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The Netherlands

It started out so well for the Netherlands. They won the contest in its second year, in 1957 and again in ’59. Their third victory came 10 years later, and in 1975 Teach-In secured the fourth win for the country with the now classic entry Ding-A-Dong.

As semi-finals were introduced, the Dutch fans struggled to remain positive. From 2005 and eight years forward, the Netherlands never reached the final. But then things changed. The broadcaster stepped up, and started selecting well known experienced names, and it paid off. Anouk came 9th in 2013 with the song Birds, and in 2014, The Common Linnets’ Calm After The Storm came second.

In 2015, Trijntje Oosterhuis failed to reach the final, but in the following two years, the Netherlands ended 11th on both occasions.

Capital cityAmsterdam
BroadcasterNPO, NOS
Population16,9 million

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4th December 2020 at 17:04 Josef Štaif

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29th November 2020 at 18:55 Charlotte Jensen

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21st November 2020 at 19:52 Wouter van Vliet

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26th October 2020 at 12:47 Michael Outerson

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18th September 2020 at 17:17 Álvaro Sanabria-Rangel

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23rd August 2020 at 20:04 Charlotte Jensen

Eurovision 1988: The Netherlands Gerard Joling in focus

10th August 2020 at 19:08 Charlotte Jensen

Eurovision 1973: The Netherlands’ Ben Cramer in focus

2nd August 2020 at 10:41 Wouter van Vliet

Eurovision 2014: Netherlands’ The Common Linnets in focus

23rd June 2020 at 16:57 Charlotte Jensen

New rules to the Eurovision Song Contest allow pre-recorded backing vocals

18th June 2020 at 13:31 Álvaro Sanabria-Rangel

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15th June 2020 at 13:43 Charlotte Jensen

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26th May 2020 at 09:27 Wouter van Vliet

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17th May 2020 at 12:14 Charlotte Jensen

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15th May 2020 at 16:26 Ashleigh Kobevko

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14th May 2020 at 19:13 Álvaro Sanabria-Rangel

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13th May 2020 at 23:02 Elvir Pelešević

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10th May 2020 at 00:24 Charlotte Jensen

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7th May 2020 at 13:56 Charlotte Jensen

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17th April 2020 at 18:10 Charlotte Jensen

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27th March 2020 at 21:42 William Savage

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15th March 2020 at 22:37 Michael Outerson

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