Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest

Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participating broadcaster	AVROTROS (2014–) Formerly Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS; 1956–1969) Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS; 1970–2009) [1] Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS; 2010–2013) [1]
Participation summary
Appearances	64 (53 finals) [a]
First appearance	1956
Highest placement	1st: 1957, 1959, 1969, 1975, 2019
Host	1958, 1970, 1976, 1980, 2020 , [b] 2021
Participation history 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Related articles
Nationaal Songfestival
External links
AVROTROS page
Netherlands's page at Eurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

The Netherlands has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 64 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 and 1991), and twice because of being relegated due to poor results the previous year (1995 and 2002). It has missed the final despite qualifying once, in 2024, due to the personal conduct of its entrant which led to disqualification. The current Dutch participant broadcaster in the contest is AVROTROS. The Netherlands has hosted the contest five times: in Hilversum (1958), Amsterdam (1970), The Hague (1976 and 1980), and Rotterdam (2021).

The Netherlands has won the contest five times, with " Net als toen " performed by Corry Brokken (1957), " Een beetje " by Teddy Scholten (1959), " De troubadour " by Lenny Kuhr in a four-way tie (1969), "Ding-a-dong" by Teach-In (1975), and "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence (2019). The country's other top five results are " Als het om de liefde gaat " by Sandra and Andres fourth (1972), "I See a Star" by Mouth and MacNeal third (1974), "Amsterdam" by Maggie MacNeal fifth (1980), " Rechtop in de wind " by Marcha fifth (1987), " Hemel en aarde " by Edsilia Rombley fourth (1998), and "Calm After the Storm" by The Common Linnets second (2014). It 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 participated in eight of the last 11 finals.

History

Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) was a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. It participated in the contest representing the Netherlands since its first edition in 1956. NTS was succeeded as participant broadcaster by Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) between 1970 and 2009, and Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) between 2010 and 2013. Since 2014, AVROTROS is the participant broadcaster representing the Netherlands.

1956–1959: Quick success

The 1958 scoreboard

The Netherlands was one of seven countries competing in the inaugural 1956 contest. NTS presented the Nationaal Songfestival to select its entries to the contest. Corry Brokken and Jetty Paerl finished top two and qualified to Lugano. After a year, success came fast as "Net als toen" from Brokken won the 1957 contest in Frankfurt, receiving points from every single country. Sem Nijveen provided the violin solo. As a result, NTS hosted the 1958 contest in Hilversum. Brokken's "Heel de wereld" received the first point from the first voting country, Switzerland, but it turned out to be the only point for her and finished tied ninth and last. Hosting and finishing last would not be repeated until Portugal in 2018; Austria in 2015 scored zero points alongside Germany but finished second last due to tie-breaking rules. In 1959 in Cannes, the Netherlands was represented by Teddy Scholten with "Een beetje", a song about being unfaithful in a relationship. The United Kingdom led the voting, before Italy sent seven points and France sent four more for another Dutch victory.

1960–1968: Dark age

Rudi Carrell and Annie Palmen won the national final with "Wat een geluk" in 1960 before Carrell was selected for the night but the song finished 12th (second last). Greetje Kauffeld failed to win three selections before being internally selected in 1961 with Wat een dag, which finished tied tenth. De Spelbrekers won with "Katinka". This song is in the distinguished list for finishing last with 0 points but still being the more-remembered entries in the Netherlands from the Dark Age. In 1963, The members of the orchestra went on strike, which made the televised selection impossible. Palmen performed three songs for juries before "Geen ander", later renamed "Een speeldoos" was selected. The song once again finished tied last with zero points. Dutch-Indonesian Anneke Grönloh with "Jij bent mijn leven" finished tied tenth in 1964. The 1965 Nationaal Songfestival had five semi-finals to select the song for each entrant. It was hosted by Teddy Scholten. Conny Vandenbos won with "'t Is genoeg". Norway was the only country to give any points, the maximum 5 points, making the Netherlands finish 11th. Milly Scott was the first black performer to participate in 1966, Ireland and the United Kingdom both gave "Fernando en Filippo" 1 point, having the Netherlands finish 15th. Harmelen hosted the 1967 selection. Winner Thérèse Steinmetz finished 14th with "Ring-dinge-ding". In 1968, the Netherlands finished last again with "Morgen" from Ronnie Tober.

1969–1975: From Lenny Kuhr to Teach-In

The 1969 Nationaal Songfestival brought Europe together by asking every single participating country in 1969 to vote with the Dutch juries. Conny Vink's "De toeteraar" was beaten by Lenny Kuhr's "De troubadour". Dolf van der Linden refused to go to Madrid and the song was conducted by Frans de Kok. The last two countries brought the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom, and Spain tied in first place with 18 points. Because there was no tie-breaking rule in place at the time, all 4 countries were announced as winners, which led to multiple countries withdrawing in 1970. The Netherlands beat France in coin-toss to host the 1970 contest in RAI Amsterdam. Hearts of Soul finished 7th with "Waterman". Saskia and Serge finished second in 1970 national final before being internally selected for 1971. The ballad "Tijd" finished tied sixth that night. It was the last song Dolf van der Linden conducted after 13 songs were conducted by him, of which two victories. Sandra and Andres's "Als het om de liefde gaat" was the first entry where the audience clapped along. The Netherlands finished fourth, one point behind Germany. After "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

The Hague hosted the 1976 contest in Congresgebouw with former winner Corry Brokken presenting the show. Sandra Reemer returned with "The Party's Over" finishing 9th. The country slumped to three non top-tens after, "De mallemolen" with Heddy Lester, 12th, "'t Is OK" with Harmony, 13th, and Xandra, the pseudonym of Sandra Reemer, with "Colorado", finishing 12th. The Congresgebouw returned to host the 1980 contest after Israel declined hosting after winning twice in a row and withdrew, because the date of the contest coincided with their Remembrance Day. Rogier van Otterloo made a debut as a conductor. Maggie MacNeal entered with the song "Amsterdam". The song would be the last internally selected song until 2013. "Amsterdam" led the voting after first three twelve points from four countries. The song later slipped to fifth. Linda Williams went to the 1981 contest with "Het is een wonder", finishing 7th. A year later, The Millionaires's "Fantasie eiland" controversially missed the ticket because expert juries sent Bill van Dijk with "Jij en ik". The English trio Tight Fit covered the song as Fantasy Island, which became a top 5 hit in the UK. In 1982 "Fantasie eiland" went on to win the OGAE Second Chance Contest. Germany's five points led "Jij en ik" to finished third last. The 1983 Nationaal Songfestival is also seen as dramatic. Vulcano's "Een beetje van dit" tied with Bernadette's "Sing Me a Song" before the last set of the jury votes gave Bernadette one point and Vulcano none, which sent her to Munich. The Netherlands finished 7th. After almost winning the Nationaal Songfestival in 1981, Maribelle represented the country in 1984 with "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 Frizzle Sizzle were the Dutch entry in 1986 with " Alles heeft ritme ", which again finished 13th. At the 1987 Nationaal Songfestival, Marcha performed all six competing songs, and " Rechtop in de wind " was selected. Marcha finished joint fifth, the Netherlands's first top five result since 1980. The song was the last conducted by van Otterloo before his death from cancer. In 1988, Gerard Joling was internally selected as the Dutch representative, and "Shangri-La" was later selected as the Dutch entry. The song finished ninth. Justine Pelmelay, a backing singer for "Shangri-La", won the selection in 1989 with the song " Blijf zoals je bent ", which finished 15th. In 1990, The country was represented by sisters Maywood with the power ballad " Ik wil alles met je delen ", again finishing 15th. As the contest was held on 4 May 1991, the Netherlands decided against participating due to the Remembrance of the Dead. Humphrey Campbell won the 1992 selection with " Wijs me de weg ", which finished ninth. In 1993 and 1994, NOS opted to internally select the artist, and used the Nationaal Songfestival to select the song. In 1993, Ruth Jacott was selected as the artist, and " Vrede " was selected as the entry, finishing sixth. In 1994, Willeke Alberti was selected with the song " 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 "De eerste keer". The song finished seventh, after an error. Dick Bakker, co-writer of "Ding-a-dong", made his debut as a conductor. In 1997, Mrs. Einstein, which the German television jokingly announced as the Dutch Spice Grandmothers, represented the Netherlands with "Niemand heeft nog tijd" finishing tied 22nd with five points. Nurlaila's "Alsof je bij me bent" finished second in the preselection, but won the OGAE Second Chance Contest 1998. ^[2] The highest-scoring entry that period was Edsilia Rombley's "Hemel en aarde": it even led the voting for some time. It was the last time the Netherlands was leader of the scoreboard until 2014. The song finished fourth, the Netherlands's best result since 1975. Marlayne won the Dutch final in 1999. She came joint 8th with the song "One Good Reason". In 2000, the song "No Goodbyes", sung by Linda Wagenmakers, placed 13th. In 2001, Michelle and her song "Out on My Own" finished 18th, and the Netherlands was not allowed to participate in 2002 due to poor results. Esther Hart won the national final in 2003 with the same writing team as 1999. Esther finished in 13th place. The country sent the male duo Re-union in 2004 with the song "Without You" and qualified for the final. They placed 20th with 11 points.

2005–2012: Non-qualification streak

In 2005, Glennis Grace's "My Impossible Dream" failed to reach the grand final. Treble also did not qualify a year later, with their song "Amambanda". In 2007, Rombley returned with her song "On Top of the World". She could not repeat her 1998 success and failed to qualify. In 2008, Hind participated with the song "Your Heart Belongs to Me": she too failed to qualify. In 2009, De Toppers's "Shine" failed to qualify. The year after, Sieneke was selected through a national final with "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.

2013–2019: 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".

2020–present

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. In 2024, Joost Klein qualified from the semi-finals, but was disqualified prior to the final due to an incident involving Klein and a production staff member of the contest.

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 2000. But at 22:00 (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
◊	Entry disqualified during the contest
†	Upcoming event

Year	Artist	Song	Language	Final	Points	Semi	Points
1956	Jetty Paerl	" De vogels van Holland "	Dutch	— [c]	— [c]	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 [b] X
2021	Jeangu Macrooy	"Birth of a New Age"	English, Sranan Tongo	23	11	Host country
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 "	Dutch	Disqualified [a] ◊		2	182
2025	Claude [6]	TBA †		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	[7]
1970	Amsterdam	RAI Congrescentrum	Warner van Kampen	Theo Ordeman  [ nl ]		Willy Dobbe	[8]
1976	The Hague	Congresgebouw	Fred Oster  [ nl ]		Jan Stulen  [ nl ]	Corry Brokken	[9]
1980					Rogier van Otterloo	Marlous Fluitsma	[10]
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	[11]
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	[12]

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. ^{[13] [14]}

Year	Location	Venue	Executive producer	Presenter(s)	Ref.
2020	Hilversum	Studio 21	Sietse Bakker	Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit	[15] [16]

Awards

Marcel Bezençon Awards

Further information: Marcel Bezençon Awards

Year	Category	Song	Composer(s)	Performer	Final	Points	Host city	Ref.
2003	Artistic Award [d]	"One More Night"	Tjeerd van Zanen, Alan Michael	Esther Hart	13	45	Riga	[17]
2014	Artistic Award [e]	"Calm After the Storm"	Ilse DeLange, JB Meijers, Rob Crosby, Matthew Crosby, Jake Etheridge	The Common Linnets	2	238	Copenhagen	[18]
	Composer Award							[18]
2019	Press Award	"Arcade"	Duncan Laurence, Joel Sjöö, Wouter Hardy, Will Knox	Duncan Laurence	1	498	Tel Aviv	[19]

Barbara Dex Award

Further information: Barbara Dex Award

Year	Performer	Host city	Ref.
2015	Trijntje Oosterhuis	Vienna	[20]

Related involvement

Conductors

Year	Conductor [f]	Notes	Ref.
1956	Fernando Paggi	Host conductor [g]	[21]
1957	Dolf van der Linden
1958		[h]
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963	Eric Robinson	Host conductor
1964	Dolf van der Linden
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969	Frans de Kok
1970	Dolf van der Linden	[i]	[22]
1971
1972	Harry van Hoof
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980	Rogier van Otterloo		[23]
1981		[j]
1982
1983	Piet Souer	[k]
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

Each participating broadcaster in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the performers, songwriters, composers, and backing vocalists, among others. ^[24]

Year	Head of delegation	Ref.
2022–2023	Lars Lourenco	[25] [26]
2024	Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen	[27]
2025	Claudia van der Pas	[28]

Commentators and spokespersons

Over the years Dutch 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). ^{[29] [30]} 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). ^[31] 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. ^[32] In 2024, Smit stepped down as commentator and was replaced by Jacqueline Govaert. ^[33]

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	[32]
2022	Cornald Maas, Jan Smit	Jeangu Macrooy	[34] [35]
2023		S10	[36] [37]
2024	Cornald Maas, Jacqueline Govaert	Nikkie de Jager [l]	[33] [38] [39]

Photo gallery

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  Corry Brokken in Hilversum (1958)
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  Conny Vandenbos in Naples (1965)
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  Edsilia Rombley in Helsinki (2007)
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  Hind in Belgrade (2008)
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  De Toppers in Moscow (2009)
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  Sieneke in Oslo (2010)
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  Anouk in Malmö (2013)
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  The Common Linnets in Copenhagen (2014)
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  Trijntje Oosterhuis in Vienna (2015)
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  Douwe Bob in Stockholm (2016)
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  O'G3NE in Kyiv (2017)
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  Waylon in Lisbon (2018)
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  Duncan Laurence in Tel Aviv (2019)
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  Jeangu Macrooy in Rotterdam (2021)
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  S10 in Turin (2022)
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  Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper in Liverpool (2023)
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  Joost Klein in Malmö (2024)

See also

• Nationaal Songfestival
• Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Junior version of the Eurovision Song Contest
• Netherlands in the Eurovision Young Dancers – A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21.
• Netherlands in the Eurovision Young Musicians – A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.
• Regio Songfestival

Notes

1. The 2024 entry qualified for the final, but was removed from the competition following a backstage incident during the semi-final. The Netherlands retained the right to vote in the final.
2. The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. The 1956 contest had secret voting and, apart from the winner, no results were released.
4. Voted by previous winners.
5. Voted by commentators.
6. All conductors are of Dutch nationality unless otherwise noted.
7. Conducted at the national final by Dolf van der Linden
8. van der Linden also conducted the Belgian, German, Luxembourgish, and Swedish entries
9. Also conducted the Irish entry.
10. The entry was presented without orchestral accompaniment at the national final.
11. Conducted by Ruud Bos at the national final.
12. Following the disqualification of the Dutch entry from the final, De Jager withdrew from her role, and AVROTROS chose not to replace her with a different spokesperson. Martin Österdahl, the contest's executive supervisor, announced the Dutch points instead.

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External links

• Media related to Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest at Wikimedia Commons