Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

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Eurovision Song Contest 2009
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
National selection
Selection processArtist: Internal selection
Song: Nationaal Songfestival 2009
Selection date(s)Artist: 19 September 2008
Song: 1 February 2009
Selected entrant De Toppers
Selected song"Shine"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (17th)
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Shine" written by Bas van den Heuvel and Gordon Heuckeroth. The song was performed by the group De Toppers, which was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) to represent the Netherlands at the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. De Toppers' appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 19 September 2008, while the national final Nationaal Songfestival 2009 was organised in order to select the song. Six songs competed in the national final on 1 February 2009 where "Shine" was selected as the winning song following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public vote.

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The Netherlands was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2009. Performing as the closing entry during the show in position 19, "Shine" was not among the 10 qualifying entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that the Netherlands placed seventeenth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 11 points.

Background

Prior to the 2009 contest, the Netherlands had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-nine times since their début as one of seven countries to take part in the inaugural contest in 1956. [1] Since then, the country has 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] Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004 contest, the Netherlands had featured in only one final. The Dutch least successful result has been last place, which they have achieved on four occasions, most recently in the 1968 contest. [6] The Netherlands has also received nul points on two occasions; in 1962 and 1963. [7]

The Dutch national broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), broadcasts the event within the Netherlands and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. The Netherlands has 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 2007, the broadcaster has internally selected the Dutch entry for the contest. For 2009, the broadcaster opted to select the Dutch artist through an internal selection, while Nationaal Songfestival was organised to select the song. [8]

Before Eurovision

Artist selection

De Toppers was internally selected to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 De Toppers.jpg
De Toppers was internally selected to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Following Hind's failure to qualify to the final in 2008 with the song "Your Heart Belongs to Me", the Dutch broadcaster internally selected the artist for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. An Internet poll conducted by Dutch social networking site Hyves in July 2008 was won by singer Anouk. [9] [10] [11] On 19 September 2008, NOS announced that they had selected the group De Toppers to represent the Netherlands at the 2009 contest. [12] [13] Among the members of the group were Gerard Joling who previously represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, placing ninth with the song "Shangri-La", and Gordon Heuckeroth who had previously attempted to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2003, placing second in the national final with the song "I'll Be Your Voice". [14] On 30 September 2008, it was revealed that their Eurovision song would be selected through the national final Nationaal Songfestival 2009. [8]

On 5 November 2008, it was revealed that complications within Joling and Gordon as well as TROS and NOS, mainly of disagreements over the planned docusoap Op weg naar Moskou, have resulted in the Dutch participation coming under threat. De Toppers' manager Benno de Leeuw was hospitalised for a week during the incident and therefore no agreement could be made. [15] Joling left the group on 9 November 2008, and singer Jeroen van der Boom was confirmed as the replacement member on 11 November 2008 despite reports that NOS would have to select another artist for the contest. [16] [17]

Nationaal Songfestival 2009

A submission period was opened by the Dutch broadcaster on 30 September 2008 where composers were able to submit their songs until 23 November 2008. [18] 365 songs were received by the broadcaster at the closing of the deadline, and the six selected competing songs were announced on 18 December 2008. [19] [20] The selection of the songs for the competition occurred through the decision of De Toppers from 20 shortlisted by the group. [21] [22]

The national final took place on 1 February 2009 at the Studio 22 in Hilversum, hosted by Jack van Gelder and was broadcast on Nederland 1 as well as streamed online via the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv. [23] [24] [25] All six competing songs were performed by De Toppers and the winning song, "Shine", was selected by the combination of a public televote (2/3) and the votes of a five-member jury (1/3). [26] The viewers had a total of 420 points to award, while the juries had a total of 210 points to award. Each juror assigned their points as follows: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points. The viewer vote was based on the percentage of votes each song achieved through the following voting methods: telephone and SMS voting. For example, if a song gained 10% of the vote, then that entry would be awarded 10% of 420 points rounded to the nearest integer: 42 points. The jury panel consisted of radio DJs Tony Berk and Daniël Dekker, singer and actress Tatjana Šimić, Dutch 1975 Eurovision winner (as part of Teach-In) Getty Kaspers, and lyricist and producer Emile Hartkamp. [27] In addition to the performances of the competing songs, past Dutch Eurovision entrants Saskia and Serge (1971), Ben Cramer (1973), Heddy Lester (1977), Bill van Dijk (1982), Laura Vlasblom (1986), Rosina Brochard (1978) and Marga Bult (1987) were also present during the show. [28] The first part of the national final was watched by 1.835 million viewers in the Netherlands with a market share of 24.4%, while the second part was watched by 1.848 million viewers with a market share of 30.3%. [29]

Final – 1 February 2009
DrawSongSongwriter(s)JuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1"Our Night"Rutger Kanis, Robert Dorn2813416
2"Angel of the Night"Edwin de Groot, Edwin van Hoevelaak, Bruce R.F. Smith601301902
3"Everybody Can Be a Star"Ferdi Bolland2221435
4"Three Is the Magic Number"Kees Tel, Christiaan Hulsebos1634504
5"No One Loves Me Like You"Rob le Cardinale3621573
6"Shine"Bas van den Heuvel, Ger van de Westelaken 482012491
Detailed Jury Votes
DrawSongT. BerkT. SimićD. DekkerG. KaspersE. HartkampTotal
1"Our Night"41028428
2"Angel of the Night"121212121260
3"Everybody Can Be a Star"6442622
4"Three Is the Magic Number"2264216
5"No One Loves Me Like You"8686836
6"Shine"10810101048

Promotion

In the lead up to the Eurovision Song Contest, De Toppers' promotional activities occurred entirely within the Netherlands where they performed at live events, radio shows and talk shows. On 18 April, De Toppers performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Amsterdam Marcanti venue and hosted by Marga Bult and Maggie MacNeal. [30] Between 19 March and 7 May, the seven-episode docusoap Toppers op weg naar Moskou was broadcast on Nederland 1 which covered the group's promotional activities and preparations for the contest. [31] [32]

At Eurovision

De Toppers at the Eurovision Opening Party in Moscow De Toppers 2009.jpg
De Toppers at the Eurovision Opening Party in Moscow

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top nine songs from each semi-final as determined by televoting progress to the final, and a tenth was determined by back-up juries. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 30 January 2009, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals. The Netherlands was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 14 May 2009. [33] The running order for the semi-finals was decided through another draw on 16 March 2009. As one of the six wildcard countries, the Netherlands chose to perform last in position 19, following the entry from Estonia. [34]

The two semi-finals and the final was broadcast in the Netherlands on Nederland 1 with commentary by Cornald Maas. [35] The Dutch spokesperson, who announced the Dutch votes during the final, was Yolanthe Cabau van Kasbergen.

Semi-final

De Toppers took part in technical rehearsals on 6 and 10 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 13 and 14 May. [36] [37] The Dutch performance featured De Toppers wearing glittery suits and performing together with three backing vocalists, one of them carrying a DJ set. The performers also held lights in their palms. [38] [39] The predominantly dark stage with deep blue colours on a black background at first transitioned to flashing bright lights with the LED screens displaying shapes in blue, silver and white colours as well as the word "Shine". Several effects including fireworks, coloured bolts and silver fountains were used at the end of the performance. [39] [40] [41] The three backing vocalists that joined De Toppers were: Dedre Twiss, Ingrid Simons and Sarina Voorn. [42]

At the end of the show, the Netherlands was not announced among the top 10 entries in the second semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that the Netherlands placed seventeenth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 11 points. [43]

Voting

The voting system for 2009 involved each country awarding points from 1-8, 10 and 12, with the points in the final being decided by a combination of 50% national jury and 50% televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to the Netherlands and awarded by the Netherlands in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Norway in the semi-final and the final of the contest.

Points awarded to the Netherlands

Points awarded to the Netherlands (Semi-final 2) [44]
ScoreCountry
12 points
10 pointsFlag of Albania.svg  Albania
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 pointFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

Points awarded by the Netherlands

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Dutch jury: [46]

  • Noordje Kandt – former Dutch Head of Delegation for the Eurovision Song Contest
  • Martin Gijzemijter – songwriter
  • Setske Mostaert – vocal coach, singer
  • Aron van der Ploeg – creative producer
  • Henk Schepers – manager of the Dutch Metropole Orchestra
Detailed voting results from the Netherlands (Final) [47] [48]
DrawCountryResultsPoints
JuryTelevotingCombined
01Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
02Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 22
03Flag of France.svg  France 102126
04Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
05Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
06Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
07Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 84127
08Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 551
09Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 10105
10Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
11Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 761310
12Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 774
13Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
14Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 11
15Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 11
16Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 55
17Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 662
18Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 12128
19Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 33
20Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1282012
21Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
22Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
23Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4373
24Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
25Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

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