The participants competing in this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest continue to be revealed. The Netherlands selected their representative, with Stay Tuned being winning the selection with their entry “Music”
Four artists competed to be the next Dutch representative
The Four acts competing performed their respective entry, and the winner was decided three ways, with two juries (Kids & Professional), alongside an online vote, with Stay Tuned obtaining the top marks from the professional jury and the online vote, thus gaining the right to represent The Netherlands in Madrid.
| Draw | Artist | Entry | Kids Jury | Professional Jury | Online Vote | Total | Place |
| 1 | Hidde, Saïda and Dunyah | “In M’n Prime” | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 3rd |
| 2 | Veronika | “Dreams Are Built To Last” | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 2nd |
| 3 | Stay Tuned | “Music” | 12 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 1st |
| 4 | Ruben | “Colors of My Heart” | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 4th |
The Professional Jury consisted of Roxeanne Haz, Jim Bakkum & Anne Appelo, whilst the Kid’s Jury consisted of The Netherlands’ Junior Eurovision 2023 representative Sep & Jasmijn and Junior Songfestival 2023 participants JOY!
The Netherlands’ Junior Eurovision Journey
The Netherlands has participated in every edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since its inception, first taking part in 2003. The country’s first entry came in the form of Roel, singing “Mijn ogen zeggen alles”. At the close of voting, the Netherlands finished in 11th place, earning 23 points. Since then, the Netherlands have taken part another 19 times, earning one victory in 2009 with Ralf Mackenbach singing “Click-Clack”.
In 2023, the Netherlands were represented by Sep and Jasmijn with their song “Holding On To You” in Nice. Once the combined scores were revealed, the Netherlands finished in 7th place. They received 52 points from the jury vote, and 70 from the public vote.,
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