page_title: Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
section_title: Semi-final
hierarchical_section_title: Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 / At Eurovision / Semi-final
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Eurovisie Song Festival, Wenen 2015: Trijntje Oosterhuis English: Eurovision Song Contest Vienna 2015: Trijntje Oosterhuis Deutsch: Eurovision Song Contest Vienna 2015: Trijntje Oosterhuis
context_page_description: The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Walk Along" written by Anouk Teeuwe and Tobias Karlsson. The song was performed by Trijntje Oosterhuis, who was selected by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS in November 2014 to represent the Netherlands at the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. "Walk Along" was written by 2013 Contest entrant Anouk who also first revealed that Oosterhuis had been selected to represent the Netherlands while being interviewed for the Dutch talkshow College Tour. Following confirmation from the Dutch broadcaster that Trijntje Oosterhuis had been selected to represent the Netherlands, the song "Walk Along" was revealed to public in December 2014. In the first of the Eurovision semi-finals, the Netherlands failed to qualify to the final, placing fourteenth out of the 16 participating countries with 33 points.
context_section_description: Trijntje Oosterhuis took part in technical rehearsals on 11 and 15 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 18 and 19 May. This included the jury final where professional juries of each country, responsible for 50 percent of each country's vote, watched and voted on the competing entries. During the Netherlands' first technical rehearsal on 11 May, Oosterhuis revealed her stage outfit which was a black dress with a revealing opened front designed by Prince Charming (Tycho Boeker). The dress received considerable media coverage in the Netherlands, sparking both positive and negative reactions from the Dutch press and public alike. In regards to the commentaries on her dress, Oosterhuis stated: "I've heard people are talking about it, but I find it strange and don't really understand it. I'm just not used to people talking about such things. I hope they will talk about the song again". Oosterhuis, dismayed with the reactions, opted to change her outfit prior to the semi-final performance.
  The stage show featured Trijntje Oosterhuis dressed in a black parachute-like pantsuit. The performance was simplistic and captured with a single camera focusing on Oosterhuis. The performance began with a zoomed-in view of Trijntje's eyes covered by a veil, with the camera pulling away at the first chorus as Trijntje tears the veil off her face. The background LED screens displayed a walking shadow figure with colours that transitioned between white, blue, green and red. On stage, Oosterhuis was joined by four backing vocalists: Patt Riley, Michelle Oudeman, Lesley van der Aa and Jenny Lane.
  At the end of the show, the Netherlands failed to qualify to the final and was not announced among the top ten nations. It was later revealed that the Netherlands had placed fourteenth, receiving a total of 33 points.
caption: Trijntje Oosterhuis at a dress rehearsal for the first semi-final
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