Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015

The Netherlands selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry through Junior Songfestival 2015, a national selection consisting of eight songs. The competing songs broke down into two semi-finals, each consisting of four songs, and a final consisting of the top two placing songs from each semi-final and a special wildcard that was originally eliminated. The eight finalists were revealed on 2 April 2015.[1] The final was held on 3 October 2015, while the two semi-finals were on 19 and 26 September.[2]

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Country Netherlands
National selection
Selection processJunior Songfestival 2015
33% Jury
33% Kids Jury
34% Televoting
Selection date(s)Semi-finals:
19 September 2015
26 September 2015
Final:
3 October 2015
Selected entrantShalisa
Selected song"Million Lights"
Finals performance
Final result15th, 35 points
Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2014 • 2015 • 2016►

Before Junior Eurovision

Junior Songfestival 2015

From each semi-final two entries qualified for the final based on the decision of adult and kids juries as well as televoting. The fifth entry in the final was chosen by online voting (web wildcard).

Competing entries
Artist[1] Song (English Translation)[1] Songwriter(s)
4LIFE "You Will Know My Name" Eric Van Tijn, Jochem Fluitsma, Kirsten Schneider, Mark Van Tijn, Esmee Visser, Flore van Kranenburg, Luna Alvarado, India Nanarjain
Daniël "Special" Daniël Dojčinović, Ed Struijlaart
Eliyha "Like Everyone Else" Eliyha Altena, Hansen Tomas, Joost Griffioen
Guusje "Talk About Love" Jochem Fluitsma, Eric Van Tijn, Kirsten Schneider, Guusje Schuit
Katrina "Dit is pas het begin" (This is just the beginning) Katrina Manaog, Allan Eshuijs, Jozien van Dorst, Michael Koendan-Panday, Danny Koendan-Panday
Myrthe "Kinderen van de zon" (Children of the sun) Myrthe Hendrix, Eva Neggers, Tjeerd van Zanen
Nohr "Ik ben mezelf" (I am myself) Nohr de Vos, Tjeerd Oosterhuis, Clifford Goilo
Shalisa "Million Lights" Shalisa van der Laan, Hansen Tomas, Joost Griffioen

Shows
Table key
     Participants who qualified to the final via jury and televoting.
     Participants who qualified to the final via wildcard

Semi-final 1
Semi-final 1 – 19 September 2015
Draw[3] Artist Song Kids Jury Jury Televote Total Place Result
1 Katrina "Dit is pas het begin" 9 9 9 27 3 Eliminated
2 Daniël "Special" 8 8 8 24 4 Eliminated
3 Guusje "Talk About Love" 12 10 10 32 2 Advanced
4 Shalisa "Million Lights" 10 12 12 34 1 Advanced

Semi-final 2
Semi-final 2 – 26 September 2015
Draw[3] Artist Song Kids Jury Jury Televote Total Place Result
1 4LIFE "You Will Know My Name" 12 10 12 34 1 Advanced
2 Eliyha "Like Everyone Else" 9 8 8 25 4 Eliminated
3 Myrthe "Kinderen van de zon" 8 9 9 26 3 Wildcard
4 Nohr "Ik ben mezelf" 10 12 10 32 2 Advanced

Final
Final – 3 October 2015
Draw Artist Song Kids Jury Jury Televote Total Place
1 Nohr "Ik ben mezelf" 9 10 8 27 3
2 Myrthe "Kinderen van de zon" 7 9 7 23 5
3 Guusje "Talk About Love" 8 7 9 24 4
4 Shalisa "Million Lights" 12 12 12 36 1
5 4LIFE "You Will Know My Name" 10 8 10 28 2

Artist and song information
"Million Lights"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Shalisa
Languages
Dutch, English
Composer(s)
Shalisa van der Laan, Hansen Tomas, Joost Griffioen
Lyricist(s)
Shalisa van der Laan, Hansen Tomas, Joost Griffioen
Finals performance
Final result
15
Final points
35
Entry chronology
◄ "Around" (2014)   

Shalisa
Shalisa
Birth nameShalisa van der Laan
Born (1999-12-19) 19 December 1999
Wognum, Netherlands
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals, piano
Years active2012–present

Shalisa comes from a tiny old village in the northern part of the Netherlands, where she lives together with her mother, stepfather and two goldfish. She developed a passion for music when she was young and it has played a big role in her everyday life ever since. Aside from playing music and singing, she loves to attend concerts and go water-skiing. On weekends she likes to hang out with friends or go to parties and dance all night! On Sundays she prefers to stay at home and relax.

After taking singing and piano lessons, she decided to participate in Dutch talent show The Voice Kids, where she successfully made it through the auditions and into the battles. Her next challenge was auditioning for Junior Songfestival in 2014, where she made it to the final auditions. In 2015 she auditioned again and this time she blew everyone away with her power ballad "Million Lights". The jurys and the public gave her final performance the maximum 12 points.

Shalisa's song "Million Lights" tells the story of two people that are in love, but who can't be together because they live too far away from each other. The only way they can connect is by looking at the stars in the sky: there are a million lights in the sky that can be seen from everywhere in the world.

The jury praised Shalisa for her sensitivity in her performance, which is exactly what she wanted to achieve: to touch everyone with her song and lyrics. In the Netherlands, she has already touched everyone – now it’s time to win over the hearts of the rest of Europe. She wishes to become just as good as Katy Perry and Beyoncé in the future, but for now she has got her mind set on the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. She hopes to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, just as Dutch singer Ralf Mackenbach did in 2009.

Million Lights

"Million Lights" is a song by Dutch teen singer Shalisa van der Laan. It represented The Netherlands at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Bulgaria. It ended in 15th place with 35 points, marking the country's worst placing in the history of the contest.

At Junior Eurovision

At the running order draw which took place on 15 November 2015, Netherlands were drawn to perform fifth on 21 November 2015, following Italy and preceding Australia.[4]

Final

Shalisa and her grand piano were the focus on the main stage, with her dancers on the left catwalk and her backing singers on the right. Her outfit was full of personality, from her trademark brimmed hat to her sparkling blazer to her purple pants, and, most importantly, her beautiful smile.

Shalisa van der Laan at stage of JESC 2015

Voting

The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury was asked to judge each contestant 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 could 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 were released one month after the final.

Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that The Netherlands had placed 17th (last) with the public televote and 9th with the jury vote. In the public vote, The Netherlands scored 9 points, while with the jury vote, The Netherlands scored 53 points.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to The Netherlands and awarded by The Netherlands in the final and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the final.

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 Netherlands
12 points Armenia
10 points Malta
8 points Slovenia
7 points Belarus
6 points Russia
5 points Bulgaria
4 points Serbia
3 points Australia
2 points Ireland
1 point Albania

Split voting results

The following five members comprise the Dutch jury:

  • Tjeerd van Zanen
  • Kirsten Schneider
  • Rachel Traets
  • Marlou Wens
  • Samantha Traets
Split Voting Results from the Netherlands
Draw Country T. van Zanen K. Schneider R. Traets M. Wens S. Traets Average Jury Points Televote Points Points Awarded
01  Serbia 2 4 4 5 6 4 4 4
02  Georgia
03  Slovenia 3 5 5 10 5 6 7 8
04  Italy 4 3 1 2
05  Netherlands
06  Australia 6 6 6 3 4 5 2 3
07  Ireland 4 6 2
08  Russia 7 8 8 6 7 7 3 6
09  Macedonia
10  Belarus 8 12 12 7 12 12 7
11  Armenia 10 10 10 8 10 10 12 12
12  Ukraine 5 2 2 3 3
13  Bulgaria 8 5
14  San Marino 1
15  Malta 12 7 7 12 8 8 10 10
16  Albania 1 1 1 1 5 1
17  Montenegro 2 3 2 1

See also

References
  1. Granger, Anthony (2 April 2015). "Netherlands: Junior Songfestival Finalists Announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. Granger, Anthony (31 May 2015). "The Netherlands: Junior Songfestival Final October 3rd". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. Granger, Anthony (30 June 2015). "The Netherlands: Junior Songfestival 2015 Running Order Announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  4. James-Fisher, Luke (15 November 2015). "Running order for Junior Eurovision 2015". junioreurovision,tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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