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Belgium’s prospects for Eurovision glory in 2013 were decided
on a lunchtime radio show back in December where internally selected candidate
Roberto Bellarosso offered up three choices. It’s an unorthodox procedure for
place in a Contest where so much depends on the visual but singing without
being seen is nothing new for Roberto who won the Belgian version of The Voice
where judges first decide upon a blind audition. Thankfully for Eurovision he’s
also a bit of a looker, with his chiselled cheekbones and trendy fringe and
eyebrows that are threatening to outdo Farid’s from Azerbaijan. The song has undergone
a bit of a makeover since the selection and whilst never quite being brilliant,
it’s not at all bad. It has a hint of something early 80s about it, the
synthesised chords I think, and reminds me of something I can’t quite put my
finger on. Belgium struggles at Eurovision, only having won once back in 1986
with Sandra Kim’s J’Aime La Vie, and has no real natural allies to give them
the benefit of cultural voting trends, although Roberto’s native Italy does
vote in his semi which might help him. He’s going to need it, and his chances
rest as much with how well or poorly his fellow semi-finalists fare as with
himself, though I still think qualifying would be more of a surprise than a
given at the moment.
My scores: 7 points
Monty x
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