Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
The Belgian participating broadcaster, Flemish Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT), selected its entry for the contest through the national final Eurosong 2002.Performing during the show in position 16, Belgium placed thirteenth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 33 points.[1] Since then, they have won the contest on one occasion in 1986 with the song "J'aime la vie", performed by Sandra Kim.On 6 June 2001, VRT confirmed its participation in the 2002 contest and announced that the Eurosong national final would be held to select its entry.The competition consisted of five shows that commenced on 20 January 2002 and concluded with a final on 17 February 2002 where the winning song and artist were selected.[8] During each of the five shows, the expert jury provided commentary and feedback to the artists as well as selected entries to advance in the competition.[17] The group performed at the contest under the new name Sergio and the Ladies, and Belgium finished in thirteenth place with 33 points.