Now we know the candidates. The songs, here’s for later. “We thought it was very important that the candidates were involved in their song. That they contributed to it or at least thought about it,” explains Peter Van de Veire. “All 7 have a clear contribution, which is important to be able to stay on that stage. It is not the case that we have linked someone else’s song to an artist.”
In any case, the candidates will compete against each other in the Eurosong show on January 14th. According to host Van de Veire, there is “a huge diversity among the candidates if you look at the background of those people”. “Diversity is also very important at the Song Contest itself. It was especially good to see that we got a huge response to the fact that we are doing Eurosong again. We didn’t really have to make any effort to achieve that diversity. The registrations went well. in all directions, in every respect “.
We don’t see really big names among the candidates. “But you don’t need it for the Eurovision Song Contest,” says Peter Van de Veire. “If the artist believes it, the song is great and the act is there, then you don’t need anything else.” One of the biggest names is, as already mentioned, Tom Dice. “He can’t wait to do it,” says Van de Veire. “Tom already told me about Zomerhit they were writing.
“Tom and Kato, the starlings, have set a very high standard for themselves and people could expect a lot from them. As an advantage. It will still be a very exciting match.”
