Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020
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The Netherlands originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Grow" written by Jeangu Macrooy and Pieter Perquin. The song was performed by Jeangu Macrooy, who was internally selected to represent the Netherlands at the 2020 contest. In addition to its participation, the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS was also set to host the contest in Rotterdam, after winning the competition in 2019 with the song "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence. Macrooy's appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 10 January 2020, while the song, "Grow", was presented to the public on 4 March 2020.
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Country | Netherlands | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | Artist: 10 January 2020 Song: 4 March 2020 | |||
Selected entrant | Jeangu Macrooy | |||
Selected song | "Grow" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | Contest cancelled | |||
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As the host country, the Netherlands automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.