AVROTROS, the Dutch national broadcaster, has released the first two music videos of the Junior Songfestival 2026 entries.
The music videos for the four competing entries in Junior Songfestival 2026 are being released on the official Junior Songfestival YouTube page. The first two music videos; Vajèn with “Here I Am” and Nolan with “Crush”, were released yesterday and today.
The remaining music videos will be released on the following days:
Maria – “Stronger Together” (August 12)
The Crossovers – “Crossovers” (August 13)
The final of the Junior Songfestival 2026 will take place on September 19 at RTM Stage, Rotterdam. A total four acts will compete in the final of the Dutch selection, with the winner being determined by public voting, a professtional jury and a children’s jury. The winner will represent the Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Ta’ Qali.
Source: AVROTROS
Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest+
The Netherlands debuted at the first edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 and is the only country to have taken part in every edition to date. To date, the country has only won the competition once. Their only victory came in 2009, when Ralf Mackenbach performed “Click Clack”, scoring a total of 121 points. This was just 5 points more than runners-up Armenia and Russia. The Netherlands narrowly lost the contest in 2011, when Rachel performed “Teenager”. She missed out on victory by 5 points. The Netherlands’ worst result came in 2021 when Ayana finished in 19th place out of 19 competing countries.