Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 information
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Country
Netherlands
National selection
Selection process
Internal selection
Selection date(s)
Artist: 9 November 2017 Song: 2 March 2018
Selected entrant
Waylon
Selected song
"Outlaw in 'Em"
Selected songwriter(s)
Waylon
Ilya Toshinsky
Jim Beavers
Finals performance
Semi-final result
Qualified (7th, 174 points)
Final result
18th, 121 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Outlaw in 'Em" written by Waylon, Ilya Toshinsky and Jim Beavers. The song is performed by Waylon, who was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS to represent the Netherlands at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. Waylon's appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 9 November 2017. Five potential songs were presented to the public between 23 February and 1 March 2018 during the Dutch talk show De Wereld Draait Door, and the selected song, "Outlaw in 'Em", was announced on 2 March 2018.
The Netherlands was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 10 May 2018. The song "Outlaw in 'Em" was the 8th song to be played in the contest. The song was placed in the Top Ten entries for the semi-finals and thus qualified to compete in the finals on the 12 May. Of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final, the Netherlands placed 7th with a total of 174 points. In the subsequent final, the Netherlands placed 18th out of the 26 participating countries, with a total score of 121 points.
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