Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

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Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Country Netherlands
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 18 March 2020
Song: 4 March 2021
Selected entrantJeangu Macrooy
Selected song"Birth of a New Age"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Jeangu Macrooy
  • Pieter Perquin
Finals performance
Final result23rd, 11 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Wall painting dedicated to Jeangu Macrooy, created by Rotterdam artist Tymon de Laat to celebrate Macrooy's participation in Eurovision 2021.[1]

The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, having internally selected Jeangu Macrooy as their representative with the song "Birth of a New Age". He was due to compete in the 2020 contest with "Grow" before the event's cancellation.

As the host country, the Netherlands automatically qualified to the final.

Background[]

Main article: Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2021 contest, the Netherlands had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in the inaugural contest in 1956. Since then, the country has won the contest five times: in 1957, 1959, 1969 as one of four countries to tie for first place, 1975, and finally in 2019. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004 contest, the Netherlands had featured in seven 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. The Netherlands has also received nul points on two occasions; in 1962 and 1963.

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 several occasions. 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, until Duncan Laurence won in 2019 with the song "Arcade".

Before Eurovision[]

Internal selection[]

On 18 March 2020, directly after the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, the national broadcaster, AVROTROS, announced its intent to again host the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, as well as that Macrooy would be kept as the nation's representative for the event.[2] The song, entitled "Birth of a New Age", was released on 4 March 2021.[3]

At Eurovision[]

The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 took place at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and consisted of two semi-finals held on 18 and 20 May, and the grand final on 22 May 2021.[4] As the Netherlands is the host country of the contest, their entry for 2021 directly qualified to the final, along with "Big Five" countries France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.[5] In addition to their participation in the final, the Netherlands was also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals.

The Netherlands performed 23rd in the grand final on 22 May 2021, following Norway and preceding Italy.

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 a diversity in gender and age represented. The judges assess each entry based on the performances during the second Dress Rehearsal of each show, which takes place the night before each live show, against a set of criteria including: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.[6] Jury members may only take part in panel once every three years, and are obliged to confirm that they are not connected to any of the participating acts in a way that would impact their ability to vote impartially. Jury members should also vote independently, with no discussion of their vote permitted with other jury members.[7] The exact composition of the professional jury, and the results of each country's jury and televoting were released after the grand final; the individual results from each jury member were also released in an anonymised form.[8][9]

Points awarded to the Netherlands[]

Points awarded to the Netherlands (Final)[10]
Score Televote Jury
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point  Portugal

Points awarded by the Netherlands[]

Detailed voting results[]

The following members comprised the Dutch jury:[8][9]

Detailed voting results from the Netherlands (Semi-final 1)[11]
Draw Country Jury Televote
Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Lithuania 9 6 10 6 9 8 3 3 8
02  Slovenia 15 10 7 13 13 11 15
03  Russia 1 2 1 4 1 1 12 6 5
04  Sweden 8 7 5 9 8 6 5 9 2
05  Australia 13 12 14 11 12 14 16
06  North Macedonia 16 16 9 16 16 15 12
07  Ireland 10 15 11 10 14 13 11
08  Cyprus 11 14 16 14 15 16 10 1
09  Norway 5 8 15 12 4 7 4 8 3
10  Croatia 14 13 13 8 11 12 13
11  Belgium 3 3 2 1 2 2 10 4 7
12  Israel 4 1 4 2 5 3 8 5 6
13  Romania 12 9 8 15 10 10 1 14
14  Azerbaijan 6 11 12 7 7 9 2 7 4
15  Ukraine 7 4 6 3 6 5 6 2 10
16  Malta 2 5 3 5 3 4 7 1 12
Detailed voting results from the Netherlands (Final)[10]
Draw Country Jury Televote
Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Cyprus 13 24 21 22 24 21 20
02  Albania 11 11 9 8 20 10 1 22
03  Israel 9 4 3 5 7 7 4 17
04  Belgium 6 3 6 3 6 5 6 15
05  Russia 4 1 5 6 4 3 8 11
06  Malta 3 5 4 7 2 4 7 10 1
07  Portugal 5 16 12 17 14 12 5 6
08  Serbia 24 22 22 23 22 23 19
09  United Kingdom 22 20 25 20 21 22 23
10  Greece 20 18 11 18 19 18 2 10
11   Switzerland 7 7 7 1 5 6 5 4 7
12  Iceland 1 10 1 4 1 2 10 3 8
13  Spain 14 19 15 21 18 19 24
14  Moldova 25 23 23 24 25 24 25
15  Germany 23 25 24 25 23 25 18
16  Finland 19 14 13 10 15 14 7 4
17  Bulgaria 15 12 16 19 17 17 14
18  Lithuania 18 15 14 11 13 15 8 3
19  Ukraine 10 9 8 9 8 8 3 6 5
20  France 2 2 2 2 3 1 12 1 12
21  Azerbaijan 8 6 18 13 11 9 2 16
22  Norway 16 17 20 16 10 16 13
23  Netherlands
24  Italy 12 13 17 12 12 13 9 2
25  Sweden 17 8 10 15 9 11 12
26  San Marino 21 21 19 14 16 20 21

References[]

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  2. ^ Herbert, Emily (13 March 2020). "The Netherlands: Jeangu Macrooy Will Represent The Netherlands at Eurovision 2021". Eurovoix. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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