Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
The Netherlands was represented by Michelle Courtens, with the song '"Out On My Own", at the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Copenhagen on 12 May. Michelle was the winner of the Dutch national final for the contest, held in Rotterdam on 3 March.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2001 | ||||
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| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Nationaal Songfestival 2001 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 3 March 2001 | |||
| Selected entrant | Michelle | |||
| Selected song | "Out On My Own" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 18th, 16 points | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Nationaal Songfestival 2001
Nationaal Songfestival 2001 was the national final that selected Netherlands's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. The competition consisted of a final on 3 March 2001 which took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, hosted by Paul de Leeuw.
Competing entries
304 entries were received by the broadcaster during a submission period. Four of the competing entries were selected by a jury panel, and the remaining four entries were selected to go through a workshop organised by Conamus where their authors worked further on their songs with the help of a team of songwriters and producers consisting of Alan Michael, Edwin Schimscheimer, Jan Rot and Henk Westbroek.[1] The eight competing entries were announced on 29 December 2000.[2]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Bart Brandjes | "Count Me Out" | Erwin Radjinder |
| Céline & René | "Simply in Love" | Wim Rijken, Haro Slok, Henkjan Smits |
| Ebonique | "So Much Love" | Tjeerd van Zanen, Alan Michael |
| Friday Night Fever | "Love Will Rule the World" | Peter de Wijn |
| Michelle | "Out On My Own" | Dirk-Jan Vermeij, André Remkes |
| Montezuma's Revenge | "Danielle" | Bouwe de Jong, Arthur Cune |
| Paul de Graaf | "Laat je zien" | Paul de Graaf, Paul Fiselier |
| Sven | "Fool for You" | John Geuzinge |
Final
The final took place on 3 March 2001. Eight entries competed and the votes of public televoting (50%) and three jury groups (50%): musicians, composers and music industry personnel selected the winner, "Out On My Own" performed by Michelle. The viewers and the juries each had a total of 120 points to award. Each jury group distributed their points as follows: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10 and 12 points. The viewer vote was based on the percentage of votes each song achieved through the following voting methods: telephone and SMS voting. For example, if a song gained 10% of the viewer vote, then that entry would be awarded 10% of 120 points rounded to the nearest integer: 12 points.[3]
| Final – 3 March 2001 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Friday Night Fever | "Love Will Rule the World" | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| 2 | Céline & René | "Simply in Love" | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | Bart Brandjes | "Count Me Out" | 19 | 15 | 34 | 4 |
| 4 | Paul de Graaf | "Laat je zien" | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| 5 | Ebonique | "So Much Love" | 29 | 25 | 54 | 2 |
| 6 | Montezuma's Revenge | "Danielle" | 18 | 18 | 36 | 3 |
| 7 | Michelle | "Out On My Own" | 34 | 50 | 84 | 1 |
| 8 | Sven | "Fool for You" | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Detailed Jury Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Musicians | Composers | Industry | Total |
| 1 | "Love Will Rule the World" | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2 | "Simply in Love" | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | "Count Me Out" | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | "Laat je zien" | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | "So Much Love" | 10 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | "Danielle" | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 7 | "Out On My Own" | 12 | 10 | 12 | 34 |
| 8 | "Fool for You" | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Michelle performed first in the running order, preceding Iceland. This was the sixth time the Netherlands had been drawn to open the show, a contest record which still stands, and was a poor draw for a quiet, reflective song. At the close of voting "Out On My Own" had received only 16 points (6 from Portugal, 5 from Israel, 4 from Slovenia and 1 from Russia), placing the Netherlands 18th of the 23 entries. The 12 points from the Dutch televote were awarded to contest winners Estonia.[4] The low placement meant that the Netherlands were relegated from taking part in the 2002 contest. The 2001 contest marked the only occasion on which two performers participated under identical names: that year's German singer was also called Michelle.
External links
References
- "Grote belangstelling Nationaal Songfestival". radio.nl. 24 October 2000.
- "Slechts één Nederlandstalig lied bij Nationaal Songfestival". Trouw. 29 December 2000.
- ESC National Finals database 2000
- ESC History - Netherlands 2001