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AVROTROS, the Dutch national broadcaster, has given ESCToday a statement regarding its potential participation at Eurovision 2027. Will the broadcaster return to the contest next year or abstein from competing in the contest for a second year?
In the wake of the ongoing preparations for the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2027 in Bulgaria and broadcasters confirming their participation at next year’s Eurovision edition, ESCToday reached out to the Dutch national broadcaster to shed more light on its plans for Eurovision 2027 and on a pontential return.
AVROTROS gave ESCToday the following statement regarding its participation at ESC 2027:
At this stage, we are not yet in a position to comment on AVROTROS’ participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2027. We expect to be able to share more information in mid-August.
AVROTROS expects to share further information regarding ESC 2027 by mid August.
AVROTROS and The Netherlands withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 along with Spain, Slovenia, Ireland and Iceland due to Israel’s participation in competition.
It is yet unclear if the Netherlands, Spain, Iceland, Slovenia and Ireland will return to the ESC next year or remain absent. The deadline for the competing countries to confirm their participation by the EBU has been set to mid September whilst the deadline for broadcasters to withdrawing their applications without a penalty has been set to mid October.
The ESC 2026 was broadcast live on NPO/ NOS in The Netherlands eventhough the country withdrew from the competition.
The Netherlands at Eurovision
The Netherlands is one of the founder members of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 and has won the contest five times: 1957, 1959, 1969, 1975 and 2019. The Dutch have hosted the contest five times too: 1958 (Hiversum), 1970 (Amsterdam), 1976 (The Hague), 1980 (The Hague), and 2021 (Rotterdam).
In 2025 Claude represented The Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest with his song ‘C’est la vie’.
