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Regio Songfestival
Also known as
  • Het Nederlandse Songfestival
  • Dutch Song Contest
GenreMusic competition
Created by
Based onEurovision Song Contest
Country of originNetherlands
Original languageDutch
No. of episodes2 contests
Production
Running time~2 hours
Original release
Release1995 (1995), 2023–present

The Regio Songfestival (Dutch: [ˈreːɣioː ˈsɔŋfɛstivɑl]; transl. 'Region[al] Song Contest') is a Dutch song competition between regional public broadcasters.[1] Held in its current form since 2023, the format of the competition is loosely based on the Eurovision Song Contest and was first used in 1995 under its original title Het Nederlandse Songfestival (transl. 'the Dutch Song Contest').[2][3][4] Every edition features thirteen original songs that are performed in a live broadcast, each representing a region of the Netherlands. From the competing entries, a winner is determined through a combination of televoting and votes cast by regional juries.

History

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The format of the competition was first used for the Dutch Song Contest 1995. It was developed by the Regionale Omroep Overleg en Samenwerking (ROOS) – the umbrella organisation of Dutch regional public broadcasters – and the Conamus Foundation to celebrate fifty years of regional public broadcasting in the Netherlands.[5][6] In addition, it served as a substitute for the Nationaal Songfestival, which was not held in 1995.

Despite ambitions for it to become an annual event, the competition was not renewed for a second edition in 1996. In May 2023, twenty-eight years after the 1995 edition, the thirteen regional public broadcasters announced the launch of a reworked version of the format under the name Regio Songfestival.[4][7] The inaugural edition was held on 4 November 2023, with a second edition scheduled to be held in 2024.[8]

Competition overview

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Year Date Host city Presenter(s) Winner
Region Artist Song Language
1995: Het Nederlandse Songfestival
1995 25 May Utrecht (province) Utrecht Karin Bloemen  Groningen Wia Buze [nl] "Bij alles wat ik doe" Dutch
2023–present: Regio Songfestival
2023 4 November Utrecht (province) Utrecht Stefania Liberakakis, Riks Ozinga [nl] and Bernadette Keizer  Limburg Emmy Ackermans "'t Letste rundje" Dutch, Limburgish
2024 9 November Limburg (Netherlands) Maastricht Lex Uiting [nl], Yaël Weijenberg and Riël Linssen Upcoming[8]

Format

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Thirteen original songs representing different regions of the Netherlands are performed in a live television show, broadcast simultaneously by all participating broadcasters.[9][10] A "region" as a participant is represented by its regional public broadcaster – one from each of the twelve provinces, with the exception of South Holland, which is represented by two broadcasters: one serving the province's northern subregions (The Hague and surroundings; presented as "West"),[11] and one serving the southern subregions (Rotterdam and surroundings; presented as "Rijnmond").[12][13]

Each participating broadcaster has sole discretion over the process it may employ to select its entry for the contest.[1][10] Entrants are not allowed to have had a Top 40 hit prior to participation, and have to sing in a regional language or dialect or in Dutch.[1][9][14] Regional contests that serve as a broadcaster's selection process include Liet [fy; nl] (Omrop Fryslân) and the Drèents Liedtiesfestival [nl] (RTV Drenthe).[15][16]

The programme is staged by one of the regions and is broadcast from an auditorium in the selected host city. The winner is determined by a combination of votes cast by regional juries (67%) and a public televote (33%).[9][17][14] Entries cannot receive points from their own regional jury.[9] The participating broadcaster of the winning entry is given the honour of organising the following year's event.[10][18]

2023 edition

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The first edition of the Regio Songfestival was held on 4 November 2023, beginning at 20:30 CET, and lasted approximately two hours.[19] It was organised by the Netherlands' thirteen regional public broadcasters, with the (financial) support of Buma Cultuur, AVROTROS and the K.F. Hein Fund [nl].[20][21] The show was broadcast on television by all participating broadcasters, as well as AVROTROS on the national television channel NPO 1 Extra.[19][22]

Competing entries

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Participants of the Regio Songfestival 2023[23]
Region Broadcaster Artist Song Language Songwriter(s)
 Drenthe RTV Drenthe Lisa Harms "Tot de zun uutgiet" Low Saxon[a]
  • Roy Keuter
  • Dennis Hendriks
  • Rowdy Prins
 Flevoland Omroep Flevoland Abtin Salem "Kleurenblind" Dutch
 Friesland Omrop Fryslân Melissa Pander [fy] "Foarby" West Frisian Melissa Pander
 Gelderland Omroep Gelderland AleXingt! "Treinreis" Dutch Alex van der Horst
 Groningen RTV Noord Wat Aans! "Wakker in Grunn" Low Saxon[b]
  • Rik Baptist
  • Teun Heuvel
 Limburg L1 Emmy Ackermans "'t Letste rundje" Dutch, Limburgish
  • Emmy Ackermans
  • Kirsten Michel
  • Didier de Ruyter
 North Brabant Omroep Brabant Sam & Merijn Knoop "Proost op het leven" Dutch Roy Koopmans
 North Holland NH Emma Koning "Mag het licht nog één keer aan?" Dutch Emma Koning
 Overijssel RTV Oost Leon Moorman [nl] "Dat ik leef" Low Saxon
  • Jord Brinkhuis
  • Karel Schepers
  • Leon Moorman
Rijnmond RTV Rijnmond Remedy "Nooit is het genoeg" Dutch
  • Jay van Leeuwen
  • Jurian Mooren
  • Soraya Oosterbaan
  • Wendy van der Torre
 Utrecht RTV Utrecht Melanie Ryan "Achterom" Dutch Melanie Reindertsen
West Omroep West Lien "Waar ben je dan" Dutch
  • Dylan Siemerink
  • Lien Cornelissen
 Zeeland Omroep Zeeland Smaakstof "Nacht van de nacht" Dutch
  • Dylan den Hartog
  • Niels Hariot

Venue and presenters

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Stadsschouwburg Utrecht [nl], venue of the 2023 edition

RTV Utrecht, the regional public broadcaster of Utrecht, was asked to host the first edition of the Regio Songfestival due to the province's central location within the Netherlands.[24][25] It was subsequently announced that the event would be staged at the Stadsschouwburg [nl], a theatre in the city of Utrecht.[24] The venue has a capacity of 1,000 spectators.

On 2 October 2023, it was revealed that the show would be hosted by Greek-Dutch singer Stefania Liberakakis, alongside RTV Utrecht reporters Riks Ozinga [nl] and Bernadette Keizer.[26] RTV Utrecht announced that Liberakakis and Ozinga would be the show's main presenters, while Keizer would serve as green room host.[26]

Contest overview

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The running order for the live show was published on 27 October 2023.[27] The ABBA tribute band We Want ABBA!, featuring singers Mandy Huydts and Sandy Kandau [nl], performed as the interval act.[28]

R/O Region Artist Song Points Place
1  Friesland Melissa Pander "Foarby" 159 5
2  Overijssel Leon Moorman "Dat ik leef" 172 3
3  Gelderland AleXingt! "Treinreis" 41 13
4  Zeeland Smaakstof "Nacht van de nacht" 78 11
5  Drenthe Lisa Harms "Tot de zun uutgiet" 96 8
6  Limburg Emmy Ackermans "'t Letste rundje" 177 1
7 Rijnmond Remedy "Nooit is het genoeg" 148 6
8  Utrecht Melanie Ryan "Achterom" 102 7
9  North Brabant Sam & Merijn Knoop "Proost op het leven" 172 2
10  Groningen Wat Aans! "Wakker in Grunn" 172 4
11  Flevoland Abtin Salem "Kleurenblind" 84 9
12  North Holland Emma Koning "Mag het licht nog één keer aan?" 80 10
13 West Lien "Waar ben je dan" 49 12

Spokespersons

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The 10, 11 and 12-point scores from the juries were announced by a spokesperson from each region in the following order:

  1.  Friesland – Iris Kroes[29]
  2.  Overijssel – Willie Oosterhuis [nl]
  3.  Gelderland – Linda Geerdink
  4.  Zeeland – Elsa van Hermon
  5.  Drenthe – René Steenbergen[30]
  6.  Limburg – Henk Hover[31]
  7. Rijnmond – Esther Hart[32]
  8.  Utrecht – Pearl Jozefzoon [nl][33]
  9.  North Brabant – Tom van den Oetelaar
  10.  Groningen – Wia Buze [nl][34]
  11.  Flevoland – Marco Verhagen [nl]
  12.  North Holland – Maarten Faber
  13. West – Dennis Weening [nl] and Celine Huijsmans [nl][35]

Detailed voting results

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Voting procedure used:
  67% jury vote
  33% televoting
Total score
Jury vote score
Televoting score
 Jury vote
Friesland
Overijssel
Gelderland
Zeeland
Drenthe
Limburg
Rijnmond
Utrecht
North Brabant
Groningen
Flevoland
North Holland
West
Contestants
 Friesland 159 87 72 10 6 7 5 8 9 4 8 7 5 9 9
Overijssel 172 113 59 9 9 9 12 11 11 10 6 12 6 12 6
Gelderland 41 21 20 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 4 1
Zeeland 78 65 13 10 5 5 4 7 3 5 4 4 8 5 5
Drenthe 96 63 33 8 6 7 2 6 6 2 5 10 7 2 2
Limburg 177 112 65 7 8 11 5 9 8 12 12 8 9 11 12
Rijnmond 148 102 46 5 9 8 10 7 9 11 9 11 4 8 11
Utrecht 102 76 26 6 4 2 3 1 12 12 7 5 10 6 8
North Brabant 172 120 52 11 11 10 11 8 10 10 9 9 11 10 10
Groningen 172 94 78 12 12 12 12 11 5 5 3 11 3 1 7
Flevoland 84 45 39 2 3 1 4 10 2 4 7 3 2 3 4
North Holland 80 73 7 3 7 3 8 2 4 7 8 10 6 12 3
West 49 43 6 4 2 4 6 6 1 1 6 2 3 1 7
12 points awarded by juries
# Recipient Regions giving 12 points
4  Groningen  Friesland,  Gelderland,  Overijssel,  Zeeland
3  Limburg  North Brabant,  Utrecht, West
 Overijssel  Drenthe,  Groningen,  North Holland
2  Utrecht  Limburg, Rijnmond
1  North Holland  Flevoland

2024 edition

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The second edition of Regio Songfestival is set to take place on 9 November 2024, beginning at 20:30 CET. It is organised by L1, the regional public broadcaster of Limburg, following its victory in the 2023 edition.[8][36][37]

Competing entries

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Participants of the Regio Songfestival 2024
Region Broadcaster Artist Song Language Songwriter(s)
 Drenthe RTV Drenthe Marianne Veenstra[38] "'t Is zo wisse (as een klontie zuut is)" Low Saxon[c]
  • Marianne Veenstra
 Flevoland Omroep Flevoland
 Friesland Omrop Fryslân TBD 19 September 2024[39]
 Gelderland Omroep Gelderland Emma Luca TBD 30 August 2024[40]
 Groningen RTV Noord
 Limburg L1 TBD 6 September 2024[41]
 North Brabant Omroep Brabant
 North Holland NH TBD 26 September 2024[42]
 Overijssel RTV Oost Merlijn Dewasme[43] "Adem" Dutch TBA
Rijnmond RTV Rijnmond TBD 20 September 2024[44]
 Utrecht RTV Utrecht
West Omroep West
 Zeeland Omroep Zeeland Cycz[45] "Oceaan" Dutch
  • Bram Mvambanu
  • Jesse van de Ketterij

Venue and presenters

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Theater aan het Vrijthof [nl], venue of the 2024 edition

The event will be staged at the Theater aan het Vrijthof [nl] in Maastricht.[8] The venue has a capacity of 915 spectators. On 4 July 2024, it was revealed that the show will be hosted by presenter and singer Lex Uiting [nl], alongside L1 reporters Yaël Camille Weijenberg en Riël Linssen.[46]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Specifically Drents
  2. ^ Specifically Gronings
  3. ^ Specifically Drents

References

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  2. ^ "Jaarverslag 1995 – Eerste Nederlandse songfestival, live op 13 radio's". Stichting ROOS (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 March 2003. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. ^ Vries, Marion de; Grimmon, Marco (31 July 2023). "Regio Songfestival: Wie haalt 'douze points' voor Groningen?". RTV Noord (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 August 2023. We hebben goede hoop, want het is één keer eerder georganiseerd in 1995; toen hebben wij Wia Buze die kant op gestuurd en toen hebben we gewonnen. [We have high hopes, because it was organised once before in 1995; that year we sent Wia Buze [as our representative] and we won.]
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  9. ^ a b c d "Reglement van deelname Regio Songfestival 2023". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  10. ^ a b c "13 regionale publieke omroepen organiseren samen het allereerste Regio Songfestival". L1 (in Dutch). 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Uitzendgebied". Omroep West (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Over ons". RTV Rijnmond (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Het RTV Rijnmond uitzendgebied" (PDF). RTV Rijnmond (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Reglement_Regio Songfestival 2024.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024./
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  17. ^ "Met deze 5 artiesten heeft Brabant het Regio Songfestival nu al binnen". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Regionale omroepen organiseren eigen songfestival in Utrecht". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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  31. ^ "Limburgse vakjury is klaar voor het Regio Songfestival". L1 (in Dutch). 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  32. ^ "Limburg verrassende winnaar Regio Songfestival, 'onze act' Remedy eindigt op zesde plaats". RTV Rijnmond (in Dutch). 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  33. ^ "Zaterdag is het zover: het eerste Regio Songfestival!". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 1 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  34. ^ Grimmon, Marco; Vries, Marion de (2 November 2023). "Wie krijgt 'douze points' van Groningen? Dit is de Groninger jury". RTV Noord (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  35. ^ Granger, Anthony (3 November 2023). "West: Omroep West Announces Regio Songfestival 2023 Jury". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  36. ^ "Tweede editie van Regio Songfestival aan het Vrijthof in Maastricht" [Second edition of Regio Songfestival at the Vrijhof in Maastricht] (in Dutch). NOS. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  37. ^ "RTV Utrecht zoekt muzikaal talent voor Regio Songfestival" [RTV Utrecht is looking for music talents for Regio Songfestival] (in Dutch). RTV Utrecht. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024. Deze editie wordt live uitgezonden vanaf 20.30 uur via de sociale media-, YouTube- en televisiekanalen van de regionale omroepen. [This edition will be broadcast live from 20:30 on social media, YouTube and the channels of the regional broadcasters.]
  38. ^ "Marianne Veenstra wint Drèents Liedtiesfestival 2024" [Marianne Veenstra wins Drèents Liedtiesfestival 2024] (in Dutch). RTV Drenthe. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  39. ^ "Tweede editie Regio Songfestival strijkt neer in Maastricht" [Second edition of Regio Songfestival arrives to Maastricht] (in Dutch). Omrop Fryslân. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  40. ^ Smolders, Esther (12 April 2024). "Dit is de Gelderse kandidaat voor het Regio Songfestival" [This is Gelderland's candidate for Regio Songfestival]. Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  41. ^ "Limburgse kandidaten voor Regio Songfestival 2024 bekend, stem nu!" [Limburg's candidates to Regio Songfestival 2024 revealed, vote now!]. L1 (in Dutch). 19 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  42. ^ "Regio Songfestival Update (mei 2024)" [Regio Songfestival Update (May 2024)] (in Dutch). Regionale Publieke Omroep. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  43. ^ "Deze artiest vertegenwoordigt Overijssel tijdens het Regio Songfestival". RTV Oost (in Dutch). 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  44. ^ "Regio Songfestival - Rijnmond" (in Dutch). RTV Rijnmond. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  45. ^ Driest, Marcel van den (9 August 2024). "Met dít nummer gaat Cycz naar het Regio Songfestival". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  46. ^ "Lex Uiting, Yaël Weijenberg en Riël Linssen presenteren Regio Songfestival 2024". L1 (in Dutch). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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