Hennehouwe in the Euclovision Song Contest 2022
| Euclovision Song Contest 2022 | ||||
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| Country |  Hennehouwe | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Het Grote Songfestival 2022 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 5 February 2022 12 February 2022 19 February 2022 Final: 26 February 2022 | |||
| Selected entrant | KENES | |||
| Selected song | "Alles wat je doet" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Kenes Guret Harris | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified | |||
| Final result | 4th, 84 points | |||
| Hennehouwe in the Euclovision Song Contest | ||||
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Hennehouwe competed at the Euclovision Song Contest 2022 in Alikianos, Piraea with the song "Alles wat je doet" performed by singer-songwriter KENES. She was selected to represent Hennehouwe at the contest following her victory in the national selection Het Grote Songfestival 2022 organised by Hennish National Broadcasting (HNO).
Hennehouwe was drawn to compete in the first semi-final held on 19 April 2022, performing in the second-last (16) position in the running order. Hennehouwe was announced as one of the qualifiers from the semi-final, with KENES performing again in the final on 23 April 2022. At the close of voting, Hennehouwe finished in fourth place with a total of 84 points, the country's best placing at the contest since its most recent victory in 2014.
Background
Prior to the 2022 contest, Hennehouwe had participated in the Euclovision Song Contest sixty times since its first entry in the inaugural contest in 1959. Hennehouwe had won the contest on four occasions: in 1966 with the song "Lopen zoals ik zou moeten" performed by Sanne Kool, in 1981 with the song "Vrouw in ketens" performed by Barb van Daalen, in 1995 with the song "Lichtstraal" performed by Rood en Vrienden, and in 2014 with the song "Je reviendrai" performed by Jasmeen. Since the introduction of the semi-finals, Hennehouwe has qualified for the final on all but two occasions.
At the 2021 contest, Hennehouwe was represented by Esmee Bloeme with the song "De Boulevard". The song finished in fifth place in the final with 128 points.
The Hennish public broadcaster, Hennish National Broadcasting (HNO), broadcasts the event within Hennehouwe and organises the selection process for the country's entry. Since 1961, HNO uses the annual song competition Het Grote Songfestival to select the Hennish entry for the Euclovision Song Contest. From 1961 to 2007, the competition was used to select the Hennish entry outright, however since 2008 the winner is no longer obliged to compete at the contest if they so choose, instead having the right of first refusal. Along with their participation confirmation, HNO confirmed that Het Grote Songfestival would be used to select the Hennish entry for the 2022 contest, and that the right of first refusal provision would remain for the winning artist(s).
Before Euclovision
Het Grote Songfestival 2022
Het Grote Songfestival 2022 was the fifty-ninth edition of the Hennish music competition Het Grote Songfestival, which has been used to select the Hennish entry for the Euclovision Song Contest since 1961. The competition consisted of four shows: three semi-finals and a final, in which 24 artists and songs took part. The semi-finals were held on 5, 12 and 19 February respectively, with the final taking place on 26 February.
All four shows were held at the Concertzaal in s'Holle, and were broadcast on De Eerste, Radio A and online via HNO Play. A second audio program was made available with commentary in Gaullican, Estmerish and Vespasian. The shows were also made available with Hennish sign language interpretation online via HNO Play. All four shows were hosted by Laura Jacobs, Sienna Molenaar and Vito Russo.
Format
The format for Het Grote Songfestival 2022 remains largely unchanged from the format used in the preceding years. Three semi-finals were held on 5, 12 and 19 February. Eight songs competed in each semi-final, with four qualifying for the final from each semi-final. The first three qualifiers from each semi-final were determined by public televoting, whilst the fourth was determined by a ten-member expert jury panel. The exact results of the semi-final, including the identity of the televote and jury qualifiers respectively, remained undisclosed until after the final. Twelve songs competed in the final, from which the winner was selected by a combination of jury voting by the ten regions of Hennehouwe (50%) and public televoting (50%).
The winning artist and songwriter(s) won the option to represent Hennehouwe at the Euclovision Song Contest 2022. If they chose not to accept, the position would be offered to the second place artist/songwriter(s) and so on until the position is filled.
Competing entries
As with previous years, the competing entries for Het Grote Songfestival 2022 were drawn from a combination of sources including open submissions, artist invitiations and talent scouting. On 28 July 2021, HNO opened an online portal for open song submissions from songwriters and artists until 10 September 2021. HNO also reserved the right to invite submissions directly into the process from outside the open submissions phase. For the fifth year in a row, HNO also invited artists from Project Vitrine, the broadcaster's platfom for promoting new Hennish artists, with four places reserved for such compositions. Excluding external and Project Vitrine invitations, more than 500 submissions were received by HNO.
Songs must not exceed three minutes and thirty seconds in length (further shortened if the song goes to Euclovision) and must be sung in either Hennish, Gaullican or Estmerish. In recent years, allowances have been made for songs which feature some lyrics in other languages on a case-by-case basis, but songs must still be predominantly sung in one of the aforementioned languages.
A three-stage process of selecting the finalists throughout late 2021, concluding with a final shortlist of approximately forty songs. In addition to artistic quality and experience, HNO also took into consideration the fair representation of gender, ethnic and linguistic groups as well as the variety of musical genres to determine the makeup of the twenty-four finalists.
The original list of the twenty-four competing entries was announced on 11 January 2022. Fifteen entries were selected via external invitations from HNO, five entries were selected from among the open submissions portal, whilst the remaining four entries were selected via Project Vitrine. For the first time since 2013, no previous winners of Het Grote Songfestival were among the competing entrants; however Cathelijn Welle, who finished third in Het Grote Songfestival 2009, represented Hennehouwe at the Euclovision Song Contest 2009 after the top two entrants opted not to participate. Goldboys, KENES, Leonie Nevensel and Saint-Peter were announced as the four artists selected through Project Vitrine.
On 17 January, HNO announced that Faz H, who had been due to compete with the song "Door alles", had been withdrawn from the competition following allegations of sexual misconduct. On 24 January, Isaiah David was announced as Faz H's replacement, with the song "Tsunami".
| Artist | Song | Language(s) | Composer(s) | Selection |
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| Alessandro | "Un milione di colori" | Vespasian, Hennish | Alessandro, Arnout van Lis, Giorgio Coco, Leeroy | Invited by HNO |
| AVA | "cellulaire" | Gaullican | Ava Laroui, Seb Denebi | Open submission |
| Badlands | "Au lever du soleil" | Gaullican | Benoît Lepoutre, Kevin Lepoutre, Ilyas De Mesmaeker | Invited by HNO |
| BANSHEÉ | "When We Cry" | Estmerish | Bianca Velghe, Jochem Bick, Jonas Van Eps, Kody Debruel, Parsa Dara | Invited by HNO |
| BLŒK | "Dageraad" | Hennish | Derk Veltmann, Hannes Leever, Heinke Sayer, Maarten Schoonhoven | Invited by HNO |
| Cathelijn Welle | "Vlinders" | Hennish | Cathelijn Welle, Arend Goens, Sanne Baltes, Stefaan van der Zee | Invited by HNO |
| Elise Koster | "Alle lichten" | Hennish | Calvin Meis, Ludo Ates, Sophie Koman | Invited by HNO |
| Ella Dewulf | "Simplement" | Gaullican | D'Arcy Bohen | Open submission |
| Goldboys | "Rood alarm" | Hennish | Fabio Depoortere, Kiru Melesse, Michiel Houge, Vito Caiazzo | Project Vitrine |
| Isaiah David | "Tsunami" | Hennish | Hendrik Visser, Kwinten Cousin, Vallois Songy | Open submission |
| Jetta & Thies | "Taal van de liefde" | Hennish | Jetta Hegemans, Thies Kruk, Arend Goens, Marko Reel | Invited by HNO |
| KENES | "Alles wat je doet" | Hennish | Kenes Guret Harris | Project Vitrine |
| Koen Scheper | "Voordat je een woord zegt" | Hennish | Koen Scheper, Pascal Achter, Vincent Si | Invited by HNO |
| Leclerc | "Zilverzee" | Hennish | Lucas Leclerc, Arno Wykoff, Marcus Van Dusen, Mélanie Carlier | Open submission |
| Leonie Nevensel | "Leven in symfonie" | Hennish | Leonie Nevensel, Eva Vanderwaal, Florian Manne, Victor Constantineau | Project Vitrine |
| Mr. Kisto | "La trompette" | Hennish, Gaullican, Estmerish, Piraese | Ikram el-Akram, Jeremy Major, KojiKoo | Invited by HNO |
| NESSA | "Nazomer" | Hennish | Charlotte Sprock, Olivia Geen | Open submission |
| Saint-Peter | "Exilé" | Gaullican | Frederic Tousignant, Quinten D'hondt | Project Vitrine |
| Secoiya | "Onszelf" | Hennish | Secoiya Latour, Estelle De Roo | Invited by HNO |
| Thomas Red | "Take Me Away" | Estmerish | Thomas Nicholson, Arianna Watkins, Danny Blendeman | Open submission |
| Tic-Toc Zilverzee ft. Sander & Mathilde | "Dansvloer" | Hennish, Gaullican | Ivo Schock, Javad Riahi, Mathilde Raye, Remco Holte, Rinaldo Zini | Invited by HNO |
| VESTA | "Val" | Hennish | Vesta Van Overstraeten, Sasha Mandt | Invited by HNO |
| Wolfkamp & Wenmers | "We zingen hele nacht lang" | Hennish | Martin Wolfkamp, Rolf Wenmers | Invited by HNO |
| Yasmina | "Waarom" | Hennish | Yasmina Kruizenga, Amadeus Augello, Lucas Amyot, Nadine Harren | Invited by HNO |
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 5 February 2022. Eight songs were performed, with four qualifying for the final. The first three qualifiers were determined by the public vote, whilst the fourth qualifier was determined by the votes of a ten-member expert jury panel between the five remaining songs. A total of 3,786,130 votes were cast during this semi-final, using 773,462 devices.
Televote qualifier Jury qualifier
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Result | ||
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| Votes | Percentage | Place | ||||
| 1 | Elise Koster | "Alle lichten" | 311,470 | 8.2% | 5 | Final |
| 2 | Wolfkamp & Wenmers | "We zingen hele nacht lang" | 145,722 | 3.8% | 7 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Koen Scheper | "Voordat je een woord zegt" | 430,689 | 11.4% | 4 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Ella Dewulf | "Simplement" | 163,258 | 4.3% | 6 | Eliminated |
| 5 | KENES | "Alles wat je doet" | 814,932 | 21.5% | 3 | Final |
| 6 | NESSA | "Nazomer" | 82,705 | 2.2% | 8 | Eliminated |
| 7 | Jetta & Thies | "Taal van de liefde" | 828,113 | 21.9% | 2 | Final |
| 8 | Alessandro | "Un milione di colori" | 1,009,241 | 26.7% | 1 | Final |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on 12 February 2022. Eight songs were performed, with four qualifying for the final. The first three qualifiers were determined by the public vote, whilst the fourth qualifier was determined by the votes of a ten-member expert jury panel between the five remaining songs. A total of 3,574,269 votes were cast during this semi-final, using 738,220 devices.
Televote qualifier Jury qualifier
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Result | ||
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| Votes | Percentage | Place | ||||
| 1 | Goldboys | "Rood alarm" | 417,826 | 11.7% | 5 | Final |
| 2 | Cathelijn Welle | "Vlinders" | 499,535 | 14.0% | 3 | Final |
| 3 | Saint-Peter | "Exilé" | 143,088 | 4.0% | 8 | Eliminated |
| 4 | AVA | "cellulaire" | 468,950 | 13.1% | 4 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Leclerc | "Zilverzee" | 1,015,277 | 28.4% | 1 | Final |
| 6 | Isaiah David | "Tsunami" | 231,589 | 6.5% | 6 | Eliminated |
| 7 | BANSHEÉ | "When We Cry" | 633,841 | 17.7% | 2 | Final |
| 8 | Secoiya | "Onszelf" | 164,163 | 4.6% | 7 | Eliminated |
Semi-final 3
The third semi-final took place on 19 February 2022. Eight songs were performed, with four qualifying for the final. The first three qualifiers were determined by the public vote, whilst the fourth qualifier was determined by the votes of a ten-member expert jury panel between the five remaining songs. A total of 3,794,167 votes were cast during this semi-final, using 785,293 devices.
Televote qualifier Jury qualifier
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Result | ||
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| Votes | Percentage | Place | ||||
| 1 | VESTA | "Val" | 316,392 | 8.3% | 6 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Thomas Red | "Take Me Away" | 127,843 | 3.4% | 8 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Mr. Kisto | "La trompette" | 728,504 | 19.2% | 2 | Final |
| 4 | Leonie Nevensel | "Leven in symfonie" | 181,941 | 4.8% | 7 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Yasmina | "Waarom" | 463,638 | 12.2% | 4 | Final |
| 6 | Tic-Toc Zilverzee ft. Sander & Mathilde | "Dansvloer" | 982,283 | 25.9% | 1 | Final |
| 7 | Badlands | "Au lever du soleil" | 425,120 | 11.2% | 5 | Eliminated |
| 8 | BLŒK | "Dageraad" | 568,446 | 15.0% | 3 | Final |
Final
The final took place on 26 February 2022. The twelve songs that qualified from the three preceding semi-finals competed in the final. The winner was chosen through a combination of jury votes from the ten regions of Hennehouwe and public televoting, with each weighing 50% of the overall vote. A total of 9,946,016 votes were cast during the final, using 1,359,349 devices.
At the end of the voting, KENES was declared the winner with the song "Alles wat je doet". During the winners' press conference, it was confirmed that KENES had accepted the invitation to represent Hennehouwe at the Euclovision Song Contest 2022.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
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| Votes | Percentage | Points | ||||||
| 1 | BANSHEÉ | "When We Cry" | 53 | 569,332 | 5.7% | 33 | 86 | 7 |
| 2 | Yasmina | "Waarom" | 9 | 177,489 | 1.8% | 10 | 19 | 11 |
| 3 | Mr. Kisto | "La trompette" | 31 | 938,610 | 9.4% | 55 | 86 | 6 |
| 4 | Leclerc | "Zilverzee" | 59 | 524,777 | 5.3% | 30 | 89 | 5 |
| 5 | Elise Koster | "Alle lichten" | 21 | 197,839 | 2.0% | 11 | 32 | 10 |
| 6 | Alessandro | "Un milione di colori" | 82 | 1,597,980 | 16.1% | 94 | 176 | 2 |
| 7 | Cathelijn Welle | "Vlinders" | 28 | 501,083 | 5.0% | 29 | 57 | 8 |
| 8 | Jetta & Thies | "Taal van de liefde" | 75 | 1,238,376 | 12.5% | 72 | 147 | 3 |
| 9 | Tic-Toc Zilverzee ft. Sander & Mathilde | "Dansvloer" | 72 | 1,074,485 | 10.8% | 63 | 135 | 4 |
| 10 | BLŒK | "Dageraad" | 28 | 476,371 | 4.8% | 28 | 56 | 9 |
| 11 | KENES | "Alles wat je doet" | 112 | 2,510,114 | 25.2% | 147 | 259 | 1 |
| 12 | Goldboys | "Rood alarm" | 10 | 139,560 | 1.4% | 8 | 18 | 12 |
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| 1 | "When We Cry" | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 53 |
| 2 | "Waarom" | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| 3 | "La trompette" | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 31 | ||
| 4 | "Zilverzee" | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 59 |
| 5 | "Alle lichten" | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 21 | ||
| 6 | "Un milione di colori" | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 82 |
| 7 | "Vlinders" | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 28 | ||
| 8 | "Taal van de liefde" | 8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 75 |
| 9 | "Dansvloer" | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 72 |
| 10 | "Dageraad" | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 28 | ||
| 11 | "Alles wat je doet" | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 112 |
| 12 | "Rood alarm" | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||||||