Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
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The Netherlands was represented by Linda Wagenmakers
, with the song '"No Goodbyes
", at the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Stockholm
on 13 May. Wagenmakers was the winner of the Dutch national final for the contest, held in Rotterdam
on 27 February.
. Eight songs took part, with the winner being decided by a 50/50 split between televoting and twelve regional juries. Each jury awarded points to the songs on the ranking scale 10-7-5-4-3-2-1-0. Televotes were assessed by taking the same number of points available to the juries (384) and allocating them pro rata according to the percentage of votes each song had received. The rounding up and down of televoting points to the nearest whole number resulted in a slight discrepancy, with only 381 televoting points being awarded in total. The voting turned out to be a one-horse race, with Wagenmakers receiving over twice the points of her closest rival, having been ranked first by eight of the twelve juries and receiving over one third of the entire televote.
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Wagenmakers performed second in the running order, following Israel
and preceding the United Kingdom
. Despite being one of the pre-contest favourites, at the close of voting "No Goodbyes" had received a disappointing 40 points from 11 countries (the highest being 8 from Israel and Belgium
), placing the Netherlands 13th of the 24 entries.
One hour into the transmission of the contest, Dutch broadcaster NOS
took the decision to take the programme off the air in order to bring viewers live news updates from Enschede
, where some hours earlier a huge explosion in a fireworks factory
had devastated a section of the city and resulted in multiple fatalities and serious injuries. A spokesman for NOS later stated that besides having a duty to keep their viewers informed of the current situation in Enschede, they felt it would have been inappropriate to continue with the broadcast of a frivolous light-entertainment programme at such a time. The suspension of transmission meant that the votes of the Dutch back-up jury were announced during the scoring by spokesperson Marlayne
, as no televoting had taken place; the Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to Turkey
. The contest was later re-broadcast in full.
Linda Wagenmakers
Linda Wagenmakers is a Dutch singer. She represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in Stockholm, Sweden, and finished the competition in 12th place with the song "No Goodbyes".-External links:* *...
, with the song '"No Goodbyes
No Goodbyes (song)
"No Goodbyes" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, performed in English by Linda.The song is an up-tempo number, with Linda telling a former lover that their relationship is over. She sings that she wants "no more questions, no more lies", as well as "No more cheating",...
", at the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
on 13 May. Wagenmakers was the winner of the Dutch national final for the contest, held in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
on 27 February.
Final
The national final was held in the Ahoy Rotterdam arena, hosted by Paul de LeeuwPaul de Leeuw
Paul Henri de Leeuw is a Dutch television comedian, singer and actor.De Leeuw gained national fame in the late eighties and early nineties with television shows for broadcasting company VARA...
. Eight songs took part, with the winner being decided by a 50/50 split between televoting and twelve regional juries. Each jury awarded points to the songs on the ranking scale 10-7-5-4-3-2-1-0. Televotes were assessed by taking the same number of points available to the juries (384) and allocating them pro rata according to the percentage of votes each song had received. The rounding up and down of televoting points to the nearest whole number resulted in a slight discrepancy, with only 381 televoting points being awarded in total. The voting turned out to be a one-horse race, with Wagenmakers receiving over twice the points of her closest rival, having been ranked first by eight of the twelve juries and receiving over one third of the entire televote.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandy Kandou | "One Step Closer" | 59 | 6 |
| 2 | Gina de Wit | "Hjir is it begjin" | 76 | 5 |
| 3 | Sunny | "Wawakilele" | 85 | 4 |
| 4 | Splash | "Close Harmony" | 118 | 2 |
| 5 | Linda Wagenmakers Linda Wagenmakers Linda Wagenmakers is a Dutch singer. She represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in Stockholm, Sweden, and finished the competition in 12th place with the song "No Goodbyes".-External links:* *... |
"No Goodbyes No Goodbyes (song) "No Goodbyes" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, performed in English by Linda.The song is an up-tempo number, with Linda telling a former lover that their relationship is over. She sings that she wants "no more questions, no more lies", as well as "No more cheating",... " |
252 | 1 |
| 6 | Arno Kolenbrander | "One Step Behind" | 115 | 3 |
| 7 | Alderliefste | "Evenwicht" | 42 | 7 |
| 8 | Dewi | "Hit It Off" | 18 | 8 |
| Song | Limburg Limburg (Netherlands) Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to... |
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North Holland North Holland North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:... |
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Gelderland Gelderland Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,... |
Drenthe Drenthe Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a... |
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Friesland Friesland Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân... |
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Overijssel Overijssel Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede... |
Televoting | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Step Closer | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 59 |
| Hjir is it begjin | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 76 |
| Wawakilele | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 85 |
| Close Harmony | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 118 |
| No Goodbyes | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 146 | 252 |
| One Step Behind | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 80 | 115 |
| Evenwicht | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 42 |
| Hit It Off | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Wagenmakers performed second in the running order, following Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and preceding the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Despite being one of the pre-contest favourites, at the close of voting "No Goodbyes" had received a disappointing 40 points from 11 countries (the highest being 8 from Israel and Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
), placing the Netherlands 13th of the 24 entries.
One hour into the transmission of the contest, Dutch broadcaster NOS
Nederlandse Omroep Stichting
The Nederlandse Omroep Stichting , English: Netherlands Broadcasting Foundation, is one of the broadcasters in the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system...
took the decision to take the programme off the air in order to bring viewers live news updates from Enschede
Enschede
Enschede , also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region...
, where some hours earlier a huge explosion in a fireworks factory
Enschede fireworks disaster
The Enschede fireworks disaster was a catastrophic fireworks explosion occurring at the SE Fireworks depot on 13 May 2000, in the eastern Dutch city of Enschede....
had devastated a section of the city and resulted in multiple fatalities and serious injuries. A spokesman for NOS later stated that besides having a duty to keep their viewers informed of the current situation in Enschede, they felt it would have been inappropriate to continue with the broadcast of a frivolous light-entertainment programme at such a time. The suspension of transmission meant that the votes of the Dutch back-up jury were announced during the scoring by spokesperson Marlayne
Marlayne
Marlayne is a Dutch singer and presenter, best known for her participation in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest.- Eurovision Song Contest :...
, as no televoting had taken place; the Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. The contest was later re-broadcast in full.