Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
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The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "One Good Reason" written by Tjeerd van Zanen and Alan Michael. The song was performed by Marlayne. The Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) organised the national final Nationaal Songfestival 1999 in order to select the Dutch entry for the 1999 contest in Jerusalem, Israel. Ten entries competed in the national final on 14 March 1999 where "One Good Reason" performed by Marlayne was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from an eight-member jury panel and a public vote.
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Country | Netherlands | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Nationaal Songfestival 1999 | |||
Selection date(s) | 14 March 1999 | |||
Selected entrant | Marlayne | |||
Selected song | "One Good Reason" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 8th, 71 points | |||
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The Netherlands competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 29 May 1999. Performing during the show in position 11, the Netherlands placed eighth out of the 23 participating countries, scoring 71 points.