Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

The Netherlands was represented by Edsilia Rombley in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "On Top of the World".

Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country Netherlands
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 16 December 2006
Song: 11 February 2007
Selected entrantEdsilia Rombley
Selected song"On Top of the World"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (21st)
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Edsilia Rombley was born in Amsterdam on 13 February 1978. She is most prominently known from her participation in the Soundmixshow and the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1998, Edsilia was chosen to represent the Netherlands in Birmingham with the song "Hemel en aarde". With the song, she reached a respectable fourth place with 150 points, which is the highest position the country has achieved since their win back in 1975. After two English language albums, Edsilia released her first Dutch album in February 2007.

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 16 December 2006, NOS confirmed that they had selected singer Edsilia Rombley to represent the Netherlands at the 2007 contest during the Nederland 1 programme Mooi! Weer De Leeuw, hosted by Paul de Leeuw. Rombley had previously represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998, placing fourth with the song "Hemel en aarde".[1] During her interview on Mooi! Weer De Leeuw, Rombley revealed that she would select three to four songs from her upcoming album Meer dan ooit to perform during a special edition of the programme.[2]

On 11 February 2007 during the special programme Mooi! Weer het Nationaal Songfestival, hosted by Paul de Leeuw and broadcast on Nederland 1 as well as streamed online via the VARA website vara.nl, Edsilia Rombley performed three songs and selected "Nooit meer zonder jou" as her Eurovision entry.[3] The song was written by Tjeerd P. Oosterhuis and Martin Gijzemijter.

Draw Song Songwriter(s) Place
1 "Meer dan ooit" Tjeerd Oosterhuis, Martin Gijzemijter, Ellert Driessen 3
2 "Een keer meer dan jij" Tjeerd Oosterhuis, Martin Gijzemijter 2
3 "Nooit meer zonder jou" Tjeerd Oosterhuis, Martin Gijzemijter 1

Preparation

Even though Edsilia had expressed her wish to sing in the Dutch language, she decided to sing "Nooit meer zonder jou" in English under the name "On Top of the World".

At Eurovision

Edsilia performed "On Top of the World" in the semi-final of Eurovision on 10 May in Helsinki, performing tenth in the contest, following Moldova and preceding Albania. She finished twenty-first in the competition, thus missing out on a top-ten position which would have secured her place in the finals.[4]

Points awarded to the Netherlands
Points awarded to the Netherlands (Semi-final)[5]
Score Country
12 points
10 points  Belgium
8 points  Malta
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points  Denmark
3 points  Portugal
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by the Netherlands

References
  1. Eurovision Song Contest Serbia 2008 | News - Dutch participant for 2007 known Saturday?
  2. van Gorp, Edwin (16 December 2006). "Edsilia Rombley for the Netherlands". Esctoday. Retrieved 22 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Romkes, René (11 February 2007). "Edsilia chooses tonight". Esctoday. Retrieved 22 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Semi-Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. "Results of the Semi-Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  6. "Results of the Grand Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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