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ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

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...

26 November – Hey, old neighbour don’t look so sour

Today we go back a few years. Yes, definitely quite a few years. After all, it would be a dull old thing if I...

19 June – The gauntlet has been thrown

Anyone can win the Eurovision Song Contest. There, I've said it. We cite the examples of Portugal and Finland. But there are others. Recently...

19 June – My colours have been shown

Anyone can win the Eurovision Song Contest. There, I've said it. We cite the examples of Portugal and Finland. But there are others. Not...

The Dutch are not to the qualifying

Well I had heard that the 3JS boys and TROS (what an apt name) had worked out that they need a dance routine in...

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...

22 February – He changed happiness to melancholy

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

Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Netherlands

Much as the Irish love their male-voiced ballads, the Dutch have set themselves up as 'that flat bit of Europe that brings country music...

3 August – I never felt so free in the choices...

Imagine the dilemma. You're taking part in Europe's favourite TV show. It covers dozens of languages, and you want to make yourself stand out...

3 June – As long as we two rhyme

There are some times when I wish that more than one country could win our favourite TV show. No always because there are two...