eurovision 2014
The Common Linnets
The Common Linnets represented the Netherlands at Eurovision 2014 in Copenhagen with “Calm After the Storm”, finishing 2nd of 26.
- what
- Dutch band
- formed
- 2013, Netherlands
- contest
- 2014
- best result
- 2nd, 2014
- music
- country, bluegrass music
- active
- since 2013
- record labels
- Universal Music Group
- members
- Ilse DeLange, Waylon past and present
- sang for
- Netherlands
Biography
The Common Linnets are a Dutch band formed in 2013, at first Ilse DeLange and Waylon, and meant by DeLange as a platform for Dutch artists to make country, Americana and bluegrass, with a changing membership. “Calm After the Storm” finished second in Copenhagen in 2014.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “The Common Linnets”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2014 Copenhagen
“Calm After the Storm”
2nd of 26 Finished 2nd of 26 in the final, with 238 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Matthew Crosby, Rob Crosby, Ilse DeLange, Jake Etheridge, JB Meijers
- Running order
- 24th of 26 in the final
- Semi-final
- 1st of 16, 150 points
- Won that year
- Austria: Conchita Wurst, “Rise Like a Phoenix”
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The story of Eurovision 2014: Rise Like a Phoenix, and a hall that booed Russia
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Popprijs 2014
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