Tom Dice, the runner-up of X-Factor, will represent Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Flemish broadcaster VRT announced at a press conference today. Tom Dice will represent Belgium in the semifinals fo the competition in the Norwegian capital next year. Stay tuned for more news.

Flemish broadcaster VRT earlier announced not to organize Eurosong next year. Instead, a candidate was chosen in an internal selection: Tom Dice. Tom "Dice" Eeckhout was born in Eeklo on 25th November 1989 and celebrates his 20th anniversary today. Tom Dice became famous after his participation in X-Factor on VTM, in which he finished second after winner Dirk De Smet.

The first and so far only single by Tom Dice - a cover of Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis - reached the seventh place in the Ultratop 50 single charts in Flanders. Manager and record boss of Tom Dice is Maurice Engelen, Tom's coach in X-Factor. VRT plans one show in which Tom Dice will propose one or more songs for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo.