| Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | ||||
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| Country |  Belgium | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurosong 2016 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Showcase shows: 3 January 2016 10 January 2016 Final: 17 January 2016 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Laura Tesoro | |||
| Selected song | "What's the Pressure" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (3rd, 274 points) | |||
| Final result | 10th, 181 points | |||
| Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Belgium participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "What's the Pressure" written by Sanne Putseys, Louis Favre, Birsen Uçar and Yannick Werther. The song was performed by Laura Tesoro. The Belgian entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden was selected through the national final Eurosong 2016, organised by the Flemish broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). The competition featured five competing acts and consisted of two presentation shows and a final. In the final on 17 January 2016, the winner was selected over two rounds of voting: the first selected the top two via the votes of ten international jury groups and a public televote, while the second selected the winner solely by public televoting. "What's the Pressure" performed by Laura Tesoro was the winner after placing first during both rounds of voting.
Belgium was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2016. Performing as the closing entry during the show in position 18, "What's the Pressure" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Belgium placed third out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 274 points. In the final, Belgium performed in position 1 and placed tenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 181 points.