Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

The Netherlands were present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, held in Jerusalem. Marlayne represented the country with the song "One Good Reason".

Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Country Netherlands
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)14 March 1999
Selected entrantMarlayne
Selected song"One Good Reason"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Tjeerd van Zanen
  • Alan Michael
Finals performance
Final result8th, 71 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1998 • 1999 • 2000►

Before Eurovision

National final

Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), has in past years, held a national final to select their entry. The final was held on 14 March 1999 at the NOS TV Studios in Hilversum, hosted by Paul de Leeuw and Linda de Mol. 10 songs sang in the final and, using a 50/50 combination of jury voting and televoting, the winner was decided to be Marleen van den Broek, better known as Marlayne, with the song "One Good Reason".

Final – 14 March 1999
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Jury Televote Total Place
1 All Mixed Up "Forever Night and Day" Ruben Tewari, Ricardo Leeuwin 19 13 32 8
2 Tamara "Coming Home" Jack Veerman, Jan Keizer, Jan Tuijp 33 50 83 4
3 Colors "Positivity" John Ewbank 42 26 68 6
4 Jane "Dreams" Tom Bakker, Mark van Toor 66 30 96 3
5 All Of Us "Maybe Love" Eeg van Kruysdijk, Ed van Otterdijk 21 9 30 9
6 Donya "Before the Clock Strikes 12" John van Katwijk 30 25 55 7
7 Double Date "E-Mail to Berlin" Jeroen Flamman, Jeff Porter, Jan Rot 13 6 19 10
8 Roger Happel "Where Is the Time" Tjeerd Oosterhuis 55 27 82 5
9 Deante "We Don't Live Too Long" Jerry Wolff, Roger Griffith, Terence Esajas 52 51 103 2
10 Marlayne "One Good Reason" Tjeerd van Zanen, Alan Michael 77 171 248 1
Detailed Jury Votes
Draw Song F. Bolland F. Spigt W. van Diepan H. van Hoof H. Langerak C. Margiono D. Gorré S.L. Hopper Total
1 "Forever Night and Day" 22312432 19
2 "Coming Home" 4412355 33
3 "Positivity" 631234644 42
4 "Dreams" 86106101088 66
5 "Maybe Love" 1256511 21
6 "Before the Clock Strikes 12" 354101223 30
7 "E-Mail to Berlin" 148 13
8 "Where Is the Time" 51018381010 55
9 "We Don't Live Too Long" 1085281126 52
10 "One Good Reason" 1212612512612 77

At Eurovision

Marlayne performed 11th on the night of the contest, following France and preceding Poland. At the close of the voting, she had received 71 points, placing 8th of 23 countries.[1]

Voting

References
  1. "Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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