Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
National selection
Selection processJunior Songfestival 2008
⅓ Kids' Jury
⅓ Jury
⅓ Televoting
Selection date(s)Semi-final
20 September 2008
27 September 2008
Final
4 October 2008
Selected entrantMarissa
Selected song"1 Dag"
Finals performance
Final result13th, 27 points
Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄200720082009►

The Netherlands selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest entry for 2008 through Junior Songfestival 2008, a national final consisting of 10 songs spread out into two semi-finals and a final. The final winner was Marissa with the song "1 Dag".

Contents

Before Junior Eurovision

Junior Songfestival 2008

AVRO held a national final to select the Dutch entry for the contest. The contest consisted of two semi-finals and one final. Each semi-final had 5 songs, with 2 advancing to the final: one more entry was then granted access to the final as a wildcard entry, allowing 5 songs to compete in the final.

The three voting groups were awarded as follows to the competing entries:

Competing entries

Over 1000 songs were submitted to AVRO for the competition. 73 of the artists submitted were asked to attend live auditions, which took place on 28 and 29 April 2008 in Rhenen. 17 entries were selected to go through to the next stage, where a further seven entries were rejected, leaving the final 10 entries that competed in the live shows.

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 1 – 20 September 2008
DrawArtistSongKids JuryExpert JuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1Suzanne"Strijd"12912331
2Melissa"Als ik in de lucht kijk"101010302
3RReADY"Musical"7129283
4Lauren"Denk eens aan een ander"978244
5Rick"Meisje van mijn dromen"887235

Semi-final 2

Semi-final 2 – 27 September 2008
DrawArtistSongKids JuryExpert JuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1Marissa"1 Dag"101212341
2Roufaida"Vandaag"1297282
3Delano"Doe je ding nu"9108273
4Teuntje"Geef me mijn dromen"8710254
5Paola & Claudia"Dansmena"789245

Final

Final – 4 October 2008
DrawArtistSongKids JuryExpert JuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1Suzanne"Strijd"989264
2Melissa"Als ik in de lucht kijk"777215
3RReADY"Musical"81012302
4Marissa"1 Dag"121210341
5Roufaida"Vandaag"1098273

Marissa's accident

Marissa was later involved in a car accident on 4 November 2008, just over two weeks away from the Contest in Limassol, when she and her sister collided with a car on a scooter. Marissa's leg was placed in plaster after being sprained, however this did not deter her from competing in the contest, with Marissa stating that she would try as much as she can to get to Junior Eurovision, even if she was in a wheelchair. Fortunately it did not come to this, and Marissa was able to perform as normal. [1]

At Eurovision

Marissa performed 11th at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008, performing after Malta and before Ukraine. [2] Marissa received 27 points and finished 13th. [3]

Voting

Notes

  1. All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.

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