The Netherlands was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Adem in, adem uit", written by Amy Vol, Lisa Vol, and Shelley Vol, and performed by themselves as Lisa, Amy & Shelley. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO), selected its entry for the contsest through Junior Songfestival 2007, a national final consisting of 10 songs spread out into two semi-finals and a final. In addition, AVRO was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam.
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 1 – 22 September 2007 Artist Song Kids Jury Expert Jury Televote Total Place 1Démira"Ik wil rocken" 8 8 8 24 4 2 Nigel & Renaldo "Tril met die bil" 10 10 9 29 2 3Tess"Geef elkaar een hand" 9 9 10 28 3 4Jelle"Ik ben verliefd" 7 7 7 21 5 5 Lisa, Amy & Shelley "Adem in, adem uit" 12 12 12 36 1
Semi-final 2 + Semi-final 2 – 29 September 2007 Artist Song Kids Jury Expert Jury Televote Total Place 1Gaia"Zingen is leven" 9 10 7 26 3 2 Serge & Dion "Jij hoort bij ons" 7 7 10 24 4 3Cher, Stephanie & Jewel"Switch" 8 8 8 24 5 4 Famke "Als je iets wilt" 12 9 9 30 2 5 Zanna "Zeg me wereld" 10 12 12 34 1
Final + Final – 6 October 2007ArtistSongKids JuryExpert JuryTelevote TotalPlace 1Nigel & Renaldo"Tril met die bil"998263 2Lisa, Amy & Shelley"Adem in, adem uit"121212361 3Serge & Dion"Jij hoort bij ons" 779234 4 Famke "Als je iets wilt"887235 5 Zanna "Zeg me, wereld"101010302
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
+ Points awarded to the Netherlands Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by the Netherlands Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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