NETHERLANDS
Eurovision wins: (1957, 1959, 1969, 1975)
Number of appearances: 51
Worst result: Last (1958, 1962, 1963, 1968)
Fun fact: The Netherlands were the first country to send a colored women to Eurovision
Best voting buddy: Belgium
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2011 Entry: The 3Js
Semi-final: Will perform in the Second semi-final on May 12.
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The Artist: 3J’s
The band name is an allusion to the names of the three band members (all starting with a J): Jaap Kwakman and Jaap de Witte (guitars), Jan Dulles (vocals). They are Volendam in the north of Amsterdam and their songs are mostly in Dutch.
Their big breakthrough came with their album “Watermensen”
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The Song
On January 30 the Dutch jury and public chose “Je vecht nooit alleen” as the Dutch entry for Eurovision 2011. The song will most certainly be translated into English for the international competition.
Here is the winning performance:
The band had composed 5 songs for a National final. The best song was chosen 50% by televotes and 50% by an independent jury. The band members said about their participation: “We have followed the Eurovision Song Contest for years and for us it’s a dream come true to finally be able to participate”
The Songwriters
The 3Js
Have your say:
Probably the best so far for me – it was well sung and a good performance…
Would be a shame if it is translated into English – seems good enough as it is!
It will be translated unfortunately…
I think they’re going to translate the song into English, but they won’t decide which version they’ll sing until later on. If they insist on putting any English in, I’m hoping for a bilingual version, like Hasheket Shenishar was for Israel. The song sounds so good in Dutch…
Bilingual would be all right. I acually like the lyrics and it would be good if non-Dutch speakers could understand the message…
They will sing there song in English, curious about how that will sound:)
I’m afraid it will song less interesting. Without the Dutch this is just a plain pop song..
i wish there were more songs like this one
sounds pretty good.
where are you from?
I like the song in Dutch. Language is important for me, so I’m afraid I might lose interest in it if it is performed in English.
I am so proud of our entry this year !!! I love this song very much, in Dutch but also in English !! I think this is the best entry since many years for NL. I hope they will make it to the final, They deserves it !!! Good Luck Netherlands !! Succes 3JS !! Ik ben trots op jullie !!
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