2014 Entry
The Common Linnets — Calm After the Storm
Representing Netherlands at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest .
Original title: Calm After the Storm (radio edit)
- Country
- Netherlands
- Year
- 2014
- Final Position
- 2
- Running Order
- 24
- Points
- 238
The Common Linnets are a Dutch band that was formed in 2013. The band originally consisted of Ilse DeLange and Waylon. DeLange has stated that the group is a platform for Dutch artists to make country, Americana, and bluegrass music, and that the members will be changing. In May 2014, Waylon left the group and was replaced by American country singer Jake Etheridge.
Ilse Annoeska de Lange, better known as Ilse DeLange, is a Dutch country and pop rock singer-songwriter. In 1998, she gained fame with her single 'I'm Not So Tough', which later became multiple platinum in The Netherlands. Other hits were "Miracle", "So Incredible" and "The Great Escape".
Jan-Bart "JB" Meijers is a Dutch multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, singer and studio engineer.
American singer and songwriter. His dad is country music singer and songwriter [a987665].
Rob Crosby is an American country music singer and songwriter. Between 1990 and 1996, Rob charted eight singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. He has also recorded six studio albums, with his most recent, Catfish Day, being released in 2007. He also co-wrote Eric Paslay's 2014 single "Friday Night", The Common Linnets' 2014 single "Calm After the Storm", Martina McBride's 2003 single "Concrete Angel", Andy Griggs' 2000 single "She's More" and Lee Greenwood's 1990 single "Holdin' a Good Hand" and has written songs for Luke Combs, Lady Antebellum, Carl Perkins, Paul Simon, Brooks & Dunn, Restless Heart, Blackhawk, Darryl Worley, Boy Howdy, Ty Herndon, Don Williams, Ilse DeLange, Trace Adkins, Lee Brice and more.
Willem Bijkerk, known professionally as Waylon, is a Dutch singer. His stage name came from the name of his idol Waylon Jennings. He represented the Netherlands with Ilse DeLange as part of the Common Linnets at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, finishing in second place in the final. He represented the Netherlands again as a solo artist in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and finished in 18th place.
Song details
- Tempo
- 116 BPM
- Key
- F# major
- Time Signature
- 4/4
- Duration
- 3:05
Points received
- 12
Estonia - 12
Germany - 12
Hungary - 12
Iceland - 12
Latvia - 12
Lithuania - 12
Norway - 12
Poland - 10
Austria - 10
Denmark - 10
Ireland - 10
Portugal - 10
Slovenia - 10
Sweden - 10
Switzerland - 8
Belgium - 8
Finland - 8
France - 8
Greece - 8
United Kingdom - 7
North Macedonia - 7
Spain - 4
Armenia - 4
Italy - 3
Romania - 3
Russia - 2
Belarus - 2
San Marino