Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest

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The Netherlands has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 65 times since making its debut as one of the seven countries at the first contest in Template:Escyr. 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 alleged personal conduct of its entrant which led to disqualification. The current Dutch participating broadcaster in the contest is AVROTROS. The Netherlands has hosted the contest five times: in Hilversum (Template:Escyr), Amsterdam (Template:Escyr), The Hague (Template:Escyr and Template:Escyr), and Rotterdam (Template:Escyr).

The Netherlands has won the contest five times, with "{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}" performed by Corry Brokken (Template:Escyr), "{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}" by Teddy Scholten (Template:Escyr), "{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}" by Lenny Kuhr in a four-way tie (Template:Escyr), "Ding-a-dong" by Teach-In (Template:Escyr), and "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence (Template:Escyr). The country's other top five results are "{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}" by Sandra and Andres fourth (Template:Escyr), "I See a Star" by Mouth and MacNeal third (Template:Escyr), "Amsterdam" by Maggie MacNeal fifth (Template:Escyr), "{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}" by Marcha fifth (Template:Escyr), "{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}" by Edsilia Rombley fourth (Template:Escyr), and "Calm After the Storm" by The Common Linnets second (Template:Escyr). It finished last in Template:Escyr, Template:Escyr, Template:Escyr, Template:Escyr, and in the second semi-final in Template:Escyr.

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 nine of the last 12 finals.

HistoryEdit

{{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= {{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= Template:Ambox }} }} {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (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 Template:Escyr in 1956. NTS was succeeded as participating broadcaster by {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (NOS) between 1970 and 2009, and {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (TROS) between 2010 and 2013. Since 2014, AVROTROS is the participating broadcaster representing the Netherlands.

1956–1959: Quick successEdit

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The Template:Escyr 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 Template:Escyr in Frankfurt, receiving points from every single country. Sem Nijveen provided the violin solo. As a result, NTS hosted the Template:Escyr 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 Template:Escyr; Austria in Template:Escyr scored zero points alongside Germany but finished second last due to tie-breaking rules. In Template:Escyr in Cannes, the Netherlands was represented by Teddy Scholten with "Een beetje", a song about being unfaithful in a relationship. The Template:Esccnty led the voting, before Template:Esccnty sent seven points and France sent four more for another Dutch victory.

1960–1968: Dark ageEdit

Rudi Carrell and Annie Palmen won the national final with "Wat een geluk" in 1960 before Carrell was selected for Template:Escyr but the song finished 12th (second last). Greetje Kauffeld failed to win three selections before being internally selected in Template:Escyr 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 Template:Esccnty 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 Template:Escyr, Template:Esccnty and the Template:Esccnty 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 Template:Escyr, the Netherlands finished last again with "Morgen" from Ronnie Tober.

1969–1975: From Lenny Kuhr to Teach-InEdit

The Template:Esccnty brought Europe together by asking every single participating country in Template:Escyr 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, Template:Esccnty, the Template:Esccnty, and Template:Esccnty 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 Template:Escyr in RAI Amsterdam. Hearts of Soul finished 7th with "Waterman". Saskia and Serge finished second in 1970 national final before being internally selected for Template:Escyr. 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 Template:Escyr, the country sent Mouth and MacNeal with "I See a Star". At Template:Escyr, 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 Template:Esccnty, 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 hostingsEdit

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Sandra Reemer with the outfit she wore in Template:Escyr

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 Template:Escyr 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 Template:Escyr with "Het is een wonder", finishing 9th. 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. Germany's five points led "Jij en ik" to finished third last. The Template:Esccnty 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 relegationEdit

Girl group Frizzle Sizzle were the Dutch entry in 1986 with "{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}", which again finished 13th. At the Template:Esccnty, Marcha performed all six competing songs, and "{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}" 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 "{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}", which finished 15th. In 1990, The country was represented by sisters Maywood with the power ballad "{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}", 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 "{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}", 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 "{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}" was selected as the entry, finishing sixth. In 1994, Willeke Alberti was selected with the song "{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}". The song placed 23rd with four points, and the Netherlands were relegated from the 1995 contest.

1996–2004: A decade of good resultsEdit

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. 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 streakEdit

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 Template:Escyr contest, and in Template:Escyr, 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 victoryEdit

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–presentEdit

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. Claude finished 12th in the final in 2025.

Non-participationEdit

The Netherlands has missed only four contests in its Eurovision history. The country was absent in Template:Escyr and Template:Escyr due to the date of both contests coinciding with the Dutch Remembrance of the Dead,<ref>History - Eurovision Song Contest 1985 Template:Webarchive Eurovision.tv</ref><ref>History - Eurovision Song Contest 1991 Template:Webarchive Eurovision.tv</ref> and in Template:Escyr and Template:Escyr due to relegation as a result of the country's poor results in the previous year.

The Netherlands did compete in Template:Escyr, but the broadcast of that year's Eurovision final on {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} was halted an hour after it commenced as an explosion in a fireworks factory destroyed parts of a suburb in Enschede a few hours before.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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 overviewEdit

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
Template:Escyr	Jetty Paerl	lang}}"	Dutch	rowspan="2" Template:N/A Template:Efn	rowspan="2" Template:N/A Template:Efn	rowspan="36" colspan="2" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr	Corry Brokken	lang}}"	Dutch
Template:Escyr	Corry Brokken	lang}}"	Dutch	1	31
Template:Escyr	Corry Brokken	lang}}"	Dutch	9 ◁	1
Template:Escyr	Teddy Scholten	lang}}"	Dutch	1	21
Template:Escyr	Rudi Carrell	lang}}"	Dutch	12	2
Template:Escyr	Greetje Kauffeld	lang}}"	Dutch	10	6
Template:Escyr	De Spelbrekers	lang}}"	Dutch	13 ◁	0
Template:Escyr	Annie Palmen	lang}}"	Dutch	13 ◁	0
Template:Escyr	Anneke Grönloh	lang}}"	Dutch	10	2
Template:Escyr	Conny Vandenbos	lang}}"	Dutch	11	5
Template:Escyr	Milly Scott	lang}}"	Dutch	15	2
Template:Escyr	Thérèse Steinmetz	"Ringe-dinge"	Dutch	14	2
Template:Escyr	Ronnie Tober	lang}}"	Dutch	16 ◁	1
Template:Escyr	Lenny Kuhr	lang}}"	Dutch	1	18
Template:Escyr	Patricia and Hearts of Soul	lang}}"	Dutch	7	7
Template:Escyr	Saskia and Serge	lang}}"	Dutch	6	85
Template:Escyr	Sandra and Andres	lang}}"	Dutch	4	106
Template:Escyr	Ben Cramer	lang}}"	Dutch	14	69
Template:Escyr	Mouth and MacNeal	"I See a Star"	English	3	15
Template:Escyr	Teach-In	"Ding-a-dong"	English	1	152
Template:Escyr	Sandra Reemer	"The Party Is Over Now"	English	9	56
Template:Escyr	Heddy Lester	lang}}"	Dutch	12	35
Template:Escyr	Harmony	lang}}"	Dutch	13	37
Template:Escyr	Xandra	"Colorado"	Dutch	12	51
Template:Escyr	Maggie MacNeal	"Amsterdam"	Dutch	5	93
Template:Escyr	Linda Williams	lang}}"	Dutch	9	51
Template:Escyr	Bill van Dijk	lang}}"	Dutch	16	8
Template:Escyr	Bernadette	"Sing Me a Song"	Dutch	7	66
Template:Escyr	Maribelle	lang}}"	Dutch	13	34
Template:Escyr	Frizzle Sizzle	lang}}"	Dutch	13	40
Template:Escyr	Marcha	lang}}"	Dutch	5	83
Template:Escyr	Gerard Joling	"Shangri-La"	Dutch	9	70
Template:Escyr	Justine Pelmelay	lang}}"	Dutch	15	45
Template:Escyr	Maywood	lang}}"	Dutch	15	25
Template:Escyr	Humphrey Campbell	lang}}"	Dutch	9	67
Template:Escyr	Ruth Jacott	lang}}"	Dutch	6	92	colspan="2" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr	Willeke Alberti	lang}}"	Dutch	23	4	colspan="2" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr	Maxine and Franklin Brown	lang}}"	Dutch	7	78	9	63
Template:Escyr	Mrs. Einstein	lang}}"	Dutch	22	5	colspan="2" rowspan="6" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr	Edsilia	lang}}"	Dutch	4	150
Template:Escyr	Marlayne	"One Good Reason"	English	8	71
Template:Escyr	Linda	"No Goodbyes"	English	13	40
Template:Escyr	Michelle	"Out on My Own"	English	18	16
Template:Escyr	Esther Hart	"One More Night"	English	13	45
Template:Escyr	Re-union	"Without You"	English	20	11	6	146
Template:Escyr	Glennis Grace	"My Impossible Dream"	English	colspan="2" rowspan="8" Template:N/A	14	53
Template:Escyr	Treble	"Amambanda"	Imaginary, English	20	22
Template:Escyr	Edsilia Rombley	"On Top of the World"	English	21	38
Template:Escyr	Hind	"Your Heart Belongs to Me"	English	13	27
Template:Escyr	The Toppers	"Shine"	English	17	11
Template:Escyr	Sieneke	lang}}"	Dutch	14	29
Template:Escyr	3JS	"Never Alone"	English	19 ◁	13
Template:Escyr	Joan Franka	"You and Me"	English	15	35
Template:Escyr	Anouk	"Birds"	English	9	114	6	75
Template:Escyr	The Common Linnets	"Calm After the Storm"	English	2	238	1	150
Template:Escyr	Trijntje Oosterhuis	"Walk Along"	English	colspan="2" Template:N/A	14	33
Template:Escyr	Douwe Bob	"Slow Down"	English	11	153	5	197
Template:Escyr	OG3NE	"Lights and Shadows"	English	11	150	4	200
Template:Escyr	Waylon	"Outlaw in 'Em"	English	18	121	7	174
Template:Escyr	Duncan Laurence	"Arcade"	English	1	498	1	280
Template:Escyr	Jeangu Macrooy	"Grow"	English	colspan="4" Template:N/A Template:Efn X
Template:Escyr	Jeangu Macrooy	"Birth of a New Age"	English, Sranan Tongo	23	11	colspan="2" Template:N/A
Template:Escyr	S10	lang}}"	Dutch	11	171	2	221
Template:Escyr	Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper	"Burning Daylight"	English	colspan="2" Template:N/A	13	7
Template:Escyr	Joost Klein	lang}}"	Dutch	DisqualifiedTemplate:Efn ◊ {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}		2	182
Template:Escyr	Claude	lang}}"	French, English	12	175	3	121
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HostingsEdit

File:Eurovision Song Contest 1976 rehearsal - Corry Brokken 1.png

Corry Brokken rehearsing for the Eurovision Song Contest 1976

Year	Location	Venue	Executive producer	Director	Musical director	Presenter(s)	Template:Abbr
Template:Escyr	Hilversum	AVRO Studios	Piet te Nuyl Jr.	Template:Ill	Dolf van der Linden	Hannie Lips	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Escyr	Amsterdam	RAI Congrescentrum	Warner van Kampen	Template:Ill	Dolf van der Linden	Willy Dobbe	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Escyr	The Hague	Congresgebouw	Template:Ill		Template:Ill	Corry Brokken	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Escyr	The Hague	Congresgebouw	Template:Ill		Rogier van Otterloo	Marlous Fluitsma	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Escyr	Rotterdam	Rotterdam Ahoy	Template:Ill and Inge van de Weerd	Marnix Kaart, Marc Pos and Template:Ill	rowspan="2" Template:N/A	Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Escyr	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	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Eurovision: Europe Shine a LightEdit

On 16 May 2020, Hilversum hosted the live show Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light as a replacement for the cancelled Eurovision Song Contest 2020.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Year	Location	Venue	Executive producer	Presenter(s)	Template:Abbr
2020	Hilversum	Studio 21	Sietse Bakker	Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley and Jan Smit	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

AwardsEdit

Marcel Bezençon AwardsEdit

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Year	Category	Song	Composer(s)	Performer	Final	Points	Host city	Template:Abbr
Template:Escyr	Artistic AwardTemplate:Efn	"One More Night"	Tjeerd van Zanen, Alan Michael	Esther Hart	13	45	Template:Flagicon Riga	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}
Template:Escyr	Artistic AwardTemplate:Efn	"Calm After the Storm"	Ilse DeLange, JB Meijers, Rob Crosby, Matthew Crosby, Jake Etheridge	The Common Linnets	2	238	Template:Flagicon Copenhagen	{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}
Template:Escyr	Composer Award	"Calm After the Storm"		The Common Linnets	2	238	Template:Flagicon Copenhagen	{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}
Template:Escyr	Press Award	"Arcade"	Duncan Laurence, Joel Sjöö, Wouter Hardy, Will Knox	Duncan Laurence	1	498	Template:Flagicon Tel Aviv	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}

Barbara Dex AwardEdit

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Year	Performer	Host city	Template:Abbr
Template:Escyr	Trijntje Oosterhuis	Template:Flagicon Vienna	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}

Related involvementEdit

ConductorsEdit

Year	ConductorTemplate:Efn	Notes	Template:Abbr
Template:Escyr	Template:Flagicon Fernando Paggi	Host conductorTemplate:Efn	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Escyr	Dolf van der Linden
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Template:Escyr	Template:Flagicon Eric Robinson	Host conductor
Template:Escyr	Dolf van der Linden
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Template:Escyr	Frans de Kok
Template:Escyr	Dolf van der Linden	Template:Efn	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
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Template:Escyr	Harry van Hoof
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Template:Escyr	Rogier van Otterloo		<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
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Template:Escyr	Piet Souer	Template:Efn
Template:Escyr	Rogier van Otterloo
Template:Escyr	Harry van Hoof
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Template:Escyr	Harry van Hoof
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Template:Escyr	Dick Bakker
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Heads of delegationEdit

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Year	Head of delegation	Template:Abbr
Template:Escyr–Template:Escyr	Lars Lourenco	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}
Template:Escyr	Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}
Template:Escyr	Claudia van der Pas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>{{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters\|check\|unknown=\|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"\|ignoreblank=y\| 1 \| style }}

Commentators and spokespersonsEdit

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 commentary every year from 1987 until 2005 (with the exceptions of 1991 and 1995).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2024, Smit stepped down as commentator and was replaced by Jacqueline Govaert.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Television and radio commentators and spokespersons
Year	Television		Radio		Spokesperson	Template:Abbr
Year	Channel	Commentator(s)	Channel	Commentator(s)	Spokesperson	Template:Abbr
Template:Escyr	NTS	Piet te Nuyl Jr.	colspan="2" rowspan="2" Template:N/A	Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr		Piet te Nuyl Jr.	Template:Ill	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr		Siebe van der Zee	Hilversum 1	Siebe van der Zee	Piet te Nuyl Jr.	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>
Template:Escyr		Piet te Nuyl Jr.	Hilversum 1	Aad Bos	Siebe van der Zee	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr			Hilversum 2	Piet te Nuyl Jr.		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr			Hilversum 1	Coen Serré		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr		Willem Duys	Hilversum 2	Willem Duys	rowspan="3" Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr		Willem Duys	Hilversum 1	Coen Serré	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr		Ageeth Scherphuis	Hilversum 2	rowspan="4" Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr	{{#invoke:Lang\|lang}}	Teddy Scholten	Hilversum 2	Dick van Bommel	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr		Teddy Scholten	{{#invoke:Lang\|lang}}	Herman Brouwer	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr		Template:Ill	{{#invoke:Lang\|lang}}	rowspan="4" Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr		Template:Ill	colspan="2" rowspan="8" Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr		Pim Jacobs	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr			<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr			rowspan="3" Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr			<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr			<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr	{{#invoke:Lang\|lang}}	Willem Duys	rowspan="3" Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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Template:Escyr			lang}}	Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr		Template:Ill	colspan="2" rowspan="3" Template:N/A	Ralph Inbar	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr		Willem Duys	Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr		Willem Duys	Ivo Niehe	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr		Pim Jacobs	Hilversum 1	Willem van Beusekom	Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr	lang}}		colspan="2" rowspan="10" Template:N/A	Flip van der Schalie	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr	lang}}		Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr	{{#invoke:Lang\|lang}}	Willem Duys	Flip van der Schalie	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr	{{#invoke:Lang\|lang}}	Ivo Niehe	Flip van der Schalie	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr	Olympus	Gerrit den Braber	Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr	{{#invoke:Lang\|lang}}	Template:Ill	Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr	{{#invoke:Lang\|lang}}	Willem van Beusekom	Ralph Inbar	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr	{{#invoke:Lang\|lang}}		rowspan="2" Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr			<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr			Template:Ill	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr	colspan="4" Template:N/A	Template:N/A
Template:Escyr	{{#invoke:Lang\|lang}}	Willem van Beusekom	colspan="2" rowspan="4" Template:N/A	Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr			Joop van Os	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr			Joop van Os	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>
Template:Escyr		Paul de Leeuw	Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr	{{#invoke:Lang\|lang}}	Willem van Beusekom	Radio 2	Hijlco Span	Marcha	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>
Template:Escyr				rowspan="2" Template:N/A	Corry Brokken	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>
Template:Escyr				Conny Vandenbos	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>
Template:Escyr			colspan="2" Template:N/A	Edsilia Rombley	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>
Template:Escyr	Nederland 2		Radio 2, Radio 3	rowspan="7" Template:N/A	Marlayne	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>
Template:Escyr			Radio 2, Radio 3	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Eurovision Song Contest 2001 (Television programme). Copenhagen, Denmark: DR. 12 May 2001.</ref>	Marlayne
Template:Escyr			Radio 2	Template:N/A	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr				Marlayne	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr		Willem van Beusekom and Cornald Maas		Esther Hart	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Escyr		Willem van Beusekom and Cornald Maas		Nancy Coolen	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Escyr		Cornald Maas (All shows) Paul de Leeuw (Final)		Paul de Leeuw	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr	Nederland 1	Cornald Maas (All shows) Paul de Leeuw (Final)	colspan="2" rowspan="8" Template:N/A	Paul de Leeuw and Edsilia Rombley	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr		Cornald Maas	Esther Hart	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Escyr		Cornald Maas	Yolanthe Cabau van Kasbergen	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Escyr		Cornald Maas and Daniël Dekker	Yolanthe Cabau van Kasbergen	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Escyr		Jan Smit and Daniël Dekker	Mandy Huydts	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead link</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Escyr			Vivienne van den Assem	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Escyr	Nederland 1, BVN		Cornald Maas
Template:Escyr	Nederland 1, BVN	Cornald Maas and Jan Smit	Tim Douwsma	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Escyr	NPO 1, BVN	Cornald Maas and Jan Smit	NPO Radio 2	Cornald Maas and Jan Smit	Edsilia Rombley	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Escyr		Cornald Maas and Jan Smit (All shows) Douwe Bob (SF2)	colspan="2" rowspan="3" Template:N/A	Trijntje Oosterhuis	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Escyr		Cornald Maas and Jan Smit	Douwe Bob	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Escyr	NPO 1		OG3NE	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Escyr	NPO 1		NPO Radio 2 (Final)	Wouter van der Goes and Template:Ill	Emma Wortelboer	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Template:Escyr	NPO 1, BVN	Cornald Maas and Sander Lantinga	NPO Radio 2 (Final)	Wouter van der Goes and Frank van 't Hof	Romy Monteiro Template:Efn	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	NPO 1 Extra	Sign language: Various interpreters
	NPO Zappelin Extra	Dutch audio description
Template:Escyr	NPO 1, BVN	Cornald Maas and Jan Smit		Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte and Frank van 't Hof	Jeangu Macrooy	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Escyr		Cornald Maas and Jan Smit		Wouter van der Goes and Frank van 't Hof	S10	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Escyr		Cornald Maas and Jacqueline Govaert		Template:Ill	~~Nikkie de Jager~~Template:Efn	<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Escyr		Cornald Maas		Template:Ill	Chantal Janzen<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite radio</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Photo galleryEdit

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Corry Brokken in Hilversum (Template:Escyr)
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Conny Vandenbos in Naples (Template:Escyr)
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Edsilia Rombley in Helsinki (Template:Escyr)
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Hind in Belgrade (Template:Escyr)
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De Toppers in Moscow (Template:Escyr)
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Sieneke in Oslo (Template:Escyr)
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Anouk in Malmö (Template:Escyr)
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The Common Linnets in Copenhagen (Template:Escyr)
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Trijntje Oosterhuis in Vienna (Template:Escyr)
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Douwe Bob in Stockholm (Template:Escyr)
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O'G3NE in Kyiv (Template:Escyr)
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Waylon in Lisbon (Template:Escyr)
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Duncan Laurence in Tel Aviv (Template:Escyr)
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Jeangu Macrooy in Rotterdam (Template:Escyr)
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S10 in Turin (Template:Escyr)
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Joost Klein in Malmö (Template:Escyr)
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Claude in Basel (Template:Escyr)

NotesEdit

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ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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