Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
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| Country |
 Netherlands | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process |
National Final 50% Jury 50% Televoting | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Semi-finals 22 January 2004 29 January 2004 5 February 2004 12 February 2004 Second Chance 19 February 2004 Final 22 February 2004 | |||
| Selected entrant | Re-Union | |||
| Selected song | "Without You" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (6th, 146 points) | |||
| Final result | 20th, 11 points | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Netherlands was represented by Re-Union and the song "Without You". The Dutch Songfestival has had five selection rounds where a total of 24 artists participated. The selection rounds and the National Final were held in the Pepsi Stage Theatre in Amsterdam, hosted by Nance & Humberto Tan. Each selection round contained six songs of which the two highest-scoring songs proceeded to the final, while the third placed song moved on to a wildcard stage where they would compete for another chance to reach the final. A total of 10 songs were chosen to compete in the final, which was held on February 22, 2004. The jury accounted for 50% of the score while televoting took care of the rest. On the jury was Ruth Jacott who represented The Netherlands in 1993 at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Vrede".
At Eurovision, the performance began with an "A cappella" opening sung by the backing singers. After the music started the focus shifted to the duo who delivered their presentation on stools. The simple performance and the advantage of performing last pushed the song into the final from the semi. In the final, the song was drawn into a bad spot surrounded by stronger songs that made the Dutch performance forgettable. The song finished 20th with 11 points, which is a huge difference from the 146 points they earned in the semi-final.
National final
Semi-finals
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place |
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| 1 | Charly | "She’ll Take Your Breath Away" | Alan Michael (m & l), Charly Luske (m & l) | Second Chance |
| 2 | Arjen & Margriet | "De dag na de dertiend" | Arjen Tijs (m & l) | Out |
| 3 | Re-Union | "Without You" | Ed van Otterdijk (m), Angeline van Otterdijk (l) | Final |
| 4 | Hot Black Stuff | "Bump!" | Richard Ascroft (m & l) | Out |
| 5 | Arno Kolenbrander | "The Story of My Life" | Johnny Logan (m & l) | Second Chance |
| 6 | Babette Labeij | "Alright" | Adam Bar-Pereg (m & l), Babette Labeij (m & l), Dimitri Veltkamp (m & l) | Final |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place |
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| 1 | William | "Love Me, Don’t Leave Me" | Out | |
| 2 | Kaysee | "Butterfly" | Kees Koedoder (m & l) | Out |
| 3 | Bas & Joël & Voice Male | "Celeste" | Eric Dibek (m & l) | Second Chance |
| 4 | Mandy | "Tell Me Why" | Mandy Gruijters (m & l), Tim Janssens (m & l) | Second Chance |
| 5 | Judith Jobse | "Love Me" | Judith Jobse (m & l) | Final |
| 6 | Yellow Pearl | "For You and Me" | Emiel Pijnaker (m & l) | Final |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place |
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| 1 | Jorge Castro | "Ritornero" | Out | |
| 2 | André Kuik | "Change" | Leonie Kuizenga (m & l), Jeremy Ebell (l) | Second Chance |
| 3 | Mary Amora | "The Power of an Angel" | Romeo Samuel (m & l), Sietse Bakker (m & l) | Out |
| 4 | Varna Springer | "Heimwee" | Varna Springer (m & l) | Out |
| 5 | Adriana Romeyn | "On a Wing and a Prayer" | Christian Grotenbreg (m), Bruce Smith (l) | Final |
| 6 | Suzy ‘n’ the Hi-Rollers | "Mississippi Miss" | Paul Meyer (m), Bruce Smith (l) | Final |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mai Tai | "Bring Back the Music" | Out | |
| 2 | Triple 10′rs | "De liefde" | Darre van Dijk (m), Lars Boom (l) | Second Chance |
| 3 | Jaco van der Steen | "Here’s to the Summer" | Robbert van Ark (m & l), Sven Jansen (m & l) | Out |
| 4 | Anja Wessels | "Heart of Stone" | Kees Patijn (m & l) | Final |
| 5 | Camp Girls | "In het licht in jouw ogen" | Frédérique Spigt (m & l), Jan van der Mey (m & l) | Second Chance |
| 6 | Cherwin | "Show Me the Love" | Ton Dijkman (m & l), Ferry van Leeuwen (m & l), Giovanni Caminita (m & l) | Final |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place |
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| 1 | Mandy | "Tell Me Why" | Mandy Gruijters (m & l), Tim Janssens (m & l) | Out |
| 2 | Bas & Joël & Voice Male | "Celeste" | Eric Dibek (m & l) | Final |
| 3 | Camp Girls | "In het licht in jouw ogen" | Frédérique Spigt (m & l), Jan van der Mey (m & l) | Out |
| 4 | Arno Kolenbrander | "The Story of My Life" | Johnny Logan (m & l) | Out |
| 5 | André Kuik | "Change" | Leonie Kuizenga (m & l), Jeremy Ebell (l) | Out |
| 6 | Charly | "She’ll Take Your Breath Away" | Alan Michael (m & l), Charly Luske (m & l) | Final |
Final
| Position | Singer | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
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| 1 | Cherwin | "Show me the love" | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10th |
| 2 | Judith Jobse | "Love me" | 41 | 38 | 79 | 3rd |
| 3 | Charly | "She'll take your breath away" | 25 | 34 | 59 | 4th |
| 4 | Babette Labeij | "Alright" | 14 | 4 | 18 | 9th |
| 5 | Yellow Pearl | "For you and me" | 23 | 8 | 31 | 7th |
| 6 | Bas & Joel ft. Voice Male | "Celeste" | 11 | 46 | 57 | 5th |
| 7 | Adriana Romeijn | "On a wing and a prayer" | 19 | 7 | 26 | 8th |
| 8 | Re-Union | "Without you" | 60 | 48 | 108 | 1st |
| 9 | Suzy & the Hi-Rollers | "Mississippi Miss" | 25 | 12 | 37 | 6th |
| 10 | Anja Wessels | "Heart of stone" | 29 | 53 | 82 | 2nd |
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