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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.

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Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 28 – Netherlands, The

Now, all the polls and the betting tell me that at time of writing, this is the pre-contest favourite so what’s all the hype...

3 December – This carousel keeps turning on and on and...

The heart is a curious thing. It's often shown as something red, cute and, well, heart-shaped. But if you physically held one, it probably...

Netherlands, The. What were they thinking?

The last time I have heard a gasp like that in the press centre was when Dita Von Tease showed her minge! Trinitje shows...

The best bit of delegation excess so far …

... and the award goes to them Dutchies with their slightly short term bus arrangement ... Now, what are they going to do with this...

The Netherlands, A good show opener

The Netherlands open things up on this rather cold December morning.  On Sunday they will be the first song up and that is going...

29 November – I’m losing myself while chasing highs

Do you have a penchant for duets? Do you like the close harmonies when two well-suited singers are paired up for a gem of...

26 February – Show me the way to my own sense

Are the contests too big? Do you like 154 countries taking part, or were you happy when it was just 20? It has increased...

Joost Klein is going to represent The Netherlands

So after literally no hype at all AVROTROS have announced the following on their website this morning - well if copying it is good...

Dutch Duncan wins 2019 Eurovision Song Contest

Duncan Laurence, singing for the Netherlands, has won the 64th Eurovision Song Contest. Italy finished in second place and Russia came third. Norway won the televote...

1 April – It’s there when I get up in the...

It's no April Fool that some countries have probably done a lot worse than they've deserved to over the years. I'm thinking of those...