The Netherlands has been represented in every edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since its inception in and is the only country to have taken part in every edition of the contest. The Dutch participating broadcaster in the contest is AVROTROS since 2014 (formerly AVRO from 2003 to 2013), and selects its entrant through the national final Junior Songfestival. They have won the competition on one occasion; in , with the song "Click Clack" by Ralf Mackenbach.
History The Netherlands are one of the sixteen countries to have made their debut at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003, which took place on 15 November 2003 at the Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The broadcaster AVROTROS, formerly AVRO, is responsible for the organisation of the Dutch Junior Eurovision Song Contest entry. A national final has been organised by AVRO to select the entry, called Junior Songfestival. Entrants previously wrote their own songs and sent it to the broadcaster, where a jury and the public decided the winner. Since 2016, candidates audition individually and are placed in groups later on.
the Netherlands has won the competition onceat the in Kyiv, Ukraine, Ralf Mackenbach won with the song "Click Clack" with 121 points, beating runners-up Russia and Armenia by just five points. This was the Netherlands' fifth victory at any Eurovision event, the last time being the Eurovision Song Contest 1975.
The was held in the Netherlands, in the venue Ahoy in Rotterdam. The was held in the Netherlands as well, this time in Amsterdam, making it the first country to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice.
Participation overview
+ Table key 1 First place 2 Second place ◁ Last place † Upcoming event
Year Artist Song Language Place Points Roel "" Dutch 11 23 Klaartje and Nicky "" Dutch 11 27 Tess "Stupid" Dutch 7 82 Kimberly "" Dutch 12 44 Lisa, Amy and Shelley "" Dutch 11 39 Marissa "" Dutch 13 27 Ralf Mackenbach "Click Clack" Dutch, English 1 121 Anna and Senna "My Family" Dutch, English 9 52 Rachel "Teenager" Dutch 2 103 Femke "Tik tak tik" Dutch 7 69 Mylène and Rosanne "Double Me" Dutch, English 8 59 Julia "Around" Dutch, English 8 70 Shalisa "Million Lights" Dutch, English 15 35 Kisses "Kisses and Dancin Dutch, English 8 174 Fource "Love Me" Dutch, English 4 156 Max and Anne "" Dutch, English 13 91 "" Dutch, English 4 186 Unity "Best Friends" Dutch, English 4 132 Ayana "" Dutch, English 19 ◁ 43 Luna "" Dutch, English 7 128 Sep and Jasmijn "Holding On to You" Dutch, English 7 122 Stay Tuned "Music" Dutch, English 10 91 Meadow "Freeze" Dutch, English 10 93 Maria "Stronger Together" Dutch, English colspan="2" 2027
Commentators and spokespersons
The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov. The Dutch broadcaster, AVROTROS, sent their own commentator to each contest in order to provide commentary in the Dutch language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from Netherlands. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2003.
Year Channel Commentator(s) SpokespersonNPO 2 Angela Groothuizen Aisa Renardus Danny Hoekstra Tooske Ragas Giovanni KemperNPO 3 Sipke Jan Bousema Tess GaerthéMarcel Kuijer Kimberly Nieuwenhuizen Sipke Jan Bousema Famke Rauch Bram Bos Marcel Kuijer Anna Lagerweij NPO 1Lidewei LootNPO 3Alessandro WempeNPO Zapp on NPO 3Jan Smit Mylène and RosanneJulia van BergenAnneloesThijs SchlimbackVincent MiranovichBuddy VedderAnne BuhreJan SmitRobin de HaasBuddy VedderMatheu Hinzen Bart Arens and Matheu HinzenRalf MackenbachLuna SabellaNPO Zapp on NPO 3NPO 2 ExtraVeronika MorskaNPO Zapp on NPO 3Luna Sabella
Hostings YearLocationVenuePresentersRotterdamRotterdam AhoyKim-Lian van der Meij and Sipke Jan BousemaAmsterdamHeineken Music HallEwout Genemans and Kim-Lian van der Meij
See also Junior Songfestival – The competition organised by AVROTROS to select the entrant for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest – Senior version of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
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