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Strobe Lights
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| "Strobe Lights" | ||||
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| Single by Red Sebastian | ||||
| from the album Turn On The Lights | ||||
| Released | 25 January 2025 | |||
| Genre | Techno[1] | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | CNR | |||
| Songwriters |
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| Producer | Willem Vanderstichele | |||
| Red Sebastian singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Strobe Lights" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2025 entry | ||||
| Country | ||||
| Artist | Red Sebastian | |||
| Languages | English | |||
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| Lyricists |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 14th | |||
| Semi-final points | 23 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Before the Party's Over" (2024) | ||||
"Strobe Lights" is a song by Belgian singer Red Sebastian. It was written by Sebastian, Astrid Roelants, Billie Bentein and Willem Vanderstichele (Hush), with production handled by Hush. The song represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. It reached number five on the Belgian Singles Chart for Flanders.
Background and composition
[edit]Strobe Lights was written by Sebastian, Astrid Roelants, Billie Bentein and Willem Vanderstichele (Hush), the last in whom produced the song. In an interview with the online testimonial L'Eurovision Au Quotidien, Sebastian described the song as a fun and flashing night out.[2] Eva Frantz of Yle described "Strobe Lights" as a "suggestive and dark dance song".[1]
Eurovision Song Contest
[edit]Eurosong 2025
[edit]Eurosong 2025 was the national final used to select Belgium's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The competition consisted of two pre-recorded showcase shows that were broadcast on 18 and 25 January 2025, followed by a live final on 1 February 2025 where the winning song and artist was selected.[3]
On 13 January 2025, VRT announced that it had selected "Strobe Lights" performed by Sebastian as one of the songs to compete in Eurosong 2025, the national final that it would organise to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.[4][5] The song won Eurosong 2025 on 1 February 2025, where it came in first place overall by the jury, as well as the audience votes with 432 points, thus qualifying the song to represent Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest.[6]
At Eurovision
[edit]The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 took place at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 13 and 15 May and the final on 17 May 2025.[7] During the allocation draw held on 28 January 2025, Belgium was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, performing in the second half of the show.[1]
In the first semi final, Belgium performed 9th out of the 15 countries performing to qualify. Belgium did not qualify for the final.[8]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] | 5 |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[10] | 88 |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 25 January 2025 | Original | CNR | ||
| 11 April 2025 | 7" |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c Frantz, Eva (5 April 2025). "Ranking: Här är alla 37 bidrag i årets Eurovision Song Contest" (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Belgique 2025 : Red Sebastian – "Strobe Lights est une ode à la culture rave des années 90" (interview)" (in French). 27 January 2025. Archived from the original on 27 January 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "De kleinzoon van Louis Neefs en de zus van Metejoor: dit zijn de 8 kandidaten voor Eurosong 2025" [Louis Neefs' grandson and Metejoor's sister: these are the 8 candidates for Eurosong 2025]. vrtnws.be (in Flemish). VRT. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "Van Franstalig en dansbaar tot klassieke Songfestivalpop: ontdek de eerste fragmenten uit de Eurosong-nummers". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ Veen, Robin De (9 January 2025). "Ontdek de nummers en jury van Eurosong 2025". VRT 1 (in Flemish). Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ Helgeson, Justina (1 February 2025). "Belgium: Red Sebastian wins Eurosong 2025 with "Strobe Lights"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Basel will host Eurovision Song Contest 2025". Eurovision.TV. European Broadcasting Union. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Eurovision 2025: Semi-Final Draw Results". Eurovision.TV (Press release). European Broadcasting Union. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Red Sebastian – Strobe Lights" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "2025 21-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Strobe Lights - Single - Album by Red Sebastian". Apple Music. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Red Sebastian - Strobe Lights (7" Vinyl Single) (Coloured Vinyl)" (in French). Bol.com. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
