El nuevo jefe de delegación,Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen, ha dado una entrevista a este medio:
https://www.trouw.nl/cultuur-media/nieu ... n~b77ec530El artículo es de pago, pero un usuario de escforum lo ha traducido al inglés y lo ha puesto completo:
With the lessons of the past year in mind, Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen, as the new Head of Delegation, wants the Netherlands to score high again in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. How?
The man who has to guide the Netherlands to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest next year is called Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen, and his advantage is that he knows how things work within the organization of the song competition. For the past three years, as Head of Contest, he has worked closely with broadcaster EBU and with all participating delegations in the creation of their act.
Now it is his task - after the disappointing result of the last edition - to get the Netherlands back in the left row of the final. “We are in the competition to win.”
This year, the Dutch duo Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper failed ingloriously in the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest. And that after a dozen successful years and even Duncan Laurence's profit in 2019. Something had gone wrong, but what?
Last week, AvroTros admitted after a thorough evaluation that mistakes were made in the run-up to 'Liverpool'. The song sounded nice in the studio, but it was discovered too late that the notes were too high for the duo live. Van de Nieuwenhuijzen was not involved in the production, but intends to keep control this time.
The most important lesson: one person has to be responsible
“I understand that several things have not gone smoothly. The most important lesson is that one person should be responsible for the whole process, from the selection to the end result. And so I am.
“What I think is important is to give artists - experienced or not - where they end up. We are not looking for someone we can book for a nice concert in Sweden, the Eurovision Song Contest is something completely different. Artists must want to say yes to the fact that you are just one of forty artists, and just a small cog in a huge show. You have to put your ego aside.
“And artists must realize that they are not doing it for themselves, but that you represent the whole of the Netherlands. You are waving the flag on behalf of our country. People like that, especially at the Eurovision Song Contest. And as long as people stay tidy, that's fine of course. I think it is important to make that clear to the artist at an early stage.”
Kris Kross Amsterdam and Bankzitters
Since registration started last week, dozens of registrations have already been received. Some well-known candidates such as Kris Kross Amsterdam and Bankzitters have already announced that they want to participate. After September 30, the seven-member selection committee will make a choice, and we will hear who it has become in mid-December. So there won't be a National Song Contest, as some people would have liked?
“Never say never, but not this year,” says Van de Nieuwenhuijzen. “Of the ten times that there was an internal selection procedure, we made it to the final eight times. The starting point remains the song, but who sings it is of course also important. Preference is given to the total package: song and artist. But if we only have a great song, we look for the performer. Whether an artist is known in the Netherlands really doesn't matter. If Albania sends the biggest star of Albania, we don't know it either.”
It could go either way, says Van de Nieuwenhuijzen. He does not rule out a solid rock track or a subdued song, but also a crazy act, 'provided it is original'. From the approximately 150 acts he supervised over the past four years, he has learned that you must have a clear vision of how the act will look, and that the story must be right down to the smallest details. “This year Finland was a good example, with that green jacket. They have reflected that everywhere, including in the publicity, for example. You shouldn't think about it too easily, but it should look very easy.”
A very nice party game
It seems like a trivial event, but every year the Eurovision Song Contest stirs up something in society. It seems that in May suddenly everyone is talking about it. What is the magic of the festival?
“It connects people, just like the weather and football. We can always chat about these kinds of topics. I dare say it is important for the whole of Europe because everyone is looking at the same thing at the same time and talking about it with each other. Maybe you're having a party, or you have friends abroad that you're texting with. You comment on the acts, and that's what the Eurovision Song Contest is for, of course. You decide within thirty seconds whether something is brilliant or terrible. It's a really fun party game. Unfortunately, there are many big, complicated problems in the world, and the Eurovision Song Contest is also a clear problem; a fun, happy competition.”
Voy a resumir y traducir los puntos más importantes:
- Tiene 3 años de experiencia como Head of Contest, por lo que ha trabajado mucho con la UER y con todas las televisiones participantes ayudándoles a plantear las puestas en escena.
- "Estamos en esto para ganar"
- Sobre el resultado de este año. Dice que la canción sonaba muy bien en estudio, pero que luego al llegar el directo se sorprendieron al ver que no llegaban a las notas más altas. No estuvo durante la producción de la canción y este año quiere controlar más toda esa parte del proceso.
- Opina que una persona debe de ser la encargada de todo el proceso, desde la elección del artista y la canción hasta el resultado final. Y que va a ser él.
- Dice que es muy importante transmitir a los artistas que esto no es un concierto suyo sino una competición donde eres uno más entre otros 40 artistas y que hay que dejar el ego a un lado. Además de que están representando a un país entero.
- Han recibido docenas de aplicaciones. Menciona que Kris Kross Amsterdam y Bankzitters han mostrado interés.
- Un comité de 7 personas seleccionará la canción.
- "Nunca digas nunca" a una preselección, pero este año no será. 8 de 10 años que han ido con elección interna han conseguido pasar a la final.
- Lo más importante es la canción, pero el artista también lo es. Priorizan el pack cantante/artista. Si tienen una canción que les gusta mucho pero no cantante lo buscarán por separado, independientemente de que sea famoso o no.
- Independientemente del estilo de la canción, lo importante es tener una visión muy clara de tu concepto y tener todo claro hasta el último detalle. Comenta como ejemplo el branding de Finlandia con la chaqueta verde.
Los dos artistas que menciona:
https://youtu.be/HiJYIjLlqhohttps://youtu.be/4IyjHdbdLKw
), ojalá presenten algo al final 
