Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 explained

Contest:Junior
Year:2015
Country:Netherlands
Preselection:Junior Songfestival 2015
33% Jury
33% Kids Jury
34% Televoting
Preselection Date:Semi-finals:
19 September 2015
26 September 2015
Final:
3 October 2015
Entrant:Shalisa
Song:Million Lights
Final Result:15th, 35 points

The Netherlands selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry through Junior Songfestival 2015, a national selection consisting of eight songs. The competing songs broke down into two semi-finals, each consisting of four songs, and a final consisting of the top two placing songs from each semi-final and a special wildcard that was originally eliminated. The eight finalists were revealed on 2 April 2015.[1] The final was held on 3 October 2015, while the two semi-finals were on 19 and 26 September.[2]

Before Junior Eurovision

Junior Songfestival 2015

From each semi-final two entries qualified for the final based on the decision of adult and kids juries as well as televoting. The fifth entry in the final was chosen by online voting (web wildcard).

Competing entries

ArtistSong (English Translation)Songwriter(s)
4Life"You Will Know My Name"Eric Van Tijn, Jochem Fluitsma, Kirsten Schneider, Mark Van Tijn, Esmee Visser, Flore van Kranenburg, Luna Alvarado, India Nanarjain
Daniël"Special"Daniël Dojčinović, Ed Struijlaart
Eliyha"Like Everyone Else"Eliyha Altena, Hansen Tomas, Joost Griffioen
Guusje"Talk About Love"Jochem Fluitsma, Eric Van Tijn, Kirsten Schneider, Guusje Schuit
Katrina "Dit is pas het begin" (This is just the beginning)Katrina Manaog, Allan Eshuijs, Jozien van Dorst, Michael Koendan-Panday, Danny Koendan-Panday
Myrthe"Kinderen van de zon" (Children of the sun)Myrthe Hendrix, Eva Neggers, Tjeerd van Zanen
Nohr"Ik ben mezelf" (I am myself)Nohr de Vos, Tjeerd Oosterhuis, Clifford Goilo
Shalisa"Million Lights"Shalisa van der Laan, Hansen Tomas, Joost Griffioen

Shows

Table key
  • Participants who qualified to the final via jury and televoting.
  • Participants who qualified to the final via wildcard

    Semi-final 1

    Semi-final 1 – 19 September 2015
    Draw[3] ArtistSongKids JuryJuryTelevoteTotalPlaceResult
    1Katrina"Dit is pas het begin"999273Eliminated
    2Daniël"Special"888244Eliminated
    3Guusje"Talk About Love"121010322Advanced
    4Shalisa"Million Lights"101212341Advanced

    Semi-final 2

    Semi-final 2 – 26 September 2015
    DrawArtistSongKids JuryJuryTelevoteTotalPlaceResult
    14Life"You Will Know My Name"121012341Advanced
    2Eliyha"Like Everyone Else"988254Eliminated
    3Myrthe "Kinderen van de zon" 899263Wildcard
    4Nohr"Ik ben mezelf"101210322Advanced

    Final

    Final – 3 October 2015
    DrawArtistSongKids JuryJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
    1Nohr "Ik ben mezelf" 9108273
    2Myrthe"Kinderen van de zon"797235
    3Guusje"Talk About Love"879244
    4Shalisa"Million Lights"121212361
    54Life"You Will Know My Name" 10810282

    Artist and song information

    Shalisa

    Shalisa
    Birth Name:Shalisa van der Laan
    Birth Date:19 December 1999
    Birth Place:Hoorn, Netherlands
    Instruments:Vocals, piano
    Genre:Pop
    Occupation:Singer, actress, voice actress
    Years Active:2012–present

    Shalisa van der Laan (born 19 December 1999), known simply as Shalisa, is a Dutch singer, actress and voice actress. In 2012, she was a contestant in the first season of the Dutch talent show The Voice Kids, where she successfully made it to the battle rounds.

    In 2014, she auditioned for Junior Songfestival for the first time, making it to the final round of auditions. In 2015, she auditioned again, this time with the ballad "Million Lights". She proceeded to the semi-finals and subsequently to the final, where she received the maximum score of 36 points.

    Million Lights

    Junior:yes
    Song: "Million Lights"
    Year:2015
    Country:Netherlands
    Artist:Shalisa
    Languages:Dutch, English
    Composer:Shalisa van der Laan, Hansen Tomas, Joost Griffioen
    Lyricist:Shalisa van der Laan, Hansen Tomas, Joost Griffioen
    Place:15
    Points:35
    Prev Year:2014
    Prev:Around
    Prev Link:Around (Julia van Bergen song)
    Next:Kisses and Dancin'
    Next Link:Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016#Kisses and Dancin'

    "Million Lights" is a song by Dutch teen singer Shalisa van der Laan. It represented the Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, held in Sofia, Bulgaria. It finished in 15th place with 35 points, marking the country's then-worst placing in the contest, until their last place finish in 2021.

    The song tells the story of two people who are in love, but who cannot be together because they live too far away from each other. The only way they can connect is by looking at the stars in the sky: there are 'a million lights' in the sky that can be seen from everywhere in the world.

    At Junior Eurovision

    At the running order draw which took place on 15 November 2015, Netherlands were drawn to perform fifth on 21 November 2015, following and preceding .[4] [5]

    Final

    Shalisa and her grand piano were the focus on the main stage, with her dancers on the left catwalk and her backing singers on the right.

    Voting

    The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member were released one month after the final.

    Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that the Netherlands had placed 17th (last) with the public televote and 9th with the jury vote. In the public vote, the Netherlands scored 9 points, while with the jury vote, the Netherlands scored 53 points.[6]

    Below is a breakdown of points awarded to The Netherlands and awarded by The Netherlands in the final and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the final.

    Detailed voting results

    The following members comprised the Dutch jury:

    +
    DrawCountryAverage Jury PointsTelevoting PointsPoints Awarded
    0124456444
    02
    03355105678
    044312
    05
    0666634523
    07462
    0878867736
    09
    1081212712127
    11101010810101212
    1252233
    1385
    141
    15127712881010
    16111151
    172321

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Netherlands: Junior Songfestival Finalists Announced. Eurovoix. 15 June 2015. 2 April 2015.
    2. Web site: Granger. Anthony. The Netherlands: Junior Songfestival Final October 3rd. Eurovoix. 15 June 2015. 31 May 2015.
    3. Web site: Granger. Anthony. The Netherlands: Junior Songfestival 2015 Running Order Announced. Eurovoix. 30 June 2015. 30 June 2015.
    4. Web site: James-Fisher. Luke. Running order for Junior Eurovision 2015. junioreurovision,tv. European Broadcasting Union. 15 November 2015. 15 November 2015.
    5. Web site: Final of Sofia 2015 . European Broadcasting Union . 31 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210531065839/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/sofia-2015/final . 31 May 2021 . live.
    6. Web site: Full split results of Junior Eurovision 2015 . European Broadcasting Union . 31 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181120135936if_/https://junioreurovision.tv/story/full-split-results-of-junior-eurovision-2015 . 20 November 2018 . live.
    7. Web site: Results of the Final of Sofia 2015 . European Broadcasting Union . 31 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210531171045/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/sofia-2015/final/results/the-netherlands . 31 May 2021 . live.