Promotional video by Sharon & Armin

Sharon den Adel & Armin van Buuren made a promotional video for the SOTY selection.

It can be watched here:

Dutch furious about SOTY 2008 selection

Dutch delegation furious about the voting system in SOTY.

In a press conference the Dutch management made it clear they consider not voting in the SOTY 2008 of USC. Where-as 22 countries –the non qualifiers- are allowed to divide their (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+10+12=) 58 points over their favorites. The qualified countries all together form the 23rd jury. This jury exists of 18 members, so their influence on the final ranking is margined from 1/23rd to 1/414th . This seems rather unfair.

The USC management argued that the rule change was tested and was needed because some countries switched managers and some managers had more than one song in the SOTY competition. So it would be impossible to keep a track on who votes its own songs? The Dutch management claims that all managers and songs of the past year are known to management so this cannot be the reason for a rule change.

All give 58 points, but when given by a qualified manager they are worth only 3,2 points (=58/18), a 12 only 0,67 points (=12/18th) .

The Dutch management suspects the USC management to give their own songs (Greece and Slovenia) more profit from this rule. The rule is argued to be more fair, but in fact it’s even beneficial for players with more than one song in the SOTY final (Sweden Greece & Spain) !

Because every player is obliged to vote the same amount of points? Not really : If Sweden gives 12 points to an opponent it’s divided by 18 (because of the shared jury nr 23) So Swedish songs profit from that a lot when a non Sweden-player votes a Swedish song. Then Sweden relatively receives 18 times more points….. More over Sweden is allowed to vote even for itself.

The Status of the UK jury is unclear as well. Are their 4 members considered as 1 jury or does each of their votes have the same weight as i.e. the Macedonian vote?

Off course we want this competition to be about music, not about countries. So this rule change shouldn’t have applied at all. The Dutch management proclaims “We’d rather have no vote than voting within this malfunctioning system!”

The chief of the Dutch Management also stated “We have a problem with reviews being published during the voting. We know The Italian staff agrees on that one as well. “

Autumn 2008 entry

Sharon den Adel & Armin van Buuren - In & out of love was the Dutch entry in the Autumn edition. Sharon is the well-known singer of the Gothic band Within Temptation. Armin van Buuren is one of the worldfamous DJ's from Holland. They teamed up for a wonderfull tune with both capablities well mixed. They managed to qualify in the semi to the final with 79 points and a 4th place. In the final the even ranked top 3, with 111 points.


Sharon den Adel & Armin van Buuren - In & out of love

See the mirror in your eyes
See the truth behind your lies
Your lies are haunting me
See the reason in your eyes
Giving answer to the why:
Your eyes are haunting me!

Falling in & out of love
in love, in love
Falling in & out of love
your love, your love

See the mirror in your eyes
see the truth behind your lies
Your lies are haunting me
see the reason in your eyes
Giving answer to the why:
Your eyes are haunting me!

Falling in & out of love
in love, in love
Falling in & out of love
your love, your love
in love in love in love

Why can’t you see it?
Why can’t you feel?
In & out of love
each time.

Why can’t you feel it?
Why can’t you see it?
In & out of love

I keep keep runnin’
I keep keep fallin’
Let it fade away.
[x3]

Away away away away
Oh Let it fade away.

pin-up Tatjana releases video and calender

Tatjana the Dutch entry for USC 2008 summer edition, released her video to promote the song. So far nothng special, but she also released a pin-up calender!
The video can be seen here:




Some of the pics (censoured) from the calender:

Dutch Summer NF surprise! Tatjana goes

The Dutch National Final for the Summer edition of USC 2007 has become a big surprise. Allthough Anouk and Within Temptation had the best reviews on forehand, supermodel Tatjana ran away with the victory against all odds. Her song (Ik laat je gaan) will represent The Netherlands in the Summer USC 2007. Tatjana did not suffer the Tanja Dexters Syndrome and gave a stunning live vocal performance of her song.
Afterwards the audience were very enthousiastic about her act.



1st (54) Tatjana Simic - Ik laat je gaan (I let you go)
2nd (52) Anouk - I don't wanna hurt
3rd (51) Within Temptation - All I need

4th (44) Glennis Grace - Hoe ? (How?)
5th (43) Jeroen van der Boom - Eén wereld (One world)
6th (37) Di-Rect - I forget your name
7th (34) Stevie Ann - Changes
8th (34) Maj Farah - My watch
9th (33) Tessa - I put my trust in you
10th (32) Alain & Dane Clark - Father & friend
11th (27) Sela - Het mooiste lied (Most beautiful song)
12th (23) Kraak & Smaak - Squeeze me

Champagne for the Rock and Roll stars in NF '76

Champagne has won the 1976 National USC Final with their song “Rock and roll star”. After their performance the crowd really went wild. The only competition came from the song Mississippi by Pussycat who became runner up with just a margin of 3 points. Anita Meyer ended in 3rd position with 33 points. But she represented The Netherlands in the winter edition of USC 2007. If Pussycat would not have entered two songs they might have won. The song Smile finished last with 19 points.

Full result:

1st (44) - Champagne - Rock And Roll Star.
2nd (41) - Pussycat - Mississippi.
3rd (33) - Anita Meyer & Hans Vermeulen - The Alternative Way.
4th (30) - Bots - Zeven Dagen Lang.
5th (27) - Maggie Macneal - When You're Gone.
6th (26) - BZN - Mon Amour.
7th (25) - Arjan Brass - Leonie.
8th (24) - Lia Velasco - 5.05 PM.
9th (21) - Teach In - Upside Down.
10th (19) - Pussycat - Smile.


Watch the reprise after Champagne's victory:

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=2rPDGSW0hsQ

10 Hits in the National Final for 1976-USC

A - Lia Velasco - 5.05 PM
B - Pussycat (pictured) - Smile
C - Teach In - Upside Down
D - Bots - Zeven Dagen Lang.
E - Maggie Macneal - When You're Gone
F - BZN - Mon Amour
G - Anita Meyer & Hans Vermeulen - The Alternative Way
H - Champagne - Rock And Roll Star
I - Arjan Brass - Leonie
J - Pussycat (pictured) - Mississippi

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