The Dutch broadcaster AVRO received more than 1000 entries for the national selection for the second Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which takes place in Manchester (United Kingdom) on 20th November.
In The Netherlands, two semi finals and one final take place to select the Dutch participant. The semi finals take place on 11th and 18th September, the final on 25th September. 12 songs will be chosen in total. Due to the enormous interest, AVRO extended the submission period until 16th April.
The first Junior Eurovision Song Contest took place last year in Copenhagen, Denmark. Croatia won the show, when Dino with Ti si moja prva ljubav received the most points. To decrease the pressure on the participating children, the host broadcaster of the next contest is decided by the European Broadcasting Union. Roel Felius ended up 11th in Copenhagen with the song Mijn ogen zeggen alles.
