{"id":3495,"date":"2026-02-19T07:55:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T07:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ogaebelgium.be\/et-le-candidat-belge-pour-2026-est\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:22:06","slug":"et-le-candidat-belge-pour-2026-est","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ogaebelgium.be\/fr\/et-le-candidat-belge-pour-2026-est\/","title":{"rendered":"Et la candidate belge pour l&rsquo;Eurovision 2026 est&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On conna\u00eet enfin l&rsquo;artiste qui repr\u00e9sentera la Belgique au Concours Eurovision de la chanson 2026. Il s&rsquo;agit d&rsquo;<strong>ESSYLA<\/strong> qui interpr\u00e9tera la chanson \u00ab\u00a0<em>Dancing on the ice<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb le 12 mai lors de la premi\u00e8re demi-finale. D\u00e9couvrez la chanson ici :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"ESSYLA - Dancing on the Ice | Belgium \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9sfI4g6DWTU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OGAE Belgium<\/strong> a eu l\u2019occasion de rencontrer ESSYLA, de son vrai pr\u00e9nom Alice, originaire de Perwez dans le Brabant wallon, qui f\u00eatera ses 30 ans cette ann\u00e9e. Alors qu\u2019<strong>OGAE Belgium<\/strong> c\u00e9l\u00e9brera ses 35 ans en 2026, que le concours f\u00eatera ses 70 ans et que l\u2019on comm\u00e9morera les 40 ans de la victoire de <strong>Sandra Kim<\/strong>, elle nous confirme que les astres \u00e9taient d\u00e9finitivement align\u00e9s pour sa participation \u00e0 l\u2019Eurovision !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depuis l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 dernier, les rumeurs annon\u00e7aient <strong>Lo\u00efc Nottet<\/strong> comme porte-drapeau \u00e0 Vienne, mais ce dernier aurait \u00e9t\u00e9 refroidi par l\u2019atmosph\u00e8re actuellement pesante autour du concours. Rapidement, le nom d\u2019Essyla est apparu sur les r\u00e9seaux sociaux\u2026 Pas facile pour elle de garder le secret : \u00ab Je recevais des messages presque tous les jours, de mes proches aussi, me demandant si c\u2019\u00e9tait bien vrai, mais je ne pouvais rien dire. Je suis soulag\u00e9e de pouvoir dire maintenant : je vais \u00e0 l\u2019Eurovision ! Je vais y faire de la musique et rencontrer plein d\u2019artistes ! \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Une \u00e9motion d\u2019autant plus particuli\u00e8re que, d\u00e9j\u00e0 enfant, elle se souvient avoir regard\u00e9 le concours Junior lors de l\u2019\u00e9dition organis\u00e9e \u00e0 <strong>Hasselt<\/strong>. En 2019, elle participe \u00e0 l\u2019Eurovision des Ch\u0153urs avec la chorale Almakalia. En 2024, elle fait m\u00eame partie du jury belge de l\u2019Eurovision. Elle se rappelle d\u2019ailleurs tr\u00e8s bien de son \u00ab 12 points \u00bb : \u00ab La France ! Il y avait une \u00e9vidence pour tout le jury cette ann\u00e9e-l\u00e0. Nos voisins avaient vraiment bien fait \u00e7a. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Il y a aussi le lien indirect avec <strong>J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Makiese<\/strong>. Essyla est en effet arriv\u00e9e deuxi\u00e8me de la 9e \u00e9dition de <strong>The Voice Belgique<\/strong>, et elle a gard\u00e9 contact avec notre repr\u00e9sentant 2022. \u00ab Nous sommes de la g\u00e9n\u00e9ration r\u00e9seaux sociaux. Je suis ce qu\u2019il fait et je suis s\u00fbre qu\u2019il m\u2019enverra un petit message avec ses conseils quand il verra l\u2019info. Je compte bien prendre conseil aupr\u00e8s des anciens participants. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quelles sont les prochaines \u00e9tapes ? Les concerts pr\u00e9vus au Reflektor et au Botanique seront report\u00e9s. \u00ab La priorit\u00e9, c\u2019est l\u2019Eurovision. Je pr\u00e9senterai mon album ult\u00e9rieurement. Maintenant, je ne pense qu\u2019\u00e0 \u201cDancing on the Ice\u201d. Mais je serai pr\u00e9sente \u00e0 Eurovision in Concert \u00e0 Amsterdam et \u00e0 la preparty de Londres. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Concernant la prestation \u00e0 Vienne, Essyla reste volontairement vague : \u00ab Ce sera diff\u00e9rent du clip, mais il y aura quand m\u00eame quelques similarit\u00e9s. J\u2019aime jouer sur la dualit\u00e9 : le c\u00f4t\u00e9 sombre et lumineux \u00e0 la fois. C\u2019est pareil dans ma personnalit\u00e9. \u00bb. Il se pourrait bien qu\u2019elle ne soit pas seule sur la sc\u00e8ne de l\u2019Eurovision, mais elle souhaite garder quelques surprises pour le grand soir. Un premier aper\u00e7u n\u2019est cependant pas exclu lors d\u2019un live de <strong>The Voice Belgique<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naturelle, fun et mature, Essyla est bien dans ses bottes. Nous avons pass\u00e9 un agr\u00e9able moment en sa compagnie. Elle a h\u00e2te de rencontrer les fans OGAE. Son titre sera disponible sur toutes les plateformes d\u00e8s minuit ce jeudi 19 au soir. Nous lui souhaitons, ainsi qu\u2019\u00e0 toute la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation belge, beaucoup de succ\u00e8s dans cette belle aventure ! \ud83c\udfa4\u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.ogaebelgium.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_6500.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On conna\u00eet enfin l&rsquo;artiste qui repr\u00e9sentera la Belgique au Concours Eurovision de la chanson 2026. 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