The Netherlands was represented by Maggie MacNeal, with the song '"Amsterdam", at the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in The Hague on 19 April. 1980 was one of only two years in the twentieth century (along with 1961) when both performer and song were chosen internally by broadcaster NOS. MacNeal had previously finished third in the 1974 Eurovision as part of duo Mouth and MacNeal.