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Netherlands

The Dutch entry is chosen by AVRO/TROS. The Netherlands has taken part since the first contest in 1956 and has won five times.

Claude’s C’est La Vie sparks Dutch hopes

He’s young, he’s soulful, and he’s got a Eurovision hit on his hands. Claude could be the comeback story of 2025. After last year’s messy...

5 May – Amsterdam, the city where everything’s possible

A host broadcaster never wants to win. They may tell you otherwise, but deep down they know that our favourite TV show is something...

Nick “does” 2025 – Netherlands (The)

NETHERLANDS (The) – C’est La Vie – Claude When I was about 12, I wrote a short essay/poem about a rollercoaster for English class at...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2025 Part 26 – Netherlands

C’est la Vie by Claude A new crop of Eurovision songs each year brings the opportunity to discover hitherto unknown artists and explore their wider...

Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2025- Part 26/37 – Netherlands

Netherlands - Claude – C’est la Vie.  No - not this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0UGGMM_ScM&pp=ygUeQ-KAmWVzdCBsYSB2aWUgTWVsb2RpZmV0aXZhbGVu Nor this one either: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irouCtF445I&pp=ygUYQ-KAmWVzdCBsYSB2aWUgTHlzIEFzc2lh But Claude, a fine name for a singer in my humble...

Eurovision Countdown 2025: Netherlands is French

Netherlands (the)Claude – C'est la vie Ah, the Netherlands. Never one to shout, scream, or combust theatrically on stage—they’ve gone and done a very Dutch...

21 April – Tomorrow became a cliché of a day

It's about time we went vintage again, just to show what today's performers are following in the footsteps of. Those older songs weren't all...

8 April – No air, no pride

It wasn't so long ago we were going Dutch in Rotterdam. Our friends in the Netherlands have a rich past going right back to...

So the Dutch aren’t boycotting then….

(and yes I know they were always going to join the party!) ...in fact, after all their talk and bluster and stuff they have actually...

22 February – He sang for farmers on the land

When you look at the Netherlands' fortunes, you will see amongst it five wins. They had to wait 44 years between their last two,...