Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 | ||||
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| Country |  Netherlands | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Junior Songfestival 2021 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 25 September 2021 | |||
| Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Netherlands is set to participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France.[1] National broadcaster AVROTROS will select the Dutch entrant through the national final Junior Songfestival 2021.
Background[]
Prior to the 2021 contest, the Netherlands had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in every edition 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.[2] In the 2020 contest, girl group UNITY represented the Netherlands with the song "Best Friends". Although the host country was Poland, their performance was recorded remotely in a television studio in the Netherlands due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They placed 4th out of 12 entries with 132 points, while France won the contest with 200 points.[3]
Before Junior Eurovision[]
Junior Songfestival 2021[]
AVROTROS will select the Dutch representative through the televised national final Junior Songfestival that will be held on 25 September 2021. After rounds of auditions that were aired on the competition's YouTube channel, the finalists were revealed on 4 June.[4][5][6]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Language(s) | Release date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayana | "Mata Sugu Aō Ne" (またすぐ会おうね) | Ferry Lagendijk | Dutch, English, Japanese | 23 June 2021 | [7] |
| Melody | "Niet Wat Vrienden Doen" | Adriaan Philipse, Jeroen Rietbergen, Julian Vahle, Maxine van Breukelen | Dutch, English | 30 June 2021 | [8] |
| Priscilla | "Be Alright" | Jermain van der Bogt, Willem Laseroms | Dutch, English | 7 July 2021 | [9] |
| Shine | "A Million Little Things" | Robert Dorn | Dutch, English | 14 July 2021 | [10] |
Like the 2020 edition, the final will be hosted by Romy Monteiro and Buddy Vedder,[11] and it will take place in Rotterdam Ahoy. However, instead of the Ahoy Arena it will take place in the newly-built RTM Stage. AVROTROS also announced that audience members will be required to take a COVID-19 test before entering the auditorium, pending the Dutch government's regulations for September.[12]
The winner will be determined through points given by a kids jury, a professional jury and public voting. The kids jury consists of Junior Songfestival 2020 winners Unity and finalists Robin de Haas and Jackie & Janae, and the professional jury consists of Jeangu Macrooy, Emma Heesters and Rolf Sanchez.[13]
References[]
- ^ Granger, Anthony (26 September 2020). "The Netherlands: Junior Eurovision 2021 participation confirmed". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020.
- ^ "The Netherlands". Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Final of Poland 2020". Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (30 May 2021). "Netherlands: Junior Songfestival 2021 Final in September". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021.
- ^ Stella, Nathan (13 February 2021). "Auditions Have Been Held For Het Junior Songfestival 2021!". ESC Bubble. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021.
- ^ #6 WIE ZIT IN WELKE ACT? | JUNIOR SONGFESTIVAL 2021 (in Dutch). AVROTROS. 11 June 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Mata Sugu Aō Ne. AVROTROS. 23 June 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Niet Wat Vrienden Doen. AVROTROS. 30 June 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Be Alright. AVROTROS. 7 July 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ A Million Little Things. AVROTROS. 14 July 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (21 August 2021). "