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|National selection event = |ESC apps = 57 (47 finals) |ESC first = 1956 |ESC best = 1st: 1957, 1959, 1969, 1975 |ESC worst = Last: 1958, 1962, 1963, 1968, 2011 SF Nul points: 1962, 1963 |Website = (songfestival.nl ) |EBU page = http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-country/country?country=15 }} The Netherlands has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 56 times since making its debut as one of the seven countries competing in the very first contest in 1956. It has missed only four contests so far (1985, 1991, 1995 and 2002). The preselection process was often done through the ''Nationaal Songfestival'', with the winner qualifying to represent the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest. The Netherlands has won the contest four times. With four victories, the Netherlands ranks in the top 10 most successful Eurovision countries. The country's first two victories came in the 1950s, with Corry Brokken in 1957 and Teddy Scholten in 1959. The 1960s was a mostly unsuccessful decade for the country, the exception was in 1969, when Lenny Kuhr won a third title for the Dutch with "De Troubadour", winning in a four-way tie with France, Spain and the UK. Sandra & Andres finished fourth in 1972 and Mouth & MacNeal were third in 1974, before Teach-In achieved the Netherlands fourth victory in 1975 with Ding-A-Dong. The Netherlands best result of the 1980s was fifth, achieved by both Maggie MacNeal (of Mouth & MacNeal) in 1980 and Marcha in 1987. In the 1990s, Ruth Jacott, with sixth place in 1993 and Edsilia Rombley, with fourth in 1998, achieved the Netherlands best results of the decade. The Netherlands have finished last in the contest final on four occasions, in 1958, 1962, 1963 and 1968. They also finished last in the semi-final in 2011. Since the semi-finals were introduced in 2004, the Netherlands has reached the final on only three occasions, failing to reach the final for eight years in a row, from 2005–2012. Opting for an internal selection has fared well for the Netherlands since 2013, when Anouk became the first Dutch entry in nine years to qualify for the final, where she finished ninth. In 2014, another internal selection proved to be a success, when country duo The Common Linnets, made up of members Ilse DeLange and Waylon, became the Netherlands' most successful entry since 1975, placing second behind Conchita Wurst of Austria. The Netherlands has hosted the Eurovision Song Contest four times: in 1958, 1970, 1976 and 1980. The first three times were after winning the previous year, while the 1980 contest was staged in the Netherlands, after Israel (who had won in 1979) declined to organise the event for a second consecutive year. Similarly, the Netherlands had declined the right to organise the 1960 contest, as they had hosted the event just two years previously. ==Non-participations== The Netherlands has missed only four contests in its Eurovision history. The first of these was at the 1985 contest, held in Gothenburg, Sweden. The contest, held on 4 May conflicted with the Dutch Remembrance of the Dead and as such the Netherlands withdrew.〔(History - Eurovision Song Contest 1985 ) ''Eurovision.tv''〕 In 1991 the contest was again held on 4 May, and so the Netherlands withdrew for the same reason as six years earlier.〔(History - Eurovision Song Contest 1991 ) ''Eurovision.tv''〕 There was no Dutch participation in the 1995 and 2002 contests, due to relegation as a result of the country's poor showings in the previous year. The Netherlands did compete in 2000. But at 22:00 (UTC+2) on Saturday 13 May, the broadcast was cancelled because of the Enschede fireworks disaster which happened a few hours before.〔http://www.vandaagindemuziek.nl/26_eurovisie_2000.htm〕 The points awarded by the Netherlands were taken from the back-up jury vote, as there was no televote after the program was cut short. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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