# Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

The Netherlands has participated in every edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since its inception in 2003 and is the only country to have taken part in every edition of the contest. The country has won the competition on one occasion; in 2009, with the song "Click Clack" by Ralf Mackenbach. Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS (formerly AVRO) has been responsible for the participation, selecting the nation's entrant through the national final Junior Songfestival.

## 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.
As of 2023, the Netherlands has won the competition once – at the 2009 contest 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 2007 contest was held in the Netherlands, in the venue Ahoy in Rotterdam. The 2012 contest 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

| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
| 2003 | Roel | "Mijn ogen zeggen alles" | Dutch | 11 | 23 |
| 2004 | Klaartje and Nicky | "Hij is een kei" | Dutch | 11 | 27 |
| 2005 | Tess | "Stupid" | Dutch | 7 | 82 |
| 2006 | Kimberly | "Goed" | Dutch | 12 | 44 |
| 2007 | Lisa, Amy and Shelley | "Adem in, adem uit" | Dutch | 11 | 39 |
| 2008 | Marissa | "1 dag" | Dutch | 13 | 27 |
| 2009 | Ralf Mackenbach | "Click Clack" | Dutch, English | 1 | 121 |
| 2010 | Anna and Senna | "My Family" | Dutch, English | 9 | 52 |
| 2011 | Rachel | "Teenager" | Dutch | 2 | 103 |
| 2012 | Femke | "Tik tak tik" | Dutch | 7 | 69 |
| 2013 | Mylène and Rosanne | "Double Me" | Dutch, English | 8 | 59 |
| 2014 | Julia | "Around" | Dutch, English | 8 | 70 |
| 2015 | Shalisa | "Million Lights" | Dutch, English | 15 | 35 |
| 2016 | Kisses | "Kisses and Dancin'" | Dutch, English | 8 | 174 |
| 2017 | Fource | "Love Me" | Dutch, English | 4 | 156 |
| 2018 | Max and Anne | "Samen" | Dutch, English | 13 | 91 |
| 2019 | Matheu | "Dans met jou" | Dutch, English | 4 | 186 |
| 2020 | Unity | "Best Friends" | Dutch, English | 4 | 132 |
| 2021 | Ayana | "Mata Sugu Aō Ne" (またすぐ会おうね) | Dutch, English | 19 ◁ | 43 |
| 2022 | Luna | "La festa" | Dutch, English | 7 | 128 |
| 2023 | Sep & Jasmijn [nl] | "Holding On to You" | Dutch, English | 7 | 122 |
| 2024 | Stay Tuned | "Music" | Dutch, English | 10 | 91 |
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## 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) | Spokesperson |
| 2003 | NPO 2 | Angela Groothuizen | Aisa Renardus |
| 2004 | NPO 2 | Angela Groothuizen | Danny Hoekstra |
| 2005 | NPO 2 | Tooske Ragas | Giovanni Kemper |
| 2006 | NPO 3 | Sipke Jan Bousema | Tess Gaerthé |
| 2007 | NPO 3 | Marcel Kuijer | Kimberly Nieuwenhuizen |
| 2008 | NPO 3 | Sipke Jan Bousema | Famke Rauch |
| 2009 | NPO 3 | Sipke Jan Bousema | Marissa Grasdijk [nl] |
| 2010 | NPO 3 | Sipke Jan Bousema | Bram Bos |
| 2011 | NPO 3 | Marcel Kuijer | Anna Lagerweij |
| 2012 | NPO 1 | Marcel Kuijer | Lidewei Loot |
| 2013 | NPO 3 | Marcel Kuijer | Alessandro Wempe |
| 2014 | NPO Zapp on NPO 3 | Jan Smit | Mylène and Rosanne |
| 2015 | NPO Zapp on NPO 3 | Jan Smit | Julia van Bergen |
| 2016 | NPO Zapp on NPO 3 | Jan Smit | Anneloes |
| 2017 | NPO Zapp on NPO 3 | Jan Smit | Thijs Schlimback |
| 2018 | NPO Zapp on NPO 3 | Jan Smit | Vincent Miranovich |
| 2019 | NPO Zapp on NPO 3 | Buddy Vedder | Anne Buhre |
| 2020 | NPO Zapp on NPO 3 | Jan Smit | Robin de Haas |
| 2021 | NPO Zapp on NPO 3 | Buddy Vedder | Matheu Hinzen |
| 2022 | NPO Zapp on NPO 3 | Bart Arens and Matheu Hinzen | Ralf Mackenbach |
| 2023 | NPO Zapp on NPO 3 | Bart Arens and Matheu Hinzen | Luna Sabella |
| 2024 | NPO Zapp on NPO 3 NPO 2 Extra | Bart Arens and Matheu Hinzen | Veronika Morska |

## Hostings

| Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
| 2007 | Rotterdam | Rotterdam Ahoy | Kim-Lian van der Meij and Sipke Jan Bousema |
| 2012 | Amsterdam | Heineken Music Hall | Ewout Genemans and Kim-Lian van der Meij |