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ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

Netherlands

The Dutch entry is chosen by AVRO/TROS. The Netherlands has taken part since the first contest in 1956 and has won five times.

2 April – So I’m lying in bed

You want to make an impression on a stage? Make your outfit memorable. Even more so if your song isn't. It's a golden rule. I'm...

22 March – Desire is a blossom, and a blossom becomes...

Do you like a duet? One of those things where you get two voices working in perfect harmony. Or maybe where the two protagonists...

3 August – I am in control

Imagine the dilemma. You're taking part in Europe's favourite TV show. It covers dozens of languages, and you want to make yourself stand out...

Netherlands have released it’s….thing

Well, it's certainly a definition of Music I guess.  The Dutch knew what they were going to get and Joost certainly delivered. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2wY0DjYGo It's not my...

8 April – To a place without fear, with no moonlight

We're all missing a Dutch interpretation of a 21st Century contest, but at least we'll get one in 13 months time. It'll be here...

Dutch Eurovision song falls flat

Nick: Oh dear, I think I've just made a spectacle of myself. I've never heard this song before, many, MANY times. I particularly liked...

19 June – Can’t you see, the writing’s on the wall?

You may know that there's some sports tournament taking place in Dima Bilan's homeland at the moment. Many of the usual suspects are there....

22 December – Look, the swallows high in the sky

As we know, next year's contest - a riotous cavalcade of quality song if ever there was one - will be in the Netherlands....

1 April – I was sitting together with you on a...

It's no April Fool that some countries have probably done a lot worse than they've deserved to over the years. I'm thinking of those...

3 December – And on and on, life goes on

The heart is a curious thing. It's often shown as something red, cute and, well, heart-shaped. But if you physically held one, it probably...