Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
National selection
Selection processJunior Songfestival 2015
33% Jury
33% Kids Jury
34% Televoting
Selection date(s)Semi-finals:
19 September 2015
26 September 2015
Final:
3 October 2015
Selected entrantShalisa
Selected song"Million Lights"
Finals performance
Final result15th, 35 points
Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2014 •2015• 2016►

The Netherlands selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry through Junior Songfestival 2015, a national selection consisting of eight songs. The competing songs broke down into two semi-finals, each consisting of four songs, and a final consisting of the top two placing songs from each semi-final and a special wildcard that was originally eliminated. The eight finalists were revealed on 2 April 2015. [1] The final was held on 3 October 2015, while the two semi-finals were on 19 and 26 September. [2]

Contents

Before Junior Eurovision

Junior Songfestival 2015

From each semi-final two entries qualified for the final based on the decision of adult and kids juries as well as televoting. The fifth entry in the final was chosen by online voting (web wildcard).

Competing entries

Artist [1] Song (English Translation) [1] Songwriter(s)
4Life"You Will Know My Name" Eric Van Tijn, Jochem Fluitsma, Kirsten Schneider, Mark Van Tijn, Esmee Visser, Flore van Kranenburg, Luna Alvarado, India Nanarjain
Daniël"Special"Daniël Dojčinović, Ed Struijlaart
Eliyha"Like Everyone Else"Eliyha Altena, Hansen Tomas, Joost Griffioen
Guusje"Talk About Love"Jochem Fluitsma, Eric Van Tijn, Kirsten Schneider, Guusje Schuit
Katrina"Dit is pas het begin" (This is just the beginning)Katrina Manaog, Allan Eshuijs, Jozien van Dorst, Michael Koendan-Panday, Danny Koendan-Panday
Myrthe"Kinderen van de zon" (Children of the sun)Myrthe Hendrix, Eva Neggers, Tjeerd van Zanen
Nohr"Ik ben mezelf" (I am myself)Nohr de Vos, Tjeerd Oosterhuis, Clifford Goilo
Shalisa"Million Lights"Shalisa van der Laan, Hansen Tomas, Joost Griffioen

Shows

Table key
  Participants who qualified to the final via jury and televoting.
  Participants who qualified to the final via wildcard

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 1 – 19 September 2015
Draw [3] ArtistSongKids JuryJuryTelevoteTotalPlaceResult
1Katrina"Dit is pas het begin"999273Eliminated
2Daniël"Special"888244Eliminated
3Guusje"Talk About Love"121010322Advanced
4Shalisa"Million Lights"101212341Advanced

Semi-final 2

Semi-final 2 – 26 September 2015
Draw [3] ArtistSongKids JuryJuryTelevoteTotalPlaceResult
14Life"You Will Know My Name"121012341Advanced
2Eliyha"Like Everyone Else"988254Eliminated
3Myrthe"Kinderen van de zon"899263Wildcard
4Nohr"Ik ben mezelf"101210322Advanced

Final

Final – 3 October 2015
DrawArtistSongKids JuryJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1Nohr"Ik ben mezelf"9108273
2Myrthe"Kinderen van de zon"797235
3Guusje"Talk About Love"879244
4Shalisa"Million Lights"121212361
54Life"You Will Know My Name"10810282

Artist and song information

Shalisa

Shalisa
Birth nameShalisa van der Laan
Born (1999-12-19) 19 December 1999 (age 24)
Hoorn, Netherlands
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer, actress, voice actress
InstrumentsVocals, piano
Years active2012–present

Shalisa van der Laan (born 19 December 1999), known simply as Shalisa, is a Dutch singer, actress and voice actress. In 2012, she was a contestant in the first season of the Dutch talent show The Voice Kids , where she successfully made it to the battle rounds.

In 2014, she auditioned for Junior Songfestival for the first time, making it to the final round of auditions. In 2015, she auditioned again, this time with the ballad "Million Lights". She proceeded to the semi-finals and subsequently to the final, where she received the maximum score of 36 points.

Million Lights

Flag of the Netherlands.svg "Million Lights"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Shalisa
Languages
Dutch, English
Composer(s)
Shalisa van der Laan, Hansen Tomas, Joost Griffioen
Lyricist(s)
Shalisa van der Laan, Hansen Tomas, Joost Griffioen
Finals performance
Final result
15
Final points
35
Entry chronology
◄ "Around" (2014)
"Kisses and Dancin'" (2016) ►

"Million Lights" is a song by Dutch teen singer Shalisa van der Laan. It represented the Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, held in Sofia, Bulgaria. It finished in 15th place with 35 points, marking the country's then-worst placing in the contest, until their last place finish in 2021.

The song tells the story of two people who are in love, but who cannot be together because they live too far away from each other. The only way they can connect is by looking at the stars in the sky: there are 'a million lights' in the sky that can be seen from everywhere in the world.

At Junior Eurovision

Shalisa performing "Million Lights" Shalisa at stage of JESC 2015.jpg
Shalisa performing "Million Lights"

At the running order draw which took place on 15 November 2015, Netherlands were drawn to perform fifth on 21 November 2015, following Italy and preceding Australia. [4] [5]

Final

Shalisa and her grand piano were the focus on the main stage, with her dancers on the left catwalk and her backing singers on the right.

Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury was asked to judge each contestant 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 could 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 were released one month after the final.

Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that the Netherlands had placed 17th (last) with the public televote and 9th with the jury vote. In the public vote, the Netherlands scored 9 points, while with the jury vote, the Netherlands scored 53 points. [6]

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to The Netherlands and awarded by The Netherlands in the final and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the final.

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Dutch jury: [8]

  • Tjeerd van Zanen
  • Kirsten Schneider
  • Rachel Traets
  • Marlou Wens
  • Samantha Traets
Detailed voting results from the Netherlands [8]
DrawCountryT. van ZanenK. SchneiderR. TraetsM. WensS. TraetsAverage Jury PointsTelevoting PointsPoints Awarded
01Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 24456444
02Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
03Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 355105678
04Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4312
05Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
06Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 66634523
07Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 462
08Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 78867736
09Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
10Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 81212712127
11Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 101010810101212
12Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 52233
13Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 85
14Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 1
15Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 127712881010
16Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 111151
17Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 2321

Notes

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

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