Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | ||||
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| Country |  Netherlands | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Junior Songfestival 2017 100% jury | |||
| Selection date(s) |
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| Selected entrant | Fource | |||
| Selected song | "Love Me" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Joost Griffioen Stas Swaczyna | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 4th, 156 points | |||
| Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Netherlands participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place in Tbilisi, Georgia on 26 November 2017. The Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS is responsible for the organisation of their representative at the contest. Their entry was selected through the national selection Junior Songfestival 2017.[1] It consisted of six contestants who were divided into two semifinals, taking place on 2 September 2017 and 9 September 2017. The final took take place on 16 September 2017. The boyband Fource, a quartet consisting of the four boys Jannes, Niels, Max and Ian, were selected as the winners of the national selection. Their song for the contest, "Love Me", was released on 6 October 2017.
Background[]
Prior to the 2017 Contest, the Netherlands had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest fourteen times since its first entry in 2003. The Netherlands have won the contest on one occasion: in 2009 with the song "Click Clack" performed by Ralf Mackenbach. In 2016, the Netherlands placed 8th out of 17 entries with the song "Kisses & Dancin'" performed by the girl band Kisses.
Before Junior Eurovision[]
Junior Songfestival 2017[]
On 7 June 2017, Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS announced that they would return to the televised process Junior Songfestival for the first time since 2015. The semifinals took place on 2 September 2017 and 9 September 2017, while the final took place on 16 September 2017. The winner was decided by a jury, and unlike in previous years, the artists performed covers instead of the final songs.[2]
Jury[]
The Dutch broadcaster revealed the three jury members on 24 August 2017. The three main juries will select one qualifier from each semifinal, and there was also a wildcard jury made up of former Dutch Junior Eurovision contestants who were responsible for selecting an extra qualifier from the semifinals.[3]
| Jury members |
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| Kim-Lian van der Meij |
| Tim Douwsma |
| Sharon Doorson |
Wildcard Jury[]
| Jury members | Junior Eurovision relation |
|---|---|
| Ralf Mackenbach | Represented Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 and won the contest. |
| Mylène & Rosanne | Represented Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013. |
| Kisses | Represented Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016. |
Shows[]
- Table key
- Participant who qualified to the final.
- Participant who qualified to the final via wildcard.
Semi-final 1[]
| Semi-final 1 – 2 September 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw[2] | Artist[2] | Song[4] | Place | Result |
| 1 | Montana Donnatella[5] | "Hold My Hand" (Jess Glynne) | 2 | Wildcard |
| 2 | Dreamz | "Chained to the Rhythm" (Katy Perry) | 3 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Sezina Steur[6] | "Symphony" (Clean Bandit and Zara Larsson) | 1 | Advanced |
Semi-final 2[]
| Semi-final 2 – 9 September 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw[2] | Artist[2] | Song | Place | Result |
| 1 | Fource | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" (Shawn Mendes) | 1 | Advanced |
| 2 | Wieke Philine and Dylan Hartgers[7] | "A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) | 3 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Manouk Pheifer[8] | "Say You Won't Let Go" (James Arthur) | 2 | Eliminated |
Final[]
| Final – 16 September 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song [9] | Place |
| 1 | Sezina | "Issues" (Julia Michaels) | 2 |
| 2 | Fource | "September Song" (JP Cooper) | 1 |
| 3 | Montana | "Sign of the Times" (Harry Styles) | 3 |
Artist and song information[]
| "Love Me" | |
|---|---|
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | Max Mies Jannes Heuvelmans Niels Schlimback Ian Kuyper |
| As | Fource |
| Languages | |
| Composer(s) | Joost Griffioen, Stas Swaczyna |
| Lyricist(s) | Joost Griffioen |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Kisses and Dancin'" (2016) | |
Fource[]
Together Max Mies (born 6 January 2003), Jannes Heuvelmans (born 4 April 2003), Niels Schlimback (born 12 April 2005) and Ian Kuyper (born 4 April 2004) make Fource. Their song, “Love Me”, was revealed on 6 October.
At Junior Eurovision[]
During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 20 November 2017, the Netherlands was drawn to perform in position 3 on 26 November 2017, following Poland and preceding Armenia.[10]
Voting[]
In 2017, a new voting system was introduced, in which the results were determined by 50% online voting and 50% jury voting. Every country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two children aged between 10 and 15 who were citizens of the country they represented. The rankings of those jurors were combined to make an overall top ten.[11]
The online voting consisted of two phases. The first phase of the online voting began on 24 November 2017 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances was shown on the contest's website Junioreurovision.tv before the viewers could vote. After this, voters also had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting ended on Sunday 26 November at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and began right after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers were able vote for a minimum of three and a maximum of five songs.[12] They were also able to vote for their own country's song. These votes were then turned into points which were determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song received 20% of the votes, it received 20% of the available points.
The Netherlands was ninth after the jury vote with a total of 44 points. The Netherlands however were tops with the online voting with 112 points. They finished fourth overall with a total of 156 points: their best JESC finish since 2011.[13]
Thijs Schlimback, older brother of Fource member Niels Schlimback, was the spokesperson declaring the results of the Dutch jury.
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Detailed voting results[]
| Draw | Country | Juror A | Juror B | Juror C | Juror D | Juror E | Average Rank | Points Awarded |
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| 01 |  Cyprus
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14 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
| 02 |  Poland
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3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 03 | Netherlands
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| 04 |  Armenia
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8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | |
| 05 |  Belarus
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6 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| 06 |  Portugal
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12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
| 07 |  Ireland
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15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
| 08 |  Macedonia
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7 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 09 |  Georgia
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1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 |  Albania
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13 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
| 11 |  Ukraine
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9 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 12 |  Malta
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5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 13 |  Russia
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2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 |  Serbia
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10 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 15 |  Australia
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4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 16 |  Italy
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11 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
References[]
- ^ Farren, Neil (7 June 2017). "The Netherlands: return to televised Junior Songfestival format". Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Farren, Neil (16 June 2017). "The Netherlands: Junior Songfestival semi-final draw decided". Eurovoix.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (24 August 2017). "Netherlands: Junior Songfestival 2017 judges announced". Eurovoix.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (28 August 2017). "Netherlands: Junior Songfestival semi-final one covers revealed". Eurovoix.
- ^ Credited as Montana
- ^ Credited as Sezina
- ^ Credited as Wieke & Dylan
- ^ Credited as Manouk
- ^ García, Belén (10 September 2017). "Junior Eurovision: Dutch cover songs for the final revealed". ESC+Plus. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "The running order for Junior Eurovision 2017 is revealed!". European Broadcasting Union. 20 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (15 November 2018). "Junior Eurovision 2018 – How Does The Voting Work?". Eurovoix.
- ^ Farren, Neil (10 November 2017). "Voting in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Final of Tbilisi 2017". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Results of the Final of Tbilisi 2017". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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