a casting process to select performers, a call back round that gives previously eliminated performers a second chance to advance, semi-finals where the selected performers presented their potential contest entries, ultimately concluding with a final where the Belgian entry for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest was selected. The competition series was hosted by Eva Daeleman and Peter Van de Veire.
The application process for artists and songs was conducted separately. Artists were required to submit an audition film where they performed a cover of a past Eurovision Song Contest song. Candidates were able to apply to participate individually or in a group of up to six people. The submission deadline for performers was on 14 October 2013. Interested lyricists and composers were able to submit their song proposals by 28 October 2013.
A panel of four experts guided viewers through the process of selecting the best artist and song to represent Belgium in Copenhagen. The panel consisted of:
The eight contestants that were selected to advance directly to the semi-finals and the eight contestants that were selected for the call back round were all provided with entries by the jury panel from the received submissions. The four contestants that did not advance from the call back round (White Bird, Jessy, Mr. Jones and Joyce) did not perform their song during the competition.
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