Belgium was represented by

Barbara Dex Barbara Maria Karel Deckx (born 22 January 1974), better known by her stage name Barbara Dex, is a Belgian singer who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Iemand als jij". Dex had qualified via the Belgian n ...

at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, which took place in

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, performing "Iemand als jij". Dex was the winner of the

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national final for the contest, ''Eurosong '93''.

Before Eurovision

Eurosong '93

Flemish broadcaster Belgische Radio- en Televisieomroep Nederlandstalige Uitzendingen (BRTN) was in charge of preparations for the Belgian entry for the 1993 Contest. BRTN held a national final to select the entry for the Contest, consisting of four semi-finals leading up to a grand final on 6 March 1993. The shows were held in

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, hosted by Alexandra Potvin and Hans Otten.

Semi-finals

Four semi-finals were held in February 1993 to select the 12 finalists for the Belgian final. 10 songs competed in each semi-final, with the top 3 songs, selected by an expert jury, progressing to the final.

Final

The final of the contest was held on 6 March 1993, where the winner of the Contest was selected from the 12 semi-final qualifiers by six juries: five regional juries and one expert jury. The final winner was

with "Iemand als jij".

Voting

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Dex performed 7th in the running order, following

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and preceding

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. Her performance became infamous due to her see-through dress, which she made herself. At the close of the voting "Iemand als jij" had received 3 points, placing Belgium 25th and last, relegating the country from taking part in the 1994 Contest.

Voting

References

External links

Belgian National Final 1993
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1993 1993 Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

Eurovision The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...