- Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Netherlands 
Member station NTS (1956-1969)
NOS (1970-2009)[1]
TROS (2010-)[1]National selection events Nationaal Songfestival Appearances Appearances 52 First appearance 1956 Best result 1st: 1957, 1959, 1969, 1975 Worst result Last: 1956, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1968, SF 2011 External links NOS page 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 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 latest victory was in 1975 and has had mixed success since, with roughly half of the songs placing in the Top-10 as well as outside it. Notable high placings in the 1980s and 1990s were credited to Bernadette, Marcha, Gerard Joling, Humphrey Campbell, Ruth Jacott and Edsilia Rombley, who all placed in the Top-10 and were picked as favorites to win before their respective Contests.
The last time the Netherlands was in the final was in the 2004 contest, the country having failed since (seven years in a row) to qualify from the semi-final round. This 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 was after winning the previous year, while the 1980 contest was when Israel could not organise is for a second time in two years. For the same reason the Netherlands declined the right to organise the 1960 contest.
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Absences
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.[2]
In 1991 the contest was again held on 4 May, and so the Netherlands withdrew for the same reasons as in 1985.[3]
The 1995 and 2002 contest were also missed. However this was because the Netherlands scored poorly the previous years, 23rd in 1994 and 19th in 2001.
The Netherlands did compete in the 2000. But at 10:00pm Dutch time the broadcasting was cancelled because of the Enschede fireworks disaster which happened a few hours before.[4]
Contestants
Sieneke at Bærum, Oslo (2010)
Voting history
All time
The Netherlands has given the most points to...
Rank Country Points 1 
France153 2 
United Kingdom150 3 
Ireland144 4 
Germany141 5 
Switzerland127 The Netherlands has received the most points from...
Rank Country Points 1 France116 2 
Israel106 3 Ireland104 4 
Belgium102 5 Germany100 NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded in Eurovision finals, and not the semi-finals since 2004.
1975-2011
The Netherlands has given the most points to...
Rank Country Points 1 
Turkey124 2 Germany123 3 Ireland118 4 France113 5 Israel104 The Netherlands has received the most points from...
Rank Country Points 1 Israel103 2 Belgium83 2 Ireland83 3 France82 4 Germany80 5 
Spain79 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
The Netherlands has given the most points to...
Rank Country Points 1 Turkey103 2 
Armenia83 3 
Bosnia and Herzegovina75 4 
Greece60 5 Israel55 6 
Denmark53 7 Belgium42 8 
Norway39 9 
Serbia36 10 
Sweden32 The Netherlands has received the most points from...
Rank Country Points 1 Belgium54 2 
Malta23 Denmark23 3 
Andorra19 Ireland19 4 Israel18 5 
Monaco16 6 Norway13 7 
Albania12 Turkey12 NOTE: The tables with points from 2004 include points awarded in both finals and semi-finals.
The Netherlands has given no points to...
Country 
Belarus
Czech Republic
Italy Monaco
Montenegro
San Marino
Slovakia SwitzerlandNOTE: The tables with points from 2004 include points awarded in both finals and semi-finals.
The Netherlands has received no points from...
Country Czech Republic France Italy
Moldova Montenegro
Poland
Russia Serbia SlovakiaNOTE: The tables with points from 2004 include points awarded in both finals and semi-finals.
Hostings
Year Location Venue Presenter 1958 
HilversumAVRO Studio Hannie Lips 1970 AmsterdamCongrescentrum Willy Dobbe 1976 The HagueCongresgebouw Corry Brokken 1980 The HagueCongresgebouw Marlous Fluitsma Commentators
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. However 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 got sacked as commentator after putting insults on Twitter about Sieneke, Joran van der Sloot and the Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV).[10]
The current Dutch Commentators are Daniël Dekker and Jan Smit.
Year(s) Commentators 1956-1957 Piet te Nuyl 1958 Siebe van der Zee 1959-1961 Piet te Nuyl 1962-1963 Willem Duys 1964 Ageeth Scherphuis 1965-1966 Teddy Scholten 1967 Leo Nelissen 1968 Elles Berger 1969-1973 Pim Jacobs 1974-1976 Willem Duys 1977 Ati Dijckmeester 1978-1979 Willem Duys 1980-1982 Pim Jacobs 1983 Willem Duys 1984 Ivo Niehe 1985 Gerrit den Braber 1986 Leo van der Goot 1987-1994 Willem van Beusekom 1995 Paul de Leeuw 1996-2003 Willem van Beusekom 2004-2005 Willem van Beusekom
Cornald Maas2006-2007 Cornald Maas
Paul de Leeuw2008-2009 Cornald Maas 2010 Daniël Dekker
Cornald Maas2011 Daniël Dekker
Jan SmitSee also
References
- ^ a b van Tongeren, Mario (2009-01-25). "NOS quits Eurovision, Dutch participation goes on". Oikotimes. http://www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=4916. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ History - Eurovision Song Contest 1985 Eurovision.tv
- ^ History - Eurovision Song Contest 1991 Eurovision.tv
- ^ http://www.vandaagindemuziek.nl/26_eurovisie_2000.htm
- ^ Barclay, Simon (June 17, 2010). The Complete and Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. Silverthorn Press. p. 24. ISBN 9781445784151. http://books.google.com/books?id=BfuBF7fOnyoC&source=gbs_navlinks_s.
- ^ Barclay, Simon (June 17, 2010). The Complete and Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. Silverthorn Press. p. 24. ISBN 9781445784151. http://books.google.com/books?id=BfuBF7fOnyoC&source=gbs_navlinks_s.
- ^ 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
- Points to and from the Netherlands eurovisioncovers.co.uk
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