Belgium in the Eurovision Young Musicians

Belgium has participated in the biennial classical music competition Eurovision Young Musicians 11 times since its debut in 1986, most recently taking part in 2024. The country's best result is two third-place finishes, in 1990 and 1992; two of only four years in which the country has qualified for the televised final (the others being 2022 and 2024, which were one-night-only televised finals). Belgium hosted the contest in 1992.[1]

Belgium
Belgium
Participating broadcasterRTBF (1986–)
VRT (2000–2006)
Participation summary
Appearances11 (4 finals)
First appearance1986
Highest placement3rd: 1990, 1992
Host1992

Participation overview

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Table key
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Third place
Year[1] Entrant Instrument Final Semi
1986 Rhonny Ventat Saxophone Did not qualify -
1988 Eliane Reyes Piano -
1990 Christophe Delporte Accordion 3 -
1992 Marie Hallynck Cello 3 -
1994 David Cohen Cello Did not qualify -
1996 -
1998 Did not participate
2000 Yossif Ivanov Violin Did not qualify -
2002 Did not participate
2004 Philippe Ivanov Piano Did not qualify -
2006 Ilia Laporev Cello -
20082016 Did not participate
2018 Alexandra Cooreman Violin Did not qualify -
2022 Thaïs Defoort Cello[2] No semi-finals
2024 Mahault Ska Piano[3] -

Hostings

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Year Location Venues Presenter(s)
1992 Brussels Cirque Royal Marie-Françoise Renson

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Country profile: Belgium". youngmusicians.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ^ Granger, Anthony (29 March 2022). "Belgium: Thaïs Defoort Selected for Eurovision Young Musicians 2022". Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Eurovision des jeunes musiciens classiques : la jeune pianiste Mahault Ska représentera la Belgique". RTBF. 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
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