Between 1991 and 2013 , Vermeulen following Luc Appermont had been the Flemish commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest . Due to unknown reasons in 1996 , Vermeulen was unable to commentate on the 1996 Contest with Michel Follet and Johan Verstreken filling in , however returning to commentate on the 1997 Contest , since the 1998 Contest Vermeulen has co-commentated the event with other television presenters including Bart Peeters and Tom De Cock . Vermeulen had also commentated for VRT viewers at the 2005 Junior Eurovision Song Contest
1998 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
André Vermeulen