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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.

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 28 – Netherlands

For a country with four Eurovision wins, the wait since 1975 for the next has been a long one. So long they lost their...
Duncan Laurence opens the first semi final of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam Ahoy, 18 May 2021

Eurovision winner tests positive for COVID

Duncan Laurence, the Dutch winner of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest has tested positive for COVID-19. The singer has mild symptoms. Because of a...

Eurovision duo under fire from Dutch media

Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper have come under fire from various parts of Dutch media ahead of their appearance at the 2023 Eurovision Song...

Well colour me blue, It seems a decision has been made.

If you are, say, over 30 or don't go on the twitter machine you'll probably be as totally unshocked as I was when AVROTROS...

Dutch boob(s)

Enormous cheers from the press centre when it was revealed Trinitje has changed her frock! She’s still showing an ample amount of cleavage mind, but...

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...

29 April – In a night of neon and the smell...

Cohorts of mine are in Lisbon. I might be, but then again I might be in Võromaa again. It's easy to confuse the two. But...

Jeangu Macrooy to defend Dutch Eurovision crown

2020 Eurovision host nation, the Netherlands, named Jeangu Macrooy as their Rotterdam representative. AVROTROS MD Eric van Stade talking of both singer and (as yet...

2 April – Thinking about the old days

You want to make an impression on a stage? Make your outfit memorable. Even more so if your song isn't. It's a golden rule. I'm...

Who needs what to get their Best Result: Your Nice 2023...

As well as music, Eurovision fans love statistics - and both contests are an absolute goldmine for facts, figures and number-crunching! So just before...