Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997
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The Netherlands was represented by five-piece female group Mrs. Einstein, with the song '"Niemand heeft nog tijd
", at the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Dublin on 3 May. The song was chosen at the Dutch national final on 23 February.
, hosted by Bart Peeters
and Joop van Zijl. All six songs were performed by Mrs. Einstein, with the winner being decided by a 50/50 spilt between televoting and juries in the twelve Dutch provinces, who awarded votes as 10-7-5-3-2-1. The voting was extremely close, with "Niemand heeft nog tijd" winning by just a 2-point margin over "Toen de aarde stilstond" after both songs received an identical score from the televote. Third-placed song "Dat liefde zo moet zijn" also finished only 6 points adrift and was the top choice of five of the juries, against three in favour of "Niemand heeft nog tijd" and "Toen de aarde stilstond".
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Mrs. Einstein performed 8th in the running order, following Switzerland
and preceding Italy
. At the close of voting "Niemand heeft nog tijd" had received only 5 points (4 from Malta
and 1 from Turkey
), placing the Netherlands joint 22nd (with Switzerland) of the 25 entries, ahead only of the nul-points entries from Norway
and Portugal
. The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners the United Kingdom
.
Niemand Heeft Nog Tijd
"Niemand heeft nog tijd" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, performed in Dutch by Mrs. Einstein....
", at the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Dublin on 3 May. The song was chosen at the Dutch national final on 23 February.
Final
The final took place on 23 February at the Mercanti Plaza in AmsterdamAmsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, hosted by Bart Peeters
Bart Peeters
Bart Peeters is a Belgian singer, drummer, television presenter and actor. Peeters studied Germanic philology and drama in Antwerp. There, he met Jan Leyers and Hugo Matthysen, with whom he worked later...
and Joop van Zijl. All six songs were performed by Mrs. Einstein, with the winner being decided by a 50/50 spilt between televoting and juries in the twelve Dutch provinces, who awarded votes as 10-7-5-3-2-1. The voting was extremely close, with "Niemand heeft nog tijd" winning by just a 2-point margin over "Toen de aarde stilstond" after both songs received an identical score from the televote. Third-placed song "Dat liefde zo moet zijn" also finished only 6 points adrift and was the top choice of five of the juries, against three in favour of "Niemand heeft nog tijd" and "Toen de aarde stilstond".
| Draw | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ik dou alsof" | 53 | 6 |
| 2 | "Dat liefde zo moet zijn" | 153 | 3 |
| 3 | "Samen sterk" | 57 | 5 |
| 4 | "Niemand heeft nog tijd" | 159 | 1 |
| 5 | "Toen de aarde stilstond" | 157 | 2 |
| 6 | "Laat het los" | 93 | 4 |
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Televote | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ik doe alsof | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 53 |
| Dat liefde zo moet zijn | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 153 |
| Samen sterk | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 57 |
| Niemand heeft nog tijd | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 82 | 159 |
| Toen de aarde stilstond | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 82 | 157 |
| Laat het los | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 93 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Mrs. Einstein performed 8th in the running order, following Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and preceding Italy
Italy
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. At the close of voting "Niemand heeft nog tijd" had received only 5 points (4 from Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
and 1 from Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
), placing the Netherlands joint 22nd (with Switzerland) of the 25 entries, ahead only of the nul-points entries from Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.