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Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015

Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Country  Netherlands
National selection
Selection process Internal Selection
Selection date(s) Artist: 10 November 2014
Song: 11 December 2014
Selected entrant Trijntje Oosterhuis
Selected song "Walk Along"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final result Failed to qualify
(14th, 33 points)
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2014 2015 2016►

The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Walk Along" written by Anouk Teeuwe and Tobias Karlsson. The song was performed by Trijntje Oosterhuis, who was selected by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS in November 2014 to represent the Netherlands at the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. "Walk Along" was written by 2013 Contest entrant Anouk who also first revealed that Oosterhuis had been selected to represent the Netherlands while being interviewed for the Dutch talkshow College Tour. Following confirmation from the Dutch broadcaster that Trijntje Oosterhuis had been selected to represent the Netherlands, the song "Walk Along" was revealed to public in December 2014. In the first of the Eurovision semi-finals, the Netherlands failed to qualify to the final, placing fourteenth out of the 16 participating countries with 33 points.

Prior to the 2015 Contest, the Netherlands had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-five times since their debut as one of seven countries to take part in the inaugural contest in 1956. Since then, the country has won the contest four times: in 1957 with the song "Net als toen" performed by Corry Brokken; in 1959 with the song "'n Beetje" performed by Teddy Scholten; in 1969 as one of four countries to tie for first place with "De troubadour" performed by Lenny Kuhr; and finally in 1975 with "Ding-a-Dong" performed by the group Teach-In. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004 contest, the Netherlands had featured in only three finals. The Dutch least successful result has been last place, which they have achieved on five occasions, most recently in the 2011 Contest. The Netherlands has also received nul points on two occasions; in 1962 and 1963.


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