Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
| Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF) | |||
| Country | Belgium | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 14 January 2019 Song: 28 February 2019 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Wake Up" | |||
| Artist | Eliot | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (13th) | |||
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Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Wake Up", written by Eliot Vassamillet and Pierre Dumoulin, and performed by Vassamillet himself under his stage name Eliot. The Belgian participating broadcaster, Walloon Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF), internally selected its entry for the contest. The artist was announced on 14 January, and the song was presented to the public on 28 February 2019.
Belgium was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2019. Performing during the show in position 10, "Wake Up" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Belgium placed thirteenth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 70 points.