Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

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Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Country Netherlands
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 29 October 2016
Song: 3 March 2017
Selected entrantO'G3NE
Selected song"Lights and Shadows"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Rory de Kievit
  • Rick Vol
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (4th, 200 points)
Final result11th, 150 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Lights and Shadows" written by Rory de Kievit and Rick Vol. The song is performed by the Dutch three-piece girl group O'G3NE, who were internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS to represent the Netherlands at the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. O'G3NE's appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 29 October 2016, while the song, "Lights and Shadows", was presented to the public on 3 March 2017.

Background[]

Main article: Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2017 contest, the Netherlands had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-seven 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 four 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 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 2017, the broadcaster opted to continue selecting the Dutch entry through an internal selection.[8]

Before Eurovision[]

Internal selection[]

O'G3NE

Following Douwe Bob's eleventh place in 2016 with the song "Slow Down", the Dutch broadcaster 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, with an announcement to be expected in October 2016.[9]

On 31 August 2016, Dutch media reported that AVROTROS had selected the girl group O'G3NE to represent the Netherlands at the 2016 contest. The group was the winner of the fifth series of the reality singing competition Holland's Got Talent, and had previously represented the Netherlands at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 as Lisa, Amy and Shelley, placing eleventh out of seventeen entries.[10] O'G3NE were confirmed as the Dutch entrants on 29 October 2016.[11] Following the confirmation of O'G3NE as the Dutch representative, songwriters worldwide were approached by AVROTROS to submit their songs and 40 songs were received by the broadcaster.[12] On 2 January 2017, group member Shelley Vol revealed during her interview with NPO Radio 2 that three songs were shortlisted and that one of them was written by Rick Vol, the father of the three members of the group.[13] Vol's song was confirmed as the selected song on 2 February 2017.[14]

On 2 March 2017, Dutch media revealed that "Lights and Shadows" would be O'G3NE's Eurovision entry. The song was written by Rory de Kievit and Vol himself.[15] On 3 March 2017, the song along with the official video was presented to the public during a press conference that took place in Amsterdam, hosted by Jan Smit and Cornald Maas. The presentation was streamed online by AVROTROS via YouTube and Facebook.[16]

Promotion[]

In the lead up to the Eurovision Song Contest, O'G3NE's promotional activities occurred entirely within the Netherlands where they performed at live events, radio shows and talk shows. On 8 April, O'G3NE performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam and hosted by Cornald Maas and Selma Björnsdóttir.[17]

At Eurovision[]

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.[18] On 31 January 2017, 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 second semi-final, to be held on 11 May 2017, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[19]

Once all the competing songs for the 2017 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. Originally, the Netherlands was set to perform in position 7, following the entry from Romania and before the entry from Hungary.[20] However, following Russia's withdrawal from the contest on 13 April and subsequent removal from the running order of the second semi-final, the performing position for the Netherlands shifted to 6.[21]

Semi-final[]

O'G3NE took part in technical rehearsals on 2 April and 6 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 10 and 11 May.[22] This included the jury show on 10 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.[23]

At the end of the show, the Netherlands was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final.[24] It was later revealed that Netherlands placed fourth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 200 points: 51 points from the televoting and 149 points from the juries.[25]

Voting[]

Points awarded to the Netherlands[]

Points awarded by the Netherlands[]

Detailed voting results[]

The following members comprised the Dutch jury:[28]

  • Marjolein Dekkers (jury chairperson) – Editor in Chief MAX Broadcasting, radio host
  • John Ewbank – songwriter, producer
  •  [nl] – producer, composer
  • Erica Groeneveld – singer, songwriter
  •  [nl] – singer, producer, songwriter, musician
Detailed voting results from the Netherlands (Semi-final 2)[26]
Draw Country Jury Televote
J. Ewbank G. Groothedde M. Dekkers E. Groeneveld M. van Duijvenbode Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Serbia 5 3 5 4 5 5 6 14
02  Austria 4 4 7 3 2 3 8 5 6
03  Macedonia 9 15 9 17 6 11 11
04  Malta 8 5 14 10 12 8 3 16
05  Romania 10 13 11 12 9 10 1 3 8
06  Netherlands
07  Hungary 12 14 17 13 14 16 2 10
08  Denmark 2 2 3 1 4 2 10 10 1
09  Ireland 15 16 12 11 13 15 9 2
10  San Marino 17 17 13 15 17 17 17
11  Croatia 14 8 16 7 10 9 2 7 4
12  Norway 3 7 2 6 3 4 7 6 5
13   Switzerland 7 9 8 9 7 7 4 13
14  Belarus 13 12 15 8 11 12 8 3
15  Bulgaria 1 1 1 2 1 1 12 1 12
16  Lithuania 16 10 10 14 16 14 15
17  Estonia 11 11 6 16 15 13 12
18  Israel 6 6 4 5 8 6 5 4 7
Detailed voting results from the Netherlands (Final)[27]
Draw Country Jury Televote
J. Ewbank G. Groothedde M. Dekkers E. Groeneveld M. van Duijvenbode Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Israel 21 14 13 12 21 18 16
02  Poland 25 24 23 24 24 25 10 1
03  Belarus 16 17 17 14 16 17 19
04  Austria 15 13 8 6 6 8 3 14
05  Armenia 23 20 24 22 20 23 11
06  Netherlands
07  Moldova 14 11 10 9 22 14 6 5
08  Hungary 10 16 16 20 13 15 5 6
09  Italy 9 9 19 10 12 11 9 2
10  Denmark 3 7 4 2 3 3 8 23
11  Portugal 1 2 3 1 1 1 12 1 12
12  Azerbaijan 18 22 18 23 19 20 22
13  Croatia 20 21 25 18 18 21 8 3
14  Australia 8 6 6 7 11 7 4 18
15  Greece 22 18 11 15 17 19 21
16  Spain 24 25 22 25 23 24 25
17  Norway 6 4 2 8 4 4 7 15
18  United Kingdom 7 8 7 5 7 6 5 13
19  Cyprus 13 10 20 13 8 13 17
20  Romania 5 12 14 19 9 10 1 4 7
21  Germany 17 19 15 16 10 16 20
22  Ukraine 19 23 21 17 25 22 24
23  Belgium 11 5 5 21 15 9 2 2 10
24  Sweden 4 3 9 4 5 5 6 7 4
25  Bulgaria 2 1 1 3 2 2 10 3 8
26  France 12 15 12 11 14 12 12

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