Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018

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Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Country Netherlands
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 9 November 2017
Song: 2 March 2018
Selected entrantWaylon
Selected song"Outlaw in 'Em"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (7th, 174 points)
Final result18th, 121 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Waylon was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS on 9 November 2017 to represent the nation at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal.

Background[]

Main article: Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2018 contest, the Netherlands had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-eight 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 five 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] In 2017 O'G3NE ended 11th with the song "Lights and Shadows".

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 2018, the broadcaster opted to continue selecting the Dutch entry through an internal selection.[8]

Before Eurovision[]

Internal selection[]

Following O'G3NE's eleventh place in 2017 with the song "Lights and Shadows", artists that were rumoured in Dutch media to be in talks with AVROTROS for the Eurovision Song Contest included singer Alain Clark, winner of the sixth series of the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland Maan, and member of the band Within Temptation Sharon den Adel.[9][10][11] The Dutch broadcaster later revealed that several artists had already been in contact with the broadcaster in regards to participating, with an announcement to be expected in November 2017.[10]

On 9 November 2017, AVROTROS confirmed that they had selected singer Waylon to represent the Netherlands at the 2018 contest. Waylon was the runner-up in the first series of the reality singing competition Holland's Got Talent, and had previously represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014 as part of the duo The Common Linnets alongside Ilse DeLange, placing second with the song "Calm After the Storm".[12] Following the confirmation of Waylon as the Dutch representative, it was revealed that he would select five songs from his upcoming album The World Can Wait, one of them being his Eurovision entry, to perform during the Dutch talk show De Wereld Draait Door.

Between 23 February and 1 March 2018 during De Wereld Draait Door, Waylon performed five songs and it was revealed on 2 March 2018 that "Outlaw in 'Em" would be his Eurovision entry. The song was written by Ilya Toshinsky, Jim Beavers and Waylon himself.[13][14] Waylon revealed earlier during his interview on De Wereld Draait Door that Hans Pannecoucke, who worked with the Dutch entrants in 2014, 2015 and 2016 in a similar role, would be the stage director for his performance at Eurovision.[15]

Date Song Songwriter(s)
23 February 2018 "Back Together" Waylon, Jesse Labelle, Logan Turner
26 February 2018 "Outlaw in 'Em" Waylon, Ilya Toshinsky, Jim Beavers
27 February 2018 "The World Can Wait" Waylon, Chris Beard, James T. Slater
28 February 2018 "That's How She Goes" Brad Warren, Brett Warren, Mitchell Tenpenny
1 March 2018 "Thanks But No Thanks" Waylon, Ilya Toshinsky, Jim Beavers

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. On 29 January 2018, 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. Netherlands was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 10 May 2018, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[16]

Once all the competing songs for the 2018 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. Netherlands was set to perform in position 8, following the entry from Moldova and preceding the entry from Australia.[17]

Semi-final[]

It was later revealed that Netherlands had placed seventh in the second semi-final, receiving a total of 174 points, 47 points from the televoting and 127 points from the juries.[18]

Voting[]

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1–8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry 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 was permitted to 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 as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.

Points awarded to the Netherlands[]

Points awarded by the Netherlands[]

Detailed voting results[]

The following members comprised the Dutch jury:[21]

  • Sharon den Adel (jury chairperson) – singer
  • Arno Krabman – producer, songwriter
  • Robert Ester – music and content director
  • Rick Vol – composer, writer, manager
  • Lesley van der Aa – singer
Detailed voting results from the Netherlands (Semi-final 2)[19]
Draw Country Jury Televote
A. Krabman R. Ester S. den Adel R. Vol L. van der Aa Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Norway 2 2 4 3 2 2 10 2 10
02  Romania 8 11 10 16 3 9 2 14
03  Serbia 9 10 7 12 11 11 10 1
04  San Marino 12 13 16 11 14 13 17
05  Denmark 13 14 15 10 15 14 1 12
06  Russia 16 16 14 14 16 16 16
07  Moldova 6 4 17 5 9 8 3 4 7
08  Netherlands
09  Australia 7 6 5 9 6 7 4 7 4
10  Georgia 17 15 13 17 17 17 12
11  Poland 3 5 9 8 5 6 5 6 5
12  Malta 10 12 12 6 10 10 1 13
13  Hungary 15 9 8 15 12 12 3 8
14  Latvia 5 8 2 4 4 4 7 11
15  Sweden 1 1 3 2 1 1 12 5 6
16  Montenegro 14 17 11 13 13 15 15
17  Slovenia 4 3 1 7 7 3 8 8 3
18  Ukraine 11 7 6 1 8 5 6 9 2
Detailed voting results from the Netherlands (Final)[20]
Draw Country Jury Televote
A. Krabman R. Ester S. den Adel R. Vol L. van der Aa Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Ukraine 17 13 9 7 17 14 23
02  Spain 18 11 6 24 6 11 22
03  Slovenia 8 6 8 14 16 10 1 25
04  Lithuania 6 1 2 11 5 4 7 19
05  Austria 3 8 4 3 2 2 10 8 3
06  Estonia 7 4 10 6 12 7 4 11
07  Norway 12 7 17 9 4 8 3 10 1
08  Portugal 16 10 3 23 11 9 2 21
09  United Kingdom 15 24 20 17 9 18 16
10  Serbia 21 22 19 16 21 24 17
11  Germany 4 3 1 4 1 1 12 1 12
12  Albania 14 19 11 13 14 16 20
13  France 13 18 21 22 15 21 14
14  Czech Republic 19 16 22 10 13 17 5 6
15  Denmark 25 23 23 18 25 25 3 8
16  Australia 11 15 12 12 7 13 15
17  Finland 22 21 14 20 23 22 24
18  Bulgaria 9 12 5 15 19 12 18
19  Moldova 10 17 25 21 20 20 12
20  Sweden 2 5 13 2 3 3 8 13
21  Hungary 24 20 15 19 24 23 9 2
22  Israel 5 9 16 1 18 6 5 2 10
23  Netherlands
24  Ireland 20 14 24 8 8 15 7 4
25  Cyprus 1 2 18 5 10 5 6 6 5
26  Italy 23 25 7 25 22 19 4 7

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