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Junior Songfestival

Junior Songfestival (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjyniɔr ˈsɔŋfɛstivɑl], lit. 'Junior Song Festival') is a Dutch televised music competition for children, held annually since 2003. It is the children's version of the Nationaal Songfestival. The winner of the contest goes on to represent the Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (Dutch: Junior Eurovisiesongfestival), an international version of the competition.[1]

Junior Songfestival
Also known asJSF
GenreMusic competition
Country of originNetherlands
No. of seasons21 editions
No. of episodes44
Original release
Network
Release20 September 2003 (2003-09-20) –
present
Related

History edit

The first edition was organised in 2003 by Dutch broadcaster AVRO (which later became AVROTROS). Kids of age 8 through 15 could submit their own original songs,[2] of which nine songs advanced to the televised final. From 2004 until 2015, the candidates also sang a common song that did not compete, and (with the exception of 2006) the show also consisted of two televised semi-finals.

In 2006, the television programme won the Gouden Stuiver (English: Golden Nickle), a Dutch award for children's television.[3]

In 2016, there was no televised show; the entrant for that year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest was selected internally.[4] Also, since that year the auditors no longer need to submit original songs.[5] The show returned in 2017 with semi-finals, but the finalists sang covers instead of original songs.[6] Since 2018, there are no semi-finals and the competing songs were written by famous Dutch musicians.[7]

Past editions edit

Year Date of final Venue Presenter(s) Common song
2003 20 September Pepsi Stage [nl], Amsterdam Angela Groothuizen No common song
2004 1 October "Wij gaan ervoor"
2005 24 September Central Studios, Utrecht Tooske Ragas "Alles wat ik wil"
2006 30 September Studio 24, Media Park, Hilversum Sipke Jan Bousema "Vrij"
2007 6 October Studio Baarn, Baarn "Laat ons zijn wie we zijn"
2008 4 October "Ojee ojee"
2009 3 October "Morgen is vandaag"
2010 2 October Ewout Genemans "Famous"
2011 1 October Studio 1, Crown Business Studios, Aalsmeer "Yeah! Yeah!"
2012 6 October "JSF Party"
2013 28 September "Glitter en glamour"
2014 4 October Jan Smit "Connected"
2015 3 October "Living Our Dream"
2017 16 September Theater Hanzehof, Zutphen Romy Monteiro "Later als ik groter ben" (cover)
2018 29 September No common song
2019 28 September Romy Monteiro, Buddy Vedder [nl] "Stars to Shine"
2020 26 September Ahoy Arena, Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam "All We Need Is Music"
2021 25 September RTM Stage, Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam "Let's Sing Together"
2022 24 September[8] Stefania, Matheu[9] "Living in the Moment"
2023 23 September "Good Vibes"

Winners edit

Year Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points
2003 Roel Felius "Mijn ogen zeggen alles" Roel Felius 118
2004 Klaartje & Nicky [nl] "Hij is een kei"
  • Klaartje Meulenmeester
  • Nicky Bruyn
 32
2005 Tess Gaerthé "Stupid" Tess Gaerthé 36
2006 Kimberly Nieuwenhuis "Goed" Kimberly Nieuwenhuis 30
2007 Lisa, Amy & Shelley "Adem in, adem uit"
  • Lisa Vol
  • Amy Vol
  • Shelley Vol
 36
2008 Marissa Grasdijk [nl] "1 dag" Marissa Grasdijk 34
2009 Ralf Mackenbach "Click Clack"
  • Ralf Mackenbach
  • Jan van den Langenberg
 36
2010 Anna & Senna [nl] "My Family"
32
2011 Rachel Traets "Ik ben een teenager"
  • Rachel Traets
  • William Laseroms
  • Maarten ten Hove
  • Joachim Vermeulen Windsant
 36
2012 Femke Meines "Tik tak tik"
  • Femke Meines
  • Tjeerd Oosterhuis
 31
2013 Mylène & Rosanne "Double Me"
  • Mylène Waalewijn
  • Rosanne Waalewijn
  • Tjeerd Oosterhuis
 33
2014 Julia van Bergen [nl] "Around"
  • Julia van Bergen
  • Robert Dorn
  • Joost Griffioen
 36
2015 Shalisa van der Laan [nl] "Million Lights"
  • Shalisa van der Laan
  • Hans Tomassen
  • Joost Griffioen
 36
2017 Fource [nl]
N/A
2018 Max & Anne [nl] "Samen"
  • Babette Labeij
  • Dimitri Veltkamp
  • Robin van Veen
 34
2019 Matheu [nl] "Dans met jou"
  • Jermain van der Bogt
  • Willem Laseroms
 36
2020 Unity [nl] "Best Friends" Robert Dorn 34
2021 Ayana [nl] "Mata Sugu Aō Ne" (またすぐ会おうね) Ferry Lagendijk 33
2022 Luna "La festa" Robert Dorn 36
2023 Sep & Jasmijn "Holding On to You" Robert Dorn 36

Jury members edit

The winner is determined by three sets of points; one given by a professional jury, one by a kid's jury, and one by public voting. The following table lists the members of the professional jury in the final.

Year Professional jury members Ref.
2003 Bastiaan Ragas Jamai Loman Gijs Staverman [nl] Sylvana Simons Birgit Schuurman [10]
2004 Manuela Kemp [nl] Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte Kim-Lian van der Meij Sander Lantinga [10]
2005 Kim-Lian van der Meij Sander Lantinga Manuela Kemp René Froger [11]
2006 Simone Kleinsma Gerard Ekdom Sita [12]
2007 Gordon Yes-R Nikkie Plessen [nl] [13]
2008 Gordon Hind Laroussi Curt Fortin [nl] [14]
2009 Jeroen van der Boom Lange Frans Yolanthe Cabau [15]
2010 Jamai Loman Stacey Rookhuizen [nl] Yes-R [16]
2011 Stacey Rookhuizen Ruud de Wild Lieke van Lexmond [17]
2012 Lieke van Lexmond John Ewbank Ferry Doedens [nl] [18]
2013 Katja Schuurman Tim Douwsma Brownie Dutch [nl] [19]
2014 Xander de Buisonjé Niels Geusebroek Yvonne Coldeweijer [nl] [20]
2015 Gerard Joling Leona Philippo Yes-R [21]
2017 Kim-Lian van der Meij Tim Douwsma Sharon Doorson [22]
2018 Maan de Steenwinkel Buddy Vedder Tommie Christiaan [nl] [23]
2019 Edsilia Rombley Tabitha Foen-A-Foe [nl] Kaj van der Voort [nl] [24]
2020 Duncan Laurence Ronnie Flex Fenna Ramos [nl][a] [26]
2021 Jeangu Macrooy Emma Heesters Rolf Sanchez [27]
2022 Chantal Janzen Flemming [nl] Glen Faria [nl] [28]
2023 Soy Kroon Sosha Duysker [nl] Meau [29]
  1. ^ Ramos replaced Emma Heesters, who had been in contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19.[25]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Avro Junior Song". Postlounge (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Roel wint nationaal Junior Songfestival" [Roel wins national Junior Songfestival]. Trouw (in Dutch). 22 September 2003. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Gouden Televizier-Ring voor De Lama's". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Amsterdam. ANP. 20 October 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  4. ^ Granger, Anthony (27 May 2015). "The Netherlands: Kymora, Stefania & Sterre to Junior Eurovision 2016". Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. ^ Granger, Anthony (22 November 2015). "The Netherlands: Junior Eurovision 2016 Participation Confirmed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  6. ^ Farren, Neil (7 June 2017). "The Netherlands: Return to Televised Junior Songfestival Format". Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ^ Farren, Neil (8 June 2018). "The Netherlands: Junior Songfestival Final Lineup Complete". Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Junior Songfestival Finale 2022". AVROTROS (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Dit zijn de nieuwe presentatoren van het Junior Songfestival" [These are the new presenters of the Junior Songfestival]. Zapp (in Dutch). 11 August 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Junior Songfestival (vanaf 2003)". KinderTV Geheugen (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 24 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Zes gouden keeltjes strijden om de titel". Trouw (in Dutch). 24 September 2005. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Finale Junior Songfestival live op Nederland 3" [Final Junior Songfestival live on channel Netherlands 3]. Mediacourant.nl (in Dutch). 18 September 2006. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Lisa, Amy en Shelley winnen Junior Songfestival". Trouw (in Dutch). Baarn. ANP. 6 October 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Gordon opnieuw in jury Junior Songfestival". Mediacourant.nl (in Dutch). 16 September 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Ralf wint finale AVRO Junior Songfestival". Het Parool (in Dutch). Baarn. ANP. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Jamai, Stacey en Yes-R in jury Junior Songfestival". Mediacourant.nl (in Dutch). 13 September 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Rachel (13) wint Junior Songfestival". Trouw (in Dutch). ANP. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Femke Meines winnares AVRO Junior Songfestival" [Femke Meines is winner of AVRO Junior Songfestival]. NU.nl (in Dutch). Aalsmeer. 6 October 2012. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Katja Schuurman in jury Junior Songfestival". NU.nl (in Dutch). 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 June 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  20. ^ Willems, Marije (17 September 2014). "Met dit liedje gaat Julia voor Nederland naar het Junior Songfestival" [Julia will go to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest for The Netherlands with this song]. NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch).
  21. ^ Nahabedian, Mikael (3 October 2015). "Shalisa Wins Junior Songfestival 2015!". ESCBubble. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2020. The professional jury members were: Gerard Joling, Yes-R and Leona Philippo.
  22. ^ "Kim-Lian van der Meij en Tim Douwsma in jury Junior Songfestival". NU.nl (in Dutch). 22 August 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  23. ^ Granger, Anthony (28 September 2018). "The Netherlands: Junior Songfestival Professional Jury Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  24. ^ Granger, Anthony (29 August 2019). "The Netherlands: Junior Songfestival 2019 jurors announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  25. ^ Granger, Anthony (26 September 2020). "Netherlands: Robin & Demi Withdraw From Junior Songfestival Due to COVID-19". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  26. ^ "Duncan Laurence en Ronnie Flex in jury van finale Junior Songfestival". NU.nl (in Dutch). 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  27. ^ "Jeangy Macrooy, Emma Heesters en Rolf Sanchez jureren in finale Junior Songfestival" (Press release) (in Dutch). AVROTROS. 31 August 2021.
  28. ^ "Chantal Janzen, Flemming en Glen Faria vormen jury Junior Songfestival". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). ANP. 13 September 2022.
  29. ^ "Soy Kroon en MEAU in jury Junior Songfestival". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). ANP. 12 September 2023.

External links edit

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