| Netherlands | |
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| Participating broadcaster | NOS NTR |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 11 (9 finals) |
| First appearance | 1985 |
| Last appearance | 2015 |
| Highest placement | 1st: 2005, 2013 |
| Host | 2003 |
The Netherlands have participated in the Eurovision Young Dancers 10 times since its debut in 1985. The Netherlands have hosted the contest once, in 2003. In 1987, Belgium and the Netherlands participated together.
1 | Winner |
3 | Third place |
| Year | Entrant | Final | Semi | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Jeanette den Blijker and Ruben Brugman | - | No semi finals | |
| 1987 | Bart de Block and Marieke Simons | - | ||
| 1989 | Gaby Baars and Léon Pronk | - | - | |
| 1991 | Boris de Leeuw | - | - | |
| 1993 – 1997 | Did not participate | |||
| 1999 | Ernst Meisner | - | - | |
| 2001 | Maartje Hermans and Golan Yosef | 3 | - | |
| 2003 | Joeri Dubbe | 3 | - | |
| 2005 | Milou Nuyens | 1 | - | |
| 2011 | Floor Eimers | Did not qualify | - | |
| 2013 | Sedrig Verwoert | 1 | - | |
| 2015 | Thijs Hogenboom | Did not qualify | - | |
| 2017 | Did not participate | |||
| Year | Location | Venues | Presenter(s) |
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| 2003 | Amsterdam | Stadsschouwburg | Aldith Hunkar |
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The Eurovision Young Dancers 2003 was the tenth edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the Stadsschouwburg Theatre in Amsterdam, Netherlands between 29 June and 4 July 2003. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS), dancers from ten countries participated in the televised final. A total of seventeen countries took part in the competition therefore a semi-final was held a few days before at the same venue. Armenia and Romania made their début while Austria, Germany and Ireland decided not to participate.
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, and twice because of being relegated due to poor results the previous year. 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, and Rotterdam (2021).
The Netherlands has participated in every edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since its inception in 2003 and is the only country to have taken part in every edition of the contest. The country has won the competition on one occasion; in 2009, with the song "Click Clack" by Ralf Mackenbach. Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS has been responsible for the participation, selecting the nation's entrant through the national final Junior Songfestival.
The Eurovision Young Dancers 2005 was the eleventh edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers, held at the National Theatre in Warsaw, Poland on 24 June 2005. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP), dancers from ten countries participated in the televised final. A total of thirteen countries took part in the competition. For this contest, a week of dance master classes replaced the semi-final round in order to select the finalists. Armenia, Estonia, Switzerland and Ukraine decided not to participate.
The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "On Top of the World" written by Tjeerd Oosterhuis, Martin Gijzemijter and Maarten ten Hove. The song was performed by Edsilia Rombley, who was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) to represent the Netherlands at the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland after previously representing the country in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998 where she placed third with the song "Hemel en aarde". Edsilia Rombley's appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 16 December 2006. Three potential songs were presented to the public on 11 February 2007 during the special programme Mooi! Weer het Nationaal Songfestival where the selected song "Nooit meer zonder jou" was announced. The song was later translated from Dutch to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "On Top of the World".
The Netherlands has participated in the biennial classical music competition Eurovision Young Musicians 12 times since its debut in 1984, winning the contest that year and in 1990. The Netherlands did not take part between 1992 and 1998, and again from 2016. The Netherlands hosted the contest in 1988.
Switzerland has participated in the biennial classical music competition Eurovision Young Musicians 14 times since its debut in 1982, most recently taking part in 2024. Switzerland have hosted the contest twice, in 1984 and 2004.
Ireland has participated in the biennial classical music competition Eurovision Young Musicians 4 times since its debut in 1986, most recently taking part in 1994. Ireland have failed to reach the final in every contest to date.
Sweden has participated in the Eurovision Young Dancers 15 times since its debut in 1985. Sweden has hosted the contest once, in 1993 and jointly won the contest in 2003. Sweden is also the only country that has participated in every edition.
Malta has participated in the Eurovision Young Dancers 2 times since its debut in 2015. On 7 July 2015, PBS Malta, which is responsible for Malta's participation confirmed that Malta will host the 2017 edition. However, in January 2017, the EBU announced that PBS had due to circumstances beyond their control been forced to cancel their staging of the competition. Nevertheless, they will still take part in the contest.
Norway has participated in the Eurovision Young Dancers 13 times since its debut in 1985. Norway has hosted and won the contest once, in 2011.
Cyprus has participated in the Eurovision Young Dancers 9 times since its debut in 1989. Cyprus is one of the poorest performing countries in the contest, with no finals appearances.
Belgium has participated in the Eurovision Young Dancers 11 times since its debut in 1985. In 1987, Belgium and the Netherlands participated together with a joint entry.
France has participated in the Eurovision Young Dancers 7 times since its debut in 1985. France has hosted the contest twice, in 1989 and 1999.
Poland has participated in the Eurovision Young Dancers 11 times since its debut in 1993. Poland has hosted the contest a record three times, in 1997, 2005 and 2013, and has won the contest three times. On 5 September 2016, Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) confirmed they would participate again in 2017.
The United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Young Dancers 7 times since its debut in 1985, most recently taking part in 2005. The UK has hosted the contest once, in 2001 and jointly won the contest in 1989.
Switzerland has participated in the Eurovision Young Dancers 9 times since its debut in 1985. Switzerland has hosted the contest once, in 1995.
Estonia has participated in the Eurovision Young Dancers 4 times since its debut in 1993.
The Eurovision Young Dancers 2017 was the fifteenth and final edition of the Eurovision Young Dancers competition. The final took place at the Prague Congress Centre in the Czech capital, Prague on 16 December 2017. This was the second consecutive time that the Czech national broadcaster, Česká televize (ČT), organised the contest. The event is aimed at young dancers aged between 16 and 21, competing in modern dances, be it solo or in couples, as long as they were not professionally engaged.
