Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest

Netherlands in the
Eurovision Song Contest
Netherlands in the; Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
Participating broadcaster	AVROTROS (2014–2025) Formerly Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS; 1956–1969) ; Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS; 1970–2009) ; Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS; 2010–2013) ;
Participation summary
Appearances	65 (54 finals)
First appearance	1956
Last appearance	2025
Highest placement	1st: 1957, 1959, 1969, 1975, 2019
Host	1958, 1970, 1976, 1980, 2020, 2021
	Participation history 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023; 2024; 2025; 2026; ;
Related articles
	Nationaal Songfestival
External links
	AVROTROS page
	For the most recent participation see; Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

The Netherlands has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 65 times since making its debut as one of the seven countries at the first contest in 1956. The country has missed five contests, twice because the dates coincided with Remembrance of the Dead (1985 and 1991), twice because of being relegated due to poor results the previous year (1995 and 2002), and opted not to participate in 2026 due to the inclusion of Israel in the context of the Gaza war. It has missed the final despite qualifying once, in 2024, due to the alleged personal conduct of its entrant which led to disqualification. The current Dutch participating broadcaster in the contest is AVROTROS. The Netherlands has hosted the contest five times: in Hilversum (1958), Amsterdam (1970), The Hague (1976 and 1980), and Rotterdam (2021).

The Netherlands has won the contest five times, with "Net als toen" performed by Corry Brokken (1957), "Een beetje" by Teddy Scholten (1959), "De troubadour" by Lenny Kuhr in a four-way tie (1969), "Ding-a-dong" by Teach-In (1975), and "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence (2019). The country's other top five results are "Als het om de liefde gaat" by Sandra and Andres (fourth, 1972), "I See a Star" by Mouth and MacNeal (third, 1974), "Amsterdam" by Maggie MacNeal (fifth, 1980), "Rechtop in de wind" by Marcha (fifth, 1987), "Hemel en aarde" by Edsilia Rombley (fourth, 1998), and "Calm After the Storm" by The Common Linnets (second, 2014). It finished last in 1958, 1962, 1963, 1968, and in the second semi-final in 2011.

After the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, the Netherlands failed to reach the final for eight years in a row from 2005 to 2012, but has since participated in nine of the last 12 finals.