Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

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Eurovision Song Contest 2016
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 22 September 2015
Song: 4 March 2016
Selected entrant Douwe Bob
Selected song"Slow Down"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Douwe Bob
  • Jan Peter Hoekstra
  • Jeroen Overman
  • Matthijs van Duijvenbode
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (5th, 197 points)
Final result11th, 153 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Slow Down" written by Douwe Bob, Jan Peter Hoekstra, Jeroen Overman and Matthijs van Duijvenbode. The song was performed by Douwe Bob, who was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS to represent the Netherlands at the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Douwe Bob's appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 22 September 2015, while the song, "Slow Down", was presented to the public on 4 March 2016.

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The Netherlands was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2016. Performing during the show in position 6, "Slow Down" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that the Netherlands placed fifth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 197 points. In the final, the Netherlands placed eleventh out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 153 points.

Background

Prior to the 2016 contest, the Netherlands had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-six 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 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 three finals. The Dutch least successful result has been last place, which they have achieved on five occasions, most recently in the second semi-final of the 2011 contest. [6] The Netherlands has also received nul points on two occasions; in 1962 and 1963. [7]

The Dutch national broadcaster, AVROTROS, 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 2013, the broadcaster has internally selected the Dutch entry for the contest. In 2013, the internal selection of Anouk performing "Birds" managed to take the country to the final for the first time in eight years and placed ninth overall. In 2014, the internal selection of the Common Linnets performing "Calm After the Storm" qualified the nation to the final once again and placed second, making it the most successful Dutch result in the contest since their victory in 1975. For 2016, the broadcaster opted to continue selecting the Dutch entry through an internal selection. [8]

Before Eurovision

Douwe Bob was internally selected to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Douwe-bob-1427460070.jpg
Douwe Bob was internally selected to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Internal selection

Following Trijntje Oosterhuis' failure to qualify to the final in 2015 with the song "Walk Along", the Dutch broadcaster issued a statement to the current affairs programme EenVandaag where they revealed that the broadcaster would continue to internally select both the artist and song for the Eurovision Song Contest and that several artists had already been in contact with the broadcaster in regards to participating. [8] Artists that were rumoured in Dutch media to be in talks with AVROTROS included singer Dotan and the winners of the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland Iris Kroes, who won the second series, and O'G3NE, who won the fifth series. [9] [10] [11]

On 20 September 2015, Dutch media reported that AVROTROS had selected singer Douwe Bob to represent the Netherlands at the 2016 contest. [12] [13] Douwe Bob was confirmed as the Dutch entrant on 22 September 2015 during the Dutch talk show De Wereld Draait Door . [14] The selection of Douwe Bob as the Dutch representative occurred through a unanimous decision by a selection commission consisting of singer and television host Jan Smit, television host and author Cornald Maas, radio DJ Daniël Dekker and AVROTROS media-director Remco van Leen. [15] During his interview on De Wereld Draait Door, Douwe Bob revealed that the selected song was an uptempo track that he recorded in Andalusia while working on material for an upcoming album. [15]

On 4 March 2016, Douwe Bob's Eurovision entry, "Slow Down", was presented to the public during a press conference that took place in Amsterdam. [16] [17] The presentation was streamed online by AVROTROS via the Periscope live video streaming app, while the song was premiered at the same time during the NPO Radio 2 programme Aan De Slag!, hosted by Bart Arens. [18] [19] The official video for the song directed by Hans Pannecouke was released on the same day. [16] Douwe Bob revealed earlier during an interview for the media platform 3VOOR12 on 15 January 2016 that his Eurovision song was written by Jan Peter Hoekstra, Jeroen Overman, Matthijs van Duijvenbode and Douwe Bob himself. [20]

Promotion

In the lead up to the Eurovision Song Contest, Douwe Bob's promotional activities occurred entirely within the Netherlands where he performed at live events, radio shows and talk shows. On 9 April, Douwe Bob performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam and hosted by Cornald Maas and Hera Björk. [21] On 21 April, Douwe Bob released the new single, "Jacob's Song", which followed "Slow Down" as the next single from his album Fool Bar, which was released on 6 May. [22] On 28 April, Douwe Bob performed a concert at the Westergasfabriek theatre in Amsterdam prior to travelling to Stockholm, which was partially broadcast live during the NPO 1 programme De Wereld Draait Door and streamed online in full at the television programme's website. [23]

At Eurovision

Douwe Bob during a press meet and greet ESC2016 - Netherlands Meet & Greet 15.jpg
Douwe Bob during a press meet and greet

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. 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. [24] On 25 January 2016, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. The Netherlands was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 10 May 2016, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show. [25]

Once all the competing songs for the 2016 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. The Netherlands was set to perform in position 6, following the entry from Croatia and before the entry from Armenia. [26]

The two semi-finals and the final was broadcast in the Netherlands on NPO 1 and BVN with commentary by Cornald Maas and Jan Smit; Douwe Bob was also a commentator for the second semi-final. [27] [28] [29] The Dutch spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Dutch jury during the final, was 2015 Dutch Eurovision entrant Trijntje Oosterhuis. [30]

Semi-final

Douwe Bob during a rehearsal before the first semi-final ESC2016 - Netherlands 09 (crop).jpg
Douwe Bob during a rehearsal before the first semi-final

Douwe Bob took part in technical rehearsals on 2 and 6 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 9 and 10 May. [31] This included the jury show on 9 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries. [32]

The Dutch performance featured a band set-up with Douwe Bob wearing a blue suit and performing at a microphone stand while playing a guitar. [33] [34] The stage colours were predominately red, orange and purple with the LED screens displaying clocks and turning cogs. Douwe Bob was joined by five band performers/backing vocalists: Jan-Peter Hoekstra, Jeroen Overman, Matthijs van Duijvenbode, Stijn van Dalen and Thijs Boontjes. [35] The staging director for the performance was Hans Pannecoucke, who worked with the Dutch entrants in 2014 and 2015 in a similar role. [36]

At the end of the show, the Netherlands was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. [37] It was later revealed that the Netherlands placed fifth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 197 points: 95 points from the televoting and 102 points from the juries. [38]

Final

Shortly after the first semi-final, a winners' press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. This draw was done in the order the countries appeared in the semi-final running order. The Netherlands was drawn to compete in the first half. [39] Following this draw, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final, as they had done for the semi-finals. The Netherlands was subsequently placed to perform in position 3, following the entry from Czech Republic and before the entry from Azerbaijan. [40]

Douwe Bob once again took part in dress rehearsals on 13 and 14 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show. [41] Douwe Bob performed a repeat of his semi-final performance during the final on 14 May. The Netherlands placed eleventh in the final, scoring 153 points: 39 points from the televoting and 114 points from the juries. [42] [43]

Voting

Voting during the three shows was conducted under a new system that involved each country now awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. 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. [44] 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. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final. [45]

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to the Netherlands and awarded by the Netherlands in the first semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:

Points awarded to the Netherlands

Points awarded by the Netherlands

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Dutch jury: [44]

Detailed voting results from the Netherlands (Semi-final 1) [46]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
J. LenaR. de WildMarchaS. MostaertH. SchwedtRankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 84121049215
02Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 17171716161713
03Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 7121115151416
04Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 9118188356
05Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1164111265
06Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
07Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 10518965112
08Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 1161617101374
09Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1415371210138
10Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 6135557492
11Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 2942321083
12Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 32109756210
13Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1314136131214
14Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 5371324712
15Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 16101411171517
16Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 128912111111
17Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 15161514141647
18Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 4723638101
Detailed voting results from the Netherlands (Final) [47]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
J. LenaR. de WildMarchaS. MostaertH. SchwedtRankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1113261774112
02Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 246127101124
03Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
04Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 12121415410123
05Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 23111510181713
06Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7571495620
07Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 10454164718
08Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2271923718101
09Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5291121092
10Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8142025121919
11Flag of France.svg  France 17861166574
12Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 162524212525210
13Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1312311265
14Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1323215141615
15Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 15161617242021
16Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2121238212212
17Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 324101851225
18Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 201583191383
19Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 991720131411
20Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2172219151517
21Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 422111228347
22Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 14201322202122
23Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 19192516232316
24Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 6131383856
25Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 25181824222414
26Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 181049119238

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Slow Down (Douwe Bob song)</span> 2016 song by Douwe Bob

"Slow Down" is a song performed by Dutch singer Douwe Bob. The song represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and was written by Bob along with Jan Peter Hoekstra, Jeroen Overman, and Matthijs van Duijvenbode. The song was released as a digital download on 5 March 2016 through Universal Music Netherlands as the lead single from his album Fool Bar.

<i>Fool Bar</i> 2016 studio album by Douwe Bob

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