Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Netherlands | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Nationaal Songfestival 2005 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals 20 January 2005 27 January 2005 3 February 2005 10 February 2005 Final 13 February 2005 | |||
| Selected entrant | Glennis Grace | |||
| Selected song | "My Impossible Dream" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (14th, 53 points) | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Netherlands were present at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, held in Kiev, Ukraine. To select their entry, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), the Dutch broadcaster, decided to continue with their format of a televised national selection, consisting of four semi-finals and a final.
Before Eurovision
National final
Nationaal Songfestival 2005
Nationaal Songfestival 2005 was the national final format created by TROS and NOS in order to select the Netherlands’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.
Format
The format of the competition consisted of five shows: four semi-finals and a final. All shows were held at the Pepsi Stage Theatre in Amsterdam and were hosted by Nance Coolen and Hans Schiffers. The four semi-finals, held between 20 January 2005 and 10 February 2005, each featured six competing entries from which three advanced to the final from each show.
Results during the semi-finals and the final were determined by a jury panel and votes from the public via SMS and televoting. In the semi-finals, the songs first faced a public televote where the top two entries qualified. The jury then selected an additional qualifier from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition. In the final, the winner was selected by a combination of the votes of three jury groups (50%) and televoting (50%).
Competing entries
Artists and composers were able to submit their entries to NOS from 2 August 2004 until 1 October 2004.[1] From all songs submitted, a selection committee selected 24 songs for the competition.
| Artist | Song | Composers |
|---|---|---|
| Airforce | "How Does It Feel" | Johnny Logan, Andreas Linze |
| André Kuik | "So High" | Romeo Samuel |
| Barbara Lok | "Tranen in de stilte" | Darre van Dijk, Lars Boom |
| Blue Karma | "Free As a Bird" | Kees Tel |
| Chantal | "Eat Yer Heart Out, Leonardo!" | Christian Grotenbreg, Bruce Smith |
| Chastity | "Baby It’s You" | Kees Rietveld, Jeroen van Berlo, Wiebe van der Mei |
| Darre | "De liefde" | Darre van Dijk, Lars Boom |
| Femme Vocale | "Stay" | Kees Koedooder |
| Glennis Grace | "My Impossible Dream" | Robert D. Fisher, Bruce Smith |
| Jeen | "Een leven lang" | M. Rainier Ypma |
| Johnny Rosenberg | "When Forever Ends" | Alan Michael, Johnny Rosenberg |
| Justine Pelmelay | "What You See Is What You Get" | Christian Grotenbreg, Bruce Smith |
| Kuik & Klaver | "Together" | Eddy Hoogland, Kees Hendriks |
| Meänder | "Tusken skimer en ljocht" | Douwe Bouma, Wiebe van der Mei |
| Nadeem | "Too Wild" | Linh Duong, Orlando Salarbux, Nadeem Ilahibibaks |
| Rachel & Waylon | "Leven als een beest" | Mark Groot Kormelink, Peter Groot Kormelink |
| Ralph McCoy | "Breaking News" | Christian Grotenbreg, Bruce Smith |
| Renée & Dennis | "One Look" | Renée van Wegberg, Arjan Langen |
| Tiffany | "Tomorrow" | Tiffany Maes, Harry Maes |
| Trinity United | "Go!" | Jerry Rijstenbil, Gregor Hamilton |
| We’re No Angels | "Dressed to Kill" | Robert D. Fisher, Bruce Smith |
| Willemijn Verkaik | "Wishful Thinking" | Paul Mayer, Bram Anker, Bruce Smith |
| Wilson | "Something" | Dennis Leidelmeyer |
| Yvette | "Someone Like You" | Robert D. Fisher, Bruce Smith |
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 20 January 2005. Three entries qualified to the final. The six competing entries first faced a public televote where the top two songs advanced: "Go!" performed by Trinity United and "One Look" performed by Renée & Dennis. An additional qualifier was selected from the remaining four entries by the jury: "Someone Like You" performed by Yvette.
| Semi-final 1 – 20 January 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
| 1 | Trinity United | "Go!" | 25% | 1 | Advanced |
| 2 | Renée & Dennis | "One Look" | 22% | 2 | Advanced |
| 3 | Wilson | "Something" | 17% | 3 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Yvette | "Someone Like You" | 15% | 5 | Advanced |
| 5 | Jeen | "Een leven lang" | 16% | 4 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Chantal | "Eat Yer Heart Out, Leonardo!" | 6% | 6 | Eliminated |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on 27 January 2005. Three entries qualified to the final. The six competing entries first faced a public televote where the top two songs advanced: "Tusken skimer en ljocht" performed by Meänder and "Baby It’s You" performed by Chastity. An additional qualifier was selected from the remaining four entries by the jury: "Tomorrow" performed by Tiffany.
| Semi-final 2 – 27 January 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
| 1 | Rachel & Waylon | "Leven als een beest" | 9% | 4 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Willemijn Verkaik | "Wishful Thinking" | 7% | 5 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Tiffany | "Tomorrow" | 18% | 3 | Advanced |
| 4 | Blue Karma | "Free As a Bird" | 6% | 6 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Meänder | "Tusken skimer en ljocht" | 41% | 1 | Advanced |
| 6 | Chastity | "Baby It’s You" | 21% | 2 | Advanced |
Semi-final 3
The third semi-final took place on 3 February 2005. Three entries qualified to the final. The six competing entries first faced a public televote where the top two songs advanced: "When Forever Ends" performed by Johnny Rosenberg and "Tranen in de stilte" performed by Barbara Lok. An additional qualifier was selected from the remaining four entries by the jury: "Stay" performed by Femme Vocale.
| Semi-final 3 – 3 February 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
| 1 | Johnny Rosenberg | "When Forever Ends" | 25% | 2 | Advanced |
| 2 | Kuik & Klaver | "Together" | 13% | 3 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Femme Vocale | "Stay" | 9% | 4 | Advanced |
| 4 | Justine Pelmelay | "What You See Is What You Get" | 8% | 6 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Ralph McCoy | "Breaking News" | 9% | 5 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Barbara Lok | "Tranen in de stilte" | 35% | 1 | Advanced |
Semi-final 4
The fourth semi-final took place on 10 February 2005. Three entries qualified to the final. The six competing entries first faced a public televote where the top two songs advanced: "How Does It Feel" performed by Airforce and "My Impossible Dream" performed by Glennis Grace. An additional qualifier was selected from the remaining four entries by the jury: "De liefde" performed by Darre.
| Semi-final 4 – 10 February 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
| 1 | Airforce | "How Does It Feel" | 27% | 2 | Advanced |
| 2 | Darre | "De liefde" | 4% | 5 | Advanced |
| 3 | We’re No Angels | "Dressed to Kill" | 3% | 6 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Glennis Grace | "My Impossible Dream" | 38% | 1 | Advanced |
| 5 | Nadeem | "Too Wild" | 6% | 4 | Eliminated |
| 6 | André Kuik | "So High" | 23% | 3 | Eliminated |
Final
The final was held on 13 February 2005. The twelve entries which qualified from the preceding semi-finals competed during the show. The winner was selected by a combination of the votes of four voting groups: a three-member jury panel (30%), an international jury (10%), listeners of Dutch radio station Radio 2 (10%) and televoting (50%). The winner was Glennis Grace with the song "My Impossible Dream".
| Final – 13 February 2005 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Trinity United | "Go" | 25 | 7 | 32 | 6 |
| 2 | Renée & Dennis | "One Look" | 16 | 7 | 23 | 10 |
| 3 | Chastity | "Baby It's You" | 26 | 7 | 33 | 5 |
| 4 | Meänder | "Tusken skimer en ljocht" | 12 | 19 | 31 | 7 |
| 5 | Femme Vocale | "Stay" | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
| 6 | Barbara Lok | "Tranen in de stilte" | 19 | 6 | 25 | 9 |
| 7 | Yvette | "Someone Like You" | 9 | 5 | 14 | 11 |
| 8 | Johnny Rosenberg | "When Forever Ends" | 31 | 16 | 47 | 3 |
| 9 | Glennis Grace | "My Impossible Dream" | 56 | 114 | 170 | 1 |
| 10 | Darre | "De liefde" | 22 | 6 | 28 | 8 |
| 11 | Tiffany | "Tomorrow" | 25 | 9 | 34 | 4 |
| 12 | Airforce | "How Does It Feel?" | 45 | 88 | 133 | 2 |
| Detailed Jury Votes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Expert Jury | Radio 2 |
International Jury |
Total | ||
| C. Maas | E. Hart | P. de Leeuw | |||||
| 1 | "Go" | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | |
| 2 | "One Look" | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |
| 3 | "Baby It's You" | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | "Tusken skimer en ljocht" | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | |
| 5 | "Stay" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | "Tranen in de stilte" | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | "Someone Like You" | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||
| 8 | "When Forever Ends" | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | "My Impossible Dream" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 56 |
| 10 | "De liefde" | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 22 | |
| 11 | "Tomorrow" | 3 | 5 | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | "How Does It Feel?" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 45 |
At Eurovision
Grace performed her song "My Impossible dream" at the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, after Re-Union's 20th place in the 2004 contest. One of the favourites to qualify to the final from the bookmakers, Grace only managed to pick up 53 points, placing 14th of 25 and failing to qualify. Therefore, Netherlands will have to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2006.
The spokesperson who revealed the Netherlands' votes for other countries was national final host Nance.[2]
Points awarded by the Netherlands
Semi final
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Final
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
References
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (2 August 2004). "Dutch selection: Submission deadline 1 October". Esctoday.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Retrieved 28 April 2009.