{"id":218,"date":"2024-05-13T10:27:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T08:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essyla.com\/essyla\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T09:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:33:37","slug":"essyla","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/essyla.com\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Essyla"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ESSYLA<\/strong> will sing &#8220;<strong>Dancing on the ice<\/strong>&#8221; to represent Belgium at the European Broadcasting Union\u2019s <strong>Eurovision Song Contest<\/strong>, which will take place this year in Vienna, Austria. 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