Netherlands: Junior Songfestival 2022 final set for September 24

Netherlands: Junior Songfestival 2022 final set for September 24
Monday, 13 June 2022

  • The Dutch national broadcaster, AVROTROS, has confirmed that the national final for Junior Eurovision 2022 will be taking place on September 24, 2022. 

    Junior Songfestival 2022 that will determine the Dutch Junior Eurovision 2022 representative is set to take place on September 24. The national final will be held at RTM Stage Ahoy in Rotterdam Ahoy. The venue has been housing the Junior Songfestival finals the last two years.

    Notably, Rotterdam Ahoy along with Palace of Sport in Kiev, are the only venues that have hosted both events ( Eurovision Song Contet and Junior Eurovision) with Rotterdam Ahoy hosting  the Junior Eurovision Song Contest back in 2007 and the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021.

    Tickets are on sale and can be purchased here.

    So far, the first finalists have been revealed with the final line-up to be completed over the following days. The name that we know so far to have made it to the final are: 

    • Noor
    • Danny
    • Larissa
    • Sam
    • Lois
    • Luuk
    • Luna

     

    Once all finalists are determined they will be organised in four acts, that could be either groups or duos or soloists. Each act will than prepare its entry for the final that will take place in September.The winning act of the final will earn the right to represent Holland in the next Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Yerevan, Armenia, on December 11, 2022 .

     

    The Netherlands in Junior Eurovision

    The Netherlands has been participating in the contest since day 1 in 2003 and haven’t missed a year. In 2009 they won the competition and have achieved nine times to finish in the top 10 places. The country’s worst place came in 2015 when it finished 15th. In 2018 the country was represented by the duo Max & Anne and their entry Samen, which finished in 13th place with 91 points.

    In 2019, Matheu represented the nation in Gliwice with his song "Dans met jou" which finished in the 4th place with 186 points. In 2020 the girl group UNITY won the national final and represented the nation in Warsaw, Poland with their song 'Best Friends'  which finished 4th, the second fourth placing for the county in a row.

    Last year in Paris, Ayana, represented the nation with the song “Mata Sugu Aō Ne” who finished scoring a total of 43 points.

     

    News Source: Zapp/Eurovoix

    Image: Junior Songfestival

     

     

     

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  • Angelos D.

    Angelos D.

    Loyal follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1987, I've made the competition one of the stories of my life. After attending as accredited press the event for 13 consecutive years along with the 2017-2024 JESC editions, I also enjoy the last three years sharing more Eurovision music through the Eurofans radio's project.

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