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Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Netherlands |
| Contest | JESC |
| Broadcaster | AVROTROS (2014–present) |
| title | Formerly |
| Apps | 23 |
| First | |
| Highest | 1st: |
| Host | , |
| Related | Junior Songfestival |
| Current | 2025 |
| AVRO (2003–2013)
The Netherlands has been represented in every edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since its inception in and is the only country to have taken part in every edition of the contest. The Dutch participating broadcaster in the contest is AVROTROS since 2014 (formerly AVRO from 2003 to 2013), and selects its entrant through the national final Junior Songfestival. They have won the competition on one occasion; in , with the song "Click Clack" by Ralf Mackenbach.
History
The Netherlands are one of the sixteen countries to have made their debut at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003, which took place on 15 November 2003 at the Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The broadcaster AVROTROS, formerly 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 previously wrote their own songs and sent it to the broadcaster, where a jury and the public decided the winner. Since 2016, candidates audition individually and are placed in groups later on.
the Netherlands has won the competition onceat the in Kyiv, Ukraine, Ralf Mackenbach won with the song "Click Clack" with 121 points, beating runners-up Russia and Armenia by just five points. This was the Netherlands' fifth victory at any Eurovision event, the last time being the Eurovision Song Contest 1975.
The was held in the Netherlands, in the venue Ahoy in Rotterdam. The was held in the Netherlands as well, this time in Amsterdam, making it the first country to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice.
Participation overview
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| † | Upcoming event |
|---|
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roel | "Mijn ogen zeggen alles" | Dutch | 11 | 23 | |
| Klaartje and Nicky | "Hij is een kei" | Dutch | 11 | 27 | |
| Tess | "Stupid" | Dutch | 7 | 82 | |
| Kimberly | "Goed" | Dutch | 12 | 44 | |
| Lisa, Amy and Shelley | "Adem in, adem uit" | Dutch | 11 | 39 | |
| Marissa | "1 dag" | Dutch | 13 | 27 | |
| Ralf Mackenbach | "Click Clack" | Dutch, English | 1 | 121 | |
| Anna and Senna | "My Family" | Dutch, English | 9 | 52 | |
| Rachel | "Teenager" | Dutch | 2 | 103 | |
| Femke | "Tik tak tik" | Dutch | 7 | 69 | |
| Mylène and Rosanne | "Double Me" | Dutch, English | 8 | 59 | |
| Julia | "Around" | Dutch, English | 8 | 70 | |
| Shalisa | "Million Lights" | Dutch, English | 15 | 35 | |
| Kisses | "Kisses and Dancin | Dutch, English | 8 | 174 | |
| Fource | "Love Me" | Dutch, English | 4 | 156 | |
| Max and Anne | "Samen" | Dutch, English | 13 | 91 | |
| "Dans met jou" | Dutch, English | 4 | 186 | ||
| Unity | "Best Friends" | Dutch, English | 4 | 132 | |
| Ayana | "Mata Sugu Aō Ne" (またすぐ会おうね) | Dutch, English | 19 ◁ | 43 | |
| Luna | "La festa" | Dutch, English | 7 | 128 | |
| Sep and Jasmijn | "Holding On to You" | Dutch, English | 7 | 122 | |
| Stay Tuned | "Music" | Dutch, English | 10 | 91 | |
| Meadow | "Freeze" | Dutch, English | 10 | 93 | |
| Confirmed intention to participate †}} |
Commentators and spokespersons
The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov. The Dutch broadcaster, AVROTROS, sent their own commentator to each contest in order to provide commentary in the Dutch language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from Netherlands. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2003.
| Year | Channel | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPO 2 | Angela Groothuizen | Aisa Renardus | ||||
| Danny Hoekstra | ||||||
| Tooske Ragas | Giovanni Kemper | |||||
| NPO 3 | Sipke Jan Bousema | Tess Gaerthé | ||||
| Marcel Kuijer | Kimberly Nieuwenhuizen | |||||
| Sipke Jan Bousema | Famke Rauch | |||||
| Bram Bos | ||||||
| Marcel Kuijer | Anna Lagerweij | |||||
| NPO 1 | Lidewei Loot | |||||
| NPO 3 | Alessandro Wempe | |||||
| NPO Zapp on NPO 3 | Jan Smit | Mylène and Rosanne | ||||
| Julia van Bergen | ||||||
| Anneloes | ||||||
| Thijs Schlimback | ||||||
| Vincent Miranovich | ||||||
| Buddy Vedder | Anne Buhre | |||||
| Jan Smit | Robin de Haas | |||||
| Buddy Vedder | Matheu Hinzen | |||||
| Bart Arens and Matheu Hinzen | Ralf Mackenbach | |||||
| Luna Sabella | ||||||
| NPO Zapp on NPO 3{{efn | Incomplete broadcast of the contest, starting at 18:30 CET during France's performance and pausing at 19:00 (skipping San Marino) before resuming during Ukraine's performance. The Netherlands rebroadcast the full event on NPO Zapp via NPO 3 a day later due to the live broadcast being delayed and interrupted on said channel the night before. The contest was however broadcast live and in full on NPO 2 Extra.{{cite web | title= | Veronika Morska | |||
| NPO Zapp on NPO 3 | Luna Sabella |
Hostings
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam | Rotterdam Ahoy | Kim-Lian van der Meij and Sipke Jan Bousema | |
| Amsterdam | Heineken Music Hall | Ewout Genemans and Kim-Lian van der Meij |
Notes
References
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