Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Netherlands
Member station	AVRO
National selection events	Junior Songfestival
Appearances
Appearances	8
First appearance	2003
Best result	1st; 2009
Worst result	13th; 2008
External links
Netherlands's page at Eurovision.tv

The Netherlands has sent an entry to every Junior Eurovision Song Contest since its creation in 2003. The Netherlands is one of only four countries to have taken part in every Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

AVRO is responsible for the organisation of the Dutch Junior Eurovision Song Contest entry. A national final has been organised by AVRO to select the entry, called 'Junior Songfestival'. Entrants write their own songs and send it to the broadcaster, where the public decide the winner.

The Netherlands has won the contest once - in 2009 Ralf Mackenbach went on to victory at the 2009 Contest in Kiev, Ukraine with his song "Click Clack", beating runners-up Russia and Armenia by just five points. This was the Netherlands' first win at any Eurovision Contest since the Eurovision Song Contest 1975.

The 2007 Contest was held in the Netherlands, at the Ahoy in Rotterdam. The 2012 contest will be held in Netherlands as well, making it the first country to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice.

Contestants

Year	Artist	Title	Place	Points
2003	Roel	"Mijn ogen zeggen alles"	11	23
2004	Klaartje and Nicky	"Hij is een kei"	11	27
2005	Tess	"Stupid"	7	82
2006	Kimberly	"Goed"	12	44
2007	Lisa, Amy & Shelley	"Adem in, adem uit"	11	39
2008	Marissa	"1 dag"	13	27
2009	Ralf Mackenbach	"Click Clack"	1	121
2010	Senna & Anna	"My Family"	9	52
2011	Rachel	"Ik ben een teenager"
2012

Voting history

The Netherlands gave the most points to...

Rank	Country	Points
1	Belgium	77
2	Sweden	33
3	Spain	32
4	Armenia	30
5	Georgia	29

The Netherlands has received the most points from...

Rank	Country	Points
1	Belgium	76
2	Sweden	31
3	Malta	30
4	Serbia	24
5	Belarus	21

Hostings

Year	Location	Venue	Presenters
2007	Rotterdam	Ahoy Rotterdam	Kim-Lian van der Meij and Sipke Jan Bousema
2012	TBA	TBA	TBA

References