It's a talent show format for Belgium! Last night we saw the first round, where the first 15 artists had to cover a Eurovision song. 4 went through to the semis, 4 go to the 'callback' and the other 7 went home!

The artists, as ranked by the juries:

1. Udo - Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi: 93 points
2. Nelson - Glorious: 86 points
3. Eva Jacobs - In Your Eyes: 86 points
4. Axel Hirsoux -Tu Te Reconnaîtras: 84 points
   Callback:
5. Joyce Lemmens - Mister: 82 points (originally: Sister, Belgium 2002)
6. 2Fabiola ft. Loredana - My Number One: 81 points
7. Jessy - Euphoria: 81 points
8. White Bird - Fly On The Wings Of Love: 80 pointsOut:
9. Di Stephano - L'Amour Ça Fait Chanter La Vie: 78 points
10. The Fuckuleles - Waterloo: 76 points
11. Violet Sky - Door De Wind: 73 points
12. Gracious Wild - In Love For A While: 72 points
13. Elvya Dulcimer - Sweet People: 72 points
14. 3M8S - Only Teardrops: 71 points
15. The Exclusive Strings - Hard Rock Hallelujah: 68 points

they could have chose some good ESC songs to cover

Second casting:

1. Petra - All Kinds Of Everything: 92
2. Yass – L’Oiseau et L’Enfant: 89
3. Tisha Cyrus - Düm Tek Tek: 86
4. Axeela - Believe: 85
   Callback:
5. Day One - Satellite: 85
6. Sil - Where Are You?: 84
7. Bandits - Geef Het Op: 83
8. Mister Jones - Standing Still: 80
   Out:
9. Bastien - Fly On The Wings Of Love: 79
10. Andrei Lugovski - In A Moment Like This: 75
11. Maureen - Ding-A-Dong: 74
12. Dina Rodrigues - Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi: 71
13. Soulbrothers - Puppet On A String: 68
14. Aelia - Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son: 68
15. Manuel Palomo - Eres Tu: 63