Belgium finished last in the contest for the fifth and ( as of 2018 ) final time at the contest in Stockholm , before achieving its best result of the 21st century in 2003 , where Urban Trad sang in an invented language and earned second place with 165 points , losing out to Turkey 's Sertab Erener by just two points . Ishtar did the same in 2008 , but finished 17th in the first semi-final , failing to qualify for the final . In the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 , Belgium participated in the first semi-final on 12 May 2009 , however they received just one point which came from Armenia and left them in second-last position
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest