Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
Netherlands
Participating broadcasterAVROTROS (2014–)
Former members
Participation summary
Appearances63 (53 finals)
First appearance1956
Highest placement1st: 1957, 1959, 1969, 1975, 2019
Host1958, 1970, 1976, 1980, 2020,[a] 2021
Participation history
Related articles
Nationaal Songfestival
External links
AVROTROS page
Netherlands's page at Eurovision.tv Edit this at Wikidata
For the most recent participation see
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

The Netherlands has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 63 times since making its debut as one of the seven countries at the first contest in 1956. The country has missed only four contests, twice because the dates coincided with Remembrance of the Dead (1985, 1991) and twice because of being relegated due to poor results the previous year (1995 and 2002). The Netherlands hosted the contest in Hilversum (1958), Amsterdam (1970), twice in The Hague (1976 and 1980) and Rotterdam (2021).

The Netherlands has won the contest five times, with Corry Brokken (1957), Teddy Scholten (1959), Lenny Kuhr in a four-way tie (1969), Teach-In (1975) and Duncan Laurence (2019). The country's other top five results are Sandra and Andres fourth (1972), Mouth and MacNeal third (1974), Maggie MacNeal fifth (1980), Marcha fifth (1987), Edsilia Rombley fourth (1998), and second with The Common Linnets (2014). It has finished last in 1958, 1962, 1963, 1968, and in the second semi-final in 2011.

After the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, the Netherlands failed to reach the final for eight years in a row from 2005 to 2012, but has since reached eight of the last ten finals.

History

1956–1959: Quick success

The 1958 scoreboard

The Netherlands was one of seven countries competing in the inaugural

UK led the voting, before Italy
sent seven points and France sent four more for another Dutch victory.

1960–1968: Dark age

.

1969–1975: From Lenny Kuhr to Teach-In

The 1969 Nationaal Songfestival brought Europe together by asking every single participating country in

De oude muzikant" from Ben Cramer finished 14th in 1973, the country sent Mouth and MacNeal with "I See a Star". 1974 was the first year that allowed songs in English, so the lyrics were changed to English. At the contest, they had to face ABBA, former winner Gigliola Cinquetti and Olivia Newton-John before eventually finishing third. Teach In with "Ding-a-dong
" won the 1975 Nationaal Songfestival, which was the first time since 1970 that the singers weren't internally selected. The song received six twelve points, winning the contest for the fourth time, being the first song to win while opening the contest.

1976–1985: Multiple hostings

Sandra Reemer with the outfit she wore in 1979

Ik hou van jou". The entry finished 13th, preceding the first ever Dutch withdrawal in 1985 due to the Remembrance of the Dead
.

1986–1995: Mixed results leading to relegation

Girl group

Waar is de zon?
". The song placed 23rd with four points, and the Netherlands were relegated from the 1995 contest.

1996–2004: A decade of good results

Nationaal Songfestival returned in 1996 with five semi-finals to select a song for each singer. Maxine and Franklin Brown represented the country with "

Without You
" and qualified for the final. They placed 20th with 11 points.

2005–2012: Non-qualification streak

In 2005,

Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)" sung in Dutch - she also failed to qualify. The 3JS had the lowest score of all participants in the 2011 contest, and in 2012, Joan Franka
failed to qualify as well. The Netherlands missed out on the final eight years in a row, making it the country with the longest period of non-qualification in the contest.

2013–present: Renaissance, qualification streaks and fifth victory

The string of consecutive non-qualifications of much of the 2000s and early 2010s led the Dutch broadcaster to re-think their strategy, which led to the internal selection of rock singer Anouk in 2013. Anouk chose the song "Birds" and the background singers herself and went on to break the Netherlands' long non-qualification streak, subsequently giving the country its first top 10 placing since 1999. The following years, the Dutch Eurovision committee continued to choose their artists internally. The year following Anouk, The Common Linnets (consisting of singers Ilse DeLange and Waylon) with "Calm After the Storm" won their semi-final and finished in second place overall. After a non-qualification with Trijntje Oosterhuis in 2015, the Dutch then recorded four consecutive qualifications with Douwe Bob and OG3NE both finishing in 11th place in their respective appearances, and returning singer Waylon placing 18th. Duncan Laurence brought the country its fifth overall victory and first in 44 years with his song "Arcade". As the host entrant in 2021, Jeangu Macrooy with "Birth of a New Age" was pre-qualified for the final, eventually finishing in 23rd place with 11 points, marking the fifth time since 2015 that the host country ranked in the bottom five. Macrooy was previously chosen to represent the country in the later-cancelled 2020 edition with "Grow". In 2022, S10 represented the country with "De diepte", the first Dutch-language entry since 2010, and finished in 11th place in the final. This qualification streak was ended the following year, when Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper failed to advance from the semi-finals.

Non-participation

The Netherlands has missed only four contests in its Eurovision history. The country was absent in 1985 and 1991 due to the date of both contests coinciding with the Dutch Remembrance of the Dead,[3][4] and in 1995 and 2002 due to relegation as a result of the country's poor results in the previous year.

The Netherlands did compete in

UTC+2) on 13 May, the broadcast of the Eurovision final was halted as an explosion in a fireworks factory destroyed parts of a suburb in Enschede a few hours before.[5]
The points awarded by the Netherlands were taken from the back-up jury vote, as there was no televote after the program was cut short.

Participation overview

Table key
1 First place
2 Second place
3 Third place
Last place
X Entry selected but did not compete
Upcoming event
Year Artist Song Language Final Points Semi Points
1956 Jetty Paerl "
De vogels van Holland
"
Dutch [b] [b] No semi-finals
Corry Brokken "
Voorgoed voorbij
"
Dutch
1957 Corry Brokken "Net als toen" Dutch 1 31
1958 Corry Brokken "
Heel de wereld
"
Dutch 9 ◁ 1
1959 Teddy Scholten "Een beetje" Dutch 1 21
1960 Rudi Carrell "
Wat een geluk
"
Dutch 12 2
1961 Greetje Kauffeld "
Wat een dag
"
Dutch 10 6
1962 De Spelbrekers "
Katinka
"
Dutch 13 ◁ 0
1963 Annie Palmen "
Een speeldoos
"
Dutch 13 ◁ 0
1964 Anneke Grönloh "
Jij bent mijn leven
"
Dutch 10 2
1965 Conny Vandenbos "
Het is genoeg
"
Dutch 11 5
1966 Milly Scott "
Fernando en Philippo
"
Dutch 15 2
1967 Thérèse Steinmetz "
Ringe-dinge
"
Dutch 14 2
1968 Ronnie Tober "
Morgen
"
Dutch 16 ◁ 1
1969 Lenny Kuhr "De troubadour" Dutch 1 18
1970 Patricia and Hearts of Soul "
Waterman
"
Dutch 7 7
1971 Saskia and Serge "
Tijd
"
Dutch 6 85
1972 Sandra and Andres "
Als het om de liefde gaat
"
Dutch 4 106
1973 Ben Cramer "
De oude muzikant
"
Dutch 14 69
1974 Mouth and MacNeal "I See a Star" English 3 15
1975 Teach-In "Ding-a-dong" English 1 152
1976 Sandra Reemer "
The Party Is Over Now
"
English 9 56
1977 Heddy Lester "
De mallemolen
"
Dutch 12 35
1978 Harmony "
't Is OK
"
Dutch 13 37
1979 Xandra "Colorado" Dutch 12 51
1980 Maggie MacNeal "
Amsterdam
"
Dutch 5 93
1981 Linda Williams "
Het is een wonder
"
Dutch 9 51
1982 Bill van Dijk "
Jij en ik
"
Dutch 16 8
1983 Bernadette "
Sing Me a Song
"
Dutch 7 66
1984 Maribelle "
Ik hou van jou
"
Dutch 13 34
1986 Frizzle Sizzle "
Alles heeft ritme
"
Dutch 13 40
1987 Marcha "
Rechtop in de wind
"
Dutch 5 83
1988 Gerard Joling "
Shangri-La
"
Dutch 9 70
1989 Justine Pelmelay "
Blijf zoals je bent
"
Dutch 15 45
1990 Maywood "
Ik wil alles met je delen
"
Dutch 15 25
1992 Humphrey Campbell "
Wijs me de weg
"
Dutch 9 67
1993 Ruth Jacott "
Vrede
"
Dutch 6 92 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
1994 Willeke Alberti "
Waar is de zon
"
Dutch 23 4 No semi-finals
1996 Maxine and Franklin Brown "
De eerste keer
"
Dutch 7 78 9 63
1997 Mrs. Einstein "
Niemand heeft nog tijd
"
Dutch 22 5 No semi-finals
1998 Edsilia "
Hemel en aarde
"
Dutch 4 150
1999 Marlayne "
One Good Reason
"
English 8 71
2000 Linda "
No Goodbyes
"
English 13 40
2001 Michelle "
Out on My Own
"
English 18 16
2003 Esther Hart "
One More Night
"
English 13 45
2004 Re-union "
Without You
"
English 20 11 6 146
2005 Glennis Grace "
My Impossible Dream
"
English Failed to qualify 14 53
2006 Treble "
Amambanda
"
Imaginary, English 20 22
2007 Edsilia Rombley "
On Top of the World
"
English 21 38
2008 Hind "
Your Heart Belongs to Me
"
English 13 27
2009 The Toppers "
Shine
"
English 17 11
2010 Sieneke "
Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)
"
Dutch 14 29
2011 3JS "
Never Alone
"
English 19 ◁ 13
2012 Joan Franka "You and Me" English 15 35
2013 Anouk "Birds" English 9 114 6 75
2014 The Common Linnets "Calm After the Storm" English 2 238 1 150
2015 Trijntje Oosterhuis "
Walk Along
"
English Failed to qualify 14 33
2016 Douwe Bob "Slow Down" English 11 153 5 197
2017 OG3NE "Lights and Shadows" English 11 150 4 200
2018 Waylon "Outlaw in 'Em" English 18 121 7 174
2019 Duncan Laurence "Arcade" English 1 498 1 280
2020 Jeangu Macrooy "Grow" English Contest cancelled[a] X Host country
2021 Jeangu Macrooy "Birth of a New Age" English, Sranan Tongo 23 11
2022 S10 "De diepte" Dutch 11 171 2 221
2023 Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper "Burning Daylight" English Failed to qualify 13 7
2024 Joost Klein "Europapa"[6] Dutch[7] Upcoming

Hostings

Corry Brokken rehearsing for the Eurovision Song Contest 1976
Year Location Venue Executive producer Director Musical director Presenter(s) Ref.
1958 Hilversum AVRO Studios Piet te Nuyl Jr. Gijs Stappershoef [nl] Dolf van der Linden Hannie Lips [8]
1970 Amsterdam RAI Congrescentrum Warner van Kampen Theo Ordeman [nl] Willy Dobbe [9]
1976 The Hague Congresgebouw Fred Oster [nl] Jan Stulen [nl] Corry Brokken [10]
1980 Rogier van Otterloo Marlous Fluitsma [11]
2020 Rotterdam Rotterdam Ahoy Sietse Bakker and Inge van de Weerd Marnix Kaart, Marc Pos and Daniel Jelinek [sv] Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit [12]
2021 Rotterdam Rotterdam Ahoy Sietse Bakker and Astrid Dutrénit Marnix Kaart, Marc Pos and Daniel Jelinek Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley, Jan Smit and Nikkie de Jager [13]

Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light

On 16 May 2020, Hilversum hosted the live show Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light as a replacement for the cancelled Eurovision Song Contest 2020.[14][15]

Year Location Venue Executive producer Presenter(s) Ref.
2020 Hilversum Studio 21 Sietse Bakker Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit [16][17]

Awards

Marcel Bezençon Awards

Year Category Song Composer(s) Performer Final Points Host city Ref.
2003 Artistic Award[c] "
One More Night
"
Tjeerd van Zanen, Alan Michael Esther Hart 13 45 Latvia Riga
2014 Artistic Award[d] "Calm After the Storm" Ilse DeLange, JB Meijers, Rob Crosby,
Matthew Crosby, Jake Etheridge
The Common Linnets 2 238 Denmark Copenhagen
Composer Award
2019 Press Award "Arcade" Duncan Laurence, Joel Sjöö, Wouter Hardy, Will Knox Duncan Laurence 1 498 Israel Tel Aviv

Barbara Dex Award

Year Performer Host city Ref.
2015 Trijntje Oosterhuis Austria Vienna

Related involvement

Conductors

Year Conductor[e] Notes Ref.
1956 Switzerland Fernando Paggi Host conductor[f] [22]
1957 Dolf van der Linden
1958 [g]
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963 United Kingdom Eric Robinson Host conductor
1964 Dolf van der Linden
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969 Frans de Kok
1970 Dolf van der Linden [h] [23]
1971
1972 Harry van Hoof
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980 Rogier van Otterloo [24]
1981 [i]
1982
1983 Piet Souer [j]
1984 Rogier van Otterloo
1986 Harry van Hoof
1987 Rogier van Otterloo
1988 Harry van Hoof
1989
1990
1992
1993
1994
1996 Dick Bakker
1997
1998

Heads of delegation

Year Head of delegation Ref.
20222023 Lars Lourenco
2024 Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen

Commentators and spokespersons

Over the years NOS/TROS commentary has been provided by several experienced radio and television presenters, including Willem Duys, Ivo Niehe, Pim Jacobs, Ati Dijckmeester and Paul de Leeuw. Willem van Beusekom provided NOS TV commentary every year from 1987 until 2005 (with the exceptions of 1991 and 1995).[28][29] He was replaced by his co-commentator Cornald Maas, who commentated on the contest from 2004 until 2010.

On 29 June 2010, Maas was sacked as commentator after posting insults on Twitter about Sieneke, Joran van der Sloot and the Party for Freedom (PVV).[30] After this, DJ Daniël Dekker, who had been commentating next to Maas, took over together with Jan Smit. In 2014, Maas returned, now himself replacing Dekker, as commentator together with Smit. Sander Lantinga replaced Smit for 2021 due to Smit hosting the main contest.[31] In 2024, Smit stepped down as commentator and was replaced by Jacqueline Govaert.[32]

Year Commentator Spokesperson Ref.
1956 Piet te Nuyl No spokesperson
1957 Willem Duys
1958 Siebe van der Zee Piet te Nuyl
1959 Piet te Nuyl Siebe van der Zee
1960
1961
1962 Willem Duys Ger Lugtenburg
1963 Pim Jacobs
1964 Ageeth Scherphuis
1965 Teddy Scholten
1966
1967 Leo Nelissen Ellen Blazer
1968 Elles Berger Willem Duys
1969 Pim Jacobs Leo Nelissen
1970 Flip van der Schalie
1971 No spokesperson
1972
1973
1974 Willem Duys Dick van Bommel
1975
1976
1977 Ati Dijckmeester Ralph Inbar
1978 Willem Duys Dick van Bommel
1979 Ivo Niehe
1980 Pim Jacobs Flip van der Schalie
1981
1982
1983 Willem Duys
1984 Ivo Niehe
1985 Gerrit den Braber Did not participate
1986 Leo van der Goot Joop van Zijl
1987 Willem van Beusekom Ralph Inbar
1988 Joop van Os
1989
1990
1991 No television broadcast Did not participate
1992 Willem van Beusekom Herman Slager
1993 Joop van Os
1994
1995 Paul de Leeuw Did not participate
1996 Willem van Beusekom
Marga Bult
1997 Corry Brokken
1998 Conny Vandenbos
1999 Edsilia Rombley
2000 Marlayne
2001
2002 Did not participate
2003 Marlayne
2004 Willem van Beusekom, Cornald Maas Esther Hart
2005 Nancy Coolen
2006 Cornald Maas, Paul de Leeuw Paul de Leeuw
2007 Paul de Leeuw and Edsilia Rombley
2008 Cornald Maas Esther Hart
2009
Yolanthe Sneijder-Cabau
2010 Cornald Maas, Daniël Dekker
2011 Jan Smit, Daniël Dekker Mandy Huydts
2012 Vivienne van den Assem
2013 Cornald Maas
2014 Jan Smit, Cornald Maas Tim Douwsma
2015 Edsilia Rombley
2016 Jan Smit, Cornald Maas (all shows), Douwe Bob (semi-final 2) Trijntje Oosterhuis
2017 Jan Smit, Cornald Maas Douwe Bob
2018 OG3NE
2019 Emma Wortelboer
2021 Cornald Maas, Sander Lantinga Romy Monteiro [31]
2022 Cornald Maas, Jan Smit Jeangu Macrooy [33][34]
2023 S10 [35][36]
2024 Cornald Maas, Jacqueline Govaert TBA [32]

Gallery

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ^ a b The 1956 contest had secret voting and, apart from the winner, no results were released.
  3. ^ Voted by previous winners.
  4. ^ Voted by commentators.
  5. ^ All conductors are of Dutch nationality unless otherwise noted.
  6. ^ Conducted at the national final by Dolf van der Linden
  7. ^ van der Linden also conducted the Belgian, German, Luxembourgish, and Swedish entries
  8. ^ Also conducted the Irish entry.
  9. ^ The entry was presented without orchestral accompaniment at the national final.
  10. ^ Conducted by Ruud Bos at the national final.

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