Netherlands in EuroMusic Song Contest

The Netherlands is a member of the EBU. Because of that, they can participate in EuroMusic Song Contest. They were invited to participate in the first edition. They won the contest once.

History
The Netherlands debuted in the first edition. In their first appearance they finnished at the sixth place. In the next edition they had to open the show. They became third. In Cyprus, they finished at their baddest place to date, 8th. In the fourth and fifth edition, they performed in English. Also in this editions AVROTROS was able to finish in the top 10. In Sweden, they selected a song performed in both Dutch and English. It was well received in Europe, and one of the favorites to win the show. However they became third, below winner Ireland and runner-up: Germany.

The next edition, in Ireland, the Dutch entry was on of the favorite to win due the bookmakers, but due a mistake in their live performance, they were even not able to ended in the top 5. With 48 points, they became 9th. In Athens, they reached the tenth place. In Sweden the Dutch broadcaster said to try to beat the best result (3th). Due the bookmakers, The Netherlands was the favorite to win the show, what they did. they received 149 points so became the 9th winner of the contest. It was their first victory. Because they won the contest, they have the right to host the tenth edition. AVROTROS announced to hold a selection process to choose the best venue. In their own Ziggo Dome, they couldn't suprise Europe. They received 3 points, who came all from Belgium. They were the first host country who finished last in their own organisating edition.

In the next edition, they failed to qualify. They finished at the 11th place. Only the 10 best countries qualified. In Zurich they finished at the 10th place in the semi-final. However, The Netherlands received the same amount of points as Iceland, who finished 11th. The Netherlands won the ticket because they recieved from more countries some points. In the final they finished last. In Tel Aviv, they finished agian at the 10th place in the semi final. However, in the final they did better than in the last edition. With 36 points, they came at the 18th place. In Berlin, they finished 11th in the semi final, so they failed to qualify. The next edition, they qualified for the final where they finished at the seventh place. In Malta, they finished 13th in the semi final, so didn't got a ticket for the grand final.

In Cologne, during the seventeenth eidtion, Netherlands was one of the favorites to win the show. They finished at the first place in their semi final, however in the grand final, they came at the thrid place. In the following three editions, they failed to qualify. The Netherlands wasn't on the official list of participating countries, published by the EBU, for the twenty-first edition. Until then, they took part in every edition. They returned in the 22nd edition in Glasgow. They qualified for the final, and ended at the 16 place. In the following two editions, they failed to qualify. When the EBU published the official list of participating countries for the 25th edition, The Netherlands was not in the list. Later on, it was clear that there wouldn't be a semi final, so only 21 countries were able to take part. Later on, it was clear that the Dutch broadcaster signed up to participate but because there were limited spots, they were not able to take part in this edition.

The Netherlands returned at the 29th edition. They finished at the third place. In Reykjavík, they finished at the fifth place. In the 32nd edition, they finished at the sixth place in the grand final. In Malta, the nation finished at the 11th place. The 15th place was achieved in the 34th edition. In the next edition they did better with the 11th place.