Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Netherlands | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Nationaal Songfestival 2004 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals 22 January 2004 29 January 2004 5 February 2004 12 February 2004 Second Chance 19 February 2004 Final 22 February 2004 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Re-Union | |||
| Selected song | "Without You" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (6th, 146 points) | |||
| Final result | 20th, 11 points | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Netherlands was represented by Re-Union in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Without You".
Before Eurovision
Nationaal Songfestival 2004
Nationaal Songfestival 2004 was the national final format created by TROS and NOS in order to select the Netherlands’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.
Format
The format of the competition consisted of six shows: four semi-finals, a Second Chance round and a final. All shows were held at the Pepsi Stage Theatre in Amsterdam and were hosted by Nance and Humberto Tan. The four semi-finals, held between 22 January 2004, each featured six competing entries from which two advanced to the final from each show, with the Second Chance round being held on 19 February 2004.
Results during the semi-finals and the final were determined by the votes from a jury panel (which included Ruth Jacott who represented the Netherlands in 1993 contest with the song "Vrede") and votes from the public via SMS and televoting. In the semi-finals, the song placed first by the jury and that placed first by televoting directly qualified for the final. In the event that both the jury and the televoters placed the same song first, the song placed second in the televote will qualify for the final. From the semi-finals, six of the losing songs (three chosen by televoting and two by the jury) then competed in the Second Chance round, with another two songs qualifying for the final (one chosen by the jury and one chosen by televoting). In the final, the winner was selected by a combination of the votes of the jury (50%) and televoting (50%).
Competing entries
Artists and composers were able to submit their entries to NOS from 17 July 2003 until 1 November 2003.[1] From all 475 songs submitted, a selection committee selected 24 songs for the competition.[2]
| Artist | Song | Composers |
|---|---|---|
| Adriana Romeyn | "On a Wing and a Prayer" | Christian Grotenbreg (m), Bruce Smith (l) |
| André Kuik | "Change" | Leonie Kuizenga (m & l), Jeremy Ebell (l) |
| Anja Wessels | "Heart of Stone" | Kees Patijn (m & l) |
| Arjen & Margriet | "De dag na de dertiende" | Arjen Tijs (m & l) |
| Arno Kolenbrander | "The Story of My Life" | Johnny Logan (m & l) |
| Babette Labeij | "Alright" | Adam Bar-Pereg (m & l), Babette Labeij (m & l), Dimitri Veltkamp (m & l) |
| Bas & Joël & Voice Male | "Celeste" | Eric Dibek (m & l) |
| Camp Girls | "In het licht in jouw ogen" | Frédérique Spigt (m & l), Jan van der Mey (m & l) |
| Charly | "She’ll Take Your Breath Away" | Alan Michael (m & l), Charly Luske (m & l) |
| Cherwin | "Show Me the Love" | Ton Dijkman (m & l), Ferry van Leeuwen (m & l), Giovanni Caminita (m & l) |
| Hot Black Stuff | "Bump!" | Richard Ascroft (m & l) |
| Jaco van der Steen | "Here’s to the Summer" | Robbert van Ark (m & l), Sven Jansen (m & l) |
| Jorge Castro | "Ritornero" | Edwin Schimscheimer (m & l), Arsenio Mangieri (m & l) |
| Judith Jobse | "Love Me" | Judith Jobse (m & l) |
| Kaysee | "Butterfly" | Kees Koedoder (m & l) |
| Mai Tai | "Bring Back the Music" | Han Epskamp (m & l) |
| Mandy | "Tell Me Why" | Mandy Gruijters (m & l), Tim Janssens (m & l) |
| Mary Amora | "The Power of an Angel" | Romeo Samuel (m & l), Sietse Bakker (m & l) |
| Re-Union | "Without You" | Ed van Otterdijk (m), Angeline van Otterdijk (l) |
| Suzy ‘n’ the Hi-Rollers | "Mississippi Miss" | Paul Meyer (m), Bruce Smith (l) |
| Triple 10′rs | "De liefde" | Darre van Dijk (m), Lars Boom (l) |
| Varna Springer | "Heimwee" | Varna Springer (m & l) |
| William | "Love Me, Don’t Leave Me" | Robin Albers (m & l), William Jansen (m & l), Boy Hagemann (m & l) |
| Yellow Pearl | "For You and Me" | Emiel Pijnaker (m & l) |
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 22 January 2004. Two entries qualified to the final, with the song placed first by the jury and that placed first by televoting qualifying for the final. As both the jury and the televoters placed the same song first, the song placed second in the televote qualified for the final.[3]
| Semi-final 1 – 22 January 2004 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Result | ||
| Votes | Place | Percentage | Place | ||||
| 1 | Charly | "She’ll Take Your Breath Away" | 31 | 3 | 10% | 4 | Second Chance |
| 2 | Arjen & Margriet | "De dag na de dertiende" | 4 | 6 | 3% | 5 | Out |
| 3 | Re-Union | "Without You" | 54 | 1 | 49% | 1 | Final |
| 4 | Hot Black Stuff | "Bump!" | 12 | 5 | 3% | 5 | Out |
| 5 | Arno Kolenbrander | "The Story of My Life" | 16 | 4 | 14% | 3 | Second Chance |
| 6 | Babette Labeij | "Alright" | 48 | 2 | 21% | 2 | Final |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on 29 January 2004. Two entries qualified to the final, with the song placed first by the jury and that placed first by televoting qualifying for the final.[3]
| Semi-final 2 – 29 January 2004 | |||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Result | ||
| Votes | Place | Percentage | Place | ||||
| 1 | William | "Love Me, Don’t Leave Me" | 10 | 5 | 5% | 4 | Out |
| 2 | Kaysee | "Butterfly" | 0 | 6 | 4% | 6 | Out |
| 3 | Bas & Joël & Voice Male | "Celeste" | 26 | 4 | 30% | 2 | Second Chance |
| 4 | Mandy | "Tell Me Why" | 29 | 3 | 5% | 4 | Second Chance |
| 5 | Judith Jobse | "Love Me" | 46 | 2 | 45% | 1 | Final |
| 6 | Yellow Pearl | "For You and Me" | 54 | 1 | 11% | 3 | Final |
Semi-final 3
The third semi-final took place on 5 February 2004. Two entries qualified to the final, with the song placed first by the jury and that placed first by televoting qualifying for the final.[3]
| Semi-final 3 – 5 February 2004 | |||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Result | ||
| Votes | Place | Percentage | Place | ||||
| 1 | Jorge Castro | "Ritornero" | 29 | 3 | 16% | 2 | Out |
| 2 | André Kuik | "Change" | 23 | 5 | 16% | 2 | Second Chance |
| 3 | Mary Amora | "The Power of an Angel" | 6 | 6 | 7% | 6 | Out |
| 4 | Varna Springer | "Heimwee" | 28 | 4 | 11% | 5 | Out |
| 5 | Adriana Romeyn | "On a Wing and a Prayer" | 54 | 1 | 15% | 4 | Final |
| 6 | Suzy ‘n’ the Hi-Rollers | "Mississippi Miss" | 25 | 2 | 35% | 1 | Final |
Semi-final 4
The fourth semi-final took place on 12 February 2004. Two entries qualified to the final, with the song placed first by the jury and that placed first by televoting qualifying for the final.[3]
| Semi-final 4 – 12 February 2004 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Result | ||
| Votes | Place | Percentage | Place | ||||
| 1 | Mai Tai | "Bring Back the Music" | 31 | 3 | 7% | 6 | Out |
| 2 | Triple 10′rs | "De liefde" | 2 | 6 | 12% | 5 | Out |
| 3 | Jaco van der Steen | "Here’s to the Summer" | 16 | 5 | 15% | 4 | Out |
| 4 | Anja Wessels | "Heart of Stone" | 49 | 1 | 21% | 2 | Final |
| 5 | Camp Girls | "In het licht in jouw ogen" | 36 | 2 | 16% | 3 | Second Chance |
| 6 | Cherwin | "Show Me the Love" | 31 | 3 | 29% | 1 | Final |
Second Chance
The Second Chance round took place on 19 February 2004, where six of the losing songs from the four semi-finals (Arno Kolenbrander, Bas & Joël and Voice Male, André Kuik and Camp Girls were chosen by televoting, while Charly and Mandy were chosen by the jury) competed. An additional two songs qualified for the final (the song placed first by the jury and that placed first by televoting).[3]
| Second Chance – 19 February 2004 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Result | ||
| Votes | Place | Percentage | Place | ||||
| 1 | Mandy | "Tell Me Why" | 48 | 2 | 9% | 5 | Out |
| 2 | Bas & Joël & Voice Male | "Celeste" | 36 | 4 | 27% | 2 | Final |
| 3 | Camp Girls | "In het licht in jouw ogen" | 43 | 3 | 13% | 3 | Out |
| 4 | Arno Kolenbrander | "The Story of My Life" | 14 | 5 | 9% | 5 | Out |
| 5 | André Kuik | "Change" | 6 | 6 | 10% | 4 | Out |
| 6 | Charly | "She’ll Take Your Breath Away" | 51 | 1 | 32% | 1 | Final |
Final
The final was held on 22 February 2004. The ten entries which qualified from the preceding semi-finals and the Second Chance round competed during the show. The winner was selected by a combination of the votes of a jury panel (50%) and televoting (50%).[4]
| Final – 22 February 2004 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Singer | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Cherwin | "Show Me The love" | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10 |
| 2 | Judith Jobse | "Love Me" | 41 | 38 | 79 | 3 |
| 3 | Charly | "She’ll Take Your Breath Away" | 25 | 34 | 59 | 4 |
| 4 | Babette Labeij | "Alright" | 14 | 4 | 18 | 9 |
| 5 | Yellow Pearl | "For You and Me" | 23 | 8 | 31 | 7 |
| 6 | Bas & Joel ft. Voice Male | "Celeste" | 11 | 46 | 57 | 5 |
| 7 | Adriana Romeijn | "On a Wing and a Prayer" | 19 | 7 | 26 | 8 |
| 8 | Re-Union | "Without You" | 60 | 48 | 108 | 1 |
| 9 | Suzy & the Hi-Rollers | "Mississippi Miss" | 25 | 12 | 37 | 6 |
| 10 | Anja Wessels | "Heart of Stone" | 29 | 53 | 82 | 2 |
| Detailed Jury Votes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | C. Maas | D. Lohues | C. Bakker | R. Stenders | R. Jacott | Total |
| 1 | "Show Me The love" | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2 | "Love Me" | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 41 |
| 3 | "She’ll Take Your Breath Away" | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 25 | |
| 4 | "Alright" | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | "For You and Me" | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 6 | "Celeste" | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| 7 | "On a Wing and a Prayer" | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | "Without You" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 60 |
| 9 | "Mississippi Miss" | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 25 | |
| 10 | "Heart of Stone" | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 |
At Eurovision
At Eurovision, the performance began with an "A cappella" opening sung by the backing singers. After the music started the focus shifted to the duo who delivered their presentation on stools. The simple performance and the advantage of performing last pushed the song into the final from the semi. In the final, the song was drawn into a bad spot surrounded by stronger songs that made the Dutch performance forgettable. The song finished 20th with 11 points, which is a huge difference from the 146 points they earned in the semi-final. As Netherlands failed to reach top 12 in the final, country was forced to compete in semi-final of the 2005 Contest
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by the Netherlands
Semi final
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Final
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References
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (July 17, 2003). "Dutch submission deadline November 1st". Esctoday.
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