Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) | |||
| Country | Netherlands | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 23 November 2007 Song: 7 March 2008 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Your Heart Belongs to Me" | |||
| Artist | Hind | |||
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| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (13th) | |||
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The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Your Heart Belongs to Me", written by Hind Laroussi Tahiri, Tjeerd van Zanen, and Bas van den Heuvel, and performed by Hind herself. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), internally selected its entry for the contest. Hind's appointment was announced on 23 November 2007, while the song, "Your Heart Belongs to Me", was presented to the public on 7 March 2008 during the Nederland 3 programme Thank God it's Friday.
The Netherlands was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 20 May 2008. Performing during the show in position 15, "Your Heart Belongs to Me" was not announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that the Netherlands placed thirteenth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 27 points.