Belgium 2023: Gustaph - Because of You

[Kala]

Is this going to be the year of the gay bangers? Agoney and Benjamin both have a chance (more the former) but it will be interesting to see.

 

[Kala]

One point translates to 0.128% of the vote. It was THAT close.

 

[Pingu]

Absolutely OBSESSED with how wrong this went.

 

[VoR]

Cherine’s performance really was a masterclass in how to throw a fan favourite down the tubes

 

[Apoca]

Cherine’s performance really was a masterclass in how to throw a fan favourite down the tubes

Now that is a CLASSIC

 

[Dark Carnival]

This was my moment. Feeling humbled + blessed right now.

Oh wow this is awful

 

[Saltwater]

 

[VoR]

This really is a strong argument for mid tier countries to stick to internal selection for all time

 

[Pingu]

You’re implying they made a bad choice VoR.

 

[Penelope]

ADORE this choice!

 

[Penelope]

The DANCING

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Cherine’s performance really was a masterclass in how to throw a fan favourite down the tubes

We love to see it!

 

[Lucille]

wtf happened here

 

[Dark Carnival]

Belgium is shit and we should invade

 

[VoR]

Bless her

 

[Kala]

That’s a lovely message but the fact she even has to post this is both unsurprising and sad.

 

[GinAg (39)]

Moopy possibly the least unhinged part of the Eurovision community.

 

[Kala]

Moopy possibly the least unhinged part of the Eurovision community.

That might be the nicest thing you have ever said about me.

 

[ButterTart]

This is genuinely fucking atrocious though.

 

[Madíson]

It’s DELIGHTFUL.

 

[VoR]

I hope he keeps the live backing vocalists in Liverpool. They really elevate it.

 

[Tetris-Rock]

I hope he keeps the live backing vocalists in Liverpool. They really elevate it.

They’re ALL gonna have a FAB TIME

 

[Soldi]

Listened to this for the first time, what a LITTLE QUEEN!

 

[Soldi]

What on EARTH was that Chérine perf?!!

 

[GNL]

I thought this was going to be terrible judging by reactions online, but he's a good singer, the song is great, and he has a ridiculous giant hat. Perfect Eurovision fodder surely.

 

[Apoca]

Am I gonna go out of my way to listen to this on Spotify? Probably not.

Do I think this is a fun addition to one of the semifinals? Absolutely. Better than some of their recent finalists.

 

[VoR]

I can see it qualifying now we don’t have to worry about juries. Depends what else is in the mix.

 

[Penelope]

I think Belgium have quietly ended up becoming one of the more interesting Eurovision nations in recent years. Sennek has been their only real miss for me since their post-Loïc revival

 

[lolly]

Genuinely can't decide if I love it, hate it, or both.

 

[Madíson]

 

[ButterTart]

Better than some of their recent finalists.

That’s a staggeringly low bar, to be fair. In the last decade, they gave us the genuinely excellent Love Kills and then various shades of beige.

 

[The Unholy Ghost]

I like it and I’m pleased for Gustaph that he has something nice to do in May. I don’t necessarily want to hear it very often but at least it beat The Starlings and Chérine was never going anywhere after THAT grotesquerie of a performance ()

 

[Penelope]

I’m pleased for Gustaph that he has something nice to do in May. I don’t necessarily want to hear it very often

 

[Penelope]

Looking at that second semi......this is totally qualifying.

 

[Samanta TinAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaAAaaaA]

I've scanned the thread but I see no mention of THIS being the same Gustaph CORRECT??
One of the absolute biggest electropop bangers of about a decade ago, such a shame it wasn't a hit:



(HONESTLY worth clicking the play button, it's a GREAT SONG!)

In regard to the entry, it's a bit like QUEER VOMIT, and I think its a bit distasteful that the backing singers (who are almost as prominent vocally??) aren't credited.
But happy it's IN THE MIX either way.

 

[Lucille]

GLAD THAT’S CLEARED UP.

 

[IntoTheDark]

What a BIZZARE headline!

 

[Lucille]

I didn’t have to…

































BUT I DID ANYWAY

 

[GinAg (39)]

So this CLEARED UP, in a delightful moment of JUSTICE.

 

[disneyteletubby]

I quite liked the Belgium entry since seeing it only on Thursday and yesterday for the grand final. Nice that it got a few douze points too
True, the ladies should have also got more credit, but Gustaph, the slight Boy George lookalike, was quite good, and the song rather catchy/danceable