Eurovision Song Festival expert Jonathan Hendrickx has also been surprised by what Kijkend Europe has decided: “With the Bookmakers he was even fifth in the final. So it is a very big disappointment. It is almost impossible to explain.”
On social media a lot of viewers express their displeasure: “Belgium is a mess”, it sounds, which wants to mean as much as: “Red Sebastian deserved to push on to the final.” Seppe himself likes the reactions: “It’s nice to read those reactions, but I also want to congratulate the finalists. Everyone deserves it, they are all very sweet and super talented.”