Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
| Netherlands | |
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| Member station | AVROTROS (2014–) |
| National selection events |
Internal Selection
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 57 (48 finals) |
| First appearance | 1956 |
| Best result | 1st: 1957, 1959, 1969, 1975 |
| Worst result | Last: 1958, 1962, 1963, 1968, 2011 SF Nul points: 1962, 1963 |
| External links | |
| songfestival.nl | |
| Netherlands's page at Eurovision.tv | |
 For the most recent participation seeNetherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 |
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The Netherlands has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 57 times since making its debut as one of the seven countries competing in the very first contest in 1956. It has missed only four contests so far (1985, 1991, 1995 and 2002). The preselection process was often done through the Nationaal Songfestival, with the winner qualifying to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest. The Netherlands has won the contest four times.
With four victories, the Netherlands ranks in the top 10 most successful Eurovision countries. The country's first two victories came in the 1950s, with Corry Brokken in 1957 and Teddy Scholten in 1959. The 1960s was a mostly unsuccessful decade for the country, the exception was in 1969, when Lenny Kuhr won a third title for the Dutch with "De Troubadour", winning in a four-way tie with France, Spain and the UK. Sandra & Andres finished fourth in 1972 and Mouth & MacNeal were third in 1974, before Teach-In achieved the Netherlands fourth victory in 1975 with Ding-A-Dong. The Netherlands best result of the 1980s was fifth, achieved by both Maggie MacNeal (of Mouth & MacNeal) in 1980 and Marcha in 1987. In the 1990s, Ruth Jacott, with sixth place in 1993 and Edsilia Rombley, with fourth in 1998, achieved the Netherlands best results of the decade. The Netherlands have finished last in the contest final on four occasions, in 1958, 1962, 1963 and 1968. They also finished last in the semi-final in 2011.
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