Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Outlaw in 'Em" written by Waylon, Ilya Toshinsky and Jim Beavers. The song is performed by Waylon, who was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS to represent the Netherlands at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. Waylon's appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 9 November 2017. Five potential songs were presented to the public between 23 February and 1 March 2018 during the Dutch talk show De Wereld Draait Door, and the selected song, "Outlaw in 'Em", was announced on 2 March 2018.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | ||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 9 November 2017 Song: 2 March 2018 | |||
| Selected entrant | Waylon | |||
| Selected song | "Outlaw in 'Em" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (7th, 174 points) | |||
| Final result | 18th, 121 points | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Netherlands was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 10 May 2018. The song "Outlaw in 'Em" was the 8th song to be played in the contest. The song was placed in the Top Ten entries for the semi-finals and thus qualified to compete in the finals on the 12 May. Of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final, the Netherlands placed 7th with a total of 174 points. In the subsequent final, the Netherlands placed 18th out of the 26 participating countries, with a total score of 121 points.