The Netherlands was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Click Clack", written by Jan van den Langenberg and Ralf Mackenbach, and performed by Mackenbach himself. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO), selected its entry for the contest through the Junior Songfestival 2009. The song won the contest.
Before Junior Eurovision Junior Songfestival 2009 Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) held a national final to select its entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The contest consists of two semi-finals and one final. Each semi-final had 5 songs, with 2 advancing to the final: one more entry qualified to the final as a wildcard entry, allowing 5 songs to compete in the final.
The submission period for songs for the competition was from 1 February to 10 April. Over 1000 entries were received by AVRO for the contest, which were initially reduced to 100 entries. This was followed by 33 entries being selected to participate in auditions in Baarn, where the final 10 act were selected.
The names of the 10 successful entries that qualified to the live shows were released on 2 June 2009. The artists collaborated on a theme song for the competition, "Morgen is vandaag" (Tomorrow is today), which was included on the compilation CD, alongside the 10 competing songs, available in September, and was performed in both semi-finals and the final.
Semi-final 1 + Semi-final 1 – 19 September 2009 Artist Song Kids Jury Expert Jury Televote Total Place 1Isaura Kuyt"Dit is mijn kans" 7 9 7 23 5 2Raigny Jozephia"Verliefd" 8 10 8 26 4 3Cheyenne Boermans & Mayleen Schoenmaker"Druk" 10 8 9 27 3 4Eva Neggers"Yes We Can!" 12 7 10 29 2 5Bram Bos"Ik wil rocken!" 9 12 12 33 1
Semi-final 2 + Semi-final 2 – 26 September 2009 Artist Song Kids Jury Expert Jury Televote Total Place 1Arletta Boland"Laat mij nou maar" 8 7 8 23 4 2Anne Boijmans"Gewoon geluk" 7 8 7 22 5 3Carlijn Andriessen & Merle Verseef"Verboden toegang" 9 9 9 27 3 4Eva Lugtenberg"Gevangen in je hart" 10 10 10 30 2 5Ralf Mackenbach"Click Clack" 12 12 12 36 1
Final + Final – 3 October 2009ArtistSongKids JuryExpert JuryTelevote TotalPlace 1 Cheyenne Boermans & Mayleen Schoenmaker "Druk"777215 2Eva Neggers"Yes We Can!" 999273 3Bram Bos"Ik wil rocken!"101010302 4 Eva Lugtenberg "Gevangen in je hart"888244 5Ralf Mackenbach"Click Clack"121212361
At Junior Eurovision
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
Notes
References
External links AVRO website