The Netherlands

The Netherlands
Artist - 3JS
Song - Never Alone
Draw - Semi-Final 2, Place 3

3JS consists of Jan Dulles, Jaap Kwakman and Jaap de Witte. The band officially formed in 2002, and reached fame after the release of their first album, "Watermensen" in 2007. Also that year, a programme called "3JS komen eraan" was shown, and ran for eight weeks. After this they released their second album, "Kamers van m'n hart" in 2008, and their third album, "Dromers en dwazen" in 2010.

On the 15th July 2010, only two months after the ESC in Oslo, it was revealed that 3JS had been internally selected by TROS. The Nationaal Songfestival took place on the 30th January 2011, to decide the band's song for May. The voting was made up of 50% jury and 50% televote. In the jury, were two former Dutch representatives, Rene Froger (De Toppers) 2009, and Hind from 2008. The song "Je vecht nooit alleen" was the favourite with both the jury and the public, therefore was picked as the Dutch entry for Germany.

At Eurovision, the song will be sung in English, under the title "Never Alone". It was written and composed by 3JS. The song reached number one in the Dutch charts.

Current Betting Odds (William Hill) - 80/1

My Prediction - This may be the first year since 2004 that the Netherlands qualify. Great song, with a nice meaning.

                               Geluk!