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The song Calm After The Storm, performed by the duo The Common Linnets – made up of country singer Ilse de Lange and Dutch Motown signing Waylon – competed against 16 other countries.
The top 10 in each heat qualify for the final on May 10.
It is the second time in a row that the Netherlands has qualified for the final after years of drawing a blank.
Last year Anouk reached the final with Birds.
Calm After The Storm is a blue grass country number performed by the duo on guitars in an intimate setting.