Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 explained

The Netherlands participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020 which was held on 29 November 2020 in Warsaw, Poland.[1] The girl group Unity was selected by AVROTROS to represent the country through the televised national selection Junior Songfestival 2020.[2] [3] They achieved 4th place with 132 points.[4]

Background

See main article: Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2020 contest, the Netherlands had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest seventeen times since its first entry in . The Netherlands have won the contest on one occasion: in with the song "Click Clack" performed by Ralf Mackenbach.[5] In the contest, Matheu represented the Netherlands in Gliwice, Poland with the song "Dans met jou". He placed 4th out of 19 entries with 186 points.[6]

Before Junior Eurovision

Junior Songfestival 2020

The national selection consisted of one live show, which was held on 26 September 2020. For the first time in its history, the contest was held in Rotterdam Ahoy and without an audience (due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic).

Competing entries

The four acts that were planned to compete in the national final were announced on 29 May.[7] However, before the show, it was announced that Robin and Unity member Demi had tested positive for COVID-19 on the day of the final. Therefore, Robin could not participate and Unity competed without their fourth member.[8] As a consolation, Robin got to make an appearance at as the spokesperson for the Dutch jury votes.[9]

ArtistSong[10] Songwriter(s)Language(s)
Robin"Mee"Adriaan Philipse, Julian Vahle, Maxine van BreukelenDutch[11]
Jackie & Janae"It's You and Me"Babette Labeij, Dimitri Veltkamp, Robin van VeenDutch, English[12]
T-Square"Count On Me"Jermain van der Bogt, Willem LaseromsDutch, English[13]
Unity"Best Friends"Robert DornDutch, English[14]

Final

409,000 viewers watched the final live on NPO 3, the highest since 2017, with a market share of 3.7%.[15]

Final – 26 September 2020
DrawArtistSongKids juryJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
191010293
21299302
3101212341

Criticism

With the release of T-Square's song "Count On Me", accusations of plagiarism of the song "Boy With Luv" by BTS emerged on social media. Due to these accusations, AVROTROS launched a formal investigation with several music experts. As a result of the investigation, AVROTROS responded to the allegations through the Junior Songfestival Instagram account rejecting the allegations, and that the K-Pop sound used in the song is common among international artists. They also said music should be a means to bring people together and not divide them, and that they firmly stand with T-Square regarding the song.[16]

Artist and song information

Unity
Genre:Pop
Years Active:–present
Junior:yes
Song: "Best Friends"
Year:2020
Country:Netherlands
Artist:Unity
Genre:Pop[17]
Languages:Dutch, English
Lyricist:Robert Dorn
Place:4th
Points:132
Prev Year:2019
Prev:Dans met jou
Prev Link:Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019#Dans met jou
Next Year:2021
Next:Mata Sugu Aō Ne
Next Link:Mata Sugu Aō Ne

Unity

Best Friends

"Best Friends" is a song by Unity, written and produced by Robert Dorn. It was released on 16 July 2020, with an acoustic version being released on 6 November.[19] [20] The song contains verses in Dutch and a chorus in English.[21]

At Junior Eurovision

After the opening ceremony, which took place on 23 November 2020, it was announced that the Netherlands would perform in third position in the final, following Kazakhstan and preceding Serbia.[22] In total, 1,056,000 people watched the final live on 26 November 2020.[23]

Voting

During the live show, the Netherlands received 64 points from online voting, out of 697 total.[24]

Detailed voting results

Every participating country had national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who were citizens of the country they represented. The rankings of those jurors were combined to make an overall top ten.[26] The results of the Dutch jury were announced during the liveshow by national finalist Robin de Haas.[27]

+
DrawCountryJuror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror EAverage RankPoints Awarded
01108910911
023124438
03
0461065874
05114111111101
0655108565
077656356
084972747
0987471083
1022132210
1191189692
1213311112

Notes and References

  1. Web site: It's time to #MoveTheWorld!. 16 May 2020. 5 July 2020. Junior Eurovision Song Contest. https://web.archive.org/web/20200619125313/https://junioreurovision.tv/story/we-will-move-the-world-in-warsaw. 19 June 2020. live.
  2. Web site: Unity - The Netherlands — Poland 2020 - Junior Eurovision Song Contest — Poland 2020. Junioreurovision.tv. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109174333/https://junioreurovision.tv/participant/unity-2020. 2020-11-09. live.
  3. Web site: The Netherlands: Confirms Junior Eurovision 2020 Participation. 28 September 2019. 5 July 2020. Granger. Anthony. Eurovoix. https://web.archive.org/web/20200615004053/https://eurovoix.com/2019/09/28/the-netherlands-confirms-junior-eurovision-2020-participation. 15 June 2020. live.
  4. Web site: Final of Poland 2020 - Junior Eurovision Song Contest — Poland 2020. EBU. Junioreurovision.tv. 2020-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20201129181654/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/poland-2020/final. 2020-11-29. live.
  5. Web site: The Netherlands. Junioreurovision.tv. EBU. https://web.archive.org/web/20200122172442/https://junioreurovision.tv/country/the-netherlands. 2020-01-22.
  6. Web site: Final of Gliwice-Silesia 2019. Junioreurovision.tv. EBU. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204040712/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/gliwice-silesia/gliwice-silesia-2019?sorting=rank&direction=asc. 2019-12-04. live.
  7. Web site: Netherlands: Junior Songfestival 2020 Acts Revealed. Farren. Neil. 2020-05-29. 2020-09-27. Eurovoix.
  8. Web site: Junior Songfestival on Instagram. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/jrsongfestival/2406606133382023064 . 25 December 2021 . registration. Instagram. 2020-09-26. Junior Songfestival.
  9. Web site: Netherlands: Robin Revealed as Spokesperson for Junior Eurovision 2020. 2020-09-30. Farren. Neil. Eurovoix.
  10. Web site: Netherlands: Junior Songfestival 2020 Entries Revealed. 17 July 2020. 11 August 2020. Granger. Anthony. Eurovoix. https://web.archive.org/web/20200810043634/https://eurovoix.com/2020/07/17/netherlands-junior-songfestival-2020-entries-revealed. 10 August 2020. live.
  11. Web site: ROBIN – MEE ✨[OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO] JUNIOR SONGFESTIVAL 2020 ]. YouTube. nl. 11 September 2020.
  12. Web site: JACKIE & JANAE - IT'S YOU AND ME ⭐️ [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO] JUNIOR SONGFESTIVAL 2020 ]. YouTube. nl. 11 September 2020.
  13. Web site: T-SQUARE - COUNT ON ME [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO] JUNIOR SONGFESTIVAL 2020 ]. YouTube. nl. 11 September 2020.
  14. Web site: UNITY - BEST FRIENDS [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO] JUNIOR SONGFESTIVAL 2020 ]. YouTube. nl. 11 September 2020.
  15. Web site: Netherlands: 409,000 Viewers For Junior Songfestival 2020. 2020-09-27. 2020-09-27. Eurovoix. Anthony. Granger.
  16. Web site: Farren. Neil. 12 August 2020. Netherlands: T-Square's Junior Songfestival Entry Cleared of Plagiarism Allegations. 13 August 2020. Eurovoix.
  17. Web site: UNITY – Best Friends. Robert Dorn. https://web.archive.org/web/20210809202808/https://robertdorn.nl/album/unity-best-friends/. 2021-08-09. live.
  18. Web site: The Netherlands put their faith in Unity for Junior Eurovision 2020!. 2020-09-26. Junioreurovision.tv. 26 September 2020. European Broadcasting Union.
  19. Best Friends. 2020-07-16. AVROTROS. YouTube.
  20. Web site: Netherlands: Unity Release Acoustic Version of 'Best Friends'. Granger. Anthony. 2021-11-09. Eurovoix. https://web.archive.org/web/20201120014553/https://eurovoix.com/2020/11/09/netherlands-unity-release-acoustic-version-of-best-friends/. 2020-11-20. live.
  21. Web site: Unity - The Netherlands - Poland 2020. Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. https://web.archive.org/web/20201031074225/https://junioreurovision.tv/participant/unity-2020. 2020-10-31. live.
  22. Web site: This is the running order for Junior Eurovision 2020. Junioreurovision.tv. EBU. 2020-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20201123165331/https://junioreurovision.tv/story/this-is-the-running-order-for-junior-eurovision-2020. 2020-11-23. live.
  23. Web site: Kijkonderzoek. Audience research. nl. Kijkonderzoek.nl. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130091353/https://kijkonderzoek.nl/component/kijkcijfers/file,dp-0-47-0-p. 2020-11-30. 2020-11-30.
  24. Web site: Results of the Final of Poland 2020 - Junior Eurovision Song Contest — Poland 2020. Junioreurovision.tv. EBU. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130122933/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/poland-2020/final/results/the-netherlands. 2020-11-30. 2020-11-30.
  25. Web site: Results of the Final of Poland 2020 . European Broadcasting Union . 2 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602125057/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/poland-2020/final/results/the-netherlands . 2 June 2021 . live.
  26. Web site: Junior Eurovision 2018 – How Does The Voting Work?. Granger. Anthony. 2015-11-25. Eurovoix.
  27. Web site: Netherlands: Robin Revealed as Spokesperson for Junior Eurovision 2020. 2020-09-30. Farren. Neil. Eurovoix.

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