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Junior Songfestival
(, ) is a Dutch televised music competition for children, held annually since 2003. It is the children's version of the . The winner of the contest goes on to represent the Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (), an international version of the competition. History The first edition was organised in 2003 by Dutch broadcaster AVRO (which later became AVROTROS). Kids of age 8 through 15 could submit their own original songs, of which nine songs advanced to the televised final. From 2004 until 2015, the candidates also sang a common song that did not compete, and (with the exception of 2006) the show also consisted of two televised semi-finals. In 2006, the television programme won the ( en, Golden Nickle), a Dutch award for children's television. In 2016, there was no televised show; the entrant for that year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest was selected internally. Also, since that year the auditors no longer need to submit original songs. The show returned in ...
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Music Competition
A music competition is a public event designed to identify and award outstanding musical ensembles, soloists, composers, conductors and musicologists. Pop music competitions are music competitions which are held to find pop starlets. Examples of music competitions in popular music include Open Mic UK, SoundWave Music Competition, All-Japan Band Association annual contest, the World Music Contest, Live and Unsigned, the Eurovision Song Contest, and ''American Idol.'' History European classical art music uses competitions to provide a public forum that identifies the strongest young players and helps them start their professional careers (see List of classical music competitions). Popular instrumental ensembles such as brass bands and school bands have also long relied on competitions and festivals to promote their musical genres and recognize high levels of achievement. In the recent decades, large competitions have also developed in the field of popular music to showcase p ...
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Netherlands In The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Netherlands has participated in every edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since its inception in . The country has won the competition on one occasion; in , with the song "Click Clack" by Ralf Mackenbach. Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS (formerly AVRO) has been responsible for the participation, selecting the nation's entrant through the national final ''Junior Songfestival''. The Netherlands is the only country to have taken part in every edition of the contest. History The Netherlands are one of the sixteen countries to have made their debut at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003, which took place on 15 November 2003 at the Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark. The broadcaster AVROTROS, formerly AVRO, is responsible for the organisation of the Dutch Junior Eurovision Song Contest entry. A national final has been organised by AVRO to select the entry, called ''Junior Songfestival''. Entrants previously wrote their own songs and sent it to the broadcaster, where a ...
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Netherlands In The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013
The Netherlands selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 entry through ''Junior Songfestival'', a national selection consisting of eight songs. The winners of final which took place on 28 September 2013 were Mylène and Rosanne with the song "Double Me", achieving a total of 33 points. Before Junior Eurovision ''Junior Songfestival 2013'' The songs were split into two semi-finals which took place on the 14 and 21 September 2013. From each semi-final two sentries qualified for the final based on the decision of adult and child juries as well as televoting. The fifth entry in the final was chosen by online voting (web wildcard). Competing entries ;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 2 Final At Junior Eurovision During the running order draw, which took place on 25 November 2013 in Kyiv, Ukraine, The Netherlands were drawn to perform tenth ...
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Netherlands In The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The Netherlands selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 entry through ''Junior Songfestival'', a national selection consisting of eight songs. In the second semi-final, there was a tie between Femke, and Sterre. It was decided Femke would have the second place spot due to the higher points on public vote, with Sterre getting the wildcard, thanks to the internet voters. Before Junior Eurovision ''Junior Songfestival 2012'' The songs were split into two semi-finals. From each semi-final two sentries will qualify for the final based on the decision of adult and child juries as well as televoting. The fifth entry in the final will be chosen by online voting (web wildcard). Competing entries Semi-final 1 Semi-final 2 Final At Junior Eurovision Voting Notes References {{Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , sub ...
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Aalsmeer
Aalsmeer () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Its name is derived from the Dutch for eel (''aal'') and lake (''meer''). Aalsmeer is bordered by the Westeinderplassen lake, the largest open water of the Randstad, and the Ringvaart Canal. The town is located 13 km (8 mi) southwest of Amsterdam. The town is sometimes referred to as the flower capital of the world, as the largest flower auction in the world is based in Aalsmeer, along with numerous nurseries and an experimental station for floriculture. Population centres The municipality of Aalsmeer consists of the following cities, towns, and villages: Aalsmeer, Kudelstaart, Oosteinde, as well as the hamlet Calslagen. Geology Aalsmeer is located on the border of the former Haarlem Lake. The older portion of town is built on peat, and is surrounded by polders. The polders consist of loamy soil and are below sea level. History Aalsmeer is first referenced in a document ...
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Netherlands In The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Netherlands selected their Junior Eurovision entry for 2011 through ''Junior Songfestival'', a national selection consisting of 8 songs. The winner was Rachel with the song "Teenager". Before Junior Eurovision ''Junior Songfestival 2011'' The songs were split into two semi finals. From each semi final two sentries will qualify for the final based on the decision of adult and children juries as well as televoting. The fifth entry in the final will be chosen by online voting (web wildcard). Semi Final 1 Semi Final 2 Final At Junior Eurovision Voting Notes References {{Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Junior Eurovision Song Contest Netherlands 2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...
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Ewout Genemans
Ewout Genemans (born 7 february 1985 in The Hague) is a Dutch tv producer, presenter, moderator and keynote speaker. He is well-known for presenting various tv programmes at RTL and produces popular shows with his production company No Pictures Please. Biography Genemans attended the St.-Maartenscollege in Voorburg and joined the Rabarber Youth theatre school in The Hague afterwards. After obtaining his havo-diploma, he studied at the School of Journalism in Utrecht for six months. He worked as an editorial assistant at Visible TV next to his studies and got to be part of the RTL4 show ‘Vliegende Hollanders’ in this way. He worked on the production of the tv show ‘Meiden van De Wit’ in 2003. Genemans was an actor in the teen show ZOOP on Nickelodeon and the corresponding films Zoop in Afrika, Zoop in India and Zoop in Zuid-Amerika. After singing the songs ‘Laat me leven’ and ‘Verliefd’ on the show, Ewout got requested to sing at festivals as well. Genemans wor ...
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Netherlands In The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Netherlands selected their Junior Eurovision entry for 2010 through ''Junior Songfestival'', a national selection consisting of 8 songs. The winners were Anna & Senna, with the song "My Family". In Minsk, the song placed 9th, in a field of 14 songs, with 51 points. Before Junior Eurovision ''Junior Songfestival 2010'' The songs were split into two semi finals. From each semi final two sentries qualified for the final based on the decision of adult and children juries as well as televoting. The fifth entry in the final was chosen by online voting (web wildcard). Semi-final 1 Semi-final 2 Final At Junior Eurovision Voting Notes References {{Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Junior Eurovision Song Contest Netherlands 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the op ...
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Netherlands In The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Netherlands participated at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009, which took place in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ralf Mackenbach represented the country with the song "Click Clack". Before Junior Eurovision ''Junior Songfestival 2009'' AVRO held a national final to select the Dutch entry for the contest. The contest consists of two semi-finals and one final. Each semi-final had 5 songs, with 2 advancing to the final: one more entry qualified to the final as a wildcard entry, allowing 5 songs to compete in the final. The submission period for songs for the competition was from 1 February to 10 April. Over 1000 entries were received by AVRO for the contest, which were initially reduced to 100 entries. This was followed by 33 entries being selected to participate in auditions in Baarn, where the final 10 act were selected. The names of the 10 successful entries that qualified to the live shows were released on 2 June 2009. The artists collaborated on a theme song for the competitio ...
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Netherlands In The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Netherlands selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest entry for 2008 through ''Junior Songfestival 2008'', a national final consisting of 10 songs spread out into two semi-finals and a final. The final winner was Marissa with the song "1 Dag". Before Junior Eurovision ''Junior Songfestival 2008'' AVRO held a national final to select the Dutch entry for the contest. The contest consisted of two semi-finals and one final. Each semi-final had 5 songs, with 2 advancing to the final: one more entry was then granted access to the final as a wildcard entry, allowing 5 songs to compete in the final. The three voting groups were awarded as follows to the competing entries: *Kids jury - A jury of children aged under 16 years *Jury - A jury of adults aged 16 or over *Televoting Competing entries Over 1000 songs were submitted to AVRO for the competition. 73 of the artists submitted were asked to attend live auditions, which took place on 28 and 29 April 2008 in Rhenen. 17 entries ...
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Baarn
Baarn () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, near Hilversum in the province of Utrecht. The municipality of Baarn The municipality of Baarn consists of the following towns: Baarn, Eembrugge, Lage Vuursche. The town of Baarn Baarn, the main town of the municipality, received city rights in 1391. The town lies about 8 km east of Hilversum. In 2001, the town of Baarn had a population of 22,871. The urban area of the town was , and consisted of 10,076 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area. The royal family owns several houses around Baarn. The Soestdijk Palace in Baarn was the home of Queen Emma, Queen Juliana and Juliana's husband prince Bernard. Crown prince Willem Alexander and his brothers attended school ('' Nieuwe Baarnse School'' and '' Het Baarnsch Lyceum'') in Baarn when Queen Beatrix (then princess) and her family lived at Castle Drakesteijn in the village ...
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Netherlands In The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Netherlands selected their Junior Eurovision entry for 2007 through ''Junior Songfestival 2007'', a national final consisting of 10 songs spread out into two semi-finals and a final. The winners were Lisa, Amy & Shelley with the song " Adem in, adem uit". Before Junior Eurovision ''Junior Songfestival 2007'' The final consisted of two semi-finals and one final. Each semi-final had 5 songs, with 2 advancing to the final. A wildcard was given to one song, which was then allowed to go to the final. The votes were awarded as follows: *Kids jury - A jury of children aged under 16 years *Jury - A jury consisting of Gordon Heuckeroth, Yes-R and . *Televoting Semi-final 1 Semi-final 2 Final At Junior Eurovision Lisa, Amy & Shelley performed 10th on the night of the contest, held in the Dutch city of Rotterdam. They received 39 points, placing 11th of the 17 competing countries. Voting Notes References {{Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Netherlands Junior Eurovi ...
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