Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest information
For the most recent participation, see Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participating broadcaster
AVROTROS (2014–)
Former members
Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS; 1956–1969)
Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS; 1970–2009)[1]
Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS; 2010–2013)[1]
Participation summary
Appearances
63 (53 finals)
First appearance
1956
Highest placement
1st: 1957, 1959, 1969, 1975, 2019
Host
1958, 1970, 1976, 1980, 2020,[a] 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
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 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.
^ abvan Tongeren, Mario (25 January 2009). "NOS quits Eurovision, Dutch participation goes on". Oikotimes. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
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