Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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
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.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. However, as of 2016, candidates audition individually and are placed in groups later on.
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
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
| Roel | "Mijn ogen zeggen alles" | Dutch | 11 | 23 | |
| Klaartje & Nicky | "Hij is een kei" | Dutch | 11 | 27 | |
| Tess | "Stupid" | Dutch | 7 | 82 | |
| Kimberly | "Goed" | Dutch | 12 | 44 | |
| Lisa, Amy & Shelley | "Adem in, adem uit" | Dutch | 11 | 39 | |
| Marissa | "1 dag" | Dutch | 13 | 27 | |
| Ralf Mackenbach | "Click Clack" | Dutch, English | 1 | 121 | |
| Senna & Anna | "My Family" | Dutch, English | 9 | 52 | |
| Rachel | "Teenager" | Dutch | 2 | 103 | |
| Femke | "Tik Tak Tik" | Dutch | 7 | 69 | |
| Mylène & 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 & Anne | "Samen" | Dutch, English | 13 | 91 | |
| Matheu | "Dans met jou" | Dutch, English | 4 | 186 |
Photogallery
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 | Commentator | Spokesperson | Channel | |
| Angela Groothuizen | Aisa | NPO 2 | ||
| Angela Groothuizen | Danny | NPO 2 | ||
| Tooske Ragas | Giovanni Kemper | NPO 2 | ||
| Sipke Jan Bousema | Tess Gaerthé | NPO 3 | ||
| Marcel Kuijer | Kimberly Nieuwenhuizen | NPO 3 | ||
| Sipke Jan Bousema | Famke Rauch | NPO 3 | ||
| Sipke Jan Bousema | Marissa Grasdijk | NPO 3 | ||
| Sipke Jan Bousema | Bram Bos | NPO 3 | ||
| Marcel Kuijer | Anna Lagerweij | NPO 3 | ||
| Marcel Kuijer | Lidewei Loot | NPO 3 | ||
| Marcel Kuijer | Alessandro Wempe | NPO 3 | ||
| Jan Smit | Mylène and Rosanne | NPO Zapp | ||
| Jan Smit | :nl:Julia van Bergen|Julia van Bergen | NPO Zapp | ||
| Jan Smit | Anneloes | NPO Zapp | ||
| Jan Smit | Thijs Schlimback | NPO Zapp | ||
| Jan Smit | Vincent Miranovich | NPO Zapp | ||
| Buddy Vedder | Anne Buhre | NPO Zapp |