Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025
| Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | AVROTROS | |||
| Country |  Netherlands | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The Netherlands will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which will be held in Basel, Switzerland. The Dutch participating broadcaster AVROTROS will internally select its entry for the contest.
Background
[edit]Prior to the 2025 contest, AVROTROS and its predecessor national broadcasters had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing the Netherlands sixty-four times since NTS's debut in the inaugural contest in 1956. Since then, they had won the event five times: in 1957 with the song "Net als toen" by Corry Brokken, in 1959 with the song "'n Beetje" by Teddy Scholten, in 1969 as one of the four countries to tie for first place with "De troubadour" by Lenny Kuhr, in 1975 with "Ding-a-dong" by Teach-In, and in 2019 with "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004 contest, they had featured in nine finals. They ended last on five occasions, most recently in the second semi-final of the 2011 contest.[1] In 2024, "Europapa" by Joost Klein placed second in its semi-final and qualified for the final, but was disqualified from the competition due to a backstage incident involving Klein and a production staff member.[2] This incident was subsequently investigated by Swedish prosecutors, who dropped the case in August 2024 after concluding that no criminal conduct could be proven.[3]
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, AVROTROS organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The Dutch broadcaster had used various methods to select its entry in the past, such as the Nationaal Songfestival, a live televised national final to choose the performer, song or both to compete at Eurovision. Internal selections had also been held on numerous occasions, including every year since 2013.[4] In October 2024, AVROTROS confirmed its participation in the 2025 contest, announcing that it would continue to internally select both the artist and song for the contest. The broadcaster additionally confirmed that Klein was offered the chance to represent the Netherlands again in 2025, but he declined.[5]
Before Eurovision
[edit]Internal selection
[edit]On 23 October 2024, AVROTROS opened a submission window where artists and composers would be able to submit up to three entries until 22 November.[6] By the end of the application period, 331 songs had been submitted to the broadcaster.[7] The selection will be carried out by a committee composed of Jacqueline Govaert, Jaap Reesema, Carolien Borgers, Hila Noorzai, Cornald Maas, and Sander Lantinga.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Netherlands". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "Statement AVROTROS over diskwalificatie Joost Klein" [AVROTROS statement about Joost Klein's disqualification] (in Dutch and English). AVROTROS. 2024-05-11. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ "Investigation concerning illegal threats in Malmö has been closed | Swedish Prosecution Authority". via.tt.se. 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ^ Van Waarden, Franciska (2023-04-20). "Netherlands: Possible Return of a National Pre-Selection Show". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
- ^ "AVROTROS neemt deel aan het Eurovisie Songfestival 2025" [AVROTROS to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025] (in Dutch). AVROTROS. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Inschrijving Eurovisie Songfestival 2025 geopend" [Eurovision Song Contest 2025 registration is open] (in Dutch). AVROTROS. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ "inschrijving songfestival 2025 gesloten" [Eurovision Song Contest 2025 registration is closed] (in Dutch). AVROTROS. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ "Selectiecommissie vrijdag al van start" [Selection committee already started on Friday]. Songfestivalweblog (in Dutch). 2024-07-19. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (2024-10-25). "Netherlands: Selection Committee Commences Evaluation of Eurovision 2025 Entries". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2024-11-24.