| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Belgium | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurosong '08 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Heats: 27 January 2008 3 February 2008 10 February 2008 17 February 2008 Semi-finals: 24 February 2008 2 March 2008 Final: 9 March 2008 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Ishtar | |||
| Selected song | "O Julissi" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Michel Vangheluwe | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (17th) | |||
| Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "O Julissi" written by Michel Vangheluwe. The song was performed by the band Ishtar. The Belgian entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia was selected through the national final Eurosong '08, organised by the Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). The competition featured twenty competing entries and consisted of seven shows. In the final on 9 March 2008, "O Julissi Na Jalini" performed by Ishtar was selected as the winner via a public televote. The song was later retitled as "O Julissi".
Belgium was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 20 May 2008. Performing during the show in position 6, "O Julissi" was not announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Belgium placed seventeenth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 16 points.