Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

The Netherlands is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS will internally select the Dutch entry for the 2024 contest.

Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Country Netherlands
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: December 2023
Song: TBA
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Background
Main article: Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2024 contest, the Netherlands has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty-three times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in the inaugural contest in 1956. Since then, the country has 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, the Netherlands has featured in nine finals. The country ended last on five occasions, most recently in the second semi-final of the 2011 contest. In 2023, the nation failed to qualify for the final with "Burning Daylight" by Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper.[1]

The Dutch national broadcaster, AVROTROS, broadcasts the event within the Netherlands and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. The Netherlands has used various methods to select the Dutch 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 have also been held on numerous occasions, including every year since 2013.[2] In May 2023, AVROTROS confirmed its participation in the 2024 contest,[3] later confirming on 12 July that it would continue to internally select both the artist and song for the Eurovision Song Contest.[4][5]

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 12 July 2023, AVROTROS opened a submission window where artists and composers would be able to submit up to three entries until 30 September 2023. For the first time, applying composers were not required to indicate a perfomer for their song, who would be selected afterwards; however, precedence will be given to complete submissions.[4][5]

Artists who publicly expressed their intention to submit an entry include Joost Klein and Donnie (jointly), Douwe Bob (2016 Dutch representative) individually and as a songwriter for Numidia, April Darby, and De Bankzitters; DJ trio Kris Kross Amsterdam also expressed their willingness to accept if directly invited by the broadcaster.[6][7][8][9] By the end of the application period, over 600 songs had been submitted to the broadcaster, which is a record for Dutch national selections.[10][11]

The selection will be carried out by a committee composed of Jacqueline Govaert, Jaap Reesema, Carolien Borgers, Hila Noorzai, Cornald Maas, Sander Lantinga and chairman Twan van de Nieuwenhuijzen.[12] The selected entrant is expected to be announced by mid-December 2023.[4][5][13]

References
  1. "Netherlands". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. van Waarden, Franciska (20 April 2023). "Netherlands: Possible Return of a National Pre-Selection Show". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. "AVROTROS: eerst evalueren voordat artiesten zich weer kunnen melden" [AVROTROS: evaluate first before artists can sign up again]. RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  4. Carabaña Menéndez, Hugo (12 July 2023). "Países Bajos arranca la búsqueda de su representante en Eurovisión 2024: AVROTROS opta de nuevo por la elección interna" [The Netherlands begins the search for its representative in Eurovision 2024: AVROTROS opts again for the internal election]. ESCPlus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  5. "Inschrijving Eurovisie Songfestival 2024 geopend" [Registration for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is open]. avrotros.nl (in Dutch). AVROTROS. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. van Leijden, Bente (18 August 2023). "The Netherlands: Rappers Joost and Donnie to apply for the Dutch internal selection for Eurovision 2024". ESCXtra. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  7. Smeets, Dennis (19 July 2023). "Verschillende Nederlandse artiesten tonen interesse in deelname Songfestival 2024" [Several Dutch artists are interested in participating in Eurovision 2024]. Songfestival.be (in Flemish). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  8. Ilias, Timos (1 October 2023). "The Netherlands: Nearly 300 entries have been submitted for Eurovision 2024!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  9. van Waarden, Franciska (3 October 2023). "The Netherlands: Douwe Bob Has Written a Song for Eurovision 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  10. Conte, Davide (2 October 2023). "Netherlands: More Than 600 Songs Submitted For Eurovision 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  11. "AVROTROS ontvangt recordaantal inzendingen Eurovisie Songfestival" [Record number of registrations for Eurovision Song Contest 2024]. avrotros.nl (in Dutch). AVROTROS. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  12. Farren, Neil (22 August 2023). "Netherlands: Jacqueline Govaert and Jaap Reesema Join Eurovision Selection Committee". Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  13. "Bijna 300 aanmeldingen voor Eurovisie Songfestival" [Nearly 300 registrations for the Eurovision Song Contest]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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