Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006


The Netherlands were represented by Treble with the song "Amambanda". The song is written and composed by the members of Treble and contains English, as well as imaginary lyrics.
The group Treble comprises Caroline Hoffman and sisters Niña and Djem van Dijk. In 2004, they had number one hit single with Ramaganana. After three singles and an album, 2005 was a silent year for Treble. The girls are experienced percussionists and vocalists.

Before Eurovision

''Nationaal Songfestival 2006''

Nationaal Songfestival 2006 was the national final that selected Netherlands's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The competition consisted of a final on 12 March 2006 which took place at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, hosted by Paul de Leeuw.

Format

Nine candidate songs performed by three artists invited by NOS competed in the final where the winner was determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round, each act performed three candidate songs each and three of the nine songs, by one act each, proceeded to the superfinal based on the votes from a ten-member jury panel. In the superfinal, the winner was selected exclusively by public televoting. Viewers were able to vote via telephone and SMS.
The ten-member jury panel consisted of:
Composers were able to submit their entries between 22 November 2005 and 16 January 2006. A total of 174 entries were received by the broadcaster: 45 of them for Treble, 82 for Maud and 47 for Behave, and each of the three artists selected one song for the competition. An additional two songs were provided by each of the three acts themselves for the competition. The nine competing entries were announced on 15 February 2006.

Final

The final took place on 12 March 2006. In the first round, the three artists each performed three potential Eurovision entries and the votes of a ten-member jury selected one song per act that would proceed to the superfinal: "Amambanda" performed by Treble, "Heaven Knows" performed by Behave and "I'm Alive" performed by Maud. In the superfinal, the winner, "Amambanda" performed by Treble, was selected solely by the public televoting.

At Eurovision

Points awarded by the Netherlands

Semi final

Final

12 points10 points8 points7 points6 points
5 points4 points3 points2 points1 point