Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Netherlands | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Junior Songfestival 2008 ⅓ Kids' Jury ⅓ Jury ⅓ Televoting | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-final 20 September 2008 27 September 2008 Final 4 October 2008 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Marissa | |||
| Selected song | "1 Dag" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 13th, 27 points | |||
| Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Netherlands selected their Junior Eurovision entry for 2008 through Junior Songfestival 2008, a national final consisting of 10 songs spread out into two semi-finals and a final. The final winner was Marissa with the song "1 Dag".
Junior Songfestival 2008
AVRO held a national final to select the Dutch entry for the contest. The contest consisted of two semi-finals and one final. Each semi-final had 5 songs, with 2 advancing to the final: one more entry was then granted access to the final as a wildcard entry, allowing 5 songs to compete in the final.
The votes were awarded as follows:
- Child jury - A jury of children under 16 years
- Jury - A jury of adults, 16 or over
- Televoting
Song selection for live shows
Over 1000 songs were submitted to AVRO for the competition. 73 of the artists submitted were asked to attend live auditions, which took place on 28 and 29 April in Rhenen. 17 entries were selected to go through to the next stage, where a further seven entries were rejected, leaving the final 10 entries that competed in the live shows.
Semi-final 1
- The first semi-final was held on 20 September 2008, where Suzanne and Melissa progressed to the final, with RReADY being chosen as the final wildcard entry.
| Place | Artist | Song | English Translation | Kids Jury | Jury | Televoting | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzanne | "Strijd" | Battle | 12 | 9 | 12 | 33 |
| 2 | Melissa | "Als ik in de lucht kijk" | If I look into the sky | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| 3 | RReADY | "Musical" | – | 7 | 12 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Lauren | "Denk eens aan een ander" | Think about someone else | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | Rick | "Meisje van mijn dromen" | Girl of my dreams | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
Semi-final 2
- The second semi-final on 2 September 2008 saw Marissa and Roufaida progress to the final.
| Place | Artist | Song | English Translation | Kids Jury | Jury | Televoting | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marissa | "1 Dag" | 1 day | 10 | 12 | 12 | 34 |
| 2 | Roufaida | "Vandaag" | Today | 12 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | Delano | "Doe je ding nu" | Do your thing now | 9 | 10 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Teuntje | "Geef me mijn dromen" | Give me my dreams | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 |
| 5 | Paola & Claudia | "Dansmena" | – | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 |
Final
- The final was held on 4 October 2008, with Marissa winning the contest with "1 Dag".
| Place | Artist | Song | English Translation | Kids Jury | Jury | Televoting | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marissa | "1 Dag" | 1 day | 12 | 12 | 10 | 34 |
| 2 | RReADY | "Musical" | – | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 |
| 3 | Roufaida | "Vandaag" | Today | 10 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Suzanne | "Strijd" | Battle | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Melissa | "Als ik in de lucht kijk" | If I look into the sky | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Marissa's accident
Marissa was later involved in a car accident on 4 November 2008, just over two weeks away from the Contest in Limassol, when she and her sister collided with a car on a scooter. Marissa's leg was placed in plaster after being sprained, however this did not deter her from competing in the contest, with Marissa stating that she would try as much as she can to get to Junior Eurovision, even if she was in a wheelchair. Fortunately it did not come to this, and Marissa was able to perform as normal.[1]
At Eurovision
Marissa performed 11th at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008, performing after Malta and before Ukraine.[2] Marissa received 27 points and finished 13th.
Points awarded to the Netherlands
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by the Netherlands
See alsoReferences
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