On 16 December 2006, NOS confirmed that they had selected singer Edsilia Rombley to represent the Netherlands at the 2007 contest during the Nederland 1 programme Mooi! Weer De Leeuw, hosted by Paul de Leeuw. Rombley had previously represented the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998, placing fourth with the song „Hemel en aarde“. During her interview on Mooi! Weer De Leeuw, Rombley revealed that she would select three to four songs from her upcoming album Meer dan ooit to perform during a special edition of the programme.
On 11 February 2007 during the special programme Mooi! Weer het Nationaal Songfestival, hosted by Paul de Leeuw and broadcast on Nederland 1 as well as streamed online via the VARA website vara.nl, Edsilia Rombley performed three songs and selected „Nooit meer zonder jou“ as her Eurovision entry. The song was written by Tjeerd P. Oosterhuis and Martin Gijzemijter.
| 1 | Meer dan ooit | More than ever | 3rd |
| 2 | Een keer meer dan jij | One more time than you | 2nd |
| 3 | Nooit meer zonder jou | Never again to be without you | 1st |
Preparation
Even though Edsilia had expressed her wish to sing in the Dutch language, she decided to sing „Nooit meer zonder jou“ in English under the name „On Top of the World“. She previously represented The Netherlands in ESC 1998. At the ESC Semi-Final she came 21st.