What is the “Junior Songfestival” in the Netherlands and Belgium?
Meedoen aan junior songfestival en superbekend worden
A2 Dutch listening practice · Flemish Dutch · Picked for people who know a little
The Junior Songfestival is the Dutch (AVROTROS) and Flemish-Belgian (Ketnet) junior version of the Eurovision Song Contest, for contestants aged 9 to 14. The format runs annual national selections with elimination rounds, then sends one act to compete at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest against ~17 other European countries. The Netherlands has won twice (Ralf Mackenbach 2009, Stefania 2020), and the Belgian Eurosong voor kids has produced national stars like Laura Omloop, Leona Philippo, and Marlies van Hoof. Dutch Junior Songfestival-finals draw 700,000+ TV viewers and run as the country’s most-watched youth-music event.
In this clip, a Flemish kid plans her run: “Ik ga meedoen met Junior Eurovisie volgend jaar. Mij dan wordt het superbekend. Ja, ik word de nieuwe Laura Omloop.”
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How common in spoken Dutch
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). These numbers are close, not perfect.
- ▸In Dutch and Belgian junior-music TV content (AVROTROS, Ketnet, Junior Songfestival)
- ▸In international Junior Eurovision coverage (JESC, Songfestival.nl, VRT NWS)
- ▸In Dutch and Belgian pop coverage (3voor12, Knack Focus, De Standaard)
- ▸In Laura Omloop-and-Junior-stars writing (Laura Omloop, Het Nieuwsblad, LINDA.)