Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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| Member station | |
| National selection events |
National Final
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 10 |
| First appearance | 2003 |
| Last appearance | 2012 |
| Best result | 4th: 2009 |
| Worst result | 15th: 2007 |
| External links | |
| Belgium's page at Eurovision.tv | |
 For the most recent participation seeBelgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 |
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Belgium has competed in every Junior Eurovision Song Contest until 2013. The country's best result was in 2009, when Laura Omloop came 4th with "Zo verliefd". Belgium's worst result was in 2007, with Trust coming 15th with "Anders".
Belgium are one of the sixteen countries to have made their debut at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003, which took place on 15 November 2003 at the Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Two broadcasters were once responsible for the Belgium entry at Junior Eurovision - as for the Eurovision Song Contest, both Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT) and Walloon broadcaster Radio télévision belge de la communauté française (RTBF) were responsible for organising the Belgian entry for Junior Eurovision. The two broadcasters shared responsibility, with VRT organising one year, and RTBF organising the following year. In 2003 VRT organised the Belgian entry, sending X!NK to Copenhagen with "De vriendschapsband", while in 2004 RTBF organised the Belgian entry, sending the Free Spirits to the contest in Lillehammer with "Accroche-toi".
2005 marked a change to the format, with both broadcasters organising one national final due to the 2005 Contest being held in the Belgian city of Hasselt. Each broadcaster chose six songs to compete in one national final, with the final winner representing Belgium at the contest. The winner was Lindsay Daenen with "Mes rêves". 2006 returned to the previous format, with VRT organising the entry. Following this RTBF decided to withdraw from Junior Eurovision due to a lack of interest for the contest in Wallonia and in RTBF. This gave VRT total control of Belgium's Junior Eurovision entry.
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