Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
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Netherlands was represented by Re-union and the song "Without You". The Dutch Songfestival has had five selection rounds where a total of 24 artists participated. The selection rounds and the National Final were held in the Pepsi Stage Theatre in Amsterdam, hosted by Nance & Humberto Tan. Each selection round contained six songs of which the two highest-scoring songs proceeded to the final, while the third placed song moved on to a wildcard stage where they would compete for another chance to reach the final A total of 10 song were chosen to compete in the final, which was held on February 22, 2004. The jury accounted for 50% of the score while televoting took care of the rest. On the jury was Ruth Jacott who represented The Netherlands in 1993 at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Vrede".
At Eurovision, the performance began with an "A capella" opening sung by the backing singers. After the music started the focus shifted to the duo who delivered their presentation on stools. The simple performance and the advantage of performing last pushed the song into the final from the semi. In the final, the song was drawn into a bad spot surround by stronger songs that made the Dutch performance forgetable. The song finished 20th with 11 points, which is a huge differance from the 146 points they earned in the semi-final.
Final - March 19
| Position | Song | Singer | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Show me the love | Cherwin | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10th |
| 2 | Love me | Judith Jobse | 41 | 38 | 79 | 3rd |
| 3 | She'll take your breath away | Charly | 25 | 34 | 59 | 4th |
| 4 | Alright | Babette Labeij | 14 | 4 | 18 | 9th |
| 5 | For you and me | Yellow Pearl | 23 | 8 | 31 | 7th |
| 6 | Celeste | Bas & Joel ft. Voice Male | 11 | 46 | 57 | 5th |
| 7 | On a wing and a prayer | Adriana Romeijn | 19 | 7 | 26 | 8th |
| 8 | Without you | Re-Union | 60 | 48 | 108 | 1st |
| 9 | Mississippi Miss | Suzy & the Hi-Rollers | 25 | 12 | 37 | 6th |
| 10 | Heart of stone | Anja Wessels | 29 | 53 | 82 | 2nd |
| Individual Entries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 |
| Albania - Andorra - Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Croatia - Cyprus - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Iceland - Ireland - Israel - Latvia - Lithuania - Republic of Macedonia - Malta - Monaco - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Portugal - Romania - Russia - Serbia and Montenegro - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - United Kingdom
Note: Countries in italics are semi-finalists who did not advance to the final. |
