With the closure of submissions overnight, The Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS confirmed have received 331 submissions for Eurovision 2025.
331 Submissions
The received total of 331 submissions is a stark fall from 2024, where over 600 artists submitted an entry, though there was a shorter registration window this time round.
In an AVROTROS statement on their website, they said of the submissions:
A huge and fantastic number considering the short period that the registration was open and the extra conditions that were linked to an entry. Dutch, English but also other languages. Ballads, up tempo, rock. The selection committee has the pleasant task in the coming weeks to listen, discuss and determine which song and the associated artist(s) will go to Basel.
Eurovision 2026 Participation confirmed
As well as announcing their total amount of submissions for Eurovision 2025, AVROTROS have become the first broadcaster to confirm their participation in Eurovision 2026, with the broadcaster announcing that applications to be the Dutch entry for the 2026 contest will be opening on August 1st 2025.
The Netherlands’ Eurovision Journey
The Netherlands are one of the founding countries of the ESC, having performed the very first song ever on the Eurovision stage back in 1956. While the result of “De Vogels van Holland” is unknown, the Netherlands have garnered 5 wins, with their most recent in 2019. However the Netherlands are also known to have had the longest ever non qualification streak in the semi-final era – they missed out on the final a whopping 8 times between 2005 and 2012.
Joost Klein represented the Netherlands in 2024 with the song “Europapa”. While he was ultimately disqualified, he would have made it to the final, placing second in his semifinal with 182 points.
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News Source: AVROTROS
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