This year's Belgian Eurovision Song Contest entry Copycat has been approved for participation in the first semifinal in Moscow. Belgian-Dutch Elvis Presley fan club ElvisMatters had sent the EBU an official letter of complaint, but the Reference Group decided that Copycat does not break the rules.

Turkish representative Hadise continues her international promotion tour. Following her performances in Malta, Greece and Bosnia & Herzegovina, Hadise will visit MITT 2009, the Moscow International Travel & Tourism exhibition at the Expocentr in Moscow, where she will promote Turkey and Düm Tek Tek.

Copycat is the third act in the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow. In general, a start position in the beginning of the show is not considered an advantage, but the third position does not scare Patrick Ouchène. "Nobody, really nobody will forget the Copycat," he believes.

Michael Jarrett, one of Elvis Presley's songwriters, wants to help Belgium if the Belgian entry will not be approved by the EBU for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow following an official complaint of the Belgian and Dutch Elvis fans. Jarrett has offered to write a new Eurovision song for Belgium.

The Flemish, French and Turkish press gathered at the residence of the Turkish ambassador in Brussels on Wednesday. Eurosong host Bart Peeters presented Belgian Turkish singer Hadise Açıkgöz and her song Düm Tek Tek as the Turkish entry for Moscow. The press got a taste of the single and the video clip.

ElvisMatters, the Belgian and Dutch fan club of Elvis Presley, has sent the EBU an official complaint and request to disqualify Belgium from the 54th Eurovision Song Contest. According to the Elvis Presley fans, the Belgian entry Copycat sung by Patrick Ouchène makes fun of The King in a tasteless way.

Jean-Paul Philippot, the Manager of Belgian French-speaking broadcaster RTBF who also was elected President of the European Broadcasting Union last year, wants to organize the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 together with Flemish broadcaster VRT if Copycat wins this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow.

Patrick Ouchène's parody on the King does not seem to be appreciated by everyone. The officially recognized Belgian Elvis Presley fan club ElvisMatters feels astonished and hurt by the song Copycat that was internally selected by RTBF to represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow.

Tomorrow, the day after the Belgian entry Copycat was presented, Hadise will present her Turkish Eurovision entry Düm Tek Tek to the Belgian press. The presentation takes place at the residence of Turkish Ambassador Fuat Tanley in Brussels. On Friday, Hadise will sing her song on Belgian television for the very first time.

Following some weeks of speculations and two teasers on YouTube, Belgian broadcaster RTBF officially revealed who was hidden behind the mysterious Elvis figure. Patrick Ouchène is the face of Copycat and will be joined by two musicians and two backing vocals in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow.

RTBF's radio channels officially confirmed the selection of Patrick Ouchène for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow this morning. As we reported earlier, Ouchène will sing the song Copycat in the first semifinal. The singer gave a first reaction in RTBF's radio news broadcasts this morning.

At 11 o'clock today Belgium's French-speaking broadcaster RTBF officially presents the Belgian candidate for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow. The presentation of the Belgian song takes place at Mirano Continental, an ancient cinema in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels.

Belgian singer and Madonna fan Kate Ryan doesn't just want to go and watch Madonna performing in Belgium on 11th July 2009. Kate would like to be Madonna's support act on the stage in Werchter. Madonna is coming to Belgium for the very first time this summer with her Sticky And Sweet tour.

Following a week of speculations, we can finally confirm the news: Patrick Ouchène from the band Runnin' Wild was selected by Belgian broadcaster RTBF to represent Belgium in the semifinals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow. Ouchène will sing the song Copycat, a song about Elvis Presley in English.