Netherlands in Junior EuroMusic Song Contest

The Netherlands is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. The Netherlands was invited to participate in the first edition.

History
The Netherlands debuted in the first edition. The national broadcaster, AVROTROS, was invited. They announced that they would send a song in the Dutch language. The Dutch capital, Amsterdam, was choosen as host city for the first edition. They finished at the 6th place. They received the most 12 points in that edition. The following two editions were not a huge success. In Valletta and Stockholm, they finished at the 12th place.

In Croatia, they finished at the second place. The Hague tried to host the fifth edition. However, Antwerp was chosen in favor of The Hague. In the fifth edition, The Netherlands finished at the 11th place. Because there was a change of the language rule, The Netherlands selected a song in both the Dutch and English language. They were the favorite to win the show. However, they finished at the third place.

The Netherlands hosted the seventh edition. They where the first nation to host the contest multiple editions. The won the edition in the Hague. They where also the first country who won at their home soil. The next edition was not a success, they finished at the 13th place. The same happend in the next edition.

The Netherlands finished at the tenth edition at the last place. They just received one points, from Bulgaria. In Varna, they finished at the sixth place. This was the first top ten result after their victory. Amsterdam hosted the 12th edition. They finished at the second place. Guus Meeuwis was selected to represent the country at the 14th edition in Malta. He achieved the sixth place. The group Sh!ine finished at the second place in the 15th edition in Warsaw. Amsterdam was choosen to host the 16th edition. They finished at the tenth place.