Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
| Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF) | |||
| Country | Belgium | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 17 February 2009 Song: 10 March 2009 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Copycat" | |||
| Artist | Copycat | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (17th) | |||
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Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Copycat", written by Benjamin Schoos and Jacques Duvall, and performed by the group Copycat. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Walloon Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF), internally selected its entry for the contest. The performers were announced on 17 February, and the song was presented to the public on 10 March 2009.
Belgium was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2009. Performing during the show in position 3, "Copycat" was not announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Belgium placed seventeenth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 1 point.