Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
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The Netherlands
was represented by Re-Union
and the song "Without You". The Dutch Songfestival has had five selection rounds where a total of 24 artists participated. The selection rounds and the National Final were held in the Pepsi Stage Theatre in Amsterdam, hosted by Nance & Humberto Tan. Each selection round contained six songs of which the two highest-scoring songs proceeded to the final, while the third placed song moved on to a wildcard stage where they would compete for another chance to reach the final. A total of 10 songs were chosen to compete in the final, which was held on February 22, 2004. The jury accounted for 50% of the score while televoting took care of the rest. On the jury was Ruth Jacott who represented The Netherlands in 1993 at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Vrede".
At Eurovision, the performance began with an "A cappella
" opening sung by the backing singers. After the music started the focus shifted to the duo who delivered their presentation on stools. The simple performance and the advantage of performing last pushed the song into the final from the semi. In the final, the song was drawn into a bad spot surrounded by stronger songs that made the Dutch performance forgettable. The song finished 20th with 11 points, which is a huge difference from the 146 points they earned in the semi-final.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
was represented by Re-Union
Re-Union
Re-Union were a short-lived Dutch musical duo, set up in late 2003 in order to take part in the Dutch Eurovision Song Contest selection in 2004. The duo were Paul de Corte and Fabrizio Pennisi ....
and the song "Without You". The Dutch Songfestival has had five selection rounds where a total of 24 artists participated. The selection rounds and the National Final were held in the Pepsi Stage Theatre in Amsterdam, hosted by Nance & Humberto Tan. Each selection round contained six songs of which the two highest-scoring songs proceeded to the final, while the third placed song moved on to a wildcard stage where they would compete for another chance to reach the final. A total of 10 songs were chosen to compete in the final, which was held on February 22, 2004. The jury accounted for 50% of the score while televoting took care of the rest. On the jury was Ruth Jacott who represented The Netherlands in 1993 at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Vrede".
At Eurovision, the performance began with an "A cappella
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
" opening sung by the backing singers. After the music started the focus shifted to the duo who delivered their presentation on stools. The simple performance and the advantage of performing last pushed the song into the final from the semi. In the final, the song was drawn into a bad spot surrounded by stronger songs that made the Dutch performance forgettable. The song finished 20th with 11 points, which is a huge difference from the 146 points they earned in the semi-final.
National final
| Position | Song | Singer | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Show me the love" | Cherwin | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10th |
| 2 | "Love me" | Judith Jobse | 41 | 38 | 79 | 3rd |
| 3 | "She'll take your breath away" | Charly | 25 | 34 | 59 | 4th |
| 4 | " Alright" | Babette Labeij | 14 | 4 | 18 | 9th |
| 5 | "For you and me" | Yellow Pearl | 23 | 8 | 31 | 7th |
| 6 | "Celeste" | Bas & Joel ft. Voice Male | 11 | 46 | 57 | 5th |
| 7 | "On a wing and a prayer" | Adriana Romeijn | 19 | 7 | 26 | 8th |
| 8 | "Without you" | Re-Union | 60 | 48 | 108 | 1st |
| 9 | "Mississippi Miss" | Suzy & the Hi-Rollers | 25 | 12 | 37 | 6th |
| 10 | "Heart of stone" | Anja Wessels | 29 | 53 | 82 | 2nd |