Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Netherlands | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Nationaal Songfestival 2005 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 20 January 2005 27 January 2005 3 February 2005 10 February 2005 Final: 13 February 2005 | |||
| Selected entrant | Glennis Grace | |||
| Selected song | "My Impossible Dream" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (14th) | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The
The Netherlands competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2005. Performing during the show in position 9, "My Impossible Dream" was not announced among top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that the Netherlands placed fourteenth out of the 25 participating countries in the semi-final with 53 points.
Background
Prior to the 2005 contest, the Netherlands had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-five times since their début as one of seven countries to take part in the inaugural contest in
The Dutch national broadcaster,
Before Eurovision
Nationaal Songfestival 2005
Nationaal Songfestival 2005 was the national final developed by NOS/TROS that selected the Dutch entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.
Format
The format of the national final consisted of five shows: four semi-finals and a final. The semi-finals each featured six competing entries from which three advanced from each show to complete the twelve-song lineup in the final. The results for the semi-final shows were determined by a three-member expert jury and votes from the public. The songs first faced a public televote where the top two entries qualified, while the jury selected an additional qualifier from the remaining entries.[12] In the final, the winner was selected by the combination of votes from public televoting and three juries. Viewers were able to vote via telephone and SMS.[13]
The expert jury panel that voted in all shows consisted of:[14]
- Cornald Maas – journalist
- Esther Hart – vocal teacher and 2003 Dutch Eurovision entrant
- Paul de Leeuw – singer and television personality
Competing entries
A submission period was opened by the Dutch broadcaster on 2 August 2004 where artists and composers were able to submit their entries until 1 October 2004.
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Airforce | "How Does It Feel" | Johnny Logan, Andreas Linze |
| André Kuik | "So High" | Romeo Samuel |
| Barbara Lok | "Tranen in de stilte" | Darre van Dijk, Lars Boom |
| Blue Karma | "Free As a Bird" | Kees Tel |
| Chantal | "Eat Yer Heart Out, Leonardo!" | Christian Grotenbreg, Bruce Smith |
| Chastity | "Baby It's You" | Kees Rietveld, Jeroen van Berlo, Wiebe van der Mei |
| Darre | "De liefde" | Darre van Dijk, Lars Boom |
| Femme Vocale | "Stay" | Kees Koedooder |
| Glennis Grace | "My Impossible Dream" | Robert D. Fisher, Bruce Smith |
| Jeen | "Een leven lang" | M. Rainier Ypma |
| Johnny Rosenberg | "When Forever Ends" | Alan Michael, Johnny Rosenberg |
| Justine Pelmelay | "What You See Is What You Get" | Christian Grotenbreg, Bruce Smith |
| Kuik and Klaver | "Together" | Eddy Hoogland, Kees Hendriks |
| Meänder | "Tusken skimer en ljocht" | Douwe Bouma, Wiebe van der Mei |
| Nadeem | "Too Wild" | Linh Duong, Orlando Salarbux, Nadeem Ilahibibaks |
| Rachel and Waylon | "Leven als een beest" | Mark Groot Kormelink, Peter Groot Kormelink |
| Ralph McCoy | "Breaking News" | Christian Grotenbreg, Bruce Smith |
| Renée and Dennis | "One Look" | Renée van Wegberg, Arjan Langen |
| Tiffany | "Tomorrow" | Tiffany Maes, Harry Maes |
| Trinity United | "Go!" | Jerry Rijstenbil, Gregor Hamilton |
| We're No Angels | "Dressed to Kill" | Robert D. Fisher, Bruce Smith |
| Willemijn Verkaik | "Wishful Thinking" | Paul Mayer, Bram Anker, Bruce Smith |
| Wilson | "Something" | Dennis Leidelmeyer |
| Yvette | "Someone Like You" | Robert D. Fisher, Bruce Smith |
Shows
Semi-finals
The four semi-finals took place on 20 January, 27 January, 3 February and 10 February 2005. In each semi-final six acts competed and four entries qualified to the final. A public televote first selected the top two entries to advance, while an additional qualifier was selected by a three-member expert jury from the remaining four entries.[19]
Public vote qualifier Jury qualifier
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinity United | "Go!" | 25% | 1 | Advanced |
| 2 | Renée and Dennis | "One Look" | 22% | 2 | Advanced |
| 3 | Wilson | "Something" | 17% | 3 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Yvette | "Someone Like You" | 15% | 5 | Advanced |
| 5 | Jeen | "Een leven lang" | 16% | 4 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Chantal | "Eat Yer Heart Out, Leonardo!" | 6% | 6 | Eliminated |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel and Waylon | "Leven als een beest" | 9% | 4 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Willemijn Verkaik | "Wishful Thinking" | 7% | 5 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Tiffany | "Tomorrow" | 18% | 3 | Advanced |
| 4 | Blue Karma | "Free As a Bird" | 6% | 6 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Meänder | "Tusken skimer en ljocht" | 41% | 1 | Advanced |
| 6 | Chastity | "Baby It's You" | 21% | 2 | Advanced |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Rosenberg | "When Forever Ends" | 25% | 2 | Advanced |
| 2 | Kuik and Klaver | "Together" | 13% | 3 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Femme Vocale | "Stay" | 9% | 4 | Advanced |
| 4 | Justine Pelmelay | "What You See Is What You Get" | 8% | 6 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Ralph McCoy | "Breaking News" | 9% | 5 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Barbara Lok | "Tranen in de stilte" | 35% | 1 | Advanced |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airforce | "How Does It Feel" | 27% | 2 | Advanced |
| 2 | Darre | "De liefde" | 4% | 5 | Advanced |
| 3 | We're No Angels | "Dressed to Kill" | 3% | 6 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Glennis Grace | "My Impossible Dream" | 38% | 1 | Advanced |
| 5 | Nadeem | "Too Wild" | 6% | 4 | Eliminated |
| 6 | André Kuik | "So High" | 23% | 3 | Eliminated |
Final
The final took place on 13 February 2005 where the twelve entries that qualified from the preceding four semi-finals competed. The winner, "My Impossible Dream" performed by Glennis Grace, was selected by the 50/50 combination of a public televote and the votes of three juries: a three-member expert jury, a ten-member radio jury consisting of listeners of Radio 2 and a ten-member international jury consisting of foreign conservatory students. The viewers and the juries each had a total of 290 points to award. Each member of the expert jury and the remaining two jury groups distributed their points as follows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 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 vote, then that entry would be awarded 10% of 290 points rounded to the nearest integer: 29 points.[20]
In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the show featured guest performances by Jim Bakkum, Irish 1980 and 1987 Eurovision winner Johnny Logan and past Dutch Eurovision entrants Mandy Huydts (1986), Maxine and Franklin Brown (1996), Marlayne (1999) and Esther Hart (2003).[21][22]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinity United | "Go" | 25 | 7 | 32 | 6 |
| 2 | Renée and Dennis | "One Look" | 16 | 7 | 23 | 10 |
| 3 | Chastity | "Baby It's You" | 26 | 7 | 33 | 5 |
| 4 | Meänder | "Tusken skimer en ljocht" | 12 | 19 | 31 | 7 |
| 5 | Femme Vocale | "Stay" | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
| 6 | Barbara Lok | "Tranen in de stilte" | 19 | 6 | 25 | 9 |
| 7 | Yvette | "Someone Like You" | 9 | 5 | 14 | 11 |
| 8 | Johnny Rosenberg | "When Forever Ends" | 31 | 16 | 47 | 3 |
| 9 | Glennis Grace | "My Impossible Dream" | 56 | 114 | 170 | 1 |
| 10 | Darre | "De liefde" | 22 | 6 | 28 | 8 |
| 11 | Tiffany | "Tomorrow" | 25 | 9 | 34 | 4 |
| 12 | Airforce | "How Does It Feel?" | 45 | 88 | 133 | 2 |
| Draw | Song | Expert Jury | Radio Jury |
International Jury |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Maas | E. Hart | P. de Leeuw | |||||
| 1 | "Go" | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 25 | |
| 2 | "One Look" | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |
| 3 | "Baby It's You" | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | "Tusken skimer en ljocht" | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | |
| 5 | "Stay" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | "Tranen in de stilte" | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | "Someone Like You" | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||
| 8 | "When Forever Ends" | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | "My Impossible Dream" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 56 |
| 10 | "De liefde" | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 22 | |
| 11 | "Tomorrow" | 3 | 5 | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | "How Does It Feel?" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 45 |
Ratings
| Show | Date | Viewing figures | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal | Share | |||
| Final | 13 February 2005 | 1,497,000 | 20.8% | [23] |
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "
The semi-final and the final was broadcast in the Netherlands on Nederland 2 with commentary by Willem van Beusekom and Cornald Maas as well as via radio on Radio 3FM with commentary by Hijlco Span and Ron Stoeltie.[26] The Dutch spokesperson, who announced the Dutch votes during the final, was Nance Coolen.[27]
Voting
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to the Netherlands and awarded by the Netherlands in the semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Denmark in the semi-final and to Turkey in the final of the contest.
Points awarded to the Netherlands
| Score | Country |
|---|---|
| 12 points |  Belgium
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| 10 points | |
| 8 points | |
| 7 points | |
| 6 points |  Denmark
|
| 5 points | |
| 4 points |  Ireland
|
| 3 points | |
| 2 points | |
| 1 point |  Romania
|
Points awarded by the Netherlands
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|
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