Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

Last updated

Netherlands in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Participating broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Selection process Nationaal Songfestival 1999
Selection date14 March 1999
Competing entry
Song"One Good Reason"
Artist Marlayne
Songwriters
Placement
Final result8th, 71 points
Participation chronology
◄199819992000►

The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "One Good Reason", written by Tjeerd van Zanen and Alan Michael, and performed by Marlayne. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry for the contest through Nationaal Songfestival 1999. Ten entries competed in the national final on 14 March 1999 where "One Good Reason" performed by Marlayne was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from an eight-member jury panel and a public vote.

Contents

The Netherlands competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 29 May 1999. Performing during the show in position 11, the Netherlands placed eighth out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 71 points.

Background

Prior to the 1999 contest, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) until 1969, and Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) since 1970, had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing the Netherlands forty times since NTS début in the inaugural contest in 1956. [1] They have won the contest four times: in 1957 with the song " Net als toen " performed by Corry Brokken; [2] in 1959 with the song " 'n Beetje " performed by Teddy Scholten; [3] in 1969 as one of four countries to tie for first place with " De troubadour " performed by Lenny Kuhr; [4] and finally in 1975 with "Ding-a-dong" performed by the group Teach-In. [5] The Dutch least successful result has been last place, which they have achieved on four occasions, most recently in the 1968 contest.[ citation needed ] They has also received nul points on two occasions; in 1962 and 1963. [6]

As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, NOS organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The Dutch broadcasters had used various methods to select the Dutch entry in the past, such as the Nationaal Songfestival , a live televised national final to choose the performer, song or both to compete at Eurovision. However, internal selections have also been held on occasion. In 1998, NOS has organised Nationaal Songfestival in order to select both the artist and song for the contest, a method that was continued for its 1999 entry.[ citation needed ]

Before Eurovision

Nationaal Songfestival 1999

Nationaal Songfestival 1999 was the national final developed by NOS that selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1999. Ten entries competed in the competition that consisted of a final on 14 March 1999 which took place at the Studio 22 in Hilversum, hosted by Paul de Leeuw and Linda de Mol and was broadcast on TV2.[ citation needed ] The first part of the national final was watched by 1.9 million viewers in the Netherlands, while the second part was watched by 1.4 million viewers. [7]

Competing entries

227 submissions were received by the Dutch broadcaster following a submission period and ten competing entries were selected. [8] Five of the entries for the competition came from the public submission which occurred through the decision by a selection commission led by Willem van Beusekom, while the remaining five entries came from composers directly invited by NOS. [9]

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)Selection
All Mixed Up"Forever Night and Day"Ruben Tewari, Ricardo LeeuwinOpen submission
All of Us"Maybe Love"Eeg van Kruysdijk, Ed van OtterdijkInvited by NOS
Colors"Positivity" John Ewbank
Deante"We Don't Live Too Long"Jerry Wolff, Roger Griffith, Terence EsajasOpen submission
Donya"Before the Clock Strikes 12"John van KatwijkInvited by NOS
Double Date"E-Mail to Berlin"Jeroen Flamman, Jeff Porter, Jan Rot Open submission
Jane"Dreams"Tom Bakker, Mark van Toor
Marlayne "One Good Reason"Tjeerd van Zanen, Alan Michael
Roger Happel"Where Is the Time" Tjeerd Oosterhuis Invited by NOS
Tamara"Coming Home"Jack Veerman, Jan Keizer, Jan Tuijp

Final

The final took place on 14 March 1999 where ten entries competed. The winner, "One Good Reason" performed by Marlayne, was selected by the 50/50 combination of a public televote and the votes of an eight-member expert jury. The viewers and the juries each had a total of 408 points to award. Each juror distributed their points as follows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points. The viewer vote was based on the percentage of votes each song achieved. For example, if a song gained 10% of the vote, then that entry would be awarded 10% of 408 points rounded to the nearest integer: 41 points. The expert jury panel consisted of Ferdi Bolland (songwriter and producer), Frédérique Spigt (singer), Wessel van Diepan (producer, composer and radio presenter), Harry van Hoof (conductor and composer), Henk Langerak (journalist at Algemeen Dagblad ), Charlotte Margiono (opera singer), Dean Gorré (footballer) and Sugar Lee Hooper (singer). In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the show featured Imaani (who represented the United Kingdom in 1998) performing her song "Where Are You?".[ citation needed ]

Final – 14 March 1999
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1All Mixed Up"Forever Night and Day"1913328
2Tamara"Coming Home"3350834
3Colors"Positivity"4226686
4Jane"Dreams"6630963
5All of Us"Maybe Love"219309
6Donya"Before the Clock Strikes 12"3025557
7Double Date"E-Mail to Berlin"1361910
8Roger Happel"Where Is the Time"5527825
9Deante"We Don't Live Too Long"52511032
10 Marlayne "One Good Reason"771712481
Detailed Jury Votes
DrawSong
F. Bolland
F. Spigt
W. van Diepan
H. van Hoof
H. Langerak
C. Margiono
D. Gorré
S.L. Hooper
Total
1"Forever Night and Day"2231243219
2"Coming Home"441235533
3"Positivity"63123464442
4"Dreams"8610610108866
5"Maybe Love"125651121
6"Before the Clock Strikes 12"35410122330
7"E-Mail to Berlin"14813
8"Where Is the Time"5101838101055
9"We Don't Live Too Long"108528112652
10"One Good Reason"121261251261277

Criticism

As a result of the modified rules for the 1999 contest that allowed participants to perform in any language, a majority of the submitted songs for the national final were in English and the ten selected songs were all performed in English as well. Democrats 66 member Boris Dittrich claimed that "the Dutch language and identity has lost out to commercial considerations" and called on NOS as well as the Dutch State Secretary to influence the submission of Dutch songs in the following years. NOS spokesperson Fred de Vries later explained that language and commercial considerations were not part of the selection criteria for the commission which only chose the finalists based on quality. [10] [11]

At Eurovision

Netherlands performed in position 11, following the entry from France and before the entry from Poland. The Netherlands finished in eighth place with 71 points. [12]

The show was broadcast in the Netherlands on TV2 with commentary by Willem van Beusekom. [13] [14] The show was watched by 5.3 million viewers. [15]

Voting

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to the Netherlands and awarded by the Netherlands in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to the Germany in the contest.

NOS appointed Edsilia Rombley, who represented the Netherlands in 1998, as its Dutch spokesperson to announce the Dutch votes during the show.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. "Eurovision Song Contest 1956". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union . Retrieved 28 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 1957". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union . Retrieved 28 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Eurovision Song Contest 1959". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union . Retrieved 28 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Eurovision Song Contest 1969". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union . Retrieved 28 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Eurovision Song Contest 1975". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union . Retrieved 28 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "History by Country - The Netherlands". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union . Retrieved 28 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "De zangeres Marlayne vertegenwoordigt Nederland op…". radiowereld.nl (in Dutch). 17 March 1999. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  8. "Van maandag 8 t/m dinsdag 16 februari staan de uit…". radiowereld.nl (in Dutch). 4 February 1999. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  9. "Engles liedje naar Songfestival 'bloody shame'". Dutch Weekly (in Dutch). 15 February 1999. Retrieved 28 September 2022 via Trove.
  10. "Songfestivallied moet in het Nederlands". ANP (in Dutch). 29 January 1999. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  11. "Pleidooi voor lied in eigen taal". NRC (in Dutch). 1 February 1999. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  12. "Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  13. "Radio en televisie" [Radio and television]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). 29 May 1999. p. 38. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  14. "Songfestival rechtstreeks op TV2" [Eurovision live on TV2]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). 28 May 1998. p. 9. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  15. "Kijkcijfers Songfestival" [Eurovision Song Contest viewing figures]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). Geassocieerde Pers Diensten (GPD)/Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP). 1 June 1999. p. 9. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  16. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1999". Eurovision Song Contest . Retrieved 22 June 2025.