Country Netherlands Selected entrant Kisses | Selection process Internal selection Selected song "Kisses and dancin'" | |
Selection date(s) Artist: 27 May 2016
Song: 1 October 2016 Selected songwriter(s) Joost Griffioen
Stas Swaczyna
Hansen Tomas | ||
The Netherlands participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 which took place in Valletta, Malta on 20 November 2016. The Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS, was responsible for the organisation of their representative at the contest. The band, Kisses, a trio consisting of three girls: Kymora, Stefania and Sterre, were chosen internally by the Dutch broadcaster on 27 May 2016. Kisses performed their song "Kisses and dancin'".
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Background
Prior to the 2016 Contest, the Netherlands had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest thirteen times since its first entry in 2003. The Netherlands has won the contest on one occasion: in 2009 with the song "Click Clack" performed by Ralf Mackenbach. In 2015 the Netherlands placed 15th out of 17 entries with the song "Million Lights" performed by Shalisa.
Before Junior Eurovision
On 27 May 2016, Kymora, Stefania and Sterre were internally selected to represent the Netherlands at the 2016 contest in Valletta, Malta by AVROTROS among 29 young artists and 8 finalists after two auditions, held on May 21 and 22. Their song for the contest, "Kisses and dancin'", was presented on 1 October 2016.
Kisses
Kisses is a girl band, consisting of 3 girls - Stefania, Kymora and Sterre. They will represent the Netherlands at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Valletta, Malta on 20 November 2016 with the song "Kisses and Dancin'".
Twelve-year-old Kymora grew up speaking two languages, German and Dutch, because her mother is German. Besides singing and dancing, she loves to play the guitar and the piano. Her dream is to sing with Beyoncé or to become a famous actress, singer, dancer or all the above. To accomplish this dream, she goes to a special high school in Amsterdam where she follows various art classes. She has acted in two professional musicals: Amandla Mandela and Waanzinnig Gedroomd.
Stefania is a thirteen-year-old Greek girl who is born in The Netherlands, she also grew up speaking two languages. Before she auditioned for the Dutch Junior Song Contest, she competed in The Voice Kids and she sang in a famous Dutch children’s choir with her band member Sterre. They performed twice for the Royal Family as part of this choir. Her favourite artists are Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, but she likes other music styles as well. A funny fact about Stefania is that her favourite food is octopus.
Sterre is thirteen years old and has a lot of TV experience: as a singer and as an actress in commercials. Sterre is part of "JEANS TeenZ", a group of talented teens who perform in theatre. On the weekends she goes to Amsterdam to take professional singing and dancing classes. She also loves to play the guitar, vlog, read, take photos, or hang out with her friends.
Kisses and Dancin'
"Kisses and Dancin'" is a song by Dutch girl band Kisses. It will represent the Netherlands during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016. It is composed and written by Joost Griffioen, Stas Swaczyna and Hansen Tomas.
At Junior Eurovision
During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which took place on 14 November 2016, the Netherlands was drawn to perform fifteenth on 20 November 2016, following Australia and preceding Cyprus.
The final will be broadcast in the Netherlands on NPO 3 with commentary by Jan Smit.
Voting
During the press conference for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016, held in Stockholm, the Reference Group announced several changes to the voting format for the 2016 contest. Previously, points had been awarded based on a combination of 50% National juries and 50% televoting, with one more set of points also given out by a 'Kids' Jury'. However, this year, points will be awarded based on a 50/50 combination of each country’s Adult and Kids' Jury, to be announced by a spokesperson. For the first time since the inauguration of the contest the voting procedure will not include a public televote. Following these results, three expert jurors will also announce their points from 1-8, 10, and 12. These professional jurors are: Christer Björkman, Mads Grimstad, and Jedward.