Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

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Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Country Netherlands
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)
  • Artist: 11 December 2023
  • Song: 29 February 2024
Selected entrantJoost Klein
Selected song"Europapa"
Selected songwriter(s)
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2023 • 2024

The Netherlands is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, with "Europapa" performed by Joost Klein. The Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS internally selected the Dutch entry for the 2024 contest.

Background[edit]

Main article: Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2024 contest, the Netherlands has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty-three times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in the inaugural contest in 1956. Since then, the country has won the event five times: in 1957 with the song "Net als toen" by Corry Brokken, in 1959 with the song "'n Beetje" by Teddy Scholten, in 1969 as one of the four countries to tie for first place with "De troubadour" by Lenny Kuhr, in 1975 with "Ding-a-dong" by Teach-In, and in 2019 with "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004 contest, the Netherlands has featured in nine finals. The country ended last on five occasions, most recently in the second semi-final of the 2011 contest. In 2023, the nation failed to qualify for the final with "Burning Daylight" by Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper.[1]

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. Internal selections have also been held on numerous occasions, including every year since 2013.[2] In May 2023, AVROTROS confirmed its participation in the 2024 contest,[3] later confirming on 12 July that it would continue to internally select both the artist and song for the Eurovision Song Contest.[4][5]

Before Eurovision[edit]

Internal selection[edit]

On 12 July 2023, AVROTROS opened a submission window where artists and composers would be able to submit up to three entries until 30 September 2023. For the first time, applying composers were not required to indicate a perfomer for their song, who would be selected afterwards; however, precedence would be given to complete submissions.[4][5] By the end of the application period, a record 613 songs – mostly in English, with about a hundred in Dutch – had been submitted to the broadcaster.[6][7][8][9]

The selection was carried out by a committee composed of Jacqueline Govaert, Jaap Reesema, Carolien Borgers [nl], Hila Noorzai [nl], Cornald Maas, Sander Lantinga and chairman Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen.[10] By the end of October 2023, all the submissions had been assessed and were in the process of being narrowed down to a shortlist, which by mid-November was reported to be of ten artists;[4][5][8][11][12] five of these were then selected for a final round that took place on 28 November, where they performed their submission live in front of the committee, before the final decision was made.[13][9] Joost Klein was announced on 11 December as the selected entrant,[14] with his song "Europapa", written jointly with rapper Donnie, released on 29 February 2024[15][16][17] upon its premiere during a special live broadcast of De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach on NPO 1.[18] Klein and Donnie had announced their candidacy in August 2023.[19] Additional songwriters were revealed upon the song's release: Dylan van Dael, Paul Elstak, Teun de Kruif, Thijmen Melissant, and Tim Haars.[20]

Promotion[edit]

As part of the promotion of his participation in the contest, Klein attended the Eurovision in Concert pre-party event in Amsterdam on 13 April 2024[21] and the Nordic Eurovision Party in Stockholm on 14 April 2024.[22] He gave the first public performance of "Europapa" at 013 in Tilburg on 14 March 2024.[23]

At Eurovision[edit]

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (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 will progress to the final. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw was held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[24] The Netherlands was scheduled for the second half of the second semi-final.[25] The shows' producers then decided the running order for the semi-finals; the Netherlands was set to close the show in position 16, following the entry from Norway.[26]

In the Netherlands, all the shows will be broadcast on NPO 1, with commentary provided by Cornald Maas and Jacqueline Govaert.[27][28] In addition, as part of the Eurovision programming, Dutch broadcaster NTR cooperated with DR and SVT alongside other EBU member broadcasters – namely ARD/WDR, the BBC, ČT, ERR, France Télévisions, NRK, RÚV, VRT and Yle – to produce and air a documentary titled ABBA – Against the Odds, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Sweden's first victory at the contest with "Waterloo" by ABBA.[29]

Performance[edit]

Joost Klein will take part in technical rehearsals on 30 April and 3 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 8 and 9 May.[30] The staging of his performance of "Europapa" at the contest is directed by Gover Meit [nl],[31] and will see the additional presence of TikTokers Appie Mussa [nl] and Stuntkabouter, who had appeared in the music video.[32]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Netherlands". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ Van Waarden, Franciska (20 April 2023). "Netherlands: Possible Return of a National Pre-Selection Show". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ^ "AVROTROS: eerst evalueren voordat artiesten zich weer kunnen melden" [AVROTROS: evaluate first before artists can sign up again]. RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Carabaña Menéndez, Hugo (12 July 2023). "Países Bajos arranca la búsqueda de su representante en Eurovisión 2024: AVROTROS opta de nuevo por la elección interna" [The Netherlands begins the search for its representative in Eurovision 2024: AVROTROS opts again for the internal election]. ESCPlus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Inschrijving Eurovisie Songfestival 2024 geopend" [Registration for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is open]. avrotros.nl (in Dutch). AVROTROS. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. ^ Conte, Davide (2 October 2023). "Netherlands: More Than 600 Songs Submitted For Eurovision 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  7. ^ "AVROTROS ontvangt recordaantal inzendingen Eurovisie Songfestival" [Record number of registrations for Eurovision Song Contest 2024]. avrotros.nl (in Dutch). AVROTROS. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  8. ^ a b Van Dijk, Sem Anne (31 October 2023). "Netherlands: AVROTROS Will Decide Artist for Eurovision 2024 in Mid-December". Eurovoix. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  9. ^ a b Van Eenennaam, Alexander (11 December 2023). "Na alle teleurstellingen rond songfestival gooit selectiecommissie het met Joost Klein over andere boeg" [After all the disappointments surrounding the Eurovision Song Contest, the selection committee changed tack with Joost Klein]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  10. ^ Farren, Neil (22 August 2023). "Netherlands: Jacqueline Govaert and Jaap Reesema Join Eurovision Selection Committee". Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  11. ^ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (15 November 2023). "Netherlands: 10 Artists in the Running for Eurovision 2024?". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Bijna 300 aanmeldingen voor Eurovisie Songfestival" [Nearly 300 registrations for the Eurovision Song Contest]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Hoe de selecitiecommissie de Nederlandse Songfestivalinzending kiest" [How the selection committee chooses the Dutch Eurovision Song Contest entry]. avrotros.nl (in Dutch). AVROTROS. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Joost Klein to represent the Netherlands at Eurovision 2024". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  15. ^ Washak, James (11 December 2023). "Netherlands: Joost Klein to Eurovision 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Joost Klein is de Nederlandse inzending voor het Songfestival 2024" [Joost Klein is the Dutch entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024]. NPO 3FM (in Dutch). NPO. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Joost komt op 29 februari met Eurovisie Songfestival-lied Europapa" [Joost will perform the Eurovision Song Contest song Europapa on February 29]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  18. ^ Visser, Peter (29 February 2024). "Joost Klein presenteert nummer voor Songfestival: 'Happy hardcore en spraakmakend'" [Joost Klein presents song for Eurovision Song Contest: "Happy hardcore and sensational"]. wnl.tv (in Dutch). WNL. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  19. ^ Van Leijden, Bente (18 August 2023). "The Netherlands: Rappers Joost and Donnie to apply for the Dutch internal selection for Eurovision 2024". ESCXtra. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  20. ^ "This is Europapa by Joost Klein for Eurovision 2024". avrotros.nl. AVROTROS. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  21. ^ @eurovisioninconcert (22 December 2023). "The host country is in! @joostklein will perform his Eurovision entry at Eurovision in Concert 2024! We can't wait!! How about you?". Retrieved 21 January 2024 – via Instagram.
  22. ^ @nordiceurovision (4 April 2024). "EUROPA PAPA @joostklein (Netherlands) joins the Nordic Eurovision Party". Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via Instagram.
  23. ^ Adams, William Lee (16 March 2024). "Joost Klein performs 'Europapa' live for the first time at 013 in Tilburg". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  24. ^ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (13 December 2023). "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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  26. ^ "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Running Orders revealed!". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  27. ^ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (8 March 2024). "Netherlands: Jacqueline Govaert succeeds Jan Smit as Eurovision commentator". Eurovoix. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  28. ^ Hut, Esther (28 March 2024). "Chantal Janzen en Jan Smit willen nogmaals het Songfestival presenteren" [Chantal Janzen and Jan Smit want to present the Eurovision Song Contest again]. TVgids.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  29. ^ "Record number of EBU Members unite for new ABBA documentary". ebu.ch. EBU. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  30. ^ "Eurovision 2024: Rehearsal Schedule". Eurovisionworld. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  31. ^ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (12 March 2024). "Netherlands: Donny Ronny Will be Creative Director of Dutch Staging". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  32. ^ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (23 April 2024). "Netherlands: Appie Mussa and StuntKabouter Join Joost Klein on Eurovision Stage". Eurovoix. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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