The Netherlands
The Dutch United Provinces declared their independence from Spain in 1579; during the 17th century, they became a leading seafaring and commercial power, with settlements and colonies around the world. After a 20-year French occupation, a Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU), and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999. In October 2010, the former Netherlands Antilles was dissolved and the three smallest islands - Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba - became special municipalities in the Netherlands administrative structure. The larger islands of Sint Maarten and Curacao joined the Netherlands and Aruba as constituent countries forming the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
| Population: | ~ 16,780,000 |
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| Eu Member: | Yes |
| Website: | www.holland.com |
Chart over the years.
| Year | Place | Points | Artist | Song | UserVotes | ||
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| 1957 | 1 |
31 | Corry Brokken | Net Als Toen |
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| 1959 | 1 |
21 | Teddy Scholten | Een Beetje |
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| 1969 | 1 |
18 | Lenny Kuhr | De Troubadour |
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| 1975 | 1 |
152 | Teach-In | Ding-A-Dong |
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| 1974 | 3 |
15 | Mouth and MacNeal | I See A Star |
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| 1972 | 4 |
106 | Sandra and Andres | Als Het Om De Liefde Gaat |
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| 1998 | 4 |
150 | Edsilia Rombley | Hemel En Aarde |
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| 1980 | 5 |
93 | Maggie MacNeal | Amsterdam |
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| 1987 | 5 |
83 | Marcha | Rechtop In De Wind |
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| 1971 | 6 |
85 | Saskia and Serge | De Tijd |
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| 1993 | 6 |
92 | Ruth Jacott | Vrede |
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| 1970 | 7 |
7 | Patricia and Hearts of Soul | Waterman |
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| 1983 | 7 |
66 | Bernadette | Sing Me A Song |
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| 1996 | 7 |
78 | Maxine and Franklin Brown | De Eerste Keer |
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| 1999 | 8 |
71 | Marlayne | One Good Reason |
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| 1958 | 9 |
1 | Corry Brokken | Heel De Wereld |
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| 1976 | 9 |
56 | Sandra Reemer | The Party's Over Now |
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| 1981 | 9 |
51 | Linda Williams | Het Is Een Wonder |
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| 1988 | 9 |
70 | Gerard Joling | Shangri-la |
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| 1992 | 9 |
67 | Humphrey Campbell | Wijs Me De Weg |
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| 1961 | 10 |
6 | Greetje Kauffeld | Wat Een Dag |
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| 1964 | 10 |
2 | Anneke Grönloh | Jij Bent Mijn Leven |
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| 1965 | 11 |
5 | Conny Van den bos | Het Is Genoeg |
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| 1960 | 12 |
2 | Rudi Carrell | Wat Een Geluk |
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| 1977 | 12 |
35 | Heddy Lester | De Mallemolen |
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| 1979 | 12 |
51 | Xandra | Colorado |
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| 1962 | 13 |
nul point | De Spelbrekers | Katinka |
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| 1963 | 13 |
nul point | Annie Palmen | Een Speeldoos |
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| 1978 | 13 |
37 | Harmony | 'T Is OK |
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| 1984 | 13 |
34 | Maribelle | Ik Hou Van Jou |
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| 1986 | 13 |
40 | Frizzle Sizzle | Alles Heeft Ritme |
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| 2000 | 13 |
40 | Linda Wagenmakers | No Goodbyes |
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| 2003 | 13 |
45 | Esther Hart | One More Night |
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| 1967 | 14 |
2 | Thérèse Steinmetz | Ring-dinge |
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| 1973 | 14 |
69 | Ben Cramer | De Oude Muzikant |
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| 1966 | 15 |
2 | Milly Scott | Fernando En Philippo |
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| 1989 | 15 |
45 | Justine Pelmelay | Blijf Zoals Je Bent |
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| 1990 | 15 |
25 | Maywood | Ik Wil Alles Met Je Delen |
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| 1968 | 16 |
1 | Ronnie Tober | Morgen |
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| 1982 | 16 |
8 | Bill van Dijk | Jij En Ik |
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| 2001 | 18 |
16 | Michelle | Out On My Own |
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| 2004 | 20 |
11 | Re-union | Without You |
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| 1997 | 22 |
5 | Mrs. Einstein | Niemand Heeft Nog Tijd |
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| 1994 | 23 |
4 | Willeke Alberti | Waar Is De Zon |
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