The broadcaster AVROTROS recently announced that 331 songs have been submitted for the selection process to determine the Netherlands’ representative at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2025. Among the hopefuls are some well-known names. Although AVROTROS has not officially revealed any participants, several artists have shared their submissions on social media. Anouk, who competed in […]
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This year’s controversy has not diminished interest in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in the Netherlands: there are 331 songs competing to represent the country in 2025. The submission window took place between August 1 and November 22. The broadcaster AVROTROS has now announced that it received 331 songs from various genres, such as ballads […]
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The Netherlands, the only country to have participated in every edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC), will once again compete in the 2024 edition. After securing two consecutive seventh-place finishes, the Dutch entry will be represented by a group for the first time since 2000. This year’s act is Stay Tuned, performing the […]
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Douwe Bob is one of the latest artists to express interest in representing the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2025, which will take place in May in Basel, Switzerland. After representing the country in 2016, Douwe Bob revealed to Radio538 that he has a song ready to submit to broadcaster AVROTROS. Eight years […]
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Anouk is aiming to represent the Netherlands once again at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2025, set to take place in May in Basel, Switzerland. The artist, who previously competed in 2013, shared on RTL Boulevard that this time her entry will not be a melancholy ballad like Birds, but rather “a very strong song. […]
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This year, for the first time in history, an artist was disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) after the event had already begun. It was Joost Klein, following an incident where he allegedly exhibited violent behavior, with the case being investigated by the police. The decision had unanimous support within the European Broadcasting Union, […]
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The Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024 took place amidst tension and several controversies, with some delegations complaining about the unsafe atmosphere backstage… including the Netherlands. The country was kept out of the grand final following the disqualification of its representative, Joost Klein, due to violent behavior. The Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS confirmed to the NU.nl website […]
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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has provided new details regarding the disqualification of Joost Klein from the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024. The artist was representing the Netherlands with the song Europapa. Last Friday, the singer was barred from participating in rehearsals and subsequently disqualified. The issue involved violent behavior towards a female photographer – […]
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The votes that would have been awarded by the juries to the Netherlands in the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024 have been revealed. Joost Klein and the song Europapa would have accumulated 58 points. Firstly, if you’re less familiar with the event, you might wonder how the juries voted for the Netherlands […]
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Actually, Joost Klein’s incident at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024 may have been much more serious than reported in the official statement from the broadcaster AVROTROS, from the Netherlands, the country which the artist represented While AVROTROS’s note mentioned a verbal threat with no physical contact, the newspaper Aftonbladet suggests a different scenario. Citing a close source, […]
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