Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000

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Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Participating broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
National selection
Selection process Nationaal Songfestival 2000
Selection date(s)27 February 2000
Selected artist(s) Linda Wagenmakers
Selected song"No Goodbyes"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • John O'Hare
  • Ellert Driessen
Finals performance
Final result13th, 40 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "No Goodbyes", composed by Ellert Driessen, with lyrics by John O'Hare, and performed by Linda Wagenmakers. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry for the contest through Nationaal Songfestival 2000. Eight entries competed in the national final on 27 February 2000 where "No Goodbyes" performed by Linda Wagenmakers was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from twelve regional juries and a public vote.

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The Netherlands competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May 2000. Performing during the show in position 2, the Netherlands placed thirteenth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 40 points. The Dutch broadcast of the show was cut off one hour in due to the Enschede fireworks disaster earlier that day.

Background

Prior to the 2000 contest, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) unitl 1969, and Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) since 1970, had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing the Netherlands forty-one 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. [6] They has also received nul points on two occasions; in 1962 and 1963. [7]

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. Since 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 2000 entry.

Before Eurovision

Nationaal Songfestival 2000

Nationaal Songfestival 2000 was the national final developed by NOS that selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. Eight entries competed in the competition that consisted of a final on 27 February 2000 which took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, hosted by Paul de Leeuw and was broadcast on TV2. [8] The first part of the national final was watched by 2.2 million viewers in the Netherlands with a market share of 38%, while the second part was watched by 2.6 million viewers with a market share of 45%, making it the most watched Nationaal Songfestival since 1988. [9]

Competing entries

A submission period was opened by the Dutch broadcaster in July 1999 where artists and composers were able to submit their entries until 15 November 1999. In addition to the public submission, NOS directly invited certain composers to submit entries. [10] 305 submissions were received by the broadcaster at the closing of the deadline, and the eight selected competing entries were announced on 18 January 2000. [11] The selection of the entries for the competition occurred through the decision by a selection commission consisting of Willem van Beusekom, Saskia Bruning, Manuela Kemp, Humphrey Campbell, Ron Stoeltie and Jan Jaap de Kloet. [12]

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Alderliefste"Evenwicht" Eric van Tijn, Jochem Fluitsma
Arno Kolenbrander"One Step Behind"Peter de Wijn, Velibor Weller
Dewi"Hit It Off" Piet Souer, Dick Plat
Gina de Wit"Hjir is it begjin"Gina de Wit
Linda Wagenmakers "No Goodbyes"Ellert Driessen, John O'Hare
Sandy Kandou"One Step Closer"Ad van Olm
Splash"Close Harmony" Dick Bakker, Jonathan Ellis
Sonny"Wawakilele"Sonny Hoogwerf, Roland Gaedtgens, Huig Ouwehand

Final

The final took place on 27 February 2000 where eight entries competed. The winner, "No Goodbyes" performed by Linda Wagenmakers, was selected by the 50/50 combination of a public televote and the votes of twelve regional juries. [13] The viewers and the juries each had a total of 384 points to award. Each jury group distributed their points as follows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 10 points. Points from televoting were distributed pro rata. For example, if a song gained 10% of the vote, then that entry would be awarded 10% of 384 points rounded to the nearest integer: 38 points. [14] [15] The rounding of televoting points resulted in a slight discrepancy, with only 381 televoting points being awarded in total. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the show featured guest performances by Charlotte Nilsson, who won Eurovision for Sweden in 1999. [16]

Final – 27 February 2000
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1Sandy Kandou"One Step Closer"4712596
2Gina de Wit"Hjir is it begjin"3838765
3Sonny"Wawakilele"4639854
4Splash"Close Harmony"80381182
5 Linda Wagenmakers "No Goodbyes"1061462521
6Arno Kolenbrander"One Step Behind"35801153
7Alderliefste"Evenwicht"2715427
8Dewi"Hit It Off"513188
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
DrawSong
Limburg
Flevoland
North Holland
South Holland
Zeeland
North Brabant
Gelderland
Drenthe
Utrecht
Friesland
Groningen
Overijssel
Total
1"One Step Closer"43531545723547
2"Hjir is it begjin"113273212102438
3"Wawakilele"52752713544146
4"Close Harmony"77410104107455780
5"No Goodbyes"10101075107101071010106
6"One Step Behind"351445217335
7"Evenwicht"2421323431227
8"Hit It Off"1315

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the bottom six countries in the 1999 contest competed in the final on 13 May 2000. [17] A special allocation draw was held which determined the running order and the Netherlands was set to perform in position 2, following the entry from Israel and before the entry from the United Kingdom. The Netherlands finished in thirteenth place with 40 points. [18] [19] Ahead of the contest Netherlands were considered one of the favourites to win among bookmakers, alongside the entries from Estonia, Norway, and Ireland. [20]

The show was broadcast in the Netherlands on TV2 with commentary by Willem van Beusekom as well as via radio on Radio 2 with commentary by Hijlco Span. [21] However, one hour into the transmission of the contest, NOS took the decision to take the programme off the air in order to bring viewers live news updates from Enschede, where some hours earlier a huge explosion in a fireworks factory had devastated a section of the city and resulted in fatalities and serious injuries. A spokesman for NOS later stated that besides having a duty to keep their viewers informed of the current situation in Enschede, they felt it would have been inappropriate to continue with the broadcast of a frivolous light-entertainment programme at such a time. [22] A recap of the contest was eventually broadcast on 12 June 2000. [23] The contest was watched by a total of 3 million viewers in the Netherlands. [24]

The suspension of transmission meant that the votes of the Dutch back-up jury were used, as no televoting had taken place. NOS appointed Marlayne, who represented the Netherlands in 1999, as its spokesperson to announce the Dutch voting results during the show. [25]

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 Turkey in the contest.

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