Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023
Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom, with the song "Because of You" performed by Gustaph. The Belgian entry for the 2023 contest was selected through the national final Eurosong 2023, organised by the Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). The competition featured seven competing acts and consisted of five songclub shows and a final. In the final on 14 January 2023, "Because of You" performed by Gustaph was selected as the winner via the votes of a fifteen-member jury panel and a public vote.
A video postcard introduced Gustaph's performance in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The postcard was filmed at the Atomium in Brussels in March 2023 in collaboration with the host broadcaster BBC. The Angel of the North sculpture in Gateshead and the Independence Monument in Kyiv were also featured in the Belgian postcard.
Gustaph during a rehearsal before the second semi-final
Because of You (Gustaph song)
"Because of You" is a song by Belgian singer Gustaph, released as a single on 13 January 2023. The song represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after winning Eurosong 2023, Belgium's national final for that year's Eurovision Song Contest. At the contest in finished in 7th place at the final, with 182 points. It reached number two on the Belgium Singles Charts and was certified Platinum. Elsewhere it reached the charts in Australia, Lithuania, Sweden, Netherlands, and UK.
Because of You (Gustaph song)
