In 2014 it was announced that Hirsoux would compete in '' Eurosong 2014 '' , the Belgian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 organised by the Belgian broadcaster Vlaamse Radio - en Televisieomroeporganisatie ( VRT ) . He performed the song " Mother " during the first Casting Show , the song progressed to the Semi-final . On 9 March 2014 he performed during the third Semi-final , he progressed to the Final . The final of the competition took place on 16 March 2014 at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp . He was announced as the winner and would represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 at the B&W Hallerne in Copenhagen , Denmark . During the semi-final allocation draw on 20 January 2014 at the Copenhagen City Hall , Belgium was drawn to compete in the second half of the first semi-final on 6 May 2014 . The song failed to qualify from the first semi-final , placing 14th and scoring 28 points . After the contest on 7 July 2014 he released the single " Bellissimo " . In November 2014 Hirsoux & Camille Beniest released the single " Because You Need Me " . On 1 June 2015 he released the single " Haut l'humain "
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Axel Hirsoux