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Edsilia Rombley
Edsilia Rombley sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1998 and 2007, for the Netherlands. The best result was 4th place in 1998, with “Hemel en aarde”.
- who
- Dutch singer
- born
- 13 February 1978, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- contests
- 1998, 2007
- best result
- 4th, 1998
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1995
- sang for
- Netherlands
Biography
Edsilia Rombley is a Dutch singer and television presenter who began in 1995 in the group Dignity and went solo a year later. Rombley has sung for the Netherlands twice: “Hemel en aarde” finished fourth in Birmingham in 1998, and “On Top of the World” went out in the semi-final in Helsinki in 2007.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Edsilia Rombley”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1998 Birmingham
“Hemel en aarde”
4th of 25 Finished 4th of 25, with 150 points.
- Billed as
- Edsilia
- Sung in
- Dutch
- Written by
- Jochem Fluitsma, Eric van Tijn
- Conductor
- Dick Bakker
- Running order
- 18th of 25
- Age on the night
- 20
- Won that year
- Israel: Dana International, “Diva (דיווה)”
The story of Eurovision 1998: Dana International, under armed guard, and the public's first verdict
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2007 Helsinki
“On Top of the World”
Out in the semi-final Went out in the semi-final: 21st of 28, with 38 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Martin Gijzemijter, Maarten ten Hove, Tjeerd Oosterhuis
- Age on the night
- 29
- Won that year
- Serbia: Marija Šerifović, “Molitva (Молитва)”
The story of Eurovision 2007: Serbia wins at its first attempt, and the semi-final goes east
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