page_title: Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
section_title: Semi-final
hierarchical_section_title: Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 / At Eurovision / Semi-final
caption_attribution_description: English: Laura Tesoro representing Belgium with the song "What's The Pressure" during a rehearsal before the second semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016&#160;in Stockholm. (Help translate this text)
context_page_description: 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. 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.
context_section_description: Laura Tesoro took part in technical rehearsals on 5 and 7 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 11 and 12 May. This included the jury show on 11 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.
  The Belgian performance featured Laura Tesoro dressed in a silver outfit performing a choreographed dance routine on stage together with two female and two male backing vocalists/dancers who were dressed in white. The backing vocalists/dancers were positioned on stage with microphone stands atop raised platforms equipped with lighting. The performance began with the performers entering the stage waving and throwing handkerchiefs in the colours of the Belgian flag. The stage colours were yellow and red and the LED screens and stage floor displayed circular patterns and disco lights. Tesoro and her supporting performers concluded the performance on the satellite stage. The Belgian performance was choreographed by Ish Aït Hamou and Yves Ruth together with Laura Tesoro. The stage costumes for the performance were designed by the Antwerp-based ready-to-wear label O'Rèn. The backing vocalists/dancers and the one off-stage backing vocalist that join Laura Tesoro during the performance were: Melany Bhola, Laurens Hagens, Kevin Van der Meer, Rebecca Louis and Tanja Daese.
  At the end of the show, Belgium was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Belgium placed third in the semi-final, receiving a total of 274 points: 135 points from the televoting and 139 points from the juries.
caption: Laura Tesoro during a rehearsal before the second semi-final
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