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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.

1 March – Music makes understanding

Back in the day, when there was no free language rule, some took it upon themselves to bend the rules as much as possible....

S10 drops Dutch Eurovision 2022 song

In what some might call, an attempt not to need to find the money to host Eurovision again next year, the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS...

17 February – Now he’s very old and grey, older than...

Well, we finally got a contest in the Netherlands last year, and they put on a good show. Of course, the Dutch have been...

29 December – But once the dice were loaded against him

Trailblazer. It's a word bandied around far too often, maybe not least by these birthday articles. But today we really do have a trailblazer....

Rapper promises Dutch language song for Eurovision

Eurovision 2022 is rapidly turning into a game of 'you show me yours and I'll show you mine' with broadcasters battering down the musical...

30 November – No more cheating

A prop is always a good thing to make your song stand out just that little bit more than the rest. The question is:...

24 September – What would I be without you?

Eurovision singers come from ethnicities far and wide. They're not just of European, Israeli or Australian ancestry. They've had people from all over the...

18 June – There’s a horse for everyone

There's always pressure on you when you're the home entrant, even when the home crowd will be cheering you on more than all the...

27 May – The blackbird, the thrush and the nightingale

In a change to celebrating birthdays of performers still with us, we've got the birthday of someone who died in 2013. You may wonder...
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...