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"Hemel en aarde" - Edsilia
"Heaven and earth are moving when you stand in front of me"
The Dutch Final was held at the RAI in Amsterdam on 8th March, hosted by Paul de Leeuw and Linda de Mol. It was certainly the best Dutch Final for a very long time indeed, if not the best Dutch Final ever. The voting contained a 50-50 weighting between a panel of "experts" and the televoting public. One of the "experts" was Sandra Reemer who had sung for The Netherlands in 1972, 1976 and 1979. "Hemel en aarde" was definitely the best song, but there were other good ones too, such as "Ze kwamen overzee" and "Alsof je bij me bent". A few weeks after the final, a Dutch radio station claimed that Edsilia had been disqualified from the contest, but thankfully this turned out to be an April Fools Day joke that many people fell for!
| 1 | Mijn wens voor 2000 | My wish for (the year) 2000 | Sylvia Samson | 38 | 7th |
| 2 | Mijn hart kan dat niet aan | My heart can't take it anymore | Frederique Spigt | 70 | 3rd |
| 3 | Hou me nu maar vast | Hold me now | Marco Marle | 29 | 8th |
| 4 | Over | Over | Ryan van den Akker & Lone van Remndaal | 48 | 5th |
| 5 | Hemel en aarde | Heaven and earth | Edsilia | 138 | 1st |
| 6 | Ze kwamen overzee | They came from oversea | Nubia | 65 | 4th |
| 7 | Alsof je bij me bent | It's like you're with me | Nurlaila | 84 | 2nd |
| 8 | Zintuigen | Sense organ | Claudia Nelson | 40 | 6th |
Nubia
Edsilia went on to get The Netherlands highest placing (4th) since they last won the contest in 1975.