"Release Me" is a song by the Belgian band

Hooverphonic Hooverphonic is a Belgian band that formed in October 1995. Though originally categorized as a trip hop group, they quickly expanded their sound to the point where they could no longer be described as a singular genre, but rather encompass altern ...

. It would have represented Belgium in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2020 The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was planned to be the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It would have taken place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, following the country's victory at the with the song "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence. The con ...

. The song was released as a digital download on 17 February 2020.

Eurovision Song Contest

The song would have represented

Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 Belgium originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song " Release Me" written by Alex Callier and Luca Chiaravalli. The song was performed by the band Hooverphonic, which was internally selected by the Flemish b ...

, after

was internally selected by the national broadcaster VRT. On 28 January 2020, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Belgium was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 12 May 2020, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.

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{{Eurovision Song Contest 2020 2020 singles 2020 songs Eurovision songs of 2020 Eurovision songs of Belgium Hooverphonic songs Songs written by Alex Callier