''Het Grote Songfestivalfeest'' () is a Dutch television concert programme starring artists of the

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, produced by PilotStudio in collaboration with the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS and held at the Ziggo Dome in

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. The first edition of the show took place on 15 December 2019 and was broadcast on 1 January 2020 as a pre-event prior to the

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, which was to be held in

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prior to its cancellation. ''Het Grote Songfestivalfeest'' returned for a second edition on 17 November 2022, having been pushed back from an initial date of 9 December 2021 due to restrictions imposed in light of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. The 2022 edition was broadcast in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2023 as a pre-event prior to the

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, followed by the Netherlands on 4 January.

Presenters

The first edition of the show in 2019 was originally planned to be hosted by Dutch Eurovision commentators

Cornald Maas Cornald Maas is a Dutch television presenter who has been known for presenting talk shows in the Netherlands. He is the brother of Frans Maas. Early career He was an editor involved in ''The Scream of the Lion'' (VARA) with Paul de Leeuw, ''Son ...

and Jan Smit, however the latter had to withdraw due to illness and was later replaced by one of his Eurovision 2020 co-hosts,

Edsilia Rombley Edsilia Francisca Rombley (born 13 February 1978) is a Dutch singer and television presenter. She began her career in 1995, as a member of the Dutch girl group Dignity. Rombley began her solo career in 1996, after winning the Dutch talent show ''S ...

. Rombley, who represented the

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in the 1998 and 2007 contests, also performed her entries during the concert. Former Dutch spokespersons Emma Wortelboer and Tim Douwsma, as well as Junior Eurovision Song Contest commentator , also appeared as presenters during the show to introduce some of the acts. Maas and Rombley returned as hosts for the second edition in 2022. The highlights from the 2022 show were additionally broadcast in the United Kingdom on

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with segments hosted by Rylan Clark.

Performances

2019 edition

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Withdrawn artists

The original list of the performers also included

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, the Dutch representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, who missed the show due to illness. 's

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and 's Dima Bilan, who won the contest in 2006 and 2008 respectively, were expected to perform, but they later withdrew their participation.

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was also invited, but couldn't participate in person due to a scheduling clash with a live broadcast of ''

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''. Instead, she sent a video message in which she sang the refrain of her 2005 winning song "

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2022 edition

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Withdrawn artists

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, the Norwegian winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, Sertab Erener, the

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winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, Eleni Foureira the

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runner-up of the

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, Kristian Kostov, the

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runner-up of the

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, Marija Šerifović, the

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winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, and

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, the

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runner-up of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Sam Ryder, the British runner-up of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, was also due to appear, but later withdrew his participation due to other obligations.

Appearances

Multiple artist appearances

Broadcasting

In the Netherlands, ''Het Grote Songfestivalfeest'' aired on 1 January 2020 on NPO 3 at 20:25 and on

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at 21:40 (

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). The concert was later broadcast in Greece on ERT1. The first part aired on 29 February, with the second following the next day. The concert also aired in Australia on 10 May at 20:30 (

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) on SBS Viceland. The concert was known as ''The Road to Eurovision 2020: The Winners'' and was part of an alternate Australian Eurovision broadcast that took place from 10–17 May 2020 due to the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. In the United Kingdom, a cut of the second edition were broadcast on

as ''The Big Eurovision Party'' on 1 January 2023, which also acted as a pre-event prior to the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool. The British coverage was presented by Rylan Clark, who recorded additional links and short interviews backstage for the BBC One broadcast. A different cut of the show was broadcast in the Netherlands on 4 January at 21:15 (CET) on NPO 3.

Gallery

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and

Notes

References

External links

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