Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Festival 11

Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Festival 11 with the song "Switch" written by Afrojack. The song was performed by Afrojack, Jewelz & Sparks and Emmalyn. The Dutch entry for the eleventh contest in Copenhagen, Denmark was selected through the national final The Voice of Holland: ESF 1, organised by Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO) in collaboration with RTL4. An initial 32 entries competed in the national final which consisted of four shows: two semi-finals, a regional round and a final. Entries were selected to advance in the competition based on the votes of a four-member judging panel as well as the votes from the public. Two entries qualified to compete in the final of The Voice of Holland: ESF 1. In the final, "Switch" performed by Afrojack, Jewelz & Sparks and Emmalyn was selected as the winner based on a public vote and a jury-vote. The four-member judging panel consisted of Trijntje Oosterhuis, Ilse deLange, Marco Borsato and Ali B.
==The Voice of Holland: ESF 1==
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===Blind Auditions===
During the Blind auditions, each coach must now form a team of 6 young artists.
It aired from July 23.
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   	Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button
    	Artist defaulted to this coach's team
    	Artist elected to join this coach's team
    	Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "I WANT YOU" button
====Episode 1 (23 July)====
Order	Artist 	Song 	Coach's and contestant's choices	Coach's and contestant's choices	Coach's and contestant's choices	Coach's and contestant's choices
Order	Artist 	Song 	Trijntje Oosterhuis 	Ilse deLange 	Ali B. 	Marco Borsato
01 	Vinchenzo 	"Headphone" 	 	 	 	
02 	PLEUN 	"Reverse" 	 	 	- 	
03 	R3HAB ft. ATC 	"All around the world (La La La)"	 	 	 	
04 	MEROL ft. Boekoesam 	"Geen reet" 	- 	 	 	-
05 	Nicole Bus ft. Braz 	"Saoto soep" 	 	 	 	
06 	Cheyenne Toney 	"Hartslag" 	- 	- 	- 	-
07 	Fresku ft. Shirma Rouse 	"Ik wil" 	- 	- 	- 	-
08 	My Indigo 	"Black velvet sun" 	 	 	- 	
09 	Gerard Joling & Tino Martin	"Laat me leven" 	 	 	 	
10 	Tessa Belinfante 	"I wish you love" 	 	 	 	
11 	Dotan 	"Numb" 	- 	- 	 	
12 	Laurrhie Brouns 	"Collective upgrade" 	 	 	 	
13 	SIROJ ft. Ayden 	"Slowly" 	 	- 	 	-
14 	OG3NE 	"Clouds across the sun" 	 	 	 	
15 	Romy Monteiro 	"Think about it" 	- 	- 	- 	-
16 	HAEVN 	"Fortitude" 	 	 	 	
====Episode 2 (30 July)====
Order	Artist 	Song 	Coach's and contestant's choices	Coach's and contestant's choices	Coach's and contestant's choices	Coach's and contestant's choices
Order	Artist 	Song 	Trijntje Oosterhuis 	Ilse deLange 	Ali B. 	Marco Borsato
01 	Maan 	"Back to us" 	 	 	 	
02 	Davina Michelle 	"Skyward" 	 	 	 	
03 	Naaz 	"TAPED" 	- 	- 	 	-
04 	Martin Garrix & Pierce Fulton ft. Mike Shinoda	"Waiting for tomorrow"	- 	- 	- 	-
05 	Ella East 	"Would it be" 	 	 	- 	
06 	Lennert Wolfs, Honorebel & Emmaly Brown 	"Love you longtime" 	 	 	 	
07 	Afrojack ft. Jewelz & Sparks ft. Emmalyn 	"Switch" 	 	 	 	
08 	Yellow Claw & Galantis 	"We can get high" 	- 	- 	- 	-
09 	TP4Y 	"La la love" 	- 	- 	- 	
10 	Rochelle & Sharon Doorson ft. ROLLÀN 	"Come to me" 	 	 	 	-
11 	Lucas & Steve ft. Madison Mars 	"Stardust" 	 	 	 	
12 	Famke Louise 	"Boss bitch" 	 	rowspan="5" 	 	
13 	Eva Simons 	"Like that" 	rowspan="4" 	 	 	
14 	Joan Franka 	"Foolish games" 	rowspan="3" 	- 	 	
15 	AAPNOOTMIES 	"Supersoakerkracht" 	- 	 	 	
16 	Shary-An 	"Resist" 	 	 	 	
===Battles===
After the Blind Auditions, each coach had six contestants for the Battle rounds. Coaches begin narrowing down the playing field by training the contestants. Each battle concluding with the respective coach eliminating one of the two contestants; the three winners for each coach advanced to the Knockouts. Each coach must also steal one of the other's artists, who has been sent home.
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      	Artist won the Battle and advances to the Knockouts
      	Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
      	Artist was stolen by another coach
====Episode 3 (August 6)====
Order	Coach 	Winner 	Song 	Loser 	Song
01 	Ilse DeLange 	HAEVN 	"Fortitude" 	PLEUN 	"Reverse"
02 	Marco Borsato	Nicole Bus ft. Braz 	"Saoto soep" 	TP4Y 	"La la love"
03 	Ali B. 	Afrojack ft. Jewelz & Sparks ft. Emmalyn	"Switch" 	R3HAB ft. ATC 	"All around the world (La La La)"
04 	Trijntje 	Davina Michelle 	"Skyward" 	Famke Louise 	"Boss bitch"
05 	Ilse DeLange 	OG3NE 	"Clouds across the sun"	MEROL ft. Boekoesam 	"Geen reet"
06 	Marco Borsato	Ella East 	"Would it be" 	Shary-An 	"Resist"
07 	Ali B. 	Eva Simons 	"Like that" 	Laurrhie Brouns 	"Collective upgrade"
08 	Trijntje 	Tessa Belinfante 	"I wish you love" 	My Indigo 	"Black velvet sun"
09 	Ilse DeLange 	Lucas & Steve ft. Madison Mars 	"Stardust" 	Lennert Wolfs, Honorebel & Emmaly Brown	"Love you longtime"
10 	Marco Borsato	Gerard Joling & Tino Martin 	"Laat me leven" 	Dotan 	"Numb"
11 	Ali B. 	Naaz 	"TAPED" 	Maan 	"Back to us"
12 	Trijntje 	Rochelle & Sharon Doorson ft. ROLLÀN 	"Come to me" 	SIROJ ft. Ayden 	"Slowly"
===Live Show===
A format change was confirmed by RTL4. During the live show performances, the coaches are turned again, meaning they can't see the contestant. Every coach gives a mark to the contestant. The public can also vote, deciding 50% of the total score. The coaches can decide to turn their chair if they are sure about the mark they want to give the contestant.
Color key:
      	Artist was chosen to get through to the next round
      	Artist was eliminated
====Episode 4 (Augsut 13)====
Coach 	Order	Artist 	Song 	Trijntje	Ilse	Ali	Marco	Televote	Total	Place
Trijntje 	1 	Tessa Belinfante 	"I wish you love" 	10 	10 	8,5	9,5 	12 	50 	4
Trijntje 	2 	Davina Michelle 	"Skyward" 	10 	10 	10 	10 	27 	67 	2
Trijntje 	3 	Rochelle & Sharon Doorson ft. ROLLÀN 	"Come to me" 	9 	8,5 	9,5	8 	35 	71 	1
Trijntje 	4 	Lennert Wolfs, Honorebel & Emmaly Brown 	"Love you longtime" 	8 	7,5 	10 	9 	31 	65,5 	3
Ilse DeLange 	1 	SIROJ ft. Ayden 	"Slowly" 	9,5 	9 	10 	8 	21 	57,5 	3
Ilse DeLange 	2 	Lucas & Steve ft. Madison Mars 	"Stardust" 	10 	9,5 	10 	10 	25 	64,5 	2
Ilse DeLange 	3 	OG3NE 	"Clouds across the sun" 	10 	10 	10 	10 	32 	72 	1
Ilse DeLange 	4 	HAEVN 	"Fortitude" 	10 	10 	7,5	9 	15 	51,5 	4
Ali B. 	1 	Naaz 	"TAPED" 	8,5 	9,5 	10 	9 	21 	59 	4
Ali B. 	2 	Afrojack ft. Jewelz & Sparks ft. Emmalyn	"Switch" 	8 	9 	9,5	8 	31 	65,5 	2
Ali B. 	3 	Famke Louise 	"Boss bitch" 	5,5 	5 	10 	6 	38 	64,5 	3
Ali B. 	4 	Eva Simons 	"Like that" 	10 	9 	10 	10 	32 	71 	1
Marco Borsato	1 	Gerard Joling & Tino Martin 	"Laat me leven" 	10 	9 	9 	10 	35 	73 	1
Marco Borsato	2 	R3HAB ft. ATC 	"All around the world (La La La)"	9,5 	10 	10 	9,5 	31 	70 	2
Marco Borsato	3 	Ella East 	"Would it be" 	10 	10 	8,5	10 	13 	51,5 	3
Marco Borsato	4 	Nicole Bus ft. Braz 	"Saoto soep" 	8,5 	7,5 	10 	9 	16 	51 	4
===Semi-Final and the Final===
====Episode 7 (August 20)====
=====Round 1 =====
In this phase of the competition, each of the top eigth finalists took the stage and performed a solo song. The television audience choose the final four artists who advanced to the next round.
Color key:
      	Artist advanced to Round 2 by audience choice
      	Artist was eliminated
Coach 	Order	Artist 	Song
Ali B. 	1 	Eva Simons 	"Like that"
Ali B. 	2 	Afrojack ft. Jewelz & Sparks ft. Emmalyn	"Switch"
Marco Borsato	3 	R3HAB ft. ATC 	"All around the world (La La La)"
Marco Borsato	4 	Gerard Joling & Tino Martin 	"Laat me leven"
Trijtnje 	5 	Rochelle & Sharon Doorson ft. ROLLÀN 	"Come to me"
Trijtnje 	6 	Davina Michelle 	"Skyward"
Ilse DeLange 	7 	OG3NE 	"Clouds across the sun"
Ilse DeLange 	8 	Lucas & Steve ft. Madison Mars 	"Stardust"
=====Round 2=====
The final round of the competition featured the top four finalists performing a solo song. Before the start of the performances, voting lines were opened live-in-show for the television audience to vote for the final four and decide the winner. The winner of The Voice of Holland: ESF 1 was announced at the end of the show.
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      	Artist was saved by the juries
Order	Artist 	Song 	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Result
1 	R3HAB ft. ATC 	"All around the world (La La La)"	15% 	31% 	34% 	Runner-up
2 	OG3NE 	"Clouds across the sun" 	24% 	20% 	- 	Third
3 	Afrojack ft. Jewelz & Sparks ft. Emmalyn	"Switch" 	44% 	49% 	66% 	Winner
4 	Rochelle & Sharon Doorson ft. ROLLÀN 	"Come to me" 	17% 	- 	- 	Fourth