Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | ||||
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Country | Netherlands | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal Selection | |||
Selection date(s) |
Artist: 10 November 2014 Song: 11 December 2014 | |||
Selected entrant | Trijntje Oosterhuis | |||
Selected song | "Walk Along" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Netherlands will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. Its entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS. The country will be represented by the song "Walk Along" performed by Trijntje Oosterhuis and written by Anouk, who represented the Netherlands in the 2013 Contest, and Tobias Karlsson.
Background
Prior to the 2015 Contest, the Netherlands had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-five 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 three finals. The Dutch least successful result has been last place, which they have achieved on five occasions, most recently in the 2011 Contest.[6] The Netherlands has also received nul points on two occasions; in 1962 and 1963.[7]
The Dutch broadcaster for the 2015 Contest, who broadcasts the event in the Netherlands and organises the selection process for its entry, was AVROTROS.[8] 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. 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 the song "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 2015, the broadcaster opted to continue selecting the Dutch entry through an internal selection.[9]
Internal selection
In August 2014, several rumours regarding the Dutch entrant for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest began circulating in the media. Alain Clark and Dotan each received coverage regarding their apparent bids to succeed The Common Linnets as the representatives for the Netherlands.[10][11] In October 2014, AVROTROS confirmed that negotiations for the contest were ongoing with several potential artists and that an announcement could be expected in November.[12][13] In early November 2014, Dutch media began reporting that Trijntje Oosterhuis was also under consideration by the broadcaster in a potential bid with her group Ladies of Soul, which also featured former Dutch Eurovision contestants Edsilia Rombley (1998, 2007) and Glennis Grace (2005).[14] However, on 7 November 2014, 2013 Dutch entrant Anouk appeared in the Dutch talkshow College Tour and revealed during her interview that Oosterhuis would represent the Netherlands with a song written by Anouk herself.[15] Together with Anouk's announcement and an anonymous tip received by the largest news agency in the Netherlands, Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP), Dutch media began reporting that Trijntje Oosterhuis had been selected to represent the nation.[16][17] On 10 November 2014, AVROTROS confirmed Oosterhuis as the Dutch artist for the 2015 contest.[18]
The Dutch entry, "Walk Along" premiered on 11 December 2014 during the NPO Radio 2 show Gouden Uren, hosted by Daniël Dekker.[19][20] The radio program also featured Trijntje Oosterhuis as a guest where she was interviewed about the song and her participation in the contest.[20] Following the radio presentation, Oosterhuis performed the song live on 12 December 2014 during a broadcast of The Voice of Holland on RTL 4, where Oosterhuis is also serving as one of the coaches for the competition.[21][22]
At Eurovision
All countries except the "Big 5" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom), the host country and guest country Australia, 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 five different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[23] On 26 January 2015, an 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 19 May 2015, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[24]
See also
References
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