🇧🇪 Belgium: All the Details About Mustii's Second Rehearsal - Eurovoix

Mustii's staging for his performance still includes a platform surrounded by microphones, which slowly turns amidst plenty of smoke, in keeping with the smoky theme seen before. Mustii is still seen wearing an open white shirt and sparkly top. It has been reported that Mustii's outfit will change, but it looks as if this is being saved for the dress rehearsal.

Who Is Mustii?

Thomas Mustin, better known as Mustii, was born on November 21 1990 in Brussels. He studied acting at the Institut des arts de diffusion in Louvain-la-Neuve. After graduating in 2012, he landed his first acting role in the Belgian police drama "À tort ou à raison". He also played Benvolio in a touring production of Romeo and Juliet, which notably was the first play to be performed in the Théâtre de Liège in 2013.

He continued to perform on both screen and stage in the following years; such as in the play "Débris" in 2014, the French-Belgian film "Un petit boulot" in 2016 and the Belgian television series "La Trêve" in 2016, which was also broadcast in France, Switzerland and worldwide on Netflix.

In 2014, Mustii signed a recording contract and released his debut single "The Golden Age". The single received frequent airplay in both Dutch- and French-language radio stations in Belgium. After performing as support for multiple artists in Belgium and Luxembourg, he released his debut EP "The Darkest Night" in 2016. In December of that year, he won Revelation of the Year at the D6bels Music Awards.

In 2018, Mustii released his debut studio album "21st Century Boy". In 2019, he won two acting awards; the Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor for his role in the film "L'Échange des princesses" and the Critics' Choice Award for his role in a production of Hamlet.

In 2021, Mustii released his second studio album "It's Happening Now". He also was a featured artist on the song "What About Ecosystem?" by Mumiy Troll, who represented Russia at Eurovision 2001.

In 2023, he was announced as a jury member for Drag Race Belgique. He has continued his role for the second season, which is currently airing.

Eurovoix had the occasion to speak with Mustii at the London Eurovision Party 2024. You can watch the full interview here:

Image Source: EBU/ Corinne Cumming

• Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest

Belgium was one of the original seven nations to participate in the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. To date, the country has won the contest only once in 1986. Sandra Kim won the contest with the song "J'aime la vie". Her victory was not without controversy when it emerged that Sandra was just 13 years old, two years younger than the age restriction at the time. In the late 00s, Belgium struggled in the contest failing to reach the final annually from 2005 until 2010, when Tom Dice finished 6th in the final with 143 points. Belgium has finished last at the contest six times, including two sets of nul points.

Posted by:Emily Grace

I have been following the Eurovision Song Contest since 2006, and more recently I've enjoyed watching partner contests such as the Junior Eurovision Song Contest and Eurovision Young Dancers. I joined Eurovoix as an editor at the beginning of 2017.