Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Netherlands
Member station	AVRO (2003–2013) AVROTROS (2014–)
National selection events	National final Junior Songfestival 2003–2015 Internal selection 2016
Appearances
Appearances	14
First appearance	2003
Best result	1st: 2009
Worst result	15th: 2015
External links
Netherlands's page at Eurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016

The Netherlands has sent an entry to every Junior Eurovision Song Contest since its creation in 2003. The Netherlands is one of only two countries to have taken part in every Junior Eurovision Song Contest, the other one being Belarus.

History

Location of the Netherlands.

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.^[1] 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 write their own songs and send it to the broadcaster, where a jury and the public decide the winner.

The Netherlands has won the contest once - in 2009 Ralf Mackenbach went on to victory at the 2009 Contest in Kiev, Ukraine with his song "Click Clack", beating runners-up Russia and Armenia by just five points. This was the Netherlands' fifth Eurovision victory at any Eurovision Song Contest and the first win since the Eurovision Song Contest 1975.

The 2007 Contest was held in the Netherlands, at the Ahoy in Rotterdam. The 2012 contest was held in the Netherlands as well, making it the first country to host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice.

Participation

Table key

 1st place   2nd place   3rd place   Last place 

Photogallery

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  Mylène and Rosanne at Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013, Kiev.

Broadcasts and voting

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.^[2] 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.

Voting history

The tables below shows The Netherlands' top-five voting history rankings up until their most recent participation in 2015:

Most points given Rank Points Country 1 97  Belgium 2 73  Armenia 3 58  Russia 4 55  Belarus 5 51  Georgia  Sweden

Most points received Rank Points Country 1 98  Belgium 2 64  Sweden 3 41  Belarus 4 39  Malta 5 36  Georgia

Hostings

See also

• Netherlands in the Eurovision Dance Contest – Dance version of the Eurovision Song Contest.
• Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest – Senior version of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
• Netherlands in the Eurovision Young Dancers – A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21.
• Netherlands in the Eurovision Young Musicians – A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.

References

External links

• Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest Official EBU Page

List of Junior Eurovision Song Contest winners
Winning countries 2000s Croatia Spain Belarus Russia Belarus Georgia Netherlands 2010s Armenia Georgia Ukraine Malta Italy Malta Georgia
Winning performers 2000s Dino Jelusić María Isabel Ksenia Sitnik Tolmachevy Sisters Alexey Zhigalkovich Bzikebi Ralf Mackenbach 2010s Vladimir Arzumanyan Candy Anastasiya Petryk Gaia Cauchi Vincenzo Cantiello Destiny Chukunyere Mariam Mamadashvili
Winning songs 2000s "Ti si moja prva ljubav" "Antes muerta que sencilla" "My vmeste" "Vesenniy Jazz" "S druz'yami" "Bzz.." "Click Clack" 2010s "Mama" "Candy Music" "Nebo" "The Start" "Tu primo grande amore" "Not My Soul" "Mzeo"
Winning songwriters 2000s Dino Jelusić María Isabel Ksenia Sitnik Tolmachevy Sisters Alexey Zhigalkovich Giorgi Shiolashvili / Mariam Kikuashvili / Mariam Tatulashvili Ralf Mackenbach 2010s Vladimir Arzumanyan George Kukhianidze Anastasiya Petryk Gaia Cauchi / Matt Muxu Vincenzo Cantiello Destiny Chukunyere / Elton Zarb / Matt Muxu Maka Davitaia / Giga Kukhianidze
Category Portal Project

Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Artists 2000s Roel Klaartje and Nicky Tess Kimberly Lisa, Amy & Shelley Marissa Ralf Mackenbach 2010s Senna & Anna Rachel Femke Mylène and Rosanne Julia Shalisa Kisses
Songs 2000s "Mijn ogen zeggen alles" "Hij is een kei" "Stupid" "Goed" "Adem in, adem uit" "1 dag" "Click Clack" 2010s "My Family" "Ik ben een teenager" "Tik Tak Tik" "Double Me" "Around" "Million Lights" "Kisses and Dancin'"
(Note: Entries scored out are when Netherlands did not compete)