▁the ▁winner ▁being ▁chosen ▁by ▁te lev oting . ▁The ▁public ▁displayed ▁their ▁preference ▁for ▁" Le ▁grand ▁soir " ▁performed ▁by ▁N uno ▁Res ende ▁by ▁a ▁wa fer - th in ▁margin ▁of ▁ 5 0 . 2 %, ▁narrow ly ▁be ating ▁the ▁runner - up , ▁" L ost ▁Parad ise " ▁performed ▁by ▁T iff any ▁C iel y . ▁ ▁At ▁Euro vision ▁Because ▁Belg ium ▁placed ▁ 2 2 nd ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁contest , ▁N uno ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁semi - final . ▁N uno ▁had ▁a ▁very ▁simple ▁performance , ▁which ▁was ▁effective ▁in ▁express ing ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁his ▁song . ▁N uno ▁was ▁alone ▁on ▁stage ▁throughout ▁the ▁whole ▁song ▁just ▁singing ▁his ▁heart ▁out ▁he ▁performed ▁ 1 1 th , ▁following ▁I cel and ▁and ▁preceding ▁the ▁Est onia ▁he ▁came ▁ 2 2 nd ▁with ▁ 2 9 ▁points ▁failing ▁to ▁qual ify ▁to ▁the ▁Grand ▁Final . ▁Therefore , ▁Belg ium ▁will ▁have ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final ▁again ▁in ▁E SC ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁sp ok esp erson ▁who ▁revealed ▁Belg ium ' s ▁votes ▁for ▁other ▁countries ▁was ▁Arm elle , ▁a ▁journalist ▁and ▁host ▁of ▁La ▁Une ▁ ▁Point s ▁awarded ▁by ▁Belg ium ▁ ▁Sem i ▁final ▁ ▁Final ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Belg ian ▁National ▁Final ▁page ▁ ▁Category : Bel g ium ▁in