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{{Infobox song contest country
| Name = Netherlands
| Contest = ESC
| Broadcaster = [[AVROTROS]] (2014–)
{{Collapsible list
 | title = Former members
 | {{lang|nl|[[Nederlandse Televisie Stichting]]|i=unset}} (NTS; 1956–1969)
 | {{lang|nl|[[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting]]|i=unset}} (NOS; 1970–2009)<ref name="NOS">{{cite web|url=http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=4916|title=NOS quits Eurovision, Dutch participation goes on|last=van Tongeren|first=Mario|date=2009-01-25|publisher=Oikotimes|access-date=2009-01-25|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205110940/http://oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=4916|archive-date=2009-02-05}}</ref>
 | {{lang|nl|[[TROS|Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting]]|i=unset}} (TROS; 2010–2013)<ref name="NOS" />
}}
| Apps = 63 (53 finals)
| First = {{Escyr|1956}}
| Highest = 1st: {{Escyr|1957}}, {{Escyr|1959}}, {{Escyr|1969}}, {{Escyr|1975}}, {{Escyr|2019}}
| Host = {{Escyr|1958}}, {{Escyr|1970}}, {{Escyr|1976}}, {{Escyr|1980}}, <s>{{Escyr|2020}}</s>{{Efn|name=cancelled|The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].}}, {{Escyr|2021}}
| Related = {{lang|nl|[[Nationaal Songfestival]]}}
| Website = [https://www.avrotros.nl/eurovisie-songfestival/home/ AVROTROS page]
| Current = 2023
}}

The [[Netherlands]] has participated in the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] 63 times since making its debut as one of the seven countries at the first contest in {{escyr|1956}}. The country has missed only four contests, twice because the dates coincided with [[Remembrance of the Dead]] (1985, 1991) and twice because of being relegated due to poor results the previous year (1995 and 2002). The Netherlands hosted the contest in [[Hilversum]] ({{escyr|1958}}), [[Amsterdam]] ({{escyr|1970}}), twice in [[The Hague]] ({{escyr|1976}} and {{escyr|1980}}) and [[Rotterdam]] ({{Escyr|2021}}).

The Netherlands has won the contest five times, with [[Corry Brokken]] ({{escyr|1957}}), [[Teddy Scholten]] ({{escyr|1959}}), [[Lenny Kuhr]] in a four-way tie ({{escyr|1969}}), [[Teach-In (band)|Teach-In]] ({{escyr|1975}}) and [[Duncan Laurence]] ({{escyr|2019}}). The country's other top five results are [[Sandra Reemer|Sandra]] and [[Dries Holten|Andres]] fourth ({{escyr|1972}}), [[Mouth and MacNeal]] third ({{escyr|1974}}), [[Maggie MacNeal]] fifth  ({{escyr|1980}}), [[Marcha]] fifth ({{escyr|1987}}), [[Edsilia Rombley]] fourth ({{escyr|1998}}), and second with [[The Common Linnets]] ({{escyr|2014}}). It has finished last in {{escyr|1958}}, {{escyr|1962}}, {{escyr|1963}}, {{escyr|1968}}, and in the second semi-final in {{escyr|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 reached eight of the last ten finals.

==History==
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===1956–1959: Quick success===
[[File:Eurovision Song Contest 1958 - Scoreboard.png|thumb|right|The {{Escyr|1958}} scoreboard]]

The Netherlands was one of seven countries competing in the inaugural {{Escyr|1956}} contest. [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NTS]] presented the [[Nationaal Songfestival]] to select Dutch entries to the contest. [[Corry Brokken]] and [[Jetty Paerl]] finished top two and qualified to Lugano. After a year, success came fast as "[[Net als toen]]" from Brokken won the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1957|1957]] contest in [[Frankfurt]], receiving points from every single country. Sem Nijveen provided the violin solo. As a result, [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NTS]] hosted the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1958|1958 contest]] in [[Hilversum]]. Brokken's "[[Heel de wereld]]" received the first point from the first voting country, Switzerland, but it turned out to be the only point for her and finished tied ninth and last. Hosting and finishing last would not be repeated until Portugal in [[Eurovision Song Contest 2018|2018]]; Austria in [[Eurovision Song Contest 2015|2015]] scored zero points alongside Germany but finished second last due to tie-breaking rules. In [[Eurovision Song Contest 1959|1959]] in Cannes, the Netherlands was represented by [[Teddy Scholten]] with "[['n Beetje|Een beetje]]", a song about being unfaithful in a relationship. The [[UK]] led the voting, before [[Italy]] sent seven points and France sent four more for another Dutch victory.

===1960–1968: Dark age===

[[Rudi Carrell]] and [[Annie Palmen]] won the national final with "[[Wat een geluk]]" in 1960 before Carrell was selected for [[Eurovision Song Contest 1960|the night]] but the song finished 12th (second last). [[Greetje Kauffeld]] failed to win three selections before being internally selected in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1961|1961]] with [[Wat een dag]], which finished tied tenth. [[De Spelbrekers]] won with "[[Katinka (song)|Katinka]]". This song is in the distinguished list for finishing last with 0 points but still being the more-remembered entries in the Netherlands from the dark age. In 1963, The members of the orchestra went on strike, which made the televised selection impossible. Palmen performed three songs for juries before "Geen ander", later renamed "[[Een speeldoos]]" was selected. The song once again finished tied last with zero points. Dutch-Indonesian [[Anneke Grönloh]] with "[[Jij bent mijn leven]]" finished tied tenth in 1964. The 1965 Nationaal Songfestival had five semi-finals to select the song for each entrant. It was hosted by Teddy Scholten. [[Conny Vandenbos]] won with "[['t Is genoeg]]". Norway gave was the only country to give any points, the maximum 5 points, making the Netherlands finish 11th. [[Milly Scott]] was the first black performer to participate in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1966|1966]], [[Ireland]] and [[United Kingdom]] both gave "[[Fernando en Filippo]]" 1 point, having the Netherlands finish 15th. [[Harmelen]] hosted the 1967 selection. Winner [[Thérèse Steinmetz]] finished 14th with "[[Ring-dinge-ding]]". In [[Eurovision Song Contest 1968|1968]], the Netherlands finished last again with "[[Morgen (Ronnie Tober song)|Morgen]]" from [[Ronnie Tober]].

===1969–1975: From Lenny Kuhr to Teach-In===
The 1969 Nationaal Songfestival brought Europe together by asking every single participating country in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1969|1969]] to vote with the Dutch juries. Conny Vink's "De toeteraar" was beaten by [[Lenny Kuhr]]'s "[[De troubadour]]". Dolf van der Linden refused to go to [[Madrid]] and the song was conducted by Frans de Kok. The last two countries brought the Netherlands, [[France]], the [[UK]] and [[Spain]] tied in first place with 18 points. Because there was no tie-breaking rule in place at the time, all 4 countries were announced as winners, which led to multiple countries withdrawing in 1970. The Netherlands beat France in coin-toss to host the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1970]] in [[RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre|RAI Amsterdam]]. [[Hearts of Soul]] finished 7th with "[[Waterman (song)|Waterman]]". [[Saskia and Serge]] finished second in 1970 national final before being internally selected for [[Eurovision Song Contest 1971|1971]]. The ballad "[[Tijd]]" finished tied sixth that night. It was the last song Dolf van der Linden conducted after 13 songs were conducted by him, of which two victories. [[Sandra Reemer|Sandra]] and [[Dries Holten|Andres]]'s "[[Als het om de liefde gaat]]" was the first entry where the audience clapped along. The Netherlands finished fourth, one point behind Germany. After "[[De oude muzikant]]" from [[Ben Cramer]] finished 14th in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1973|1973]], the country sent [[Mouth and MacNeal]] with "[[I See a Star]]". 1974 was the first year that allowed songs in English, so the lyrics were changed to English. At [[Eurovision Song Contest 1974|the contest]], they had to face [[ABBA]], former winner [[Gigliola Cinquetti]] and [[Olivia Newton-John]] before eventually finishing third. [[Teach-In (band)|Teach In]] with "[[Ding-a-dong]]" won the 1975 Nationaal Songfestival, which was the first time since 1970 that the singers weren't internally selected. The song received six twelve points, winning the contest for the fourth time, being the first song to win while opening the contest.

===1976–1985: Multiple hostings===
[[File:Sandra Reemer cropped.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sandra Reemer]] with the outfit she wore in {{Escyr|1979}}]]
[[The Hague]] hosted the 1976 contest in [[World Forum (The Hague)|Congresgebouw]] with former winner Corry Brokken presenting the show. [[Sandra Reemer]] returned with "[[The Party's Over (Sandra Reemer song)|The Party's Over]]" finishing 9th. The country slumped to three non top-tens after, "[[De mallemolen]]" with Heddy Lester, 12th, "[['t Is OK]]" with Harmony, 13th, and Xandra, the pseudonym of Sandra Reemer, with "[[Colorado (Sandra Reemer song)|Colorado]]", finishing 12th. The Congresgebouw returned to host [[Eurovision Song Contest 1980|1980 contest]] after Israel declined hosting after winning twice in a row and withdrew, because the date of the contest coincided with their [[Yom HaZikaron|Remembrance Day]]. [[Rogier van Otterloo]] made a debut as a conductor. Maggie MacNeal entered with the song "[[Amsterdam (Maggie MacNeal song)|Amsterdam]]". The song would be the last internally selected song until 2013. "Amsterdam" led the voting after first three twelve points from four countries. The song later slipped to fifth. Linda Williams went to the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1981|1981 contest]] with "[[Het is een wonder]]", finishing 7th. A year later, [[The Millionaires]]'s "Fantasie eiland" controversially missed the ticket because expert juries sent [[Bill van Dijk]] with "[[Jij en ik]]". The English trio [[Tight Fit]] covered the song as [[Fantasy Island (The Millionaires song)|Fantasy Island]], which became a top 5 hit in the UK. In 1982 "Fantasie eiland" went on to win the [[OGAE Second Chance Contest]]. Germany's five points led "Jij en ik" to finished third last. The 1983 Nationaal Songfestival is also seen as dramatic. [[Vulcano]]'s "[[Een beetje van dit]]" tied with [[Bernadette]]'s "[[Sing Me a Song (song)|Sing Me a Song]]" before the last set of the jury votes gave Bernadette one point and Vulcano none, which sent her to Munich. The Netherlands finished 7th. After almost winning the Nationaal Songfestival in 1981, [[Maribelle]] represented the country in 1984 with "[[Ik hou van jou]]". The entry finished 13th, preceding the first ever Dutch withdrawal in 1985 due to the [[Remembrance of the Dead]].

===1986–1995: Mixed results leading to relegation===

Girl group [[Frizzle Sizzle]] were the Dutch entry in 1986 with "{{lang|nl|[[Alles heeft ritme]]|i=no}}", which again finished 13th. At the 1987 edition of Nationaal Songfestival, [[Marcha]] performed all six competing songs, and "{{lang|nl|[[Rechtop in de wind]]|i=no}}" was selected. Marcha finished joint fifth, the Netherlands's first top five result since 1980. The song was the last conducted by van Otterloo before his death from cancer. In 1988, [[Gerard Joling]] was internally selected as the Dutch representative, and "[[Shangri-La (Gerard Joling song)|Shangri-La]]" was later selected as the Dutch entry. The song finished ninth. Justine Pelmelay, a backing singer for "Shangri-La", won the selection in 1989 with the song "{{lang|nl|[[Blijf zoals je bent]]|i=no}}", which finished 15th. In 1990, The country was represented by sisters [[Maywood (duo)|Maywood]] with the power ballad "{{lang|nl|[[Ik wil alles met je delen]]|i=no}}", again finishing 15th. As the contest was held on 4 May 1991, the Netherlands decided against participating due to the [[Remembrance of the Dead]]. Humphrey Campbell won the 1992 selection with "{{lang|nl|[[Wijs me de weg]]|i=no}}", which finished ninth. In 1993 and 1994, NOS opted to internally select the Dutch artist, and used the Nationaal Songfestival to select the Dutch song. In 1993, [[Ruth Jacott]] was selected as the artist, and "{{lang|nl|[[Vrede]]|i=no}}" was selected as the entry, finishing sixth. In 1994, [[Willeke Alberti]] was selected with the song "{{lang|nl|[[Waar is de zon?]]|i=no}}". The song placed 23rd with four points, and the Netherlands were relegated from the 1995 contest.

===1996–2004: A decade of good results===

Nationaal Songfestival returned in 1996 with five semi-finals to select a song for each singer. Maxine and Franklin Brown represented the country with "[[De eerste keer]]". The song finished seventh, after an error. [[Dick Bakker]], co-writer of "[[Ding-a-dong]]", made his debut as a conductor. In 1997, Mrs. Einstein, which the German television jokingly announced as ''the Dutch Spice Grandmothers'', represented the Netherlands with "[[Niemand heeft nog tijd]]" finishing tied 22nd with five points. Nurlaila's "Alsof je bij me bent" finished second in the preselection, but won the [[OGAE Second Chance Contest]] 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sechuk.com/newpage1998.htm|title=Second Chance 1998|access-date=21 May 2020|website=sechuk.com}}</ref> The highest-scoring entry that period was [[Edsilia Rombley]]'s "[[Hemel en aarde]]": it even led the voting for some time. It was the last time the Netherlands was leader of the scoreboard until 2014. The song finished fourth, the Netherlands's best result since 1975. [[Marlayne]] won the Dutch final in 1999. She came joint 8th with the song "[[One Good Reason (Marlayne song)|One Good Reason]]". In 2000, the song "[[No Goodbyes (Linda song)|No Goodbyes]]", sung by [[Linda Wagenmakers]], placed 13th. In 2001, [[Michelle Courtens|Michelle]] and her song "[[Out on My Own (Michelle song)|Out on My Own]]" finished 18th, and the Netherlands was not allowed to participate in 2002 due to poor results. [[Esther Hart (singer)|Esther Hart]] won the national final in 2003 with the same writing team as 1999. Esther finished in 13th place. The country sent the male duo [[Re-union (duo)|Re-union]] in 2004 with the song "[[Without You (Re-union song)|Without You]]" and qualified for the final. They placed 20th with 11 points.

===2005–2012: Non-qualification streak===

In 2005, [[Glennis Grace]]'s "[[My Impossible Dream]]" failed to reach the grand final. [[Treble (musical group)|Treble]] also did not qualify a year later, with their song "[[Amambanda]]". In 2007, Rombley returned with her song "[[On Top of the World (Edsilia Rombley song)|On Top of the World]]". She could not repeat her 1998 success and failed to qualify. In 2008, [[Hind Laroussi|Hind]] participated with the song "[[Your Heart Belongs to Me (Hind song)|Your Heart Belongs to Me]]": she too failed to qualify. In 2009, [[De Toppers]]'s "[[Shine (De Toppers song)|Shine]]" failed to qualify. The year after, [[Sieneke]] was selected through a national final with "[[Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)]]" sung in Dutch - she also failed to qualify. The [[3JS]] had the lowest score of all participants in the {{Escyr|2011}} contest, and in {{Escyr|2012}}, [[Joan Franka]] failed to qualify as well. The Netherlands missed out on the final eight years in a row, making it the country with the longest period of non-qualification in the contest.

===2013–present: Qualification streaks and fifth victory===
The string of consecutive non-qualifications of much of the 2000s and early 2010s led the Dutch broadcaster to re-think their strategy, which led to the internal selection of rock singer [[Anouk (singer)|Anouk]] in 2013. Anouk chose the song "[[Birds (Anouk song)|Birds]]" and the background singers herself and went on to break the Netherlands' long non-qualification streak, subsequently giving the country its first top 10 placing since 1999. The following years, the Dutch Eurovision committee continued to choose their artists internally. The year following Anouk, [[The Common Linnets]] (consisting of singers [[Ilse DeLange]] and [[Waylon (singer)|Waylon]]) with "[[Calm After the Storm]]" won their semi-final and finished in second place overall. After a non-qualification with [[Trijntje Oosterhuis]] in 2015, the Dutch then recorded four consecutive qualifications with [[Douwe Bob]] and [[OG3NE]] both finishing in 11th place in their respective appearances, and returning singer Waylon placing 18th. [[Duncan Laurence]] brought the country its fifth overall victory and first in 44 years with his song "[[Arcade (song)|Arcade]]". As the host entrant in 2021, [[Jeangu Macrooy]] with "[[Birth of a New Age]]" was pre-qualified for the final, eventually finishing in 23rd place with 11 points, marking the fifth time since 2015 that the host country ranked in the bottom five. Macrooy was previously chosen to represent the country in the later-cancelled 2020 edition with "[[Grow (Jeangu Macrooy song)|Grow]]". In 2022, [[S10 (singer)|S10]] represented the country with "[[De diepte]]", the first Dutch-language entry since 2010, and finished in 11th place in the final. This qualification streak was ended the following year, when [[Mia Nicolai]] and [[Dion Cooper]] failed to advance from the semi-finals.

==Non-participation==
The Netherlands has missed only four contests in its Eurovision history. The country was absent in {{Escyr|1985}} and {{Escyr|1991}} due to the date of both contests coinciding with the Dutch [[Remembrance of the Dead]],<ref>[http://www.eurovision.tv/index/main?page=66&event=301#event_info_301 History - Eurovision Song Contest 1985] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926015328/http://www.eurovision.tv/index/main?page=66&event=301 |date=2008-09-26 }} ''Eurovision.tv''</ref><ref>[http://www.eurovision.tv/index/main?page=66&event=307 History - Eurovision Song Contest 1991] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828143907/http://www.eurovision.tv/index/main?page=66&event=307|date=2008-08-28}} ''Eurovision.tv''</ref> and in {{Escyr|1995}} and {{Escyr|2002}} due to relegation as a result of the country's poor results in the previous year.

The Netherlands did compete in {{Escyr|2000}}. But at 22:00 ([[UTC+2]]) on 13 May, the broadcast of the Eurovision final was halted as [[Enschede fireworks disaster|an explosion in a fireworks factory destroyed parts of a suburb in Enschede]] a few hours before.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vandaagindemuziek.nl/26_eurovisie_2000.htm|title=Eurovisie Songfestival: Deze Eeuw - vandaagindemuziek.nl - Day to Day|website=www.vandaagindemuziek.nl}}</ref> The points awarded by the Netherlands were taken from the back-up jury vote, as there was no televote after the program was cut short.

== Participation overview ==
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|+ Table key
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| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FFD700;" | 1
| First place
|-
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2
| Second place
|-
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3
| Third place
|-
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | ◁
| Last place
|-
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#A4EAA9;" | '''X'''
| Entry selected but did not compete
|-
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#DDF;" | '''†'''
| Upcoming event
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Artist
! scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Final
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Points
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Semi
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Points
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1956}}
|[[Jetty Paerl]]
|"{{lang|nl|[[De vogels van Holland]]|i=unset}}"
|[[Dutch language|Dutch]]
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}{{efn|name="esc 1956"|The 1956 contest had secret voting and, apart from the winner, no results were released.}}
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}{{efn|name="esc 1956"}}
| rowspan="36" colspan="2" {{N/A|No semi-finals}}
|-
| [[Corry Brokken]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Voorgoed voorbij]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
|- style="background-color:#FFD700;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1957}}
| Corry Brokken
| "{{lang|nl|[[Net als toen]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 31
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1958}}
| Corry Brokken
| "{{lang|nl|[[Heel de wereld]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 9 ◁
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 1
|- style="background-color:#FFD700;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1959}}
| [[Teddy Scholten]]
| "{{lang|nl|[['n Beetje|Een beetje]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 21
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1960}}
| [[Rudi Carrell]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Wat een geluk]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1961}}
| [[Greetje Kauffeld]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Wat een dag]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1962}}
| [[De Spelbrekers]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Katinka (song)|Katinka]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 13 ◁
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1963}}
| [[Annie Palmen]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Een speeldoos]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 13 ◁
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1964}}
| [[Anneke Grönloh]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Jij bent mijn leven]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1965}}
| [[Conny Vandenbos]]
| "{{lang|nl|[['t Is genoeg|Het is genoeg]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1966}}
| [[Milly Scott]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Fernando en Filippo|Fernando en Philippo]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 15
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1967}}
| [[Thérèse Steinmetz]]
| "[[Ring-dinge-ding|Ringe-dinge]]"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1968}}
| [[Ronnie Tober]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Morgen (Ronnie Tober song)|Morgen]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 16 ◁
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 1
|- style="background-color:#FFD700;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1969}}
| [[Lenny Kuhr]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[De troubadour]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 18
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1970}}
| [[Hearts of Soul|Patricia and Hearts of Soul]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Waterman (song)|Waterman]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1971}}
| [[Saskia and Serge]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Tijd]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 85
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1972}}
| [[Sandra Reemer|Sandra]] and [[Dries Holten|Andres]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Als het om de liefde gaat]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 106
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1973}}
| [[Ben Cramer]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[De oude muzikant]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | 69
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1974}}
| [[Mouth and MacNeal]]
| "[[I See a Star]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 15
|- style="background-color:#FFD700;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1975}}
| [[Teach-In (band)|Teach-In]]
| "[[Ding-a-dong]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 152
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1976}}
| Sandra Reemer
| "[[The Party's Over (Sandra Reemer song)|The Party Is Over Now]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | 56
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1977}}
| [[Heddy Lester]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[De mallemolen]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 35
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1978}}
| [[Harmony (Dutch band)|Harmony]]
| <span style="padding-right:.15em;">"</span>{{lang|nl|[['t Is OK]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 37
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1979}}
| Xandra
| "[[Colorado (Sandra Reemer song)|Colorado]]"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 51
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1980}}
| [[Maggie MacNeal]]
| "[[Amsterdam (Maggie MacNeal song)|Amsterdam]]"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 93
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1981}}
| [[Linda Williams (singer)|Linda Williams]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Het is een wonder]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | 51
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1982}}
| [[Bill van Dijk]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Jij en ik]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 16
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1983}}
| [[Bernadette (singer)|Bernadette]]
| "[[Sing Me a Song (song)|Sing Me a Song]]"
| Dutch{{efn|Contains words in English}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 66
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1984}}
| [[Maribelle]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Ik hou van jou]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 34
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1986}}
| [[Frizzle Sizzle]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Alles heeft ritme]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 40
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1987}}
| [[Marcha]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Rechtop in de wind]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 83
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1988}}
| [[Gerard Joling]]
| "[[Shangri-La (Gerard Joling song)|Shangri-La]]"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | 70
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1989}}
| [[Justine Pelmelay]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Blijf zoals je bent]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 15
| style="text-align:center;" | 45
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1990}}
| [[Maywood (duo)|Maywood]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Ik wil alles met je delen]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 15
| style="text-align:center;" | 25
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1992}}
| [[Humphrey Campbell]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Wijs me de weg]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | 67
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1993}}
| [[Ruth Jacott]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Vrede (song)|Vrede]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 92
| colspan="2" {{N/A|{{lang|sl|[[Kvalifikacija za Millstreet]]}}}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1994}}
| [[Willeke Alberti]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Waar is de zon]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 23
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| colspan="2" {{N/A|No semi-finals}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1996}}
| [[Maxine (singer)|Maxine]] and [[Franklin Brown]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[De eerste keer]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 78
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | 63
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1997}}
| [[Mrs. Einstein]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Niemand heeft nog tijd]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 22
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| colspan="2" rowspan="6" {{N/A|No semi-finals}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1998}}
| [[Edsilia Rombley|Edsilia]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Hemel en aarde]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 150
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1999}}
| [[Marlayne]]
| "[[One Good Reason (song)|One Good Reason]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| style="text-align:center;" | 71
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2000}}
| [[Linda Wagenmakers|Linda]]
| "[[No Goodbyes (Linda song)|No Goodbyes]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 40
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2001}}
| [[Michelle Courtens|Michelle]]
| "[[Out on My Own]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 18
| style="text-align:center;" | 16
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2003}}
| [[Esther Hart (singer)|Esther Hart]]
| "[[One More Night (Esther Hart song)|One More Night]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 45
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2004}}
| [[Re-union (duo)|Re-union]]
| "[[Without You (Re-union song)|Without You]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 20
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 146
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2005}}
| [[Glennis Grace]]
| "[[My Impossible Dream]]"
| English
| colspan="2" rowspan="8" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | 53
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2006}}
| [[Treble (musical group)|Treble]]
| "[[Amambanda]]"
| [[Constructed language|Imaginary]], English
| style="text-align:center;" | 20
| style="text-align:center;" | 22
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2007}}
| Edsilia Rombley
| "[[On Top of the World (Edsilia Rombley song)|On Top of the World]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 21
| style="text-align:center;" | 38
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2008}}
| [[Hind Laroussi|Hind]]
| "[[Your Heart Belongs to Me (Hind song)|Your Heart Belongs to Me]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 27
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2009}}
| [[De Toppers|The Toppers]]
| "[[Shine (De Toppers song)|Shine]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 17
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2010}}
| [[Sieneke]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | 29
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2011}}
| [[3JS]]
| "[[Never Alone (3JS song)|Never Alone]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 19 ◁
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 13
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2012}}
| [[Joan Franka]]
| "[[You and Me (Joan Franka song)|You and Me]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 15
| style="text-align:center;" | 35
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2013}}
| [[Anouk (singer)|Anouk]]
| "[[Birds (Anouk song)|Birds]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| style="text-align:center;" | 114
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 75
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2014}}
| [[The Common Linnets]]
| "[[Calm After the Storm]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 238
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FFD700;" | 1
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FFD700;" | 150
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2015}}
| [[Trijntje Oosterhuis]]
| "[[Walk Along]]"
| English
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | 33
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2016}}
| [[Douwe Bob]]
| "[[Slow Down (Douwe Bob song)|Slow Down]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
| style="text-align:center;" | 153
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 197
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2017}}
| [[OG3NE]]
| "[[Lights and Shadows (song)|Lights and Shadows]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
| style="text-align:center;" | 150
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 200
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2018}}
| [[Waylon (singer)|Waylon]]
| "[[Outlaw in 'Em]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 18
| style="text-align:center;" | 121
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 174
|- style="background-color:#FFD700;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2019}}
| [[Duncan Laurence]]
| "[[Arcade (song)|Arcade]]"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 498
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 280
|- style="background-color:#A4EAA9;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2020}}
| [[Jeangu Macrooy]]
| "[[Grow (Jeangu Macrooy song)|Grow]]"
| English
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Contest cancelled}}{{Efn|name=cancelled}} '''X'''
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{N/A|Host country}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2021}}
| Jeangu Macrooy
| "[[Birth of a New Age]]"
| English, [[Sranan Tongo]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 23
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2022}}
| [[S10 (singer)|S10]]
| "{{lang|nl|[[De diepte]]|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
| style="text-align:center;" | 171
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 221
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2023}}
| [[Mia Nicolai]] and [[Dion Cooper]]
| "[[Burning Daylight (song)|Burning Daylight]]"
| English
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2024}}
| colspan="3" {{TBA|TBA by December 2023 '''†'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-12 |title=Inschrijving Eurovisie Songfestival 2024 geopend - Eurovisie Songfestival |trans-title=Registration for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is open |url=https://www.avrotros.nl/eurovisie-songfestival/nieuws/detail/inschrijving-eurovisie-songfestival-2024-geopend/ |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=avrotros.nl |publisher=[[AVROTROS]] |language=nl}}</ref>}}
| colspan="4" {{TBA|Upcoming '''†'''}}
|}

==Hostings==
[[File:Eurovision Song Contest 1976 rehearsal - Corry Brokken 1.png|thumb|Corry Brokken rehearsing for the Eurovision Song Contest 1976]]
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{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
!Year
!Location
!Venue
!Presenter(s)
!Notes
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1958}}
|[[Hilversum]]
|[[AVRO Studios]]
|[[Hannie Lips]]
|The rule that a winning country may organize Eurovision the following year first in force.
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1970}}
|[[Amsterdam]]
|[[RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre|Congrescentrum]]
|[[Willy Dobbe]]
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1976}}
|[[The Hague]]
|[[World Forum (The Hague)|Congresgebouw]]
|[[Corry Brokken]]
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1980}}
|The Hague
|Congresgebouw
|[[Marlous Fluitsma]]
|The previous winning country, Israel, declined organization.
|
|-bgcolor="#A4EAA9"
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2020}}
|[[Rotterdam]]
|[[Rotterdam Ahoy]]
|[[Chantal Janzen]], [[Edsilia Rombley]] and [[Jan Smit (singer)|Jan Smit]]
|Cancelled{{Efn|name=cancelled}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2021}}
|Rotterdam
|Rotterdam Ahoy
|Chantal Janzen, Edsilia Rombley, Jan Smit and [[Nikkie de Jager]]
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-song-contest-to-return-to-rotterdam-in-2021|title=Rotterdam returns as Eurovision Song Contest Host City in 2021|date=16 May 2020|access-date=17 May 2020|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union|EBU]]}}</ref>
|}

=== ''Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light'' ===
On 16 May 2020, Hilversum hosted the live show ''[[Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light]]'' as a replacement for the cancelled [[Eurovision Song Contest 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2020/04/01/eurovision-europe-shine-a-light-to-be-broadcast-live-from-hilversum/|title=Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light To Be Broadcast Live From Hilversum|last=Granger|first=Anthony|date=1 April 2020|website=Eurovoix|language=en-GB|access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2020 |title=Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light will bring audiences together on 16 May |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-europe-shine-a-light-will-bring-audiences-together-on-16-may |access-date=1 April 2020 |website=Eurovision.tv}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
!Year
!Location
!Venue
!Presenter(s)
|-
!scope="row"|[[Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light|2020]]
|[[Hilversum]]
|[[Media Park (Hilversum)|Studio 21]]
|[[Chantal Janzen]], [[Edsilia Rombley]] and [[Jan Smit (singer)|Jan Smit]]
|}

==Awards==
===Marcel Bezençon Awards===
{{further|Marcel Bezençon Awards}}
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size: 95%"
!Year
!Category
!Song
!Composer(s)<br>{{small|lyrics (l) / music (m)}}
!Performer
!style="width:45px;"|Final
!style="width:45px;"|Points
!Host city
!class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{escyr|2003}}
|Artistic Award{{Efn|Voted by [[List of Eurovision Song Contest winners|previous winners]].}}
|"[[One More Night (Esther Hart song)|One More Night]]"
|Tjeerd van Zanen, [[Alan Michael (musician)|Alan Michael]]
|[[Esther Hart (singer)|Esther Hart]]
|style="text-align:center;"|13
|style="text-align:center;"|45
|{{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Riga]]
|{{center|<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716092347/https://eurovision.tv/about/in-depth/marcel-bezencon-awards/|archive-date=16 July 2019|url=https://eurovision.tv/about/in-depth/marcel-bezencon-awards/|title=Marcel Bezençon Awards|access-date=8 December 2019|url-status=live|website=eurovision.tv}}</ref>}}
|-bgcolor="silver"
!scope="row" rowspan="2"|{{escyr|2014}}
|Artistic Award{{Efn|Voted by commentators.}}
|rowspan="2"|"[[Calm After the Storm]]"
|rowspan="2"|[[Ilse DeLange]], JB Meijers, [[Rob Crosby]],<br>Matthew Crosby, Jake Etheridge
|rowspan="2"|[[The Common Linnets]]
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|238
|rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Copenhagen]]
|{{center|<ref name="mba 2014">{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/winners-of-the-marcel-bezencon-awards-2017|title=Winners of the Marcel Bezençon Awards|website=eurovision.tv|date=11 May 2014|access-date=8 December 2019}}</ref>}}
|-bgcolor="silver"
|Composer Award
|{{center|<ref name="mba 2014"/>}}
|-bgcolor="gold"
!scope="row"|{{escyr|2019}}
|Press Award
|"[[Arcade (song)|Arcade]]"
|[[Duncan Laurence]], Joel Sjöö, [[Wouter Hardy]], [[Will Knox]]
|[[Duncan Laurence]]
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|style="text-align:center;"|498
|{{flagicon|Israel}} [[Tel Aviv]]
|{{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2019-marcel-bezencon-awards|title=Here are the winners of the 2019 Marcel Bezençon Awards|website=eurovision.tv|date=18 May 2019|access-date=8 December 2019}}</ref>}}
|}

===Barbara Dex Award===
{{further|Barbara Dex Award}}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%;"
!Year
!Performer
!Host city
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2015}}
|[[Trijntje Oosterhuis]]
|{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Vienna]]
|{{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2015/07/09/poll-worst-dressed-barbara-dex-award-winner/|title=Poll: Who was the worst dressed Barbara Dex Award winner?|publisher=[[Wiwibloggs]]|date=9 July 2015|access-date=8 December 2019|first=William Lee|last=Adams}}</ref>}}
|}

==Related involvement==
===Conductors===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Year
!Conductor{{Efn|All conductors are of Dutch nationality unless otherwise noted.}}
!Musical Director
!Notes
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1956}}
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Fernando Paggi]]
|rowspan="2" {{N/A|N/A}}
|Host conductor{{Efn|Conducted at the national final by Dolf van der Linden}}
|rowspan="14"|<ref>{{cite book |last1=Roxburgh |first1=Gordon |title=Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest |date=2012 |publisher=[[Telos Publishing]] |location=Prestatyn |isbn=978-1-84583-065-6 |pages=93–101 |volume=One: The 1950s and 1960s}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1957}}
|rowspan="6"|[[Dolf van der Linden]]
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1958}}
|Dolf van der Linden
|{{Efn|van der Linden also conducted the Belgian, German, Luxembourgish, and Swedish entries}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1959}}
|rowspan="11" {{N/A|N/A}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1960}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1961}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1962}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1963}}
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Eric Robinson (conductor)|Eric Robinson]]
|Host conductor
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1964}}
|rowspan="5"|Dolf van der Linden
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1965}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1966}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1967}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1968}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1969}}
|[[Frans de Kok]]
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1970}}
|rowspan="2"|Dolf van der Linden
|Dolf van der Linden
|{{Efn|Also conducted the Irish entry.}}
|rowspan="10"|<ref>{{cite book |last1=Roxburgh |first1=Gordon |title=Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest |date=2014 |publisher=[[Telos Publishing]] |location=Prestatyn |isbn=978-1-84583-093-9 |pages=142–168 |volume=Two: The 1970s}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1971}}
|rowspan="5" {{N/A|N/A}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1972}}
|rowspan="8"|[[Harry van Hoof]]
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1973}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1974}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1975}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1976}}
|Jan Stulen
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1977}}
|rowspan="3" {{N/A|N/A}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1978}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1979}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1980}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Rogier van Otterloo]]
|Rogier van Otterloo
|
|rowspan="9"|<ref>{{cite book |last1=Roxburgh |first1=Gordon |title=Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest |date=2016 |publisher=[[Telos Publishing]] |location=Prestatyn |isbn=978-1-84583-118-9 |volume=Three: The 1980s}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1981}}
|rowspan="15" {{N/A|N/A}}
|{{Efn|The entry was presented without orchestral accompaniment at the national final.}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1982}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1983}}
|[[Piet Souer]]
|{{Efn|Conducted by Ruud Bos at the national final.}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1984}}
|Rogier van Otterloo
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1986}}
|Harry van Hoof
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1987}}
|Rogier van Otterloo
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1988}}
|rowspan="6"|Harry van Hoof
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1989}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1990}}
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1992}}
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1993}}
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1994}}
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1996}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Dick Bakker]]
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1997}}
|
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1998}}
|
|
|}

===Commentators and spokespersons===
{{more citations needed section|date=January 2020}}
Over the years NOS/TROS commentary has been provided by several experienced radio and television presenters, including [[Willem Duys]], [[Ivo Niehe]], [[Pim Jacobs]], Ati Dijckmeester and [[Paul de Leeuw]]. [[Willem van Beusekom]] provided NOS TV commentary every year from 1987 until 2005 (with the exceptions of 1991 and 1995).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovisionartists.nl/index.htm?content/esf480.asp|title=Welkom op de website van Eurovision Artists|website=www.eurovisionartists.nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bakker |first=Sietse |title=Van Beusekom quits Eurovision role |url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/5152 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051211103533/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/5152 |archive-date=2005-12-11 |work=ESC Today |agency=[[Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau|ANP]]}}</ref> He was replaced by his co-commentator [[Cornald Maas]], who commentated on the contest from 2004 until 2010.

On 29 June 2010, Maas was sacked as commentator after posting insults on Twitter about [[Sieneke]], [[Joran van der Sloot]] and the [[Party for Freedom]] (PVV).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/?p=15976|title=Eurovision Cornald Maas fired by TROS - ESCToday.com|date=30 June 2010}}</ref> After this, DJ [[Daniël Dekker]], who had been commentating next to Maas, took over together with [[Jan Smit (singer)|Jan Smit]]. In 2014, Maas returned, now himself replacing Dekker, as commentator together with Smit. [[Sander Lantinga]] replaced Smit for 2021 due to Smit hosting the main contest.<ref name=":0" />

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!Year
!Commentator
!Spokesperson
!class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1956}}
|rowspan="2"|Piet te Nuyl ||{{N/A|No spokesperson}} ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1957}}
|[[Willem Duys]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1958}}
|Siebe van der Zee ||Piet te Nuyl ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1959}}
|rowspan="3"|Piet te Nuyl ||rowspan="3"|Siebe van der Zee ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1960}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1961}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1962}}
|rowspan="2"|Willem Duys ||Ger Lugtenburg ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1963}}
|rowspan="4"|[[Pim Jacobs]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1964}}
|[[Ageeth Scherphuis]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1965}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Teddy Scholten]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1966}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1967}}
|Leo Nelissen ||Ellen Blazer ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1968}}
|[[Elles Berger]]||Willem Duys ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1969}}
|rowspan="5"|Pim Jacobs ||Leo Nelissen ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1970}}
|Flip van der Schalie ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1971}}
|rowspan="3" {{N/A|No spokesperson}} ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1972}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1973}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1974}}
|rowspan="3"|Willem Duys || rowspan="3" |Dick van Bommel ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1975}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1976}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1977}}
|[[Ati Dijckmeester]]||Ralph Inbar ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1978}}
|rowspan="2"|Willem Duys ||Dick van Bommel ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1979}}
|[[Ivo Niehe]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1980}}
|rowspan="3"|Pim Jacobs || rowspan="5" |Flip van der Schalie ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1981}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1982}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1983}}
|Willem Duys ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1984}}
|Ivo Niehe ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1985}}
|[[Gerrit den Braber]] ||{{N/A|Did not participate}} ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1986}}
|[[Leo van der Goot]]||[[Joop van Zijl]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1987}}
|rowspan="4"|[[Willem van Beusekom]] ||Ralph Inbar ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1988}}
|rowspan="3"|Joop van Os ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1989}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1990}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1991}}
|{{N/A|No television broadcast}} ||{{N/A|Did not participate}} ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1992}}
|rowspan="3"|Willem van Beusekom ||Herman Slager ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1993}}
|rowspan="2"|Joop van Os ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1994}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1995}}
|[[Paul de Leeuw]] ||{{N/A|Did not participate}} ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1996}}
| rowspan="8" |Willem van Beusekom ||[[Marga Bult]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1997}}
|[[Corry Brokken]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1998}}
|[[Conny Vandenbos]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|1999}}
|[[Edsilia Rombley]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2000}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Marlayne]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2001}}
|
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2002}}
|{{N/A|Did not participate}} ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2003}}
|Marlayne ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2004}}
| rowspan="2" |Willem van Beusekom, Cornald Maas||[[Esther Hart (singer)|Esther Hart]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2005}}
|[[Nancy Coolen]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2006}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Cornald Maas]], Paul de Leeuw ||Paul de Leeuw ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2007}}
|Paul de Leeuw and Edsilia Rombley ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2008}}
| rowspan="2" |Cornald Maas||Esther Hart ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2009}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Yolanthe Sneijder-Cabau]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2010}}
|Cornald Maas, Daniël Dekker||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2011}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Jan Smit (singer)|Jan Smit]], Daniël Dekker ||[[Mandy Huydts]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2012}}
|[[Vivienne van den Assem]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2013}}
|Cornald Maas ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2014}}
|rowspan="2"|Jan Smit, Cornald Maas ||[[Tim Douwsma]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2015}}
|Edsilia Rombley ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2016}}
|Jan Smit, Cornald Maas {{small|(all shows)}}, [[Douwe Bob]] {{small|(semi-final 2)}} ||[[Trijntje Oosterhuis]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2017}}
|rowspan="3"|Jan Smit, Cornald Maas || Douwe Bob ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2018}}
|[[OG3NE]] ||
|-
!scope="row"|{{Escyr|2019}}
|[[Emma Wortelboer]] ||
|-
! scope="row" |{{Escyr|2021}}
| rowspan="1" |Cornald Maas, [[Sander Lantinga]] || [[Romy Monteiro]] || <ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.mediacourant.nl/2021/04/sander-lantinga-vervangt-jan-smit-als-commentator-songfestival/|title=Sander Lantinga vervangt Jan Smit als commentator Songfestival|language=Dutch|trans-title=Sander Lantinga replaces Jan Smit as commentator of the Eurovision Song Contest|date=2021-04-07|website=Mediacourant}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |{{Escyr|2022}}
| rowspan="2" | Cornald Maas, Jan Smit || [[Jeangu Macrooy]]||<ref>{{cite web|last1=Farren|first1=Neil|date=2022-01-05|title=Netherlands: Jan Smit Returns As a Commentator for Eurovision 2022|url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/01/05/netherlands-jan-smit-returns-commentator-eurovision-2022/|website=Eurovoix|access-date=5 January 2022|archive-date=5 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105142832/https://eurovoix.com/2022/01/05/netherlands-jan-smit-returns-commentator-eurovision-2022/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1521535058888126465|user=songfestival|title=HELLO EUROPE! This year the amazing @jeangumacrooy will be our spokesperson and give the 12 points from The Netherlands during the #ESC2022. #eurovision}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |{{Escyr|2023}}
| [[S10 (singer)|S10]]
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=van Eenennaam |first=Alexander |date=2023-04-20 |title=Jan Smit verzette zich tegen keuze voor Mia en Dion als songfestivalact en stapt uit de selectiecommissie |url=https://www.ad.nl/show/jan-smit-verzette-zich-tegen-keuze-voor-mia-en-dion-als-songfestivalact-en-stapt-uit-de-selectiecommissie~a2bf2f4c/ |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=[[Algemeen Dagblad]] |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1653386762029285377|user=songfestival|title="And twelve points go to..." @S10sdonnie is onze spokesperson en geeft namens Nederland de punten in de finale van het Eurovisie #Songfestival! #Eurovision #eurovision2023|language=nl}}</ref>
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
File:Eurovision Song Contest 1958 - Corry Brokken.png|[[Corry Brokken]] in Hilversum ({{Escyr|1958}})
File:Eurovision Song Contest 1965 - Conny van den Bos.jpg|[[Conny Vandenbos]] in Naples ({{Escyr|1965}})
File:Erombley.jpg|[[Edsilia Rombley]] in Helsinki ({{Escyr|2007}})
File:ESC 2008 - Netherlands - Hind, 1st semifinal.jpg|[[Hind Laroussi|Hind]] in Belgrade ({{Escyr|2008}})
File:De Toppers 2009.jpg|[[De Toppers]] in Moscow ({{Escyr|2009}})
File:Sieneke op het Eurovisiesongfestival 2010.jpg|[[Sieneke]] in Oslo ({{Escyr|2010}})
File:ESC2013 - Netherlands 02.jpg|[[Anouk (singer)|Anouk]] in Malmö ({{Escyr|2013}})
File:ESC2014 - the Netherlands 01.jpg|[[The Common Linnets]] in Copenhagen ({{Escyr|2014}})
File:20150518 ESC 2015 Trijntje Oosterhuis 1773.jpg|[[Trijntje Oosterhuis]] in Vienna ({{Escyr|2015}})
File:ESC2016 - Netherlands 09 (crop).jpg|[[Douwe Bob]] in Stockholm ({{Escyr|2016}})
File:OG3NE (The Netherlands). Photo 342.jpg|[[O'G3NE]] in Kyiv ({{Escyr|2017}})
File:ESC2018 - Netherlands 01.jpg|[[Waylon (singer)|Waylon]] in Lisbon ({{Escyr|2018}})
File:Semi2Dress2019-042-20190516-EuroVisionary.jpg|[[Duncan Laurence]] in Tel Aviv ({{Escyr|2019}})
File:ESC 2021 Rotterdam 1st Semi Jury Show Netherlands.jpg|[[Jeangu Macrooy]] in Rotterdam ({{Escyr|2021}})
File:Eurovision 2022 - Semi-final 1 - Netherlands - S10 (02).jpg|[[S10 (singer)|S10]] in Turin ({{Escyr|2022}})
File:Eurovision 2023 - Jury Semi-final 1 - Netherlands - Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper (03).jpg|[[Mia Nicolai]] and [[Dion Cooper]] in Liverpool ({{Escyr|2023}})
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Nationaal Songfestival]]
* [[Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest]] – Junior version of the Eurovision Song Contest
* [[Netherlands in the Eurovision Young Dancers]] – A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21.
* [[Netherlands in the Eurovision Young Musicians]] – A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.
* [[Regio Songfestival]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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{{Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest}}