Appearances: 58
Wins: 4
Selection method: Internal Selection
Vote: Too many Dutchies passed on the left hand side to be able to vote…
Winner: Waylon
Song: Outlaw In 'Em

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An American, a Russian and a Dutch man walk into a whiskey bar… and walk out drunk 3 hours later having written this song. It may be country crap but country has had a history of doing ( Read more... )

Netherlands
Semi final 2
Artist: O’G3NE
Song: Lights and Shadows
Odds: $41

Word of the day
Hou vol - Hold On
No, that’s Wilson Phillips

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O’G3NE are a twofer, you get two for one. The won The Voice in 2014 as well as being Junior Eurovision graduates from 2007. So few Junior Eurovision contestants graduate to real Eurovision but would they have made it ( Read more... )

The Netherlands
Previous Entries: 57
Wins: 4 1957 Corry Brokken - Net als toen
            1959 Teddy Scholten - n Beetje
            1969 (shared) Lenny Kuhr - De troubadour
            1975 Teach-in - Ding-a-Dong
First Entry: 1956 Jetty Paerl - De vogels van Holland
Most Recent Entry: 2015 Trijntje Oosterhuis - Walk Along
National Anthem: ( Read more... )

The Netherlands
Population: 16 912 640
Area: 41 543 km2
Language: Dutch
Eurovision Attendances: 55
Eurovision wins: 4 (1957, 1959, 1969 and 1975)

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Trijntje Oosterhuis - Walk Along

The lyricist on this song, Anouk, performed one of my favourite Eurovision songs ever in ‘Birds’, so I had high hopes for this song and I was severely disappointed. ( Read more... )

so the first semi is a few days away and the rehearsals are progressing nicely. this is the running order of the first semi. SPOILER WARNING: this has links to rehearsal clips and comments on the rehearsals.

( full list of Eurovision semi 1 participants )

The Netherlands is sitting in the bottom half of the draw with the book makers with this years Eurovision entry. It is country crap. I am sure that there are people that like it but it puts me to sleep.

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Artist: The Common Linnets ( Read more... )

Country: The Netherlands

History...
Debut: 1956
Previous Appearances: 53
Wins: 4 (1957 - Corry Brokken 'Net als toen', 1959 - Teddy Scholten 'Een beetje', tie 1969 - Lenny Kuhr 'De troubadour', 1975 - Teach-in 'Ding-a-Dong')

2013...
Artist: Anouk
Song: Birds

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This is up there with the favourites and I can understand why. It isn't the sound you ( Read more... )

Performer: Joan Franka
Song: You and Me

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Is there anyone with Foxtel who doesn't have CMC relabeled to 'Country Crap'? Thats where this song belongs. This is country/folk at best. it is doing my head in.

when i looked at the singers profile on Eurovision.tv, i saw this picture

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