Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
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Netherlands| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) | |||
| Country | Netherlands | |||
| Selection process | Nationaal Songfestival 2012 | |||
| Selection date | 26 February 2012 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "You and Me" | |||
| Artist | Joan Franka | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (15th) | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "You and Me", written by Joan Franka and Jessica Hogeboom, and performed by Franka herself. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS), organised the national final Nationaal Songfestival 2012 in order to select its entry for the contest. Six entries competed in the national final on 26 February 2012 where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. The first round consisted of three duels and the winner of each duel qualified to the second round. In the second round, "You and Me" performed by Joan Franka was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public vote.
The Netherlands was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2012. Performing during the show in position 3, "You and Me" was not announced among top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that the Netherlands placed fifteenth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 35 points.
Prior to the 2012 contest, Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) and its predecessor national broadcasters have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing the Netherlands fifty-two times since NTS début in 1956.[1] They have won the contest four times: in 1957 with the song "Net als toen" performed by Corry Brokken;[2] in 1959 with the song "'n Beetje" performed by Teddy Scholten;[3] in 1969 as one of four countries to tie for first place with "De troubadour" performed by Lenny Kuhr;[4] and finally in 1975 with "Ding-a-dong" performed by the group Teach-In.[5] Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004 contest, the Netherlands had featured in only one final. The Dutch least successful result has been last place, which they have achieved on five occasions, most recently in the second semi-final of the 2011 contest.[6] The Netherlands has also received nul points on two occasions; in 1962 and 1963.[7]
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, TROS organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The Dutch broadcaster has used various methods to select its 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. However, internal selections have also been held on occasion. In 2011, TROS has internally selected the artist for the contest, while Nationaal Songfestival was organised in order to select the song. For 2012, Nationaal Songfestival was continued to select both the artist and song.[8]
Before Eurovision
Nationaal Songfestival 2012
Nationaal Songfestival 2012 was the national final developed by TROS that selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. Co-produced by Big Brother and The Voice creator John de Mol, six entries competed in the competition that consisted of a final on 26 February 2012 which took place at the Studio 24 in Hilversum, hosted by Jan Smit. The show was broadcast on Nederland 1 as well as streamed online via the broadcaster's Eurovision Song Contest website songfestival.nl and the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv.[9][10][11] The national final was a worldwide trending topic on Twitter on that day, and was watched by 2.264 million viewers in the Netherlands with a market share of 30.6%, making it the most watched Nationaal Songfestival since 2001.[12][13]
Format
Six entries competed in the national final where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the six songs competed against each other in three duels and the winner of each duel proceeded to the superfinal based on the combination of votes from public televoting and a five-member expert jury. In the superfinal, the winner was selected as well by the combination of votes from the public and the expert jury. During both rounds, each juror distributed 10 points among the competing songs, while viewers were able to vote via telephone and SMS. An international jury consisting of 100 members from all participating countries at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 also voted in both rounds, but their votes only acted as an advisory role.[14]
The expert jury panel consisted of:
- Jeroen Nieuwenhuize – radio DJ
- Carlo Boszhard – television personality, singer, impersonator and host
- Stacey Rookhuizen – entrepreneur and presenter
- Ali B – rapper
- Afrojack – DJ
Competing entries
A submission period was opened by the Dutch broadcaster on 6 July 2011 where artists and composers were able to submit their entries by posting envelopes in a huge suitcase installed at the courtyard of the TROS headquarters until 30 September 2011. Applicants could submit either lyrics, music, the name of an artist, a complete audio production or a combination thereof, and were required to give their reasons for entering into a camera built in the suitcase when posting their envelopes.[15] 491 submissions were received by the broadcaster at the closing of the deadline, and the six selected competing entries were announced during a press conference on 5 January 2012. The selection of the entries for the competition occurred through the decision by a selection commission consisting of Peter Kuipers, John de Mol, Daniël Dekker, André de Raad, Natascha Lammers and Cornald Maas.[16][17]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ivan Peroti | "Take Me As I Am" | Alain Clark, Steve Diamond, Ben Caver |
| Joan Franka | "You and Me" | Joan Franka, Jessica Hogeboom |
| Kim de Boer | "Children of the World" | Martijn Schimmer |
| Pearl Jozefzoon | "We Can Overcome" | Gordon Groothedde, Curtis Richardson |
| Raffaëla Paton | "Chocolatte" | Jan Rooymans, Chris Silos |
| Tim Douwsma | "Undercover Lover" | Bruce R.F. Smith, Michel van der Zanden |
Final
The final took place on 26 February 2012. The allocation draw for the duels took place on 19 February 2012 during the RTL 4 programme Life4You.[18] In the first round, six acts competed against each other in three duels and the 50/50 combination of a public televote and the votes of a five-member expert jury determined the winners of each duel that proceeded to the superfinal. The international jury vote in the duels were won by Pearl Jozefzoon, Raffaëla Paton and Ivan Peroti, respectively.[19] In the superfinal, the winner, "You and Me" performed by Joan Franka, was selected by the public and jury vote; "Take Me As I Am" performed by Ivan Peroti was the winner of the international jury vote.[20]
| Duel | R/O | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1 | Tim Douwsma | "Undercover Lover" | 11 | 20.1 | 31.1 | N/a |
| 2 | Pearl Jozefzoon | "We Can Overcome" | 39 | 29.9 | 68.9 | Advanced | |
| II | 3 | Joan Franka | "You and Me" | 26 | 27.7 | 53.7 | Advanced |
| 4 | Raffaëla Paton | "Chocolatte" | 24 | 22.3 | 46.3 | N/a | |
| III | 5 | Kim de Boer | "Children of the World" | 17 | 31.4 | 48.4 | N/a |
| 6 | Ivan Peroti | "Take Me As I Am" | 33 | 18.6 | 51.6 | Advanced |
| Duel | R/O | Song | J. Nieuwenhuize |
C. Boszhard |
S. Rookhuizen |
Ali B |
Afrojack |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1 | "Undercover Lover" | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | "We Can Overcome" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 39 | |
| II | 3 | "You and Me" | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | "Chocolatte" | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | |
| III | 5 | "Children of the World" | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | "Take Me As I Am" | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearl Jozefzoon | "We Can Overcome" | 19 | 14.6 | 33.6 | 2 |
| 2 | Joan Franka | "You and Me" | 11 | 26.1 | 37.1 | 1 |
| 3 | Ivan Peroti | "Take Me As I Am" | 20 | 9.3 | 29.3 | 3 |
| R/O | Song | J. Nieuwenhuize |
C. Boszhard |
S. Rookhuizen |
Ali B |
Afrojack |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "We Can Overcome" | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 19 | |
| 2 | "You and Me" | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 3 | "Take Me As I Am" | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
Promotion
Joan Franka specifically promoted "You and Me" as the Dutch Eurovision entry by taking part in promotional activities in Turkey between 27 and 29 April, including media and television appearances.[21][22] In addition to international appearances, promotional activities also occurred within the Netherlands where she performed at live events, radio shows and talk shows. On 21 April, Franka performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam and hosted by Ruth Jacott and Cornald Maas.[23]
