Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
The Netherlands participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 which was held on 24 November 2019 in Gliwice, Poland.[1] Their entry was selected through the national selection Junior Songfestival 2019.[2]
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Junior Songfestival 2019 33% Jury 33% Kids Jury 34% Televoting | |||
| Selection date(s) | 28 September 2019 | |||
| Selected entrant | Matheu | |||
| Selected song | "Dans met jou" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Jermain van der Bogt Willem Laseroms | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 4th, 186 points | |||
| Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Background
Prior to the 2019 Contest, the Netherlands had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest sixteen times since its first entry in 2003. The Netherlands have won the contest on one occasion: in 2009 with the song "Click Clack" performed by Ralf Mackenbach.In the 2018 contest, Anne & Max represented their country in Minsk, Belarus with the song "Samen". They ended 13th out of 20 entries with 91 points.
Before Junior Eurovision
Junior Songfestival 2019
Jury
The Dutch broadcaster revealed the three jury members on 29 August 2019.[3]
| Jury members |
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| Kaj van der Voort |
| Tabitha |
| Edsilia Rombley |
Final
The final was held on 28 September 2019.[2] Matheu was announced the winner and will represent the Netherlands with "Dans met jou".[4]
| Final – 28 September 2019 | ||||||||
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| Draw | Artist[5] | Song[5] | Songwriter(s) | Kids Jury | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Moves | "Make Your Move" | Mark van Tijn, Babet van Vugt, Jochem Fluitsma, Eric van Tijn | 10 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 3 |
| 2 | Mannes Bakker[6] | "Let Me Sing" | E. Struijlaart, P. Slager | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 4 |
| 3 | 6Times | "End of Time" | Jermain van der Bogt, Willem Laseroms | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 2 |
| 4 | Matheu | "Dans met jou" | Jermain van der Bogt, Willem Laseroms | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 1 |
Artist and song information
Matheu Hinzen | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Matheu Hinzen |
| Born | 12 May 2006 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
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| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | Matheu Hinzen |
| As | Matheu |
| Languages | Dutch, English |
| Composer(s) | Jermain van der Bogt, Willem Laseroms |
| Lyricist(s) | Jermain van der Bogt, Willem Laseroms |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 4th |
| Final points | 186 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Samen" (2018) | |
Matheu
Matheu Hinzen (born 12 May 2006) is a Belgian-born Dutch child singer. He represented the Netherlands at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Dans met jou". He was born in Belgium, but he currently lives in Weert.
Dans met jou
"Dans met jou" (Dutch for Dance with you) is a song by Dutch singer Matheu Hinzen. He represented the Netherlands at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019.
At Junior Eurovision
During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 18 November 2019, Netherlands was drawn to perform fourteenth on 24 November 2019, following Ukraine and preceding Armenia.
Voting
The results of the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest was determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who were citizens of the country they represent. 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 couldn't vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting started on 22 November 2019 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances was shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers could vote. After this, voters also had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting stopped on Sunday, 24 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and started right after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers could vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They could also vote for their own country’s song. These votes were then turned into points which was determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song received 20% of the votes, it would thus receive 20% of the available points. The public vote counted for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% came from the professional juries.
Points awarded to Netherlands
| Jury | ||||
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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- Netherlands received 81 points from Online voting.
Points awarded by Netherlands
Split voting results
See alsoNotes and references
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