Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
| Netherlands | |
|---|---|
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| Member station |
NTS (1956-1969) |
| National selection events | Nationaal Songfestival |
| Appearances | |
| Appearances | 54 (46 finals) |
| First appearance | 1956 |
| Best result | 1st: 1957, 1959, 1969, 1975 |
| Worst result | Last: 1958, 1962, 1963, 1968, 2011 SF |
| External links | |
| songfestival.nl | |
| Netherlands's page at Eurovision.tv | |
The Netherlands was one of the seven countries competing in the very first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. It has missed only four contests so far. The preselection process is often done through the Nationaal Songfestival with the winner qualifying to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest.
With four victories the Netherlands ranks in the top 10 most successful Eurovision countries. Nevertheless the last victory to date was in 1975 and Dutch songs have had mixed success since, with roughly half of the songs placing in the Top-10 and the other half doing (much) worse. Notable high placings in the 1980s and 1990s were achieved by Bernadette, Marcha, Gerard Joling, Humphrey Campbell, Ruth Jacott and Edsilia Rombley, who all finished in the top ten. Edsilia Rombley's 1998 entry (Hemel en Aarde) remains the Netherlands' most successful post-1975 song, finishing fourth in Birmingham.
Since the Semi Final and Grand Final system was introduced in 2004, the Netherlands has reached the final on only two occasions, in 2004 with Re-Union and in 2013 with Anouk. The country had eight consecutive non-qualifiers (up to and including 2012) which is a Eurovision record. The Netherlands is currently ranked 11th in the list of countries with most points awarded through the years.
The Netherlands has hosted the Eurovision Song Contest four times: in 1958, 1970, 1976 and 1980. The first three times were after winning the previous year, while the 1980 contest was staged in the Netherlands after Israel (who had won in 1979) declined to organise the event for a second consecutive year. For the same reason the Netherlands declined the right to organise the 1960 contest.
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Non-participations [edit]
The Netherlands has missed only four contests in its Eurovision history. The first of these was at the 1985 contest, held in Gothenburg, Sweden. The contest, held on 4 May conflicted with the Dutch Remembrance of the Dead and as such the Netherlands withdrew.[3]
In 1991 the contest was again held on 4 May, and so the Netherlands withdrew for the same reasons as in 1985.[4]
The 1995 and 2002 contest were also missed, as a result of the country's poor showings in the previous year.
The Netherlands did compete in 2000. But at 22:00 (UTC+2) on Saturday 13 May, the broadcast was cancelled because of the Enschede fireworks disaster which happened a few hours before.[5] The points awarded by the Netherlands were taken from the backup jury vote, as there was not televote after the program was cut off.
Contestants [edit]
- XX on the finals denotes an unsuccessful attempt at qualifying to the final.
NOTE: The full results for the first contest are unknown, only the winner was announced. The official Eurovision site lists all the other songs as being placed second.
Voting history [edit]
All time [edit]
The Netherlands has given the most points to...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
153 |
| 2 |  United Kingdom |
150 |
| 3 |  Ireland |
144 |
| 4 |  Germany |
141 |
| 5 |  Switzerland |
127 |
The Netherlands has received the most points from...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
116 |
| 2 |  Israel |
106 |
| 3 | Ireland |
104 |
| 4 |  Belgium |
102 |
| 5 | Germany |
100 |
NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded in Eurovision finals, and not the semi-finals since 2004.
1975-2012 [edit]
The Netherlands has given the most points to...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkey |
132 |
| 2 | Germany |
125 |
| 3 | Ireland |
123 |
| 4 | France |
119 |
| 5 | Israel |
103 |
The Netherlands has received the most points from...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel |
103 |
| 2 | Belgium |
83 |
| 2 | Ireland |
83 |
| 3 | France |
82 |
| 4 | Germany |
80 |
| 5 |  Spain |
79 |
NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded in Eurovision finals, and not the semi-finals since 2004.
Since introducing the semi-finals in 2004 [edit]
The Netherlands has given the most points to...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey |
118 |
| 2 |  Armenia |
83 |
| 3 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
80 |
| 8 |  Denmark |
65 |
| 5 |  Greece |
60 |
| 6 |  Serbia |
57 |
| 7 |  Sweden |
56 |
| 8 | Israel |
55 |
| 9 | Belgium |
52 |
| 10 |  Norway |
45 |
The Netherlands has received the most points from...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium |
72 |
| 2 | Denmark |
33 |
| 3 |  Malta |
25 |
| 4 |  Estonia |
25 |
| 5 | Ireland |
24 |
| = | Turkey |
19 |
| 7 |  Andorra |
18 |
| = | Israel |
18 |
| 9 |  Monaco |
16 |
| Norway |
16 |
NOTE: The tables with points from 2004 include points awarded in both finals and semi-finals.
Hostings [edit]
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 |  Hilversum |
AVRO Studio | Hannie Lips |
| 1970 | Amsterdam |
Congrescentrum | Willy Dobbe |
| 1976 | The Hague |
Congresgebouw | Corry Brokken |
| 1980 | The Hague |
Congresgebouw | Marlous Fluitsma |
Marcel Bezençon Awards [edit]
Artistic Award (Voted by previous winners)
| Year | Performer | Song | Final Result | Points | Host city |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Esther Hart | "One More Night" | 13th | 45 | Riga |
Commentators [edit]
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.[8] However on November 7, 2005 it was announced that Van Beusekom would quit his role as Dutch commentator saying "It's good to step back".[9] He was replaced by his co-commentator Cornald Maas who commentated on the contest from 2004 until 2010. On June 29, 2010 Maas was sacked as commentator after putting insults on Twitter about Sieneke, Joran van der Sloot and the Party for Freedom (PVV).[10]
The current Dutch Commentators are Daniël Dekker and Jan Smit.
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ a b van Tongeren, Mario (2009-01-25). "NOS quits Eurovision, Dutch participation goes on". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ http://www.nu.nl/media/3415574/avro-en-tros-worden-samen-avrotros.html. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ History - Eurovision Song Contest 1985 Eurovision.tv
- ^ History - Eurovision Song Contest 1991 Eurovision.tv
- ^ http://www.vandaagindemuziek.nl/26_eurovisie_2000.htm
- ^ a b Barclay, Simon (June 17, 2010). The Complete and Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. Silverthorn Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-4457-8415-1.
- ^ http://www.shownieuws.tv/video/tros-gaat-door-met-songfestival/
- ^ Dutch Commentators through the years
- ^ Van Beusekom quits Eurovision role
- ^ Maas get the sack
External links [edit]
- Points to and from the Netherlands eurovisioncovers.co.uk
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