In 1999 , Chinitor 's song " Like the Wind " was chosen as the Belgian representative in the 44th Eurovision Song Contest , which took place on 29 May in Jerusalem . Chinitor was unfortunate to be drawn to sing second , the draw known to Eurovision fans as the ' no hoper ' as no song performed second has ever won the contest . " Like the Wind " is a distinctive song with new-age influences , which could not match Belgium 's relatively high placement in the 1998 contest but managed to finish in a respectable joint 12th place of 23 entries , having received 38 points , the same as the United Kingdom entry
1998 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Vanessa Chinitor