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The Netherlands took part in the very first Eurovision Song Contest back in 1956, and have won on five occasions.

Corry Brokken delivered their first victory in 1957 with Net Als Toen (‘Just Like Then’) before Teddy Scholten’s Een Beetje (‘A Little Bit’) topped the scoreboard in 1959.

Their third triumph arrived in 1969 when Lenny Kuhr’s De Troubadour tied for first place with three other entries from France, Spain, and the United Kingdom, in the Contest's only shared win.

A fourth win came courtesy of Teach-In’s Ding-A-Dong in 1975, but it was Duncan Laurence who took Dutch success to new heights when in 2019 his song Arcade won the Contest, topped charts globally, and became the first Eurovision entry to reach one billion streams on Spotify

Participation history

Event Contestant Song Place
Basel 2025
Malmö 2024
Europapa
Semi-Final
2nd - 182 points
Liverpool 2023
Burning Daylight
Semi-Final
13th - 7 points
Turin 2022
De Diepte
Semi-Final
2nd - 221 points
Grand Final
11th - 171 points
Rotterdam 2021
Birth Of A New Age
Grand Final
23rd - 11 points
Rotterdam 2020
Grow
Tel Aviv 2019
Arcade
Semi-Final
1st - 280 points
Grand Final
1st - 498 points
Lisbon 2018
Outlaw In 'Em
Semi-Final
7th - 174 points
Grand Final
18th - 121 points
Kyiv 2017
Lights and Shadows
Semi-Final
4th - 200 points
Grand Final
11th - 150 points
Stockholm 2016
Slow Down
Semi-Final
5th - 197 points
Grand Final
11th - 153 points
Vienna 2015
Walk Along
Semi-Final
14th - 33 points
Copenhagen 2014
Calm After The Storm
Semi-Final
1st - 150 points
Grand Final
2nd - 238 points
Malmö 2013
Birds
Semi-Final
6th - 75 points
Grand Final
9th - 114 points
Baku 2012
You And Me
Semi-Final
15th - 35 points
Düsseldorf 2011
Never Alone
Semi-Final
19th - 13 points
Oslo 2010
Ik Ben Verliefd (Sha-la-lie)
Semi-Final
14th - 29 points
Moscow 2009
Shine
Semi-Final
17th - 11 points
Belgrade 2008
Your Heart Belongs To Me
Semi-Final
13th - 27 points
Helsinki 2007
On Top Of The World
Semi-Final
21st - 38 points
Athens 2006
Amambanda
Semi-Final
20th - 22 points
Kyiv 2005
My Impossible Dream
Semi-Final
14th - 53 points
Istanbul 2004
Without You
Semi-Final
6th - 146 points
Grand Final
20th - 11 points
Riga 2003
One More Night
Grand Final
13th - 45 points
Copenhagen 2001
Out On My Own
Grand Final
18th - 16 points
Stockholm 2000
No Goodbyes
Grand Final
13th - 40 points
Jerusalem 1999
One Good Reason
Grand Final
8th - 71 points
Birmingham 1998
Hemel En Aarde
Grand Final
4th - 150 points
Dublin 1997
Niemand Heeft Nog Tijd
Grand Final
22nd - 5 points
Oslo 1996
De Eerste Keer
Grand Final
7th - 78 points
Dublin 1994
Waar Is De Zon
Grand Final
23rd - 4 points
Millstreet 1993
Vrede
Grand Final
6th - 92 points
Malmö 1992
Wijs Me De Weg
Grand Final
9th - 67 points
Zagreb 1990
Ik Wil Alles Met Je Delen
Grand Final
15th - 25 points
Lausanne 1989
Blijf Zoals Je Bent
Grand Final
15th - 45 points
Dublin 1988
Shangri-la
Grand Final
9th - 70 points
Brussels 1987
Rechtop In De Wind
Grand Final
5th - 83 points
Bergen 1986
Alles Heeft Ritme
Grand Final
13th - 40 points
Luxembourg 1984
Ik Hou Van Jou
Grand Final
13th - 34 points
Munich 1983
Sing Me A Song
Grand Final
7th - 66 points
Harrogate 1982
Jij En Ik
Grand Final
16th - 8 points
Dublin 1981
Het Is Een Wonder
Grand Final
9th - 51 points
The Hague 1980
Amsterdam
Grand Final
5th - 93 points
Jerusalem 1979
Colorado
Grand Final
12th - 51 points
Paris 1978
't Is Ok
Grand Final
13th - 37 points
London 1977
De Mallemolen
Grand Final
12th - 35 points
The Hague 1976
The Party's Over Now
Grand Final
9th - 56 points
Stockholm 1975
Ding-A-Dong
Grand Final
1st - 152 points
Brighton 1974
I See A Star
Grand Final
3rd - 15 points
Luxembourg 1973
De Oude Muzikant
Grand Final
14th - 69 points
Edinburgh 1972
Als Het Om De Liefde Gaat
Grand Final
4th - 106 points
Dublin 1971
De Tijd
Grand Final
6th - 85 points
Amsterdam 1970
Waterman
Grand Final
7th - 7 points
Madrid 1969
De Troubadour
Grand Final
1st - 18 points
London 1968
Morgen
Grand Final
16th - 1 point
Vienna 1967
Ring-dinge
Grand Final
14th - 2 points
Luxembourg 1966
Fernando En Philippo
Grand Final
15th - 2 points
Naples 1965
Het Is Genoeg
Grand Final
11th - 5 points
Copenhagen 1964
Jij Bent Mijn Leven
Grand Final
10th - 2 points
London 1963
Een Speeldoos
Grand Final
13th - 0 points
Luxembourg 1962
Katinka
Grand Final
13th - 0 points
Cannes 1961
Wat Een Dag
Grand Final
10th - 6 points
London 1960
Wat Een Geluk
Grand Final
12th - 2 points
Cannes 1959
Een Beetje
Grand Final
1st - 21 points
Hilversum 1958
Heel De Wereld
Grand Final
9th - 1 point
Frankfurt 1957
Net Als Toen
Grand Final
1st - 31 points
Lugano 1956
De Vogels Van Holland
Grand Final
2nd - 0 points
Lugano 1956
Voorgoed Voorbij
Grand Final
2nd - 0 points