My Impossible Dream
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"My Impossible Dream" was the Dutch
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
, performed in English
by Glennis Grace
.
The song is a ballad, with Grace telling her lover that they are "driftin' far apart" and thus that their relationship is coming to an end. She explains, however, that she does not view this as a sad event, but rather an opportunity to follow her "impossible dream" and establish her own identity in the world.
As the Netherlands had not finished the 2004 Contest
in the top 10, the song was performed in the semi-final. Here, it was performed ninth, following Belarus
' Angelica Agurbash
with "Love Me Tonight
" and preceding Iceland
's Selma
with "If I Had Your Love
". At the close of voting, it had received 53 points, placing 15th in a field of 25 and thus missing out on the final and requiring the Netherlands to qualify from the semi-final at the next Contest.
It was succeeded as Dutch representative
at the 2006 Contest
by Treble
with "Amambanda
".
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...
, performed in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
by Glennis Grace
Glennis Grace
Glennis Grace is a singer from the Netherlands who in 2005 won the national selection in the Netherlands for the Eurovision song contest 2005 for the nation. Grace's song was the ballad My Impossible Dream, but she did not advance the semifinal...
.
The song is a ballad, with Grace telling her lover that they are "driftin' far apart" and thus that their relationship is coming to an end. She explains, however, that she does not view this as a sad event, but rather an opportunity to follow her "impossible dream" and establish her own identity in the world.
As the Netherlands had not finished the 2004 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
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in the top 10, the song was performed in the semi-final. Here, it was performed ninth, following Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
' Angelica Agurbash
Angelica Agurbash
Angelica Agurbash , born May 17, 1970, is a Belarusian singer and former model perhaps most known for representing Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005....
with "Love Me Tonight
Love Me Tonight (song)
This is an article about the Angelica Agurbash song, not to be confused with the 1932 hit by Jeanette MacDonald, nor the 1969 single by Tom Jones...
" and preceding Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
's Selma
Selma Björnsdóttir
Selma Björnsdóttir , also known as simply Selma, is an Icelandic singer born in Reykjavík, best known internationally for representing her country in the Eurovision Song Contest....
with "If I Had Your Love
If I Had Your Love
"If I Had Your Love" was the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Selma.The song is an up-tempo dance number, with Selma singing about what she would do "If I had your love". She claims that it would inspire her above all other things...
". At the close of voting, it had received 53 points, placing 15th in a field of 25 and thus missing out on the final and requiring the Netherlands to qualify from the semi-final at the next Contest.
It was succeeded as Dutch representative
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
The Netherlands was one of the seven countries competing in the very first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. It has missed only four contests so far...
at the 2006 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
by Treble
Treble (girl group)
-Biography:The group started in 1995 when Caroline Hoffman and sisters Niña and Djem van Dijk met during a party, where Caroline was performing with a friend. The parents of the van Dijk sisters asked Caroline to become the music teacher of the two girls...
with "Amambanda
Amambanda
"Amambanda" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed predominantly in an imaginary language but with some words in English by Treble...
".
Charts
| Chart positions | |
|---|---|
| Dutch Singles Chart |
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| 26 | |