Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Festival 13

Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Festival 13 with the song "Chameleon" written by Lodewijk van der Grinten, Babette van Vugt and Neil Hollyn. The song was performed by Babet. The Dutch entry for the thirteenth contest in Kaunas, Lithuania was selected through the national final The Voice of Holland: ESF 2, 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 2. In the final, "Chameleon" performed by Babet 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 Waylon.
==The Voice of Holland: ESF 2==
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===Blind Auditions===
During the Blind auditions, each coach must now form a team of 6 young artists.
It aired from 18 June.
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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 (18 June)====
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 	Waylon 	Marco Borsato
01 	Nicole Bus ft. Braz 	"Saoto soep" 	 	 	 	-
02 	Laurrhie Brouns 	"Collective upgrade"	 	 	 	
03 	SIROJ ft. Ayden 	"Slowly" 	- 	- 	- 	
04 	Babet 	"Chameleon" 	 	 	 	
05 	Davina Michelle 	"Skyward" 	 	 	 	
06 	Tiësto ft. ILIRA 	"Lose you" 	- 	- 	 	-
07 	TRAUDES 	"I don't love you" 	 	- 	- 	
08 	Maan 	"Back to us" 	 	 	 	
09 	TP4Y 	"La la love" 	- 	- 	- 	-
10 	Lucas & Steve ft. Madison Mars	"Stardust" 	- 	 	 	-
11 	Jayla Darden 	"Onto something" 	 	 	- 	
12 	HAEVN 	"Fortitude" 	- 	- 	- 	-
13 	MEROL ft. Boekoesam 	"Geen reet" 	- 	- 	- 	-
14 	Afrojack ft. Ally Brooke 	"All night" 	 	 	 	
15 	PLEUN 	"Reverse" 	- 	- 	- 	-
16 	Ella East 	"Would it be" 	 	 	 	
====Episode 2 (25 June)====
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 	Waylon 	Marco Borsato
01 	Rochelle & Sharon Doorson ft. ROLLÀN 	"Come to me" 	 	- 	 	
02 	Eva Simons 	"Like that" 	 	 	 	
03 	Gerard Joling & Tino Martin 	"Laat me leven" 	- 	- 	- 	
04 	Martin Garrix & Pierce Fulton ft. Mike Shinoda	"Waiting for tomorrow" 	- 	- 	- 	-
05 	Loula 	"I just can't fall in love" 	 	 	- 	
06 	Lennert Wolfs, Honorebel & Emmaly Brown 	"Love you longtime" 	 	 	 	-
07 	Fresku ft. Shirma Rouse 	"Ik wil" 	- 	- 	- 	-
08 	R3HAB ft. ATC 	"All around the world (La La La)"	 	 	 	
09 	Tessa Belinfante 	"I wish you love" 	 	 	 	
10 	Dotan 	"Numb" 	- 	 	- 	
11 	Emma Heesters 	"Waar ga je heen" 	 	- 	- 	
12 	Eefje de Visser 	"Lange vinnen" 	rowspan="5" 	- 	- 	-
13 	Lucas & Steve ft. Brandy 	"I could be wrong" 	 	 	 	
14 	Duncan Laurence 	"Love don't hate it" 	 	rowspan="3" 	 	
15 	Famke Louise 	"Boss bitch" 	rowspan="2" 	- 	 	
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 was stolen by another coach
====Episode 3 (2 July)====
Order	Coach 	Winner 	Song 	Loser 	Song
01 	Ilse DeLange 	Babet 	"Chameleon" 	R3HAB ft. ATC 	"All around the world (La La La)"
02 	Marco Borsato	Ella East 	"Would it be" 	Tessa Belinfante 	"I wish you love"
03 	Waylon 	Tiësto ft. ILIRA 	"Lose you" 	Lucas & Steve ft. Madison Mars 	"Stardust"
04 	Trijntje 	Afrojack ft. Ally Brooke	"All night" 	Rochelle & Sharon Doorson ft. ROLLÀN 	"Come to me"
05 	Ilse DeLange 	Jayla Darden 	"Onto something" 	Eva Simons 	"Like that"
06 	Marco Borsato	Shary-An 	"Resist" 	SIROJ ft. Ayden 	"Slowly"
07 	Waylon 	Davina Michelle 	"Skyward" 	Nicole Bus ft. Braz 	"Saoto soep"
08 	Trijntje 	Loula 	"I just can't fall in love"	Emma Heesters 	"Waar ga je heen"
09 	Ilse DeLange 	Duncan Laurence 	"Love don't hate it" 	Dotan 	"Numb"
10 	Marco Borsato	TRAUDES 	"I don't love you" 	Gerard Joling & Tino Martin 	"Laat me leven"
11 	Waylon 	Lucas & Steve ft. Brandy	"I could be wrong" 	Lennert Wolfs, Honorebel & Emmaly Brown	"Love you longtime"
12 	Trijntje 	Maan 	"Back to us" 	Laurrhie Brouns 	"Collective upgrade"
===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
====Episode 4 (9 July)====
Coach 	Order	Artist 	Song 	Trijntje	Ilse	Waylon	Marco	Televote	Total	Place
Trijntje 	1 	Loula 	"I just can't fall in love" 	7,5 	7,0 	7,0 	8,5 	21 	51 	3
Trijntje 	2 	Maan 	"Back to us" 	6,5 	6,5 	7,5 	7,0 	23 	50,5 	4
Trijntje 	3 	Afrojack ft. Ally Brooke 	"All night" 	7,0 	7,5 	8,0 	7,0 	27,5 	58 	2
Trijntje 	4 	Eva Simons 	"Like that" 	8,5 	8,5 	8,5 	6,5 	28 	58 	1
Ilse DeLange 	1 	Lucas & Steve ft. Madison Mars	"Stardust" 	7,5 	7,0 	7,5 	6,0 	25 	53 	3
Ilse DeLange 	2 	Duncan Laurence 	"Love don't hate it" 	8,0 	8,0 	6,5 	7,5 	18 	48 	4
Ilse DeLange 	3 	Babet 	"Chameleon" 	8,5 	9,0 	8,0 	8,5 	22 	56 	1
Ilse DeLange 	4 	Jayla Darden 	"Onto something" 	6,5 	9,0 	6,0 	7,0 	27 	55,5 	2
Waylon 	1 	Tiësto ft. ILIRA 	"Lose you" 	8,5 	8,5 	8,5 	8,5 	34 	68 	1
Waylon 	2 	R3HAB ft. ATC 	"All around the world (La La La)"	6,5 	7,0 	7,5 	6,5 	25 	52,5 	4
Waylon 	3 	Lucas & Steve ft. Brandy 	"I could be wrong" 	7,5 	8,0 	8,0 	8,5 	30 	62 	2
Waylon 	4 	Davina Michelle 	"Skyward" 	9,0 	9,5 	9,0 	10 	18 	55,5 	3
Marco Borsato	1 	Ella East 	"Would it be" 	10 	10 	9,5 	10 	16 	55,5 	2
Marco Borsato	2 	TRAUDES 	"I don't love you" 	8,5 	8,0 	8,0 	8,5 	30 	63 	1
Marco Borsato	3 	Dotan 	"Numb" 	8,0 	8,5 	8,0 	9,0 	20 	53,5 	4
Marco Borsato	4 	Shary-An 	"Resist" 	6,5 	7,0 	6,5 	6,5 	23 	49,5 	3
===Semi-Final and the Final===
====Episode 7 (16 July)====
=====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 was chosen to get through to the next round
Coach 	Order	Artist 	Song
Waylon 	1 	Lucas & Steve ft. Brandy	"I could be wrong"
Waylon 	2 	Tiësto ft. ILIRA 	"Lose you"
Marco Borsato	3 	TRAUDES 	"I don't love you"
Marco Borsato	4 	Ella East 	"Would it be"
Trijtnje 	5 	Eva Simons 	"Like that"
Trijtnje 	6 	Afrojack ft. Ally Brooke	"All night"
Ilse DeLange 	7 	Jayla Darden 	"Onto something"
Ilse DeLange 	8 	Babet 	"Chameleon"
=====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 2 was announced at the end of the show.
Color key:
      	Artist was saved by the juries
Order	Artist 	Song 	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Result
1 	Tiësto ft. ILIRA 	"Lose you" 	23% 	- 	- 	Fourth
2 	TRAUDES 	"I don't love you"	21% 	36% 	44% 	Runner-up
3 	Afrojack ft. Ally Brooke	"All night" 	32% 	30% 	- 	Third
4 	Babet 	"Chameleon" 	24% 	34% 	56% 	Winner