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According to tv magazine Télépro, there were three participants from the most recent season of The Voice Belgique on the short list of French-speaking broadcaster RTBF. In addition to that of Ellie Delvaux would also Pierre Lizée Kaye and Olivier have been in the running for the ticket toward Kiev. Striking: popular singer Alice on the Roof would have written according to Télépro to one of the songs of the singers. Yet in the end the choice fell on Blanche, the stage name of Ellie Delvaux.

Télépro picked up this summer already out with the News that Pierre Lizée or Olivier Kaye would represent Belgium on the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest. RTBF did not respond to those rumors and does not now. Now on the website of the French-language magazine more details on the internal selection of the Walloon broadcaster. There would indeed have been conversations with Pierre Lizée and Olivier Kaye. They have proposed some potential entries, each of the middle of October to the team of RTBF. Striking: group Puggy, Alex Gaby and Alice Denny composed participated in some of those songs. Puggy is very famous in Wallonia and also Gaby is a popular guy. He scored several hits and is involved in the debut album of Loïc Nagashima.

Ideal Eurovision singer

Yet the most striking name of Alice Denny. She is best known by her stage name Alice on the Roof. Alice (photo Fabrice Hauwel) is currently hot and for many an ideal Eurovision singer. Its international sounding songs do very well on the radio and Alice pulled out all the stage of Rock Werchter and Pukkelpop. It is good that a young singer whose career rising is going to cooperate with potential Eurovision songs.

Renowned names or not, the fact is that the songs of both Pierre and Olivier were not strong enough stood to be bombed to Eurovision entry. RTBF came so quickly go to that other name on their list: Ellie Delvaux (Blanche). There was no time to lose. Dean: ‘ I had to decide very quickly, because I didn’t think after about a possible participation. But the selection Committee was so enthusiastic about our song that the choice was quickly made. ‘ She wrote and composed her entry for Kiev together with Pierre Dumoulin of the band Roscoe.