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'Strobe Lights' by Red Sebastian is Belgium's song for Eurovision 2025

01 February 2025 at 22:52 CET
Red Sebastian will represent Belgium at Basel 2025 Photo: VRT
Red Sebastian will represent Belgium at Basel 2025, after his song 'Strobe Lights' won the country's Eurovision pre-selection 'Eurosong'.

Belgium has chosen its Basel hopeful! On Saturday 1 February, we got to watch as the country selected the song that will represent them at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest. The Belgian people have spoken - and it's Red Sebastian that will fly the black, yellow and red flag in May, with his song Strobe Lights

Belgium's latest Eurovision entry was picked via the national final Eurosong, with 8 songs in contention for earning that sought-after victory.

Scoring on the night came from two sources - a public vote from viewers watching at home, and a jury vote from a 15-person panel of industry professionals. Both sets of scores had a 50% weighting attached. 

Strobe Lights won both the jury vote (132 points) and the public vote (291 points), earning Eurosong victory via a unanimous decision and an enormous margin.

Below Red Sebastian's 423-point win was Leez with 144 points in second place (with her song Perfectly Imperfect) and Mentissa finishing in third position on 131 points (with her song Désolée).

Red Sebastian

At the age of 14, Seppe Herreman (now 25 years old) was a finalist in Belgium's Got Talent (2014). He remained passionate about music and continued his studies at the Conservatory of Ghent, where he received singing lessons from none other than Gustaph (Belgium’s artist at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023)!

At the Conservatory, he developed his alter ego: Red Sebastian. Seppe was a finalist in the 2024 TV show Sing Again, in which he stood out for both his fantastic vocal range and his remarkable outfits.

Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest

Belgium is one of the founding countries of the Eurovision Song Contest, participating in the very first competition in 1956.

As the country is divided into two major linguistic regions, two public broadcasters alternate the responsibility for their country’s presence in the Contest; French-language RTBF organises participation in even years, while Flemish-language VRT takes over in odd years.

It was RTBF that gave Belgium their first and (so far) only victory, when they sent 13-year-old Sandra Kim to perform at Bergen 1986 with the song J'aime La Vie.

The teen from Montegnée will probably remain the youngest champion as the rules were changed shortly after her victory to ensure that all performers are at least 16-years-old by the time they take to the stage.

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