Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Netherlands | |
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Member station | AVRO (2003–2013) AVROTROS (2014–) |
National selection events | show
National final show
Internal selection |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 18 |
First appearance | 2003 |
Best result | 1st: 2009 |
Worst result | 15th: 2015 |
External links | |
Netherlands's page at Eurovision.tv | |
![]() Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 |
The Netherlands has participated in every edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since its inception in 2003. The country has won the competition on one occasion; in 2009, with the song "Click Clack" by Ralf Mackenbach. Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS (formerly AVRO) has been responsible for the participation, selecting the nation's entrant through the national final Junior Songfestival. The Netherlands is the only country to have taken part in every edition of the contest.
History[]
The Netherlands are one of the sixteen countries to have made their debut at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003, which took place on 15 November 2003 at the Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1]
The broadcaster AVROTROS, formerly AVRO, is responsible for the organisation of the Dutch Junior Eurovision Song Contest entry. A national final has been organised by AVRO to select the entry, called Junior Songfestival. Entrants previously wrote their own songs and sent it to the broadcaster, where a jury and the public decided the winner. Since 2016, candidates audition individually and are placed in groups later on.
As of 2020, the Netherlands has won the competition once – at the 2009 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine, Ralf Mackenbach won with the song "Click Clack" with 121 points, beating runners-up Russia and Armenia by just five points. This was the Netherlands' fifth victory at any Eurovision event, the last time being the Eurovision Song Contest 1975.
The 2007 contest was held in the Netherlands, in the venue Ahoy in Rotterdam. The 2012 contest was held in the Netherlands as well, this time in Amsterdam, making it the first country to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice.
Participation[]
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Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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Roel | "Mijn ogen zeggen alles" | Dutch | 11 | 23 | |
Klaartje & Nicky | "Hij is een kei" | Dutch | 11 | 27 | |
Tess | "Stupid" | Dutch | 7 | 82 | |
Kimberly | "Goed" | Dutch | 12 | 44 | |
Lisa, Amy & Shelley | "Adem in, adem uit" | Dutch | 11 | 39 | |
Marissa | "1 dag" | Dutch | 13 | 27 | |
Ralf Mackenbach | "Click Clack" | Dutch, English | 1 | 121 | |
Senna & Anna | "My Family" | Dutch, English | 9 | 52 | |
Rachel | "Teenager" | Dutch | 2 | 103 | |
Femke | "Tik tak tik" | Dutch | 7 | 69 | |
Mylène & Rosanne | "Double Me" | Dutch, English | 8 | 59 | |
Julia | "Around" | Dutch, English | 8 | 70 | |
Shalisa | "Million Lights" | Dutch, English | 15 | 35 | |
Kisses | "Kisses and Dancin'" | Dutch, English | 8 | 174 | |
Fource | "Love Me" | Dutch, English | 4 | 156 | |
Max & Anne | "Samen" | Dutch, English | 13 | 91 | |
Matheu | "Dans met jou" | Dutch, English | 4 | 186 | |
Unity | "Best Friends" | Dutch, English | 4 | 132 |
Commentators and spokespersons[]
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The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov.[2] The Dutch broadcaster, AVROTROS, sent their own commentator to each contest in order to provide commentary in the Dutch language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from Netherlands. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2003.
Year | Commentator | Spokesperson | Channel | Ref. |
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2003 | Angela Groothuizen | Aisa | NPO 2 | |
2004 | Danny | |||
2005 | Tooske Ragas | Giovanni Kemper | ||
2006 | Sipke Jan Bousema | Tess Gaerthé | NPO 3 | |
2007 | Marcel Kuijer | Kimberly Nieuwenhuizen | ||
2008 | Sipke Jan Bousema | Famke Rauch | ||
2009 | Marissa Grasdijk | |||
2010 | Bram Bos | |||
2011 | Marcel Kuijer | Anna Lagerweij | ||
2012 | Lidewei Loot | |||
2013 | Alessandro Wempe | |||
2014 | Jan Smit | Mylène and Rosanne | NPO Zapp | |
2015 | Julia van Bergen | |||
2016 | Anneloes | |||
2017 | Thijs Schlimback | |||
2018 | Vincent Miranovich | |||
2019 | Buddy Vedder | Anne Buhre | ||
2020 | Jan Smit | Robin de Haas |
Hostings[]
Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
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2007 | Rotterdam | Rotterdam Ahoy | Kim-Lian van der Meij and Sipke Jan Bousema |
2012 | Amsterdam | Heineken Music Hall | Ewout Genemans and Kim-Lian van der Meij |
See also[]
- Junior Songfestival – The competition organised by AVROTROS to select the entrant for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
- Netherlands in the Eurovision Dance Contest – Dance version of the Eurovision Song Contest.
- Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest – Senior version of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
- Netherlands in the Eurovision Young Dancers – A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21.
- Netherlands in the Eurovision Young Musicians – A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.
References[]
- ^ García, Belén (7 September 2015). "#BestOfJESC – Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003". esc-plus.com. ESC+Plus. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ Fisher, Luke James (21 November 2015). "Tonight: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015!". junioreurovision.tv. EBU. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Malta wint Junior Songfestival in Kiev" [Malta wins Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 30 November 2013.
Marcel Kuijer verzorgde het commentaar.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (30 November 2013). "Kiev'13: Tonight's Vote Announcers". Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Erop of eronder voor Julia tijdens Junior Songfestival" [Make or break for Julia during Junior Eurovision Song Contest] (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (20 November 2015). "JESC'15: Betty & Julia Van Bergen Announced As Spokespersons". Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "KISSES zondag live te zien tijdens Junior Songfestival" (Press release) (in Dutch). Hilversum: Avrotros. 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "JESC 2016 Spokespersons" (PDF). junioreurovision.tv. 18 November 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2016.
- ^ Herbert, Emily (24 November 2017). "The Netherlands: Thijs Schlimback Announced As Junior Eurovision Spokesperson". Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (22 November 2018). "The Netherlands: Jan Smit To Commentate on Junior Eurovision 2018". Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (24 November 2018). "Junior Eurovision'18: Schoolchildren Revealed as Spokespersons For Nine Nations". Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (21 November 2019). "The Netherlands: Buddy Vedder to Commentate on Junior Eurovision 2019". eurovoix.com.
- ^ "Junior Songfestival on Instagram". Instagram (in Dutch). 24 November 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Matheu vertegenwoordigt Nederland op het Junior Eurovisie Songfestival 2019 in Polen" [Matheu will represent The Netherlands on the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Poland] (Press release) (in Dutch). Hilversum: AVROTROS. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "Introducing: Unity, Jackie & Janae, Robin and T-Square". junioreurovision.tv. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Farren, Neil (30 September 2020). "Netherlands: Robin Revealed as Spokesperson for Junior Eurovision 2020". Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Junior Songfestival". npostart.nl (in Dutch). 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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