Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018

The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Waylon was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS on 9 November 2017 to represent the nation at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal.

Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Country Netherlands
National selection
Selection processInternal Selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 9 November 2017
Song: 2 March 2018
Selected entrantWaylon
Selected song"Outlaw in 'Em"
Selected songwriter(s)Waylon
Ilya Toshinsky
Jim Beavers
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (7th, 174 points)
Final result18th, 121 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Background
Main article: Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2018 contest, the Netherlands had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-eight times since their début as one of seven countries to take part in the inaugural contest in 1956.[1] Since then, the country has won the contest four times: in 1957 with the song "Net als toen" performed by Corry Brokken;[2] in 1959 with the song "'n Beetje" performed by Teddy Scholten;[3] in 1969 as one of four countries to tie for first place with "De troubadour" performed by Lenny Kuhr;[4] and finally in 1975 with "Ding-a-Dong" performed by the group Teach-In.[5] Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004 contest, the Netherlands had featured in five finals. The Dutch least successful result has been last place, which they have achieved on five occasions, most recently in the second semi-final of the 2011 contest.[6] The Netherlands has also received nul points on two occasions; in 1962 and 1963.[7] In 2017 O'G3NE ended 11th with the song "Lights and Shadows".

The Dutch national broadcaster, AVROTROS, broadcasts the event within the Netherlands and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. The Netherlands has used various methods to select the Dutch entry in the past, such as the Nationaal Songfestival, a live televised national final to choose the performer, song or both to compete at Eurovision. However, internal selections have also been held on occasion. Since 2013, the broadcaster has internally selected the Dutch entry for the contest. In 2013, the internal selection of Anouk performing "Birds" managed to take the country to the final for the first time in eight years and placed ninth overall. In 2014, the internal selection of The Common Linnets performing the song "Calm After the Storm" qualified the nation to the final once again and placed second, making it the most successful Dutch result in the contest since their victory in 1975. For 2018, the broadcaster opted to continue selecting the Dutch entry through an internal selection.[8]

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 9 November 2017, AVROTROS announced Waylon as the Dutch entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Waylon had previously represented the Netherlands in 2014 as part of The Common Linnets alongside Ilse DeLange. Their song "Calm After the Storm" earned 238 points in the final, placing them second.[9]

Prior to the official presentation of the song on 2 March 2018, Waylon presented five songs – including the official Dutch entry for the Eurovision Song Contest – from his upcoming album The World Can Wait on talk show De Wereld Draait Door, hosted by Matthijs van Nieuwkerk and aired on NPO 1.[10][11] Waylon also revealed that Hans Pannecoucke – who was the stage director for the Netherlands in 2014, 2015 and 2016 – will once again be the stage director for Eurovision.[12]

Date Song Songwriter(s)
23 February 2018 "Back Together" Waylon, Jesse Labelle, Logan Turner
26 February 2018 "Outlaw in 'Em" Waylon, Ilya Toshinsky, Jim Beavers
27 February 2018 "The World Can Wait" Waylon, Chris Beard, James Slater
28 February 2018 "That's How She Goes" Brad Warren, Brett Warren, Mitchell Tenpenny
1 March 2018 "Thanks But No Thanks" Waylon, Ilya Toshinsky, Jim Beavers

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big 5" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 29 January 2018, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Netherlands was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 10 May 2018, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[13]

Once all the competing songs for the 2018 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Netherlands was set to perform in position 8, following the entry from Moldova and preceding the entry from Australia.[14]

Semi-final

It was later revealed that Netherlands had placed seventh in the second semi-final, receiving a total of 174 points, 47 points from the televoting and 127 points from the juries.

Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1–8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.

Points awarded to The Netherlands
Points awarded to Netherlands (Semi-final 2)
Televote
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Jury
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Netherlands (final)
Televote
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Jury
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Split voting results

The following five members comprised the Dutch jury: [15]

  • Sharon den Adel – Chairperson – singer
  • Arno Krabman – producer, songwriter
  • Robert Ester – music and content director
  • Rick Vol – composer, writer, manager
  • Lesley Joanna van der Aa – singer
Split voting results from Netherlands (Semi-final 2)
Draw Country Jury Televote
A. Krabman R. Ester S. den Adel R. Vol L. J. Van der Aa Average Rank Points Rank Points
01 Norway22432210210
02 Romania811101639214
03 Serbia9107121111101
04 San Marino12131611141317
05 Denmark131415101514112
06 Russia16161414161616
07 Moldova6417598347
08 Netherlands
09 Australia765967474
10 Georgia17151317171712
11 Poland359856565
12 Malta10121261010113
13 Hungary159815121238
14 Latvia582444711
15 Sweden1132111256
16 Montenegro14171113131515
17 Slovenia431773883
18 Ukraine1176185692
Split voting results from Netherlands (final)
Draw Country Jury Televote
A. Krabman R. Ester S. den Adel R. Vol L. J. Van der Aa Average Rank Points Rank Points
01 Ukraine171397171423
02 Spain181162461122
03 Slovenia868141610125
04 Lithuania6121154719
05 Austria3843221083
06 Estonia74106127411
07 Norway127179483101
08 Portugal1610323119221
09 United Kingdom1524201791816
10 Serbia21221916212417
11 Germany43141112112
12 Albania14191113141620
13 France13182122152114
14 Czech Republic19162210131756
15 Denmark25232318252538
16 Australia1115121271315
17 Finland22211420232224
18 Bulgaria912515191218
19 Moldova10172521202012
20 Sweden2513233813
21 Hungary24201519242392
22 Israel591611865210
23 Netherlands
24 Ireland201424881574
25 Cyprus12185105665
26 Italy2325725221947

Points awarded by The Netherlands
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  11. "Waylon Music". Facebook.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
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